*Assuming you don't understand destiny's level system* (For any Newbies) Leveling up in destiny is not about xp. You can only level up to 20 by gaining xp. After that you gotta equip armours with light. To reach level 21 you need +21 light, meaning that by adding the light numbers in your armours, you should get 21 light. After that it is 11 lights per level. 32(21+11) Lights for Level 22 43 for 23 54 for 24 65 for 25 76 for 26==] You are in between 26 and 27 87 for 27==] 98 for 28 109 for 29 120 for Level 30 From Level 30 you need +12 Light 132 for 31 144 for Level 32 You have all rare armours Your Helmet has a Light of +20 Gauntlet has a Light of +21 Chest Piece has a Light of +20 Leg Armour has a Light of +18 which adds upto 79 Lights which means you are in between 26 and 27. So you have to level up your Vanguard or Crucible or any faction Rank to 2. From them You can buy Legendary armour with higher light levels (Ikora Rey for Warlock Vanguard). Upgrade them till you can reach level 31(all +33 light armour). Then you can do Crota's End Raid to get +36 Light armour, with which you can be Level 32. Or you if you are a PVP person you can wait for the Iron banner event and reach higher ranks to buy armours with Light +36. It is better to do the raids. Because Raids are the best experience destiny offers. It is different from everything else. Exotic armours you buy from Xur come with Light +36(30-->36). Most of them have extremely useful perks. But you can only equip one exotic armour at a time. You class item(Warlock Bond) decides where your reputation goes(Hope you know that). Ways to Level Up your Vanguard Rank: 1. Vanguard Bounties 2. Weekly strikes(+450 rep for high level heroics and +500 for Nightfall) 3. Strike Playlists(+25 rep for every strikes) 4. Patrol missions give you 10 rep or 25 rep depending the mission. You need about 1500(or 2000) rep to reach Rank 2 from Rank 1. 2500 rep from Rank 3. Ways to Level Up your Crucible Rank: 1. Crucible Bounties 2. Every Crucible match gives you 10 rep if you lose, 25 rep if you win. Crucible armours can be bought from Lord Shaxx(That one horned guy) You can buy Legendary weapons from the Quartermasters(Rank 3 needed). To earn Vanguard Marks you can do Strike Playlists which gives you 6 marks per strike(Level 26 Vanguard Tiger or ROC) Daily story missions give also give you marks. Every Crucible match gives you 2 to 3 Crucible marks. You gotta grind a lot in this game. Its worth it though. There is still A Lot for you to learn in this game. Use the web more often.