How to Farm Exotic Engrams with the Three of Coins in Destiny The Taken King

Getting Exotic Weapons and Armor used to take forever in Destiny, but now with the Xur’s most recent inventory update in The Taken King, things are much easier than they once were. This guide will show you how to farm Exotic Engrams the fastest and easiest way possible in Destiny’s The Taken King.

Filling your backpack with Exotics isn’t as hard as it once was. Now all you need to do is pick up one item from Xur, and then head out into the game world and kill an Ultra. For those who aren’t completely familiar with Ultras, they are uniquely named enemies with Yellow Health Bars and Skulls beside their name.

In order to fill your pockets with Exotics you’re going to need to make sure you have plenty of Strange Coins lying around. 5 Three of Coins costs 7 Strange Coins. Once you have plenty, head on over to Xur and pick up as many of the Three of Coins items as you can. Once you’ve stocked up on those bad boys head back into orbit and launch into the mission “Scourge of Winter” on Venus. We also recommend popping an Ether Seed at the start here to help you farm some glimmer during your upcoming venture into the Ember Caves.

Fight your way to the Ketch, and once you reach the door leading into the boss’s lair, open your inventory and pop a Three of Coins.
Now head inside, bring down the boss’s health until he’s almost dead, then run forward and shoot him with a rocket, killing him and yourself. Make sure you don’t shoot any of the other yellows in the room, as it has been known to cancel out the Three of Coins buff.

Rinse and repeat this until you run out of Three of Coins, and then take tally of your Exotic inventory. We managed to nag about 4 Exotic Engrams out of 20 Three of Coins during our testing, but you could come out better depending on your luck with the game’s RNG.

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