Upgrades
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Upgrades in Destiny, are certain bonuses that can be applied to Weapons and Armor once you have earned enough experience with that piece of equipment. These generally cost
Glimmer
,
Weapon Parts
or other
Materials
. Starting from Uncommon equipment on up you will see these upgrades. The higher the quality of the gear, the more upgrades it will come with.
To upgrade your equipment, go into your character menu and look for a large green circle with a + sign in it. Push Triangle on PS4/PS3 or Y on Xbox One/360 to go into that upgrade menu.
Gun Upgrades
There are different types of upgrades and each Weapon of Uncommon quality or better comes with random ones pulled from specific pools, with the exception being a few Legendaries and all Exotics (you can see exactly which ones on each Weapon's page)
The Upgrade types are
DAMAGE UPGRADE - The Damage Upgrade increases the Attack Stat of the weapon. Every Uncommon, Rare, Legendary or Exotic weapon comes with this upgrade. It is one of the more expensive upgrades for a Weapon, sometimes costing nearly 1000 Glimmer and other Materials. |
WEAPON UPGRADES - Weapon upgrades give a random bonus property to said Weapon. These might include a chance to do more damage or faster reloading etc. |
SIGHTS - These upgrades change the sight view of Rifles and Hand Cannons. They may give more or less zoom and sometimes increase or decrease Weapon Stats like range, stability or reload. |
SCOPES- Scope Upgrades change the zoom, range and stability of Sniper Rifles. |
BARRELS - Ballistics upgrades affect the overall handling of a Shotguns and Pulse Rifles and Machine Guns. They can affect just about any Weapon Stat, but with a focus on stability and range. |
ENHANCEMENT UPGRADES - Enhancement Upgrades are only found on Rare, Legendary and Exotic Weapons. They improve characteristics about the gun: handling, reload, ammo etc. |
LAUNCH UPGRADES - These upgrades affect the range, stability and impact of Rocket Launchers. |
WARHEAD UPGRADES - These upgrades effect ammo, ammo reserve and the impact of Rocket Launcher shells. |
Armor Upgrades
Hunter
Uncommon Hunter Helmets |
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LIGHT THE BLADE - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown |
FASTBALL - Increases grenade throw distance |
SWITCHBLADE - Increases melee attack speed |
INCISIVE MAINTENANCE - Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown |
Uncommon Hunter Gauntlets |
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AUTO RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles |
HAND CANNON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons |
PULSE RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles |
SCOUT RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles |
Uncommon Hunter Chest Armor |
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AUTO RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Auto Rifle ammunition you can carry |
HAND CANNON AMMO - Increases the amount of Hand Cannon ammunition you can carry |
PULSE RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Pulse Rifle ammunition you can carry |
SCOUT RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Scout Rifle ammunition you can carry |
Helmet
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- LIGHT THE BLADE - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
- FASTBALL - Increases grenade throw distance.
- SWITCHBLADE - Increases melee attack speed.
- INCISIVE MAINTENANCE - Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
Second Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- INVERSE SHADOW - Increased Super energy from killing minions of the Darkness.
- ASHES TO ASSET - Replenish Super energy when you kill an enemy with a grenade.
- INFUSION - Replenishs health every time you pick up an Orb of Light.
- INNERVATION - Reduces grenade cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Light.
- INVIGORATION - melee cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Light.
Chest
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Auto Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- PULSE RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Pulse Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- SCOUT RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Scout Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- HAND CANNON AMMO - Increases the amount of Hand Cannon ammunition you can carry.
Second Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
- SHOTGUN AMMO - Increases the amount of Shotgun ammunition you can carry.
- FUSION RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Fusion Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- SNIPER RIFLE AMMO -Increases the amount of Sniper Rifle ammunition you can carry.
Gauntlet
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles.
- HAND CANNON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons.
- PULSE RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles.
- SCOUT RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles.
Second Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- LIGHT THE BLADE - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
- FASTBALL - Increases grenade throw distance.
- SWITCHBLADE - Increases melee attack speed.
- INCISIVE MAINTENANCE - Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
Leg
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Auto Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- PULSE RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Pulse Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- SCOUT RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Scout Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- HAND CANNON AMMO - Increases the amount of Hand Cannon ammunition you can carry.
Last Upgrade
- ARMOR ENHANCEMENT UPGRADE - Increases this Armor's defense.
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)LIGHT THE BLADE - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
FASTBALL - Increases grenade throw distance.
SWITCHBLADE - Increases melee attack speed.
INCISIVE MAINTENANCE - Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
Second Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
(One of the following at random)INVERSE SHADOW - Increased Super energy from killing minions of the Darkness.
ASHES TO ASSET - Replenish Super energy when you kill an enemy with a grenade (2x as likely as the rest)
INFUSION - Replenishs health every time you pick up an Orb of Light.
INNERVATION - Reduces grenade cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Light.
