How to Decrypt Engrams in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 players will encounter Engrams throughout the game which contain different types of loot such as armor, weapons, and cosmetic items. They can be dropped by slain enemies, obtained upon completion of various in-game activities, or awarded with certain Season Pass Tiers. Engrams come in many different forms, which are signified by their colors and affect the type of loot they contain. While most engrams will be decrypted upon collection, some will need to be decrypted manually at one of three locations.

This article serves as a time-accurate Engram decryption guide as Destiny 2 enters Season 10, the Season of the Worthy.

Types of engrams requiring manual decryption

• Encrypted Engrams: These blue engrams will decode into rare weapons or armor. Although most are automatically decrypted upon collection, some will need to be transferred to a cryptarch.
  • Encrypted (or rare) engrams will decrypt with base attack and defense levels 5-7 points lower than a player's base power level.
• Primary Engrams: These engrams are purple with a golden core and will decrypt into powerful weapons or armor. To decode a Prime Engram, a Cryptarch will be required.
  • Because Prime Engrams contain high-powered gear, they aren't usually found randomly. Instead, they are usually granted upon completion of difficult activities.
• Bright Engrams: The appearance and name of these engrams vary from season to season (like Nostalgia Engrams and Fond Memories Engrams, to name a few). Bright Engrams contain cosmetic Eververse loot items such as shaders, ships, sparrows, ornaments, and emotes.
  • Bright Engrams can also contain Bright Dust, which can be used to purchase cosmetic items from the Eververse store.

How to decrypt engrams

• Premier engrammes et Encrypted Engrams which do not decrypt upon collection, players will need to visit one of the two cryptarchs.
  • Master Rahool is the cryptarch located in the tower.
  • Tyra Karn is the cryptarch who is on the farm in the European Dead Zone (EDZ).
• Bright Engrams must be decoded not by a cryptarch, but by Tess everis, the seller of the Eververse store in the Tower.
  • Any piece of armor contained in a bright engram will have a defense value of 10.
  • With the Season of the Update worthy, Destiny 2 publisher, Bungie, has announced that players can no longer purchase Bright Engrams from the Eververse Store with cash. However, Bright Engrams will still be available in Season 10 for all players who upgrade the Season Pass free track.