All Exotics in Destiny 2 you say? We’ve got you covered. Below you will find a list of ALL Exotic Weapons and ALL Exotic Armor in Destiny 2. Along with their Unique Perks and Abilities. We will also tell you how to obtain all of them (updating as we receive information). Check it out!
Note that many of the Exotics listed below can be obtained via Exotic Engrams. There are multiple different ways to get Exotic Engrams including: Public Event Chests, Crucible, Strikes and Quest Rewards. So be sure to do these activities to increase your chances of obtaining one. In Destiny 2 Exotic Engrams are locked to your level, so there is no point in hording them until you reach cap (20). Howevery, you can “Infuse” Exotics of lower Level and bring them up to Cap so they are not wasted!
All Destiny 2 Exotics
- An Insurmountable Skullfort
- Mask of the Quiet One
- ACD/0 Feedback Fence
- Doom Fang Pauldron
- Synthocepts
- Actium War Rig
- Crest of Alpha Lupi
- Hallowfire Heart
- Dunemarchers
- Lion Rampant
- Peacekeepers
- Celestial Nighthawk
- Foetracer
- Knucklehead Radar
- Mechaneer’s Tricksleeves
- Young Ahamkara’s Spine
- The Dragon’s Shadow
- Lucky Raspberry
- Raiden Flux
- Lucky Pants
- Orpheus Rig
- Stomp-EE5
- Crown of Tempests
- Eye of Another World
- Nezarec’s Sin
- Skull of Dire Ahamkara
- Karnstein Armlets
- Sunbracers
- Winter’s Guile
- Starfire Protocol
- Wings of Sacred Dawn
- Lunafaction Boots
- Transversive Steps
All Destiny 2 Exotic Weapons
ColdHeart
Weapon Type: Auto Rifle
Damage Type: Arc Damage
- Cold Fusion: This weapon shoots a steady cold fusion-powered laser
- Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed.
- Enhanced Battery: Strong battery life. Increases magazine size.
- Longest Winter: Coldheart’s laser does exponentially more damage the longer it remains on a target.
- Hand-Laid Stock: This weapon is optimized for recoil control. Increases stability.
Location: Pre-order bonus PS4. If you pre-ordered complete the game’s Campaign and reach level 20, then speak with the Gunsmith to acquire this item. You can also get this from Exotic Engrams on PS4.
D.A.R.C.I.
Weapon Type: Sniper Rifle
Damage Type: Arc Damage
- Personal Assistant: Aim at an enemy to view its health and other critical information on the scope.
- Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed.
- Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
- Target Acquired: When Personal Assistant is active, this weapon has better target acquisition and deals more Precision damage.
- Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed.
Location: ???
Fighting Lion
Weapon Type: Grenade Launcher
Damage Type: Void Damage
- Delayed Gratification: Grenade projectiles will bounce off surfaces. Hold (Fire) to fire, and release to detonate.
- Countermass: This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil. Greatly controls recoil. Increases stability. Increases handling speed.
- Implosion Rounds: Grenades travel faster and have a controlled explosion. Increases projectile speed. Greatly increases stability. Decreases blast radius.
- Thin the Herd: Direct hits with this weapon do more damage to shielded enemy combatants. Rapid Kills against grenade-damaged enemies will refill the magazine.
- Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed.
Location: ???
Graviton Lance
Weapon Type: Pulse Rifle
Damage Type: Void Damage
- Black Hole: Third shot of a burst rips a hole through spacetime, doing high damage and recoil with no fall-off.
- Hammer-Forged Rifling: Durable ranged barrel. Increases range.
- Accurized Rounds: This weapon can fire longer distances. Increases range.
- Cosmology: Kills with this weapon cause enemy targets to detonate.
- Fitted Stock: This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy. Increases stability. Improves recoil direction. Slightly decreases handling speed.
Location: Complete the quest Sacrilege. Speak with Asher Mir afterwards and choose from this Weapon, Sunshot or Riskrunner. Or you can get this from Exotic Engrams.
Hard Light
Weapon Type: Auto Rifle
Damage Type: Arc/Solar/Void Damage
- Volatile Light: Rounds fired from this weapon have no damage falloff, overpenetrate targets, and richochet off hard surfaces.
- Polygonal Rifling: Barrel optimized for recoil reduction. Increases stability.
- Alloy Magazine: Faster reloads when the magazine is empty.