INVIGORATION - melee cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Light.
Forth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Sixth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)AUTO RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Auto Rifle ammunition you can carry.
PULSE RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Pulse Rifle ammunition you can carry.
SCOUT RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Scout Rifle ammunition you can carry.
HAND CANNON AMMO - Increases the amount of Hand Cannon ammunition you can carry.
Second Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- SHOTGUN AMMO - Increases the amount of Shotgun ammunition you can carry.
- FUSION RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Fusion Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- SNIPER RIFLE AMMO -Increases the amount of Sniper Rifle ammunition you can carry.
Fourth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Sixth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles.
- HAND CANNON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons.
- PULSE RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles.
- SCOUT RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles.
Second Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- LIGHT THE BLADE - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
- FASTBALL - Increases grenade throw distance.
- SWITCHBLADE - Increases melee attack speed.
- INCISIVE MAINTENANCE - Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
Forth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Sixth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Auto Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- PULSE RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Pulse Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- SCOUT RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Scout Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- HAND CANNON AMMO - Increases the amount of Hand Cannon ammunition you can carry.
Second Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fourth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifrth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Titan
- Rare Titan Armor is upgraded using Plasteel Plating
Helmet
Chest
Gauntlet
Leg
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)MOMENTUM TRANSFER - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
PARAMUSCLE ARMATURE - Increases grenade throw distance.
RAIN BLOWS - Increases melee attack speed.
IMPACT INDUCTION - Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
Second Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
(One of the following at random)INVERSE SHADOW - Increased Super energy from killing minions of the Darkness.
QUINTESSENCE TRANSFER - Replenish Super energy when you kill an enemy with a grenade (2x as likely as the rest)
INFUSION - Replenishs health every time you pick up an Orb of Light.
INNERVATION - Reduces grenade cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Light.
INVIGORATION - melee cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Light.
Forth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Sixth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)AUTO RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Auto Rifle ammunition you can carry.
PULSE RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Pulse Rifle ammunition you can carry.
SCOUT RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Scout Rifle ammunition you can carry.
HAND CANNON AMMO - Increases the amount of Hand Cannon ammunition you can carry.
Second Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- SHOTGUN AMMO - Increases the amount of Shotgun ammunition you can carry.
- FUSION RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Fusion Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- SNIPER RIFLE AMMO -Increases the amount of Sniper Rifle ammunition you can carry.
Fourth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Sixth Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles.
- HAND CANNON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons.
- PULSE RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles.
- SCOUT RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles.
Second Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- MOMENTUM TRANSFER - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
- PARAMUSCLE ARMATURE - Increases grenade throw distance.
- RAIN BLOWS - Increases melee attack speed.
- IMPACT INDUCTION - Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
Forth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Sixth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
First Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Auto Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- PULSE RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Pulse Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- SCOUT RIFLE AMMO - Increases the amount of Scout Rifle ammunition you can carry.
- HAND CANNON AMMO - Increases the amount of Hand Cannon ammunition you can carry.
Second Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fourth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Fifrth Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
- UPGRADE DEFENSE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Warlock
Helmet
Chest
Gauntlet
Uncommon Warlock Gauntlet Upgrades
>> Upgrades>> Armor Upgrades>> Gauntlet UpgradesOnly Upgrade
(1 of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles.
- HAND CANNON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons.
- PULSE RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles.
- SCOUT RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles.
Leg
Helmet
Chest
Gauntlet
Rare Warlock Gauntlet Upgrades
>> Upgrades>> Armor Upgrades>> Gauntlet Upgrades1st Upgrade
(1 of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles.
- HAND CANNON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons.
- PULSE RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles.
- SCOUT RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles.
Second Upgrade
- ARMOR ENHANCEMENT UPGRADE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Final Upgrade
(1 of the following at random)- SERPENT'S MOUTH - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
- ENERGY PROJECTION - Increases grenade throw distance.
- SNAP DISCHARGE - Increases melee attack speed.
- SERPENT'S TAIL - Causing damage with a melee reduces your grenade cooldown.
Leg
Legendary Warlock Gauntlet Upgrades
>> Upgrades>> Armor Upgrades>> Gauntlet UpgradesFirst Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- AUTO RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles.
- HAND CANNON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons.
- PULSE RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles.
- SCOUT RIFLE LOADER - Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles.
- SPECIAL WEAPON LOADER - Increases the reload speed of all Special Weapons.
Second Upgrade
- ARMOR ENHANCEMENT UPGRADE - Increases this Armor's defense.
Third Upgrade
(One of the following at random)- SERPENT'S MOUTH - Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
- ENERGY PROJECTION - Increases grenade throw distance.
- SNAP DISCHARGE - Increases melee attack speed.
- SERPENT'S TAIL - Causing damage with a melee reduces your grenade cooldown.
Final Upgrade
- ENERGIZE - Increases Defense but locks in all previous choices.