Destiny: How To Unlock Ghost Shells

Find out in Destiny how to unlock Ghost Shells and how to buy & change a Ghosts Shell. Since there are 9 empty Ghost slots available, I think everyone wants a little color variation on their Ghost! 🙂

This video is a Ghost Skin guide that shows where and how to get Ghost Shells at the Tower Plaza from the Special Orders vendor Tess Everis on PlayStation OR from the Postmaster on Xbox. Then how to equip them or change to a different Ghost Shell in-game by going to the bottom-right Equipment section of your character overview screen.

Index of Destiny Guides:

“In its dying breath, the Traveler created the Ghosts… To seek out those who can wield its Light as a weapon. Guardians, to protect us, and do what the Traveler itself no longer can.” -The Speaker

Ghost Description: “Built from machinery and the Traveler’s Light, Ghosts guide their Guardian companions in the quest to reclaim our solar system.

Every Ghost seeks out its Guardian among the ancient dead. The Ghost serves as scout, librarian, and mechanic, waking ancient machinery and cracking alien codes. In the right situations, a Ghost can even save a Guardian from death.

But Ghosts are not immortal. As far as Guardians know, every loss is irreplaceable.”

Click on any of these new Ghost Shell thumbnails to see the full-size picture gallery:


Destiny Unlockable Ghost Shells

Here’s an overview of the unlock requirements to earn new Ghost Shells.

The Ghost Shell Name is followed by the in-game unlock method:

Generalist Ghost Shell

Destiny Generalist Ghost Shell
Generalist Default white Ghost Shell

• Ghost Shell: Generalist

– How To Obtain: Already unlocked. You start the game by being revived from the dead by this Ghost and it’s wearing its white shell called “Generalist”.

Frontier Ghost Shell

Destiny Frontier Ghost Shell
Frontier red Ghost Shell

• Ghost Shell: Frontier

– How To Obtain: Included in the Destiny Ghost Edition, Limited Edition & Digital Edition is an in-game Ghost skin as digital content. This red colored Ghost Shell is a unique Ghost casing exclusive to Collector’s Edition owners.
– How To Unlock: Once you entered the download code on your console’s online store, you can start the game:
A) On PlayStation and visit the Special Orders vendor Tess Everis at the Tower Plaza to pick up your new Ghost skin for 50 Glimmer!
B) On Xbox and visit the Postmaster to pick it up.
– After picking it up Tess Everis will give you this message: “Guardian, This shell was left for your Ghost, with instructions to deliver it upon his return. Welcome to the Tower.”

Intrusion Ghost Shell

Destiny Intrusion Ghost Shell
Intrusion blue Ghost Shell

• Ghost Shell: Intrusion

– How To Unlock: Unknown. But once unlocked the price to obtain it for wearing is 50 Glimmer, just like the Frontier skin.
– After picking it up Tess Everis will give you this message: “Guardian, This Ghost shell is an unusual sort, and so was the Exo who left it. I believe she meant it for you.”

More Ghost Shell To Come

Destiny Shipwright Ghost Shell
Shipwright Ghost Shell

• Other Ghost Shells

– How To Unlock #1: It is rumored that in the future you can buy new Ghost Skins from “Xur, the Agent of the Nine”, who is a black market vendor that sells Rare, Legendary and Exotic items in exchange for the Strange Coins. He only sells on weekends between Friday 9AM and Sunday 5AM. He’s located in The Tower, right next to the Crucible vendors like the Crucible Quartermaster or next to the Speaker. So be sure to save up lots of Strange Coins using our “Destiny Strange Coins Locations Guide” page.

– How To Unlock #2: Although there’s not yet enough information to make a full Destiny Ghost Shell locations guide; Their descriptions from the list below, sees the game files indicate many will be future rewards for making certain Non-Player Characters happy.

To quote Bungie’s president Harold Ryan at E3 2013: “It’s highly likely that the Ghost will be customizable by the player.” You can hear him confirm this at 2:17 minutes into this interview video…

[Work-In-Progress: We’ll update once developer Bungie reveals new unlock methods]

Destiny Ghost Shells List

Destiny All Ghost Shells
Destiny All Ghost Shells

1. Consensus Ghost Shell (Legendary)
– Color: Grey with dark orange streaks at the top & bottom.
– Description: Ghosts who give testimony before the City’s great Consensus often remake their shells in this traditional form.

2. Foundry Ghost Shell (Legendary)
– Color: Red with a wide white vertical stripe on front.
– Description: City’s artisans welcome the deep memories and painstaking finesse of the Ghosts.

3. Frontier Ghost Shell (Legendary)
– Color: Red with small white & orange areas on the sides.
– Description: Tough, rugged, and defiantly colored – ready to brave the high frontier. Ghosts can self-modify at will.

4. Generalist Ghost Shell AKA Default Ghost Shell (Basic)
– Color: White with orange tips at the top & bottom.
– Description: Born from the Traveler, built of machinery and Light, the Ghost is your companion and faithful guide. – Selecting this Ghost restores your Ghost to its default colors.

5. Intrusion Ghost Shell (Legendary)
– Color: Dark blue with a thin yellow vertical stripe on front.
– Description: Rigged for eavesdropping, surveillance, and intrusion into unfriendly networks. Ghosts can self-modify at will.

6. Shipwright Ghost Shell (Legendary)
– Color: White with a wide orange vertical stripe on front.
– Description: Sometimes the best way to troubleshoot a faulty NLS drive is to dive in and get your shell dirty.

7. Vanguard Ghost Shell (Legendary)
– Color: White with blue & orange tips at the top & bottom.
– Description: This shell marks the Ghost as a trusted instrument of the Guardian Vanguard.

I hope these tips help you get the Ghost Shell colors you wanted.

Please check out our other “How To” guides listed above to enjoy Destiny more! 😀

Credits: Harry for the video, Destinydb for the list & Hazza42 for the images.