- Arc Core/ Solar Core/ Void Core: Modifies this weapon’s damage type to Arc/ Solar/ Void.
- Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Legend Of Acrius
Weapon Type: Shotgun
Damage Type: Arc Damage
- Shock Blast: This weapon fires blasts of high-damage Arc energy that overpenetrates enemies.
- Full Bore: Barrel optimized for distance. Greatly increases range. Decreases stability. Slightly decreases handling speed.
- Accurized Rounds: This weapon can fire longer distances. Increases range.
- Long March: Detect enemies on your radar from farther away.
- Fitted Stock: This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy. Increases stability. Improves recoil direction. Slightly decreases handling speed.
Location: ???
Merciless
Weapon Type: Fusion Rifle
Damage Type: Solar Damage
- Conserve Momentum: Non-lethal hits with projectiles make this weapon charge faster until its wielder gets a kill.
- Chambered Compensator: Stable barrel attachment. Increases stability. Improves recoil direction. Slightly decreases handling speed.
- Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
- Impetus: Reloading immediately after a kill increases weapon damage for a short time.
- Fitted Stock: This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy. Increases stability. Improves recoil direction. Slightly decreases handling speed.
Location: Exotic Engrams
MIDA Multi-Tool
Weapon Type: Scout Rifle
Damage Type: Kinetic Damage
- Mida Multi-Tool: This weapon boosts move speed.
- Corkscrew Rifling: Balanced Barrel. Slightly increases range and stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
- High-Caliber Rounds: Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther. Slightly increases range.
- MIDA Radar: Radar stays active while aiming down sights.
- Hand-Laid Stock: This weapon is optimized for recoil control. Increases stability.
Location: Complete the Campaign and reach level 20, then go to EDZ and complete the quest Enhance! Head to the Tower and talk to the Gunsmith there. Then use a Scout Rifle to get 50 “Precision” kills. At the same time, kill multiple enemies without reloading a total of 25 times and then talk to the Gunsmith at the Tower again. Next deconstruct five Rare or Legendary Scout Rifles and then speak with the Gunsmith in The Tower again. Then go kill 50 enemies with a Submachine gun while in the air and speak with the Gunsmith in the Tower afterwards to receive this weapon.
Rat King
Weapon Type: Sidearm
Damage Type: Kinetic Damage
- Rat Pack: This weapon becomes stronger when nearby fireteam members also have it equipped. Stacks up to 6 times.
- Smallbore: Dual strength barrel. Increases range. Increases stability.
- Tactical Mag: This weapon has multiple tactical improvements. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases reload speed. Slightly increases magazine size.
- Vermin: Reloading immediately after a kill grants a brief period of invisibility.
- Smooth Grip: This weapon is slightly easier to hold and aim. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
Location: Complete all quests on Titan. Finish 3 Patrol Missions on Titan. Finish 2 Public Events on Titan. Complete 3 Crucible Matches. Complete Nightfall Savathûn’s Song Strike.
Riskrunner
Weapon Type: Submachine Gun
Damage Type: Arc Damage
- Arc Conductor: When taking Arc Damage, this weapon becomes more powerful and resists incoming Arc Damage. Kills extend the time in this overcharged state.
- Arrowhead Break: Lightly vented barrel. Greatly controls recoil. Increases handling speed.
- Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
- Superconductor: When Arc Conductor is active, shots fired have the chance to become chain lightning and return ammo.
- Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed.
Location: Complete the quest Sacrilege. Speak with Asher Mir afterwards and choose from this Weapon, Graviton Lance or Sunshot. Or you can get this from Exotic Engrams.
Skyburner’s Oath
Weapon Type: Scout Rifle
Damage Type: Solar Damage
- Slug Rifle: This weapon fires Solar slugs that get stronger when aiming down sights.
- Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed.
- Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
- For the Empire: This weapon is Full Auto, does extra damage to Cabal, and penetrates Phalanx Shields.
- Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Sturm
Weapon Type: Hand Cannon
Damage Type: Kinetic Damage
- Accomplice: Kills with this weapon fill the magazine of the equipped Energy weapon from reserves.
- Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed.
- Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
- Storm and Stress: Kills with Drang grant bonus precision damage until the next reload.
- Combat Grip: This weapon causes much less vertical recoil.
