Light Levels and You! How to enjoy the post level 20 life in Destiny. So you've hit level 20, now what? You're now at the point in the game where the real fun can begin. Heroic Strikes & Missions, Raids and special playlists all await you in the post level 20 portion of Destiny. The way to tap into this is a stat called Light which only appears on Armor that is Rare or better. Light won't be found on any armor below level 16 (my own experience, you may get lucky and find something) and the maximum value of light will gradually increase as the levels go up. At level 20 Rare armor will have a basic Light Level of +12 but as you upgrade this will become +15. The most Light you can get from Level 20 Rare Armor is 60 which will be enough to get you to Light Level 24 (and about halfway to Level 25). Rare armor pieces can be found in Green and Blue engrams, purchased from your mentor in The Tower, earned by completing Strikes in the Strike Playlists and earned by completing matches in the Crucible. But MrEvilBob, I've seen people with Light Level 25 to 28, how do I get there? This is where the high end gear comes into the discussion. The only way to get to above Light Level 24 is to have Legendary Armor items equipped. The base Light Value of level 20 Legendary Armor items is +17 and will increase as you purchase the Defense upgrades on the skill trees. All Legendary gear will require a farmable material (Spinmetal, Helium Filaments, Spirit Blooms or Relic Iron) for the Defense upgrades and the last 3 upgrades will require the rare material Ascendant Shards (usually 6 for each one, 18 in total) in addition to the farmable materials. Legendary Armor can be obtained from Blue and Purple Engrams and can also be purchased in the Tower for Vanguard marks or Crucible marks. You must be at least Faction level 2 to purchase Legendary armor. If you're not Level 2 yet bounties are a great way to increase reputation with the Vanguard and Crucible handlers. You can also farm Vanguard faction by completing Patrol Missions. Crucible faction can be farmed by completing matches in the Crucible (fastest matches in the Crucible are usually Rumble). Players can only earn 100 Vanguard marks and 100 Crucible marks per week so make sure to save your marks and plan your purchases! A step above that is Exotic Armor. Reputable reports have come into the Destiny SubReddit that suggest that you can only have 1 Exotic Armor piece equipped, period. Exotic Armor has many variants and is usually Subclass specific as in each piece of Exotic Armor will have an upgrade that corresponds to a specific subclass and it's abilities. Exotic Armor has a base Light value of +22 (my experience, could be different) and will increase as you upgrade. Exotic's can drop from Purple & Gold Engrams and can also be purchased from the Agent of 9 on Friday's and Saturday's for Strange Coins. The Agent of 9 will appear in the Tower at a random location and will have 1 Exotic Armor item for each class available for purchase. He may also have an Exotic Engram available for purchase with Mote's of Light. I hope this brief guide helps everyone better understand how to increase your Light Levels! I apologize if I forgot anything.