In the MMO shooter Destiny, there is a new super currency: legendary marks. Guardians need them for almost everything. Here’s how to get them.
Legendary marks are the new main currency for Destiny. For almost all guides, tips, and tricks that we will provide in the future, they are required. Today in our guide to the exotic sword, we also talked about infusing, which also requires legendary marks. Therefore, today we will deal with the basics: How do you get legendary marks? Not a sexy topic, but it has to be discussed.
So: How do you obtain legendary marks?
How to farm legendary marks in Destiny?
- To earn legendary marks from activities, you must be level 40
- There are 15 legendary marks for the daily story mission. You can only complete it with one character per account. The daily story mission is designed for a light level of 240
- 15 legendary marks can be earned for participation in the Daily Crucible playlist daily and per account
- 10 legendary marks will be granted for the completion of a weekly heroic strike. This does not count across accounts. Thus, 30 marks can be earned per week if you have 3 characters
- 10 marks can be earned through the completion of a heroic strike from the Vanguard playlist – this can be done 3 times a week and counts across accounts
- There are a number of story quests that promise up to 25 legendary marks
- And those who dismantle legendary armor or weapons marked with the Taken King logo will also receive legendary marks. For unlevelled items, it’s 3, for fully leveled 4 or 5.
Although there is no weekly cap on how many marks you can collect, you can only hold 200 at a time.
Legendary marks are currently valuable, better not to spend too many
As you can see, legendary marks are currently relatively rare. Some people are complaining about it. While there is no cap anymore, it’s hard to acquire the Diner because all activities are so limited.
Currently, there are no great super tricks known to farm legendary marks particularly efficiently once the activities are done. Perhaps new opportunities will arise with the raid that opens on Friday at 7 PM.
What to spend legendary marks on
It seems Bungie wants this scarcity. Game Director Luke Smith mentioned beforehand that they want players to earn great items in the world rather than buying them in the Tower. The marks are meant to be used for pulling an exotic weapon or infusing a favorite. They should only be used for items if you don’t already have that item.
Legendary Marks III: Hopefully you’ll be using Marks for an Exotic you love, to fill a slot you haven’t looted yet, or to Infuse a fave
— Luke Smith (@thislukesmith) August 28, 2015
Therefore, everyone should handle their marks carefully at the moment. It is advisable to use them for infusing items or to potentially pull an exotic Year 2 weapon or armor from the blueprints.
In general, it’s better to be stingy at first. You should refrain from buying legendary items in the Tower until you really have a supply. It would be very frustrating to acquire an item for expensive marks, only to replace it two hours later with a better item from a drop or engram.
Definitely raise your light level
One more tip: For most random rewards, the light level is crucial. Therefore, it doesn’t make sense to buy Cryptarch engrams for legendary marks and hope for great drops while your light level is still low. Generally, you should try to raise your light level as quickly as possible and always aim for the highest possible light level whenever there is a reward.
We will cover this in a separate article.
