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{{Article quote|The Currency of [[the City]]. A programmable matter used as a source of power before the [[Collapse]]. Glimmer is shared between all of your characters.}} | {{Article quote|The Currency of [[the City]]. A programmable matter used as a source of power before the [[Collapse]]. Glimmer is shared between all of your characters.}} | ||
[[File:Glimmer.jpg|thumb|Glimmer]] | [[File:Glimmer.jpg|thumb|Glimmer]] | ||
'''Glimmer''' is a type of currency. It can be used to upgrade weapons,<ref name="E3demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''Destiny 2013 E3 Demo'']</ref> and buy items.<ref name = "TG">[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref> Majors and Ultras (enemies with yellow health bars) such as [[Rixis, Archon Slayer]] drop glimmer when killed.<ref name="E3demo"/> Normal enemies only drop glimmer if the player has used [[Ether Seeds]], [[Black Wax Idol]], [[Blue Polyphage]], or [[Resupply Codes]]. Glimmer is also gained by disassembling items or finding some in chests<ref name = "TG"/>. Another source of glimmer is selling [[House Banners]], [[ | '''Glimmer''' is a type of currency. It can be used to upgrade weapons,<ref name="E3demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''Destiny 2013 E3 Demo'']</ref> and buy items.<ref name = "TG">[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref> Majors and Ultras (enemies with yellow health bars) such as [[Rixis, Archon Slayer]] drop glimmer when killed.<ref name="E3demo"/> Normal enemies only drop glimmer if the player has used [[Ether Seeds]], [[Black Wax Idol]], [[Blue Polyphage]], or [[Resupply Codes]]. Glimmer is also gained by disassembling items or finding some in chests<ref name = "TG"/>. Another source of glimmer is selling [[House Banners]], [[Silken Codex]]es, [[Axiomatic Beads]], and [[Network Keys]] to the [[Cryptarch]] for 200 glimmer each. | ||
Glimmer is capped at 25,000; one way of dealing with the cap is to stockpile the aforementioned items and sell them to the Cryptarch when needed. | Glimmer is capped at 25,000; one way of dealing with the cap is to stockpile the aforementioned items and sell them to the Cryptarch when needed. | ||