Location: Complete the main campaign of Destiny 2. Go to Nesuss and complete all Failsafe quests. Talk to Master Rahool at the Tower. Decrypt 5 Legendary Engrams. Decrypt 1 Exotic Engram. Kill 10 Fallen on Nessus using Drang. Talk to Rahool the Tower again. Talk to Tyra Karn at the Farm. Kill 10 Fallen on Nessus using Drang (without reloading). Kill 10 powerful Fallen on Nessus using Drang. Complete the Relics of The Golden Age quest. Talk to Tyra Karn once more.
Sunshot
Weapon Type: Hand Cannon
Damage Type: Solar Damage
- Sunburn: This weapon fires explosive rounds and highlights targets that take damage from Sunshot.
- Chambered Compensator: Stable barrel attachment. Increases stability. Improves recoil and direction. Slightly decreases handling speed.
- Accurized Rounds: This weapon can fire longer distances. Increases range.
- Sun Blast: Targets killed with Sunshot explode in Solar energy.
- Textured Grip: Friction on this weapon’s grip is particularly strong. Greatly increases handling speed. Slightly decreases stability.
Location: Complete the quest Sacrilege. Speak with Asher Mir afterwards and choose from this Weapon, Graviton Lance or Riskrunner. Or you can get this from Exotic Engrams.
Sweet Business
Weapon Type: Auto Rifle
Damage Type: Kinetic Damage
- Payday: Larger magazine. Increased accuracy when firing from the hip.
- Polygonal Rifling: Barrel optimized for recoil reduction. Increases stability.
- High-Caliber Rounds: Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther. Slightly increases range.
- Business Time: Holding down the trigger boosts this weapon’s range and rate of fire, and automatically loads ammo pickups into the magazine.
- Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
Location: Exotic Engrams
The Prospector
Weapon Type: Grenade Launcher
Damage Type: Arc Damage
- Excavation: Hold (Fire) to fire grenades. Release to detonate all live grenades simultaneously.
- Volatile Launch: This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload. Greatly increased blast radius. Slightly decreases handling speed. Slightly decreases projectile speed.
- Augmented Drum: Heavy, high capacity drum. Greatly increases magazine size. Greatly decreases reload speed.
- Full Auto Trigger System: Holding down the trigger will fire this weapon at full auto.
- Hand-Laid Stock: This weapon is optimized for recoil control. Increases stability.
Location: Exotic Engrams.
The Wardcliff Coil
Weapon Type: Rocket Launcher
Damage Type: Arc Damage
- Mad Scientist: This weapon fires a volley of rockets.
- Volatile Launch: This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload. Greatly increased blast radius. Slightly decreases handling speed. Slightly decreases projectile speed.
- Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
- Mechanized Autoloader: This weapon automatically reloads on ammo pickup.
- Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Tractor Cannon
Weapon Type: Shotgun
Damage Type: Void Damage
- Repulsor Force: This weapon fires a powerful impulse to push enemies away.
- Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed.
- Particle Repeater: Constrains recoil for every bolt. Increases stability.
- The Scientific Method: Damaging an opponent temporarily increases speed and handling.
- Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Vigilance Wing
Weapon Type: Pulse Rifle
Damage Type: Kinetic Damage
- Harsh Truths: This weapon fires a 5-round burst. When a nearby ally is killed, gain health regeneration and increased movement speed.
- Corkscrew Rifling: Balanced Barrel. Slightly increases range and stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
- Alloy Magazine: Faster reloads when the magazine is empty.
- Last Stand: Improved weapon performance when its wielder is the last living member of a fireteam.
- Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed.
Location: Only drops from Exotic Engrams.
All Destiny 2 Exotic Armor
An Insurmountable Skullfort
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Head
Transfusion Matrix: Kills with Arc melee abilities trigger health regeneration and restore Melee energy.
Location: ???
Mask of the Quiet One
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Head
Dreaded Visage: Grants ability energy when damaged, and health regeneration when inflicting Void damage.
Location: Exotic Engrams
ACD/0 Feedback Fence
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Arms
Fury Conductors: Melee kills build up explosive energy within the ACD/0 Feedback Fence. Being struck by a melee attack unleashes this energy in a devastating explosion.
Location: Completing Titan during the campaign or Exotic Engrams
Doom Fang Pauldron
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Arms
Horns of Doom: Shield Bash melee kills recharge Shield Throw. Melee Ability kills recharge Sentinel Shield Super.
Location: Completing Titan during the campaign or Exotic Engrams
Synthocepts
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Arms
Biotic Enhancements: Increased melee lunge range. Improved damage when surrounded.
