Currency

Currency in DC Universe Online refers to tokens and cash used to obtain various items and equipment when trading with certain vendors and kiosks. There are several different forms of in-game currency, some can be obtained from defeating opponents and completing quests, while others can be earned through conversion with real world money. While the majority are available throughout the game, others still are only available and usable during certain events or can be found and used only through the obtainment of certain downloadable content.

Money

Cash

Cash is the most prevalent form of currency in DC Universe Online. Represented by gold dollar symbol icons, Cash can be earned for completing missions, destroying objects or defeating enemies, players can also sell unwanted items to vendors for cash. Cash is the primary form of currency and is featured in the majority of trades with Vendors and Kiosks; used to purchase equipment, consumables, equipment repairs, and the Trait Reset (or Re-spec) service. It is the only currency that can be traded or mailed between players.

Escrow

Escrow is cash that exceeds a player's current Access Level status. Once the player meets and exceeds their limit, as dictated by their membership, all money they earn that exceeds the limit will be placed in an "Escrow Account" until they upgrade their Access Level which increases their currency limit.

Free Membership, any amount exceeding $1,500 will be placed in Escrow.
Premium Membership, any amount exceeding $2,000 will be placed in Escrow.
Legendary Membership (All Access - AA), currency amount is unlimited and Escrow is no longer applicable.

The Marketplace also provides purchasable upgrades that enable the player to access 10,000 or 25,000 of their Escrow cash for a set amount of Daybreak Cash or to freely access the Escrow Account for 7 days.

Daybreak Cash

Daybreak Cash is the Daybreak Games microtransaction currency used to buy things in the Marketplace such as legends avatars, styles, upgrades and many more.

Loyalty Points

Loyalty Points are a currency unique to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of DC Universe Online. Because the PlayStation Network does not have a Marketplace like the PC Marketplace, PSN players with recurring Legendary membership receive 500 Loyalty Points every month to spend at Skeets' Legendary Emporium kiosks located in player Safe Houses. The kiosk acts as the Marketplace for the PSN version of DC Universe Online, with both versions offering the same consumable items, toys, DLC Packs and collectibles.

Marks

Marks of Legend

Marks of Legend are used to purchase new Iconic character identities for Legends PvP, earned by participating in Legends PvP, Arena PVP, and completing daily PvP quests. These marks can no longer be traded in for Influence.

Marks of Valor

Marks of Valor are used to purchase Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 PvP weapons and Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 and Tier 5 PvP Iconic Battle Suits, earned by participating in Legends PvP, Arena PVP, and completing Daily PvP quests.

Marks of Victory

Marks of Victory are used to purchase Tier 1 to Tier 8 PvE weapons and Tier 1 to Tier 8 PvE Iconic Battle Suits. They can only be earned by doing PvE content that is relevant to the player's combat rating. A tier 6 player cannot earn Marks of Victory from tier 3 content.

Seasonal Tokens

Hearts

Hearts are earned by completing quests in the seasonal Valentine's Day Event. They can be spent on items, Consumables and armour Styles at the Valentine's Kiosk. These tokens can only be obtained and used during the seasonal Valentine's Day Event.

Lucky Clovers

Lucky Clovers are earned by completing quests in the seasonal St Patrick's Day Event. They can be spent on items, Sodas and armour Styles at the Pot O' Gold. These tokens can only be obtained and used during the seasonal St Patrick's Day Event.

Seed Pods

Seed Pods are earned by completing quests in the seasonal Spring Event. They can be spent on items, Sodas and armour Styles at Arborist Louis or The Misgiving Tree. These tokens can only be obtained and used during the seasonal Spring Event.

Sand Dollars

Sand Dollars are earned by completing quests in the seasonal Summer Event. They can be spent on items and armour Styles at the Atlantean Quartermaster or the Mutineer Quartermaster. These tokens can only be obtained and used during the seasonal Summer Event.

Spooky Bites

Spooky Bites are earned by completing quests in the seasonal Halloween Event. They can be spent on items, trinkets and armour Styles at Skeets' Boo'tique. These tokens can only be obtained and used during the seasonal Halloween Event.

Holly Leaves

Holly Leaves are earned by completing quests in the seasonal Christmas Event. They can be spent on items, Sodas and armour Styles at Skeets' Workshop. These tokens can only be obtained and used during the seasonal Christmas Event.

