The average scene in the Tower is bustling: Guardians moving about singly and in groups, lining up at the vaults or at Banshee’s workshop, visiting Tower personnel to exchange scavenged resources for glimmer. Several frames act as merchants for Guardians and civilians alike, selling everything from highly specialized weapons to impractically gaudy baubles.
For a Guardian, having access to Tower equipment and services is essential. The difference between life and final death could be a matter of having the right equipment for the job or not. Guardian gear is more than just weapons and armor: it is engram decoders and hacked Cabal security keys; it is glass needles and Vanguard relay beacons; it is plasma cutters and ascendant raisins. This section details the essential, the exotic, and the mundane equipment Guardians commonly need to face the threats against humanity.
This covers wealth, glimmer, engrams, and other miscellaneous info on equipment.
Everything related to managing both yours and your Ghost’s inventory. Do I really need to track all this?
Every Guardian needs a good set of armor to survive the Darkness.
You’ll need at least one good weapon to fight off the Darkness.
Customization
Your Power, whether it’s of the Light or the Dark, isn’t all you develop. As you grow in strength, knowledge, and wealth, certain equipment upgrades and character options become available to you. You may also come across exotic weapons, armor, artifacts, or devices. These items have unique perks, properties, or other effects that can’t be found anywhere else.
Upgrade your weapons with new perks that improve their power and potentially even give you whole new action options.
Weapons—even exotic weapons—can be further modified with catalysts.