Location: ???
Actium War Rig
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Chest
Auto-Loading Link: Steadily reloads a portion of your equipped Auto Rifle’s magazine from reserves.
Location: Completing Titan during the campaign or Exotic Engrams
Crest of Alpha Lupi
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Chest
Survival Well: Generates and additional Orb of Light from Supers and a healing pulse when Barricade is activated.
Location: ???
Hallowfire Heart
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Chest
Sunfire Furnace: Greatly improves the recharge rate of your Solar abilities while Hammer of Sol is charged.
Location: ???
Dunemarchers
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Legs
Linear Actuators: Increases sprint speed. Springing builds up a static charge. After melee attacking an enemy, that charge will chain damage to nearby enemies.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Lion Rampant
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Legs
Jump Jets: Provides additional aerial maneuverability.
Location: ???
Peacekeepers
Class: Titan
Armor Type: Legs
Mecha Holster: Reloads stowed Submachine Guns and allows you to ready them instantly.
Location: ???
Celestial Nighthawk
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Head
Hawkeye Hack: Modifies Golden Gun to fire a single, high damage shot. Victims killed by the shot explode.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Foetracer
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Head
Relentless Tracker: Visually marks targeted enemies.
Location: ???
Knucklehead Radar
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Head
Upgraded Sensor Pack: Provides radar while aiming.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Mechaneer’s Tricksleeves
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Arms
Spring-Loaded Mounting: Increases Sidearm ready and reload speed.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Young Ahamkara’s Spine
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Arms
Wish-Dragon Teeth: Increases Tripmine Grenade duration and marks enemies damaged by the blast.
Location: ???
The Dragon’s Shadow
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Chest
Quicksilver Mail: Grants increased movement and weapon handling speed for a short time after Dodging.
Location: ???
Lucky Raspberry
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Chest
Probability Matrix: Increases the chaining capabilities of Arc Bolt Grenade and has a chance to recharge it each time it deals damage.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Raiden Flux
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Chest
Synapse Junctions: Quick successive attacks with Arc Staff increase its damage output and duration.
Location: ???
Lucky Pants
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Legs
Illegally Modded Holster: Increases Hand Cannon ready speed and initial accuracy.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Orpheus Rig
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Legs
Uncanny Arrows: Provides ability energy for each enemy tethered by Shadowshot anchors.
Location: ???
Stomp-EE5
Class: Hunter
Armor Type: Legs
Hydraulic Boosters: Increases sprint speed and slide distance. Improves jump.
Location: ???
Crown of Tempests
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Head
Conduction Tines: Arc ability kills increase the recharge rate of your Arc abilities.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Eye of Another World
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Head
Cerebral Uplink: Highlights priority targets and improves the regeneration speed of your Grenade, Melee, and Rift abilities.
Location: Exotic Engrams or complete the Mission: Hope on Titan and then speak to Sloan.
Nezarec’s Sin
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Head
Abyssal Extractors: Void Damage kills grant ability energy.
Location: ???
Skull of Dire Ahamkara
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Head
Actual Grandeur: Provides additional damage resistance during Nova Bomb. Nova Bomb kills grant Super energy.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Karnstein Armlets
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Arms
Vampire’s Caress: Melee attacks grant health recovery and ability energy.
Location: Exotic Engrams
Sunbracers
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Arms
Helium Spirals: Increases the duration of Solar Grenades and grants grenade energy on melee hits.
Location: Exotic Engrams or complete the Mission: Hope on Titan and then speak to Sloan.
Winter’s Guile
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Arms
Warlord’s Sigil: Eliminating enemies with melee attacks increases your melee damage.
Location: ???
Starfire Protocol
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Chest
Fusion Harness: Provides an additional Fusion Grenade charge. Fusion Grenade kills grant Rift energy.
Location: ???
Wings of Sacred Dawn
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Chest
Dawnstar Tome: When Dawnblade is equipped, aiming weapons while in the air suspends you in midair for a short time. Precision hits extend this effect’s duration.
Location: Exotic Engrams or complete the Mission: Hope on Titan and then speak to Sloan.
Lunafaction Boots
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Legs
Alchemical Etchings: Your Rifts gain the additional ability to automatically reload allies’ weapons.
Location: ???
Transversive Steps
Class: Warlock
Armor Type: Legs
Strange Protractor: While sprinting, movement speed is increased and energy weapons are automatically reloaded.
Location: ???
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