Etheric Light

"A volatile synthesis of energized matter and self-modifying energy constructs."

— In-game description

Etheric Light is an end-game upgrade material used to upgrade Legendary equipment to the maximum available Attack or Defense levels.

How to obtain

Etheric Light can be obtained through a variety of methods:^[1]^[2]

Complete the Weekly Nightfall Strike (random chance)
Reach rank 3 in Iron Banner and purchase from Lord Saladin for 5000 Glimmer (once per character per event)
Reach rank 5 in Iron Banner and purchase from Lord Saladin for 5000 Glimmer (once per character per event)
Complete Trials of Osiris matches (random chance)
Purchase a Silver Tier (6 wins) package from Brother Vance (guaranteed)
Purchase a Gold Tier (8 wins) package from Brother Vance (guaranteed)
Achieve 9 wins and 0 losses in Trials of Osiris and open the chest at The Lighthouse (random chance)
Complete the Prison of Elders level 34 and 35 challenges (guaranteed)

Etheric means multiple things; one possible definition is a substance pertaining to the upper regions of space, or the heavens. Another is the theoretical substance that occupies all space, used to explain electromagnetic radiation but later disproven with the existence of photons.

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Destiny

v • d • e Consumables

Combat supplies	Ammo Synthesis • Heavy Ammo Synthesis • Heavy Telemetry • Primary Telemetry • Special Ammo Synthesis • Special Telemetry

Enemy drops	Axiomatic Beads • Black Wax Idol • Blue Polyphage • Ether Seeds • House Banners • Network Keys • Impact Shard • Olympus Tear • Pumice Thread • Resupply Codes • Sensor Mite • Silken Codex • Skyburners Command Beacon • Skyburners Deployment Codes • Skyburners Security Pass • Wormfeeder Rune • Wormsinger Rune

Utility items	Agonarch Rune • Boon of Osiris • SIVA Offering • Enhanced SIVA Offering • Favor of Osiris • Flight of Shadows • Fused SIVA Offering • Infusion of Light • Isenfyre Token • Key of Akka • Key of Eir • Key of Gnashing Teeth • Key of Maggots • Key of the Spawn • Key of Ur • Key of Wyrding • Key of Xol • Key of Yuul • Mercy of Osiris • Perfected SIVA Offering • Royal Amethyst • Skeleton Key • Spark of Light • Splicer Key • Splicer Intel Relay • SIVA Cache Key • Three of Coins • Treasure Key

Miscellaneous	Dawning Fortune • Emerald Coil • Flight of Shadows • Jackolyte • Plasma Drive • Stealth Drive • Void Drive

Mystery bags	Radiant Treasure • Sterling Treasure • Treasure of Ages

v • d • e Materials

Salvaged materials	Armor Materials (Hadronic Essence • Sapphire Wire • Plasteel Plating) • Weapon Parts • Red Legion Supplies

Planetary materials	Hadium Flake • Helium Filaments (Soliton Flare) • Moldering Shard • Relic Iron (Relic Crystal) • Spinmetal (Zeptocyte Core) • Spirit Bloom • Wormspore

Rare Crafting materials	Ascendant Energy • Ascendant Shard • Crux of Crota • Embalming Orb • Etheric Light • Exotic Shard • Glass Needles • Radiant Energy • Radiant Shard • Runed Core

Summoning runes	Antiquated Rune • Reciprocal Rune • Stolen Rune

Currencies

Redeemable items

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Currencies	Bright Dust • Crucible Token • Glimmer • Legendary Shards • Silver • Synthweave

Planetary Materials	Alkane Dust (Alkane Spores) •Baryon Bough • Cloud Accretions • Dusklight Shard (Dusklight Crystal) • Etheric Spiral • Fundamental Osmium • Glacial Starwort • Helium Filaments • Microphasic Datalattice (Quantized Datalattice) • Petrified Egregore • Phaseglass Needle (Phaseglass Spire) • Seraphite (Harmonic Seraphite • Simulation Seeds (Simulation Bloom)

Redeemables	Advanced Paradox Amplifier • Arcology Token • Concentrated Radiolarian Culture • Crucible Token • Dead Orbit Token • EDZ Token • Engram • Emperor Calus Token • Fossilized Hermaion Blossom • FWC Token • Guided Game Ticket • Gunsmith Materials • Io Token • Mercury Token • Nessus Token • New Monarchy Token • Nightfall Pass • Transmatter Components • Treasure Map • Trials of the Nine Token • Vanguard Research Token • Vanguard Tactician Token • Weapon Telemetry

Consumables	Fireteam Medallion • Scout Report • XP Boost