So a 260 auto rifle with a +5 mod will actually have a power rating of 265. Here’s where it gets interesting: a power boosting mod will currently raise an items power by five, but not show on the weapon’s visible power rating. These will already be in some legendary items, but once you reach a power rating ot 280 you can buy and make your own. The one’s you really want to watch out for are the legendary/purple ones that actually affect the power rating of the equipment it’s slotted into. For example you can tweak clothing to charge grenades faster, or swap out elemental damage types. How do I actually infuse and level up my Destiny 2 gear?ĭestiny 2 introduces the concept of mods that you can slot into guns and gear to change certain attributes.

You can also buy back a dismantled Exotic from your vault collection for 10 shards, and you’ll also be able to use them to purchase things from Xur when he returns. Purple/purple, purple/yellow, yellow/yellow - 1 shard The cost depends on the level of the weapons being used in the process. You can infuse a current weapon, therefore making it more powerful, by spending a certain number of shards. Ignore the name and think of legendary shards as money. What can I spend Legendary shards on in Destiny 2?

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Blue’s can also be dismantled but you’ll only get Glimmer, Destiny’s in-game currency. You’ll get three shard for grinding a legendary, and 5-10 for an Exotic depending on it’s power level and mods. Shards are what you get when you dismantle a legendary (purple) or Exotic (yellow) item.

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