1. Get legendary gauntlets from Eris missions. 2. Get to Level 27 3. Do ROC for Motes of Light and Strange Coins 4. Keep joining lvl30 weeklies until you find people willing to carry you. Get those 9 strange coins. 5. DestinyLFG - find person to carry you through the first two levels of the Crota Raid. You can get easy Lvl 30 Raid Gear this way and also Oversoul Edict and Abyss Defiant. Lots of people can solo the first two parts, and we all love to show off, so it shouldn't be hard to find someone. This part is the best "loophole" for fast leveling. It's fun to have a Grimoire 1400 character running practically full raid gear that you can get in basically 25 minutes. 6. Get an exotic helmet from Xur. Get exotic engram from Xur. If no good, shard it and use it to level your purchase from Xur. More Tips: Do NOT level any Vanguard gear past 29 Light. Raid gear starts at light level 30. So just swapping over, you win. This way you save a lot on materials. If you start a second character, remember Vanguard commendations transfer over, so you can purchase that Helm or Chest piece sooner than you think. Do not stick to a faction until you've hit at least Rank 3 with Vanguard. When you decrypt items you will inevitably get legendary items for another class. When you get 2 or more gear for another class, that's when you should start another character. I did these steps for my wife. Her first character level 31 in one week. Her second character level 30 in one day. www.destinystatus.com/psn/shtaweesaurus