Other Currencies

Prestige

Prestige is a form of currency merely relevant to leagues. League members earn prestige by doing instances or donating unwanted items. Player bases also provide prestige to the league.

Prestige is used to buy league halls, activate statuaries and maintain league-wide buffs called proficiencies provided by the league hall's main generator.

Prestige can also be earned by doing content outside the player character's relevancy and is in that case earned via a Token of Prestige x 100.

Renown

Renown is not a form of currency, and is not spent. However, faction vendors will refuse to sell you certain items unless your renown with their faction is high enough. The renown can be increased by completing the daily challenges and bounties or by spending Marks of Triumph at faction vendors to increase renown 125 points per every 25 marks.

Replay Badges

Replay Badges can be obtained via the Marketplace and serve as trade tokens that enable a player to repeatedly access loot in Duos, Alerts and Raids without having to wait for the set reset period. Legendary Members receive 150 Replay Badges per month.
Since game update 34 it is possible to use Replay Badges to unlock feats already achieved on one character in the player account on other characters in the same account.

Stabilizer Fragment

Stabilizer Fragments are awarded from special events. Collecting 15 of those will automatically produce a Stabilizer to open one Time Capsule. This is a special type of currency shared by all charracters on a player's account and was introduced with game update 63.

Retired Currencies

Aphrodite's Tokens

Aphrodite's Tokens were earned by completing quests in the seasonal Valentine's Day Event. They could be spent on seasonal items, Sodas and armour Styles. These tokens could only be obtained and used during the 2011 seasonal Valentine's Day Event.

Influence

Prior to game update 25 Influence was a form of currency earned by participation in Arena PvP and Legends PvP missions and could be rewarded for the defeat of an opponent during PvP combat. The currency was used in the obtainment of PvP gear from Vendors and Kiosks as well as the obtainment of Tier 1 PvP Iconic Battle Suits. Influence also allowed you to buy Berry Soders and Supply Boxes which contain various consumables which can help you in battle.

Marks of Allegiance

Marks of Allegiance were used to purchase items from Faction Vendors, earned by completing of Daily Missions and Challenges. The currency was debunked following game update 3 and replaced with the Marks of Triumph currency. They can only be used to purchase Tokens of Merit at the currency exchange kiosk in the headquarters.

Marks of Conquest

Marks of Conquest were used to purchase Tier 2 PvP weapons and Tier 2 PvP Iconic Battle Suits, earned by participating in Legends PvP, Arena PvP, and completing Daily PvP quests. The currency was debunked following game update 14 and replaced with the Marks of Tactics currency. They can only be used to purchase Tokens of Merit at the currency exchange kiosk in the headquarters.

Marks of Distinction

Prior to Game Update 18, Marks of Distinction were used to purchase Tier 2 PvE Iconic Battle Suits, earned by completing Tier 2 Duos, by defeating bosses in Tier 2 Alerts, completing the Daily Tier 1 Alert, and completing South Gotham oriented quests only available in The Battle for Earth DLC. A Mark of Distinction can be traded for 5 Marks of Triumph.

Marks of Fury

Marks of Fury were used to purchase Amazon Fury Part I Tier 6 PvE Iconic Battle Suits and were earned by completing Tier 6 content in Amazon Fury Part I, Amazon Fury Part II, Halls of Power Part I and War of the Light Part II. Marks of Fury and Symbols of Power both had to be used to purchase Halls of Power Part I Tier 6 PvE Iconic Battle Suits. For War of the Light Part II Marks of Fury and Symbols of Light II had to be used and for Amazon Fury Part II Marks of Fury and Symbols of Myth II. The currency was debunked following game update 47 and replaced with the Marks of Victory currency with an exchange rate of 1:1.

Marks of Krypton

A Mark of Krypton can be traded for 50 Marks of Triumph. Prior to Game Update 18, Marks of Krypton were used to purchase Tier 3 PvE Iconic Battle Suits, earned by completing Fortress of Solitude Raids, Tier 2 Daily Alerts and the Tier 3 South Gotham Courthouse Alert in The Battle for Earth DLC.

