How to get Prime Engrams in Destiny 2: Forsaken

Engrams are the primary source for getting stronger in Destiny 2, and with the release of the Forsaken expansion, a new way to acquire more Engrams has arrived: Prime Engrams. These powerful items work just like the Milestone rewards with one small difference, they are physical Engrams that you need to take to Master Rahool, the Tower Cryptarch, to be identified. At first, figuring out the intricacies of these powerful items might elude players, but soon enough their significance will become apparent, and the quest for more will really kick off.

How to get Prime Engrams

Prime Engrams look fairly similar to Legendary Engrams, though they don’t auto-decrypt on pick-up. They’ll head to your Engram slots instead and have a white-ish glow in the center that looks similar to Powerful Engrams. Also, they must be decrypted by a Cryptarch, and will gift a piece of gear at a higher Power level than the item in the slot for which it dropped.

These new Engrams only drop once players reach level 50 and receive the first one from Rahool in the tower. From then on, players have a chance at acquiring more Prime Engrams when they defeat powerful enemies and complete Crucible matches.

Players should take advantage of the Prime Attunement buff each day until it either disappears of deactivates, because as long as the buff is present, the chance of getting a Prime Engram remains. Good places to work towards getting more Prime Engrams include completing Lost Sectors, Heroic Public events, Wanted bounties, and Heroic Missions, as well as through playing Crucible and Gambit.

If you’re looking for specific gear, check out our guides on getting the Ace of Spade Hand Cannon, and the Chaperone Shotgun, for a little extra firepower.