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Where did Crucible and Vanguard Marks go?
Previously in the Year One content players would use Crucible and Vanguard Marks to buy gear from related vendors. The new Legendary Marks currency is now universal and will spread out across all your characters. Existing Crucible or Vanguard Marks will be turned into Commendations, which can then be used to increase a player’s reputation with specific factions.
How to get Legendary Marks
First off you’ll need to be level 40 before you can start to collect Legendary Marks. So if you’re still a under that number it might be time to do a little grinding. Once you’re at the requisite grade there are several ways to clock up Marks, although it’s worth remembering that you can only hold 200 at any one time.
Daily Tasks
There are various daily challenges that will gain you Legendary Marks. The Daily Heroic Story is worth 15 Marks if you complete it, although as the name suggests this can be a decent battle as you’ll need to be level 41 with a recommended Light level of 240. There’s also the option of the Daily Crucible match, of which you’ll need to complete one of whichever match type is paying out that day. This again will gain you 15 Marks.
Quests and Strikes
The weekly Vanguard Heroic Strikes hand out 10 Marks, plus Legendary Engram and experience, so they’re well worth the effort, which can be considerable due to their tough nature. It’s also wise to complete quests, as these offer a variety of Marks depending on the difficulty. Check on the quest tracker to see exactly how much they’re worth.
Weapons work
One final, simple way to add a few Marks to your inventory is disassembling Year Two Legendary armour and weapons. It won’t make you rich, paying three marks for unlevelled items and four or five for levelled ones, but it won’t take up much of your time.
Martyn has been involved with tech ever since the arrival of his ZX Spectrum back in the early 80s. He covers iOS, Android, Windows and macOS, writing tutorials, buying guides and reviews for Macworld and its sister site Tech Advisor.
