How to Level Up Fast Guide

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==This guide is outdated.==
*Here is a quick edit to bring it up to speed with [[Year 2]]
*All levels are now acquired by basic experience. [[Vanguard Bounties]], [[Story Missions]], and [[quests]] are a good way to level up fast. Focus on bounties first then complete story missions. Once you reach level 40, work on leveling your [[light level]].(an average of ALL attack and defense of your equipped gear)

==Level 1-4==
*Do [[Story Missions]] on normal difficulties. The storyline will introduce basic game mechanics along with [[NPCs]] in [[The Tower]].
==Level 5-10==
*Obtain [[Vanguard Bounties]] from the [[Bounty Tracker]] in [[The Tower]]. Avoid [[Crucible Bounties]] because they are slower. Be sure to check the Bounty Tracker every day for new bounties.

*Continue to do Story Missions along with the bounties. Do Story Missions on Hard Mode for large [[Experience]] bonuses. You should also make sure that you are at the same or higher level as the Hard Mode missions.

*If you are not at the same or higher level as the Hard Mode Story Missions, you should complete bounties first to level up.

*You can obtain additional bounties from the [[Postmaster]] [[NPC]]. You can only have 5 bounties at a time, make sure you choose the easier ones and do not pick the ones that require you to complete tasks in [[Locations]] you've yet unlocked.

*Do not do [[Strikes]] yet. They are quite difficult at your current levels.

*Always open [[chests]] and collect [[materials]] such as [[Spinmetal]] on [[Earth]], [[Helium Filaments]] on [[Moon]], [[Spirit Bloom]] on [[Venus]] and [[Relic Iron]] on [[Mars]].

==Level 11-20==
*Prioritize bounties over Story Missions. Bounties will grant you a lot of experience points and allow you to level up fast.

*Only do Story Missions you have not done or if the bounty calls for it. Only do Story Missions on Hard.

*Do a [[Public Event]] once a day and make sure you complete it on Gold Medal rating. You will obtain a guaranteed [[Ascendant Shard]] or [[Ascendant Energy]] from Postmaster.

==Level 20==
*Level 20 is highest "[[Level]]". You can achieve levels beyond 20 by equipping [[armor]] with [[Light]] [[stat]]. These armors are usually [[Rare]], [[Legendary]] and [[Exotic]] [[rarity]].

==Level 21-25==
*Level up your [[reputation]] with the [[Vanguard Faction]] by completing [[Vanguard Bounties]] and [[Patrol Missions]].

*Acquire [[Vanguard Marks]] by completing [[Public Events]] and [[Strikes]] from [[Strike Playlist]].

*Note that you can only obtain 100 Vanguard Marks per week.

*Use the Vanguard Marks to purchase [[Legendary]] gear from [[Titan Vanguard]], [[Hunter Vanguard]] or [[Warlock Vanguard]].

*[[Helmets]] cost 120 Marks each while other [[Armor]] pieces cost 65 Marks each.

==Level 25==
*At Level 25, you unlock Level 28 [[Weekly Heroic Strike|Weekly Heroic Strike]] and [[Weekly Nightfall Strike|Nightfall Strike]]. You can get a few high-level friends to escort you through these Strikes. Just sit back, let them do all the work and try not to die.

*When you complete the [[Weekly Nightfall Strike]] you gain a buff that boosts all of your [[Reputation]], [[Mark]] and [[Experience]] gained by 25% for the next of the week. The buff resets every Tuesday. Make sure you complete it on that day.

==Level 26-27==
*When you get more and more [[Legendary]] [[gear]], you will want to level them up. You want to unlock all of their upgrades BUT DO NOT actually purchase all of them. By levelling un-wanted Legendary gear you can dismantle them for more valuable upgrade materials such as [[Ascendant Shard]] from [[armor]] and [[Ascendant Energy]] form [[weapons]]. When dismantling, fully levelled gear yield more material than under-levelled ones.

*Obtain [[Strange Coins]] through [[Heroic Weekly Strikes]], the only guaranteed method to obtain them. By completing it on the highest difficulty, players will obtain 9 Coins. Players can also try to acquire the Coins through [[Weekly Nightfall Strike]] or [[rare]] [[Engrams]]. Obtaining Coins form these methods are not guaranteed.

*Players can use [[Strange Coins]] to purchase [[Exotic]] [[Armor]] and [[Weapons]] from [[Agent of the Nine]]. The NPC appears only on the weekends. Please remember that you can only equip 1 piece of Exotic Armor and 1 piece of Exotic Weapon at a time.

*Do [[Vault of Glass]] [[raid]] to acquire all the [[#Vault of Glass Loot|Vault of Glass Armor]]. VoG armor are the best in game. They are better than normal Legendary armor and are on-par with Exotic armor.

==Level 28==
*Players need [[Ascendant Shard]] to [[Upgrade Defence]] of their [[Armor]]. The more you upgrade their Defences the higher [[light]] they will have.

*To reach Level 30, players will NEED a full set of [[Vault of Glass Loot#Armor|Vault of Glass Armor]]. One piece can be replaced by an [[Exotic]] armor.

*Aside from dismantling [[Legendary]] and [[Exotic]] [[Armor]], players can acquire Ascendant Shards from [[Public Events]], [[Weekly Heroic Strikes|Weekly Heroic]] and [[Weekly Nightfall Strike|Nightfall Strikes]] and [[The Crucible]]. To obtain shards, players should do the activities in that order.

*Do [[Vault of Glass Hard Mode]]. The Helmet piece of VoG gear set can only be obtained in the Hard Mode

==Level 29-30==
*Players can obtain level 29 by upgrading regular Legendary gear but they will need Vault of Glass gear to reach level 30. Players should save their [[Ascendant Shard]]s to upgrade Vault of Glass gear and Exotic gear in order to obtain level 30.

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