Destiny: The Taken King offers a wealth of challenges for Guardians, though to stand a chance at some of the toughest missions you’ll need equip yourself with a Light Level of 280 or more.
While there are many ways you can achieve this, there’s one method that will get your Light Level as high as possible in the shortest amount of time.
First of all, you’ll need a copious supply of engrams, so spend some time playing Destiny: The Taken King and raking in the prizes. The bigger the challenge, the more valuable engrams you’ll acquire.
Once you have accomplished this, do the following:
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1) Leave any Legendary (purple) engrams you may have until last
2) Decode one blue engram
3) Select the ‘not now’ option and enter the character menu screen
4) Examine the gear you received from decoding the engram. If it is higher than your current equipment, make sure you equip it.
5) Exit the menu screen and return to the Cryptarch. Decode another single blue engram and repeat the above process.
6) Keep doing this until you have only purple engrams left.
No doubt Bungie will patch this at some point, so take advantage of it while you still can!