Marks of Lore

Marks of Lore were used to purchase new Iconic character identities for Legends PvP, earned by participating in Legends PvP, Arena PVP, and completing daily PvP quests. These marks were only available with The Last Laugh DLC. The currency was debunked following game update 25 and replaced with the Marks of Valor currency. They can be converted into Marks of Legend with an exchange rate of 1:8 or be used to purchase Tokens of Merit at the currency exchange kiosk in the headquarters.

Marks of Momentum

A Mark of Momentum can be traded for 10 Marks of Triumph. Prior to Game Update 18, Marks of Momentum were used to purchase exclusive Central City items and armour, earned by completing the Central City daily quests and bounties.

Marks of Reality

Marks of Reality were used to purchase Tier 5 PvE Iconic Battle Suits, earned by completing Tier 5 Alerts, Raids, and Challenges. They also were available from Promethium Lockboxes once the player reached a combat rating of 84. The currency was debunked following game update 36 and replaced with the Marks of Triumph currency with an exchange rate of 1:625.

Marks of Strategy

Marks of Strategy were used to purchase Tier 4 PvP weapons and Tier 4 PvP Iconic Battle Suits, earned by participating in Legends PvP, Arena PVP, and completing Daily PvP quests. These marks were only available with The Last Laugh DLC. The currency was debunked following game update 25 and replaced with the Marks of Valor currency. They can only be used to purchase Tokens of Merit at the currency exchange kiosk in the headquarters.

Marks of Tactics

Marks of Tactics were used to purchase Tier 2 and Tier 3 PvP weapons and Tier 2 and Tier 3 PvP Iconic Battle Suits, earned by participating in Legends PvP, Arena PVP, and completing Daily PvP quests. The currency was debunked following game update 25 and replaced with the Marks of Valor currency. They can only be used to purchase Tokens of Merit at the currency exchange kiosk in the headquarters.

Marks of Triumph

Marks of Triumph were used to purchase Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, Tier 5, and Central City PvE Iconic Battle Suits, earned by completing Duos, Alerts, Raids, and Challenges. The currency was debunked following game update 47 and replaced with the Marks of Victory currency at exchange rates depending on the player's combat rating:

CR 0 to 42 = 1:1
CR 43 to 52 = 5:1
CR 53 to 69 = 25:1
CR 70 to 83 = 125:1
CR 84 to 99 = 625:1
CR 100+ = 1565:1

Marks of Victory (old)

Marks of Victory were used to purchase Tier 1 PvP weapons and Tier 1 PvP Iconic Battle Suits, earned by participating in Legends PvP, Arena PvP, and completing Daily PvP quests. The currency was debunked and replaced with the Influence currency. They can only be used to purchase Tokens of Merit at the currency exchange kiosk in the headquarters.

Marks of War

Marks of War were used to purchase Tier 4 PvE Iconic Battle Suits, earned by completing the tier 4 Alerts, Raids and Operations. The currency was debunked following game update 25 and replaced with the Marks of Triumph currency with an exchange rate of 1:125.

Station Cash

Station Cash was the SOE microtransaction currency used to buy things in the Marketplace such as Episodes, Bundles, Styles, Upgrades and many more. It was replaced by Daybreak Cash.

Symbols of Power

Symbols of Power were used to purchase Halls of Power Part I Tier 6 PvE Iconic Battle Suits and were earned by completing Tier 6 content in Halls of Power Part I. Marks of Fury and Symbols of Power both had to be used to purchase Halls of Power Part I Tier 6 PvE Iconic Battle Suits. The currency was debunked following game update 47.

Symbols of Light II

Symbols of Light II were used to purchase War of the Light Part II Tier 6+ PvE Iconic Battle Suits and were earned by completing Tier 6 content in War of the Light Part II. Marks of Fury and Symbols of Light II both had to be used to purchase War of the Light Part II Tier 6+ PvE Iconic Battle Suits. The currency was debunked following game update 47.

Symbols of Myth II

Symbols of Myth II were used to purchase Amazon Fury Part II Tier 6+ PvE Iconic Battle Suits and were earned by completing Tier 6 content in Amazon Fury Part II. Marks of Fury and Symbols of Myth II both had to be used to purchase Amazon Fury Part II Tier 6+ PvE Iconic Battle Suits. The currency was debunked following game update 47.