Engram

An engram is an encrypted state of matter considered to be an object's purest form.List of Grimoire Cards/Master Ives, Cryptarch Engrams can be decrypted into a usable state by cryptarchs.List of Grimoire Cards/Cryptarch
In gameplay, engrams can be dropped from defeated enemy species, obtained from completing various activities, and purchased from Cryptarchs.
==Engrams in Destiny==
Engrams come in five tiers of rarity:
Engram 	Color 	Possible rarities of contents
Encoded/Matter 	White 	Basic
Coded/Encrypted 	Green 	Uncommon or rare
Decoherent/Encrypted	Blue 	Rare or legendaryDestiny Update 1.0.2
Legendary 	Purple	Legendary or exotic
Exotic 	Yellow	Exotic
Each engram is of a particular weapon or armor type and stored in the Guardian's corresponding inventory slot until decoded. When decoded, engrams become a particular weapon or armor piece, scaling with the player's level and Light at the time it is decoded. Engrams can sometimes be decoded into a different type of item, such as a Strange Coin, Mote of Light, or artifact.
Encoded Engrams can be decoded immediately by players in the field. Coded Engrams must be decoded by a cryptarch until the Guardian reaches Cryptarch reputation 1 and level 15, at which point coded engrams will be decoded immediately in the field. Some encrypted and rarer engrams may require to be decoded by a cryptarch.
Any encrypted, legendary, or exotic engrams that a Guardian fails to pick up in the field will be sent to the Guardian's Postmaster.​
This table lists all of the standard Destiny engram icons by type and rarity.
Types of Engrams
 	Primary Weapon	Special Weapon	Heavy Weapon	Helmet	Gauntlets	Chest Armor	Leg Armor	Class Item
Basic 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Uncommon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rare 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Legendary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Exotic 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Other Engrams===
Engram 	Color 	Cryptarch Rep
Deceptive	Green 	+300
Sublime 	Purple	+150
Legacy 	Gold 	+300
Deceptive engrams decrypt into a random primary weapon of exotic rarity. One was given to all Year 1 Destiny players as part of the Veteran's Tour quest in Year 2.
Sublime engrams contain legendary PlayStation-exclusive items. They were previously available only on PlayStation platforms, but are now available to all other platforms.
Legacy engrams contain legacy (Year 1) exotic armor pieces or weapons. They can only be purchased from Xûr.
Iron engrams contain Year 1 Iron Banner Armor. They were sold by Lord Saladin during Iron Banner events in Rise of Iron, but can now be obtained from the Silver Dust Kiosk.
==Engrams in Destiny 2==
The following is a list of engrams that can be found in Destiny 2:
Icon	Engram Name 	Rarity 	Possible Content Rarities 	How to Obtain
 	Encoded 	Basic 	Basic 	Randomly drops until level 10.
 	Encrypted 	Uncommon 	Uncommon 	Randomly drops after level 5 and continues to drop until level 15.
 	Decoherent 	Rare 	Rare 	Randomly drops after reaching level 10. It can also be obtained from mission rewards (which requires decryption).
 	Legendary 	Legendary	Legendary 	Randomly drops after reaching level 20.
 	Exotic 	Exotic 	Exotic 	Randomly drops after reaching level 20.
 	EDZ 	Legendary	Legendary 	Turn in EDZ Tokens, Dusklight Shards, and Dusklight Crystals to Devrim Kay.
 	Arcology 	Legendary	Legendary 	Turn in Arcology Tokens, Alkane Dust, and Alkane Spores to Sloane.
 	Nessus 	Legendary	Legendary 	Turn in Nessus Tokens, Microphasic Datalattices, and Quantized Datalattices to Failsafe.
 	Io 	Legendary	Legendary 	Turn in Io Tokens, Phaseglass Needles, and Phaseglass Spires to Asher Mir.
 	Lighthouse 	Legendary	Legendary 	Turn in Mercury Tokens, Simulation Seeds, and Simulation Buds to Brother Vance.
 	Crucible 	Legendary	Legendary 	Complete Crucible matches and challenges to earn Crucible Tokens for Lord Shaxx.
 	Gunsmith 	Legendary	Legendary 	Turn in Gunsmith Materials to Arcite 99-40 or Banshee-44.
 	Vanguard Research 	Legendary	Legendary 	Complete Meditations to earn Vanguard Research Tokens for Ikora Rey.
 	Vanguard Tactician	Legendary	Legendary 	Complete Strikes and challenges to earn Vanguard Tactician Tokens for Commander Zavala.
 	Imperial 	Legendary	Legendary 	Complete the Leviathan raid and its challenges to earn Emperor Calus Tokens for Benedict 99-40.
 	Trials 	Legendary	Legendary 	Complete Trials of the Nine matches to earn Trials of the Nine Tokens for the Emissary of The Nine.
 	Iron 	Legendary	Legendary 	Complete Iron Banner matches to earn Iron Banner Tokens for Lord Saladin.
 	Dead Orbit 	Legendary	Legendary 	Align with Dead Orbit during a Faction Rally event to earn Dead Orbit Tokens for Arach Jalaal.
 	Future War Cult 	Legendary	Legendary 	Align with Future War Cult during a Faction Rally event to earn FWC Tokens for Lakshmi-2.
 	New Monarchy 	Legendary	Legendary 	Align with New Monarchy during a Faction Rally event to earn New Monarchy Tokens for Executor Hideo.
 	Luminous 	Legendary	Legendary or Exotic 	Complete the weekly milestones Flashpoint, Call to Arms, Nightfall, Prestige Nightfall, and Clan XP Contribution.
 	Bright 	Legendary	Rare, Legendary, or Exotic	Received upon a character reaching level 20 or purchased from Tess Everis. This engram was only available during Season 1.
 	Illuminated 	Legendary	Rare, Legendary, or Exotic	Received upon a character reaching level 20 or purchased from Tess Everis. This engram is only available during Season 2.
 	Fated 	Exotic 	Exotic 	Purchased from Xûr for 97 Legendary Shards. (One engram per week.)
 	Dawning 	Legendary	Rare, Legendary, or Exotic	This engram was obtainable during the Dawning event.
 	Crimson 	Legendary	Rare, Legendary, or Exotic	Received as a random completion reward during the Crimson Days event by playing in the Crimson Doubles Crucible playlist.
==Retired Engrams==
Engrams that you can no longer recieve in Destiny 2.
Icon	Engram Name	Rarity	Possible Content Rarities
 	Arcology 	 	
 	Io 	 	
 	Lighthouse 	 	
==Gallery==
EncodedEngram.jpg|An encoded engram in Destiny.
DecoherentEngram.jpg|An encrypted engram in Destiny.
giphy.gif|A legendary engram in Destiny.
NcVXd5K.jpg|bunch of exotic engrams
===Destiny Engram Icons===
==References==
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