Destiny 2 Exotic Weapons - Locations, Perks & how to obtain them
Exotic weapons in Destiny 2 are unique and very rare pieces of equipment that every player will try to get. Each of the weapon categories – Kinetic, Energy and Power – have a special exotic you can aspire for. Obtaining this special gear is never easy and can involve beating a raid, farming for Legendary shards to buy some exotics from rare vendors or finishing very long and hard quest chains. What makes these weapons special, besides high damage output and unique weapon skins, are special perks and properties they have. Some of them even have synergies with other weapons you slot. This page will try and list all the available exotic weaponry in Destiny 2, their stats and perks and how to obtain them.
How to get Exotic Weapons in Destiny 2?
To get exotic weapons, you will have to complete raid bosses, buy them from Xur with Legendary Shards or, if you are lucky, you can get them as engram drops. Some might even be rewards for taking part in long quest chains. The list below contains all the weapons we know of so far, and you can also find information on how to obtain them if we have that information.
MIDA Multi-Tool
Type: Kinetic damage Scout Rifle
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Mida Multi-Tool: This weapon boosts movement speed |
| Trait | MIDA Radar: Radar stays active while aiming down sights. |
| Barrel | Corkscrew Rifling: Balanced Barrel. Slightly increases range and stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
| Magazine | High-Caliber Rounds: Shits from this weapon knock the target back farther. Slightly increases range. |
| Stock | Hand-Laid Stock: This weapon is optimized for recoil control. Increases stability. |
МIDA Multi-Tool grants additional benefits when the Legendary Submachine Gun MIDA Mini-Tool is equipped in your Energy weapon slot.
Sturm
Type: Kinetic damage Hand Cannon
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Accomplice: Kills with this weapon fill the magazine of the equipped Energy Weapon from reserves. |
| Trait | Storm and Stress: Kills with Drang grant bonus precision damage until the next reload. |
| Barrel | Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. |
| Stock | Combat Grip: This weapon causes much less vertical recoil. |
Sturm grants additional benefits when the Legendary Sidearm Drang is equipped in your Energy weapons slot.
Rat King
Type: Kinetic damage Sidearm
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Rat Pack: This weapon becomes stronger when nearby fireteam members also have it equipped. Stacks up to 6 times. |
| Trait | Vermin: Reloading immediately after a kill grants a brief period of invisibility. |
| Barrel | Smallbore: Dual strength barrel. Increases range. Increases stability. |
| Magazine | Tactical Mag: This weapon has multiple tactical improvements. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases reload speed. Slightly increases Magazine size. |
| Stock | Smooth Grip: This weapon is slightly easier to hold and aim. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
Vigilance Wing
Type: Kinetic damage Pulse Rifle
| Perks | |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Harsh Truths: This weapon fires a 5-round burst. When a nearby ally is killed, gain health regeneration and increased movement speed. |
| Trait | Last Stand: Improved weapon performance when its wielder is the