Legendary

Legendary is a Rarity.

Overview

General Information

• Legendary items are denoted in-game by a purple tooltip.
• Legendary items fall into the fourth tier of rarity.

Characteristics

• The base Attack/Defense cap for Legendary equipment depends on the expansions owned by the player.
• Legendary equipment can be Infused to improve its Attack or Defense value.
• Legendary equipment can be Infused into Legendary or Exotic equipment.
• Legendary equipment can be recolored with Shaders.
• Legendary equipment can be altered with Mods.
  • Legendary equipment can be looted with a Legendary Mod already installed.
• Legendary equipment can be purchased directly from Faction Vendors once the player has unlocked the privilege.
• Legendary engrams must be taken to a Cryptarch to be decrypted.

Acquisition - Legendary Equipment

• Legendary equipment may be obtained from Faction Engrams.
• Legendary equipment may be obtained upon completion of certain quests.
• Legendary equipment may be obtained upon completion of a Crucible match.

Acquisition - Legendary Engrams

• Legendary engrams may drop randomly from defeated enemies.
• Legendary engrams may drop randomly from planetary chests.
• Legendary engrams may drop randomly from region chests.
• Legendary engrams may drop randomly from High-Value Target chests.
• Legendary engrams may drop randomly from Public Event chests.
• Legendary engrams may drop randomly from Lost Sector chests.
• Legendary engrams may drop randomly from Cayde's loot stashes.