Seriously, How Do Mods Work? (Destiny)

by Kahzgul, Monday, September 18, 2017, 14:28 (2420 days ago) @ Morpheus

Blue mods are just materials to make purple mods. Every 3 blue mods turns into one purple mod. If the gunsmith has a purple mod for "sale" in the bottom row of his vendor screen, "buy" it, which will convert 3 of your blues into purps. Purple mods increase the item power of your assigned item by 5, which helps with leveling.

Purple gun mods determine if a weapon is elemental or not. That's it.

Purple armor mods can add minor perks, such as faster grenade recharge or better kinetic weapon stability. I do not know if mods of the same type stack or not.

There are also class-specific mods for your hunter, warlock, and titan. If you don't have one of these classes, just delete the mods for that guy. Otherwise you can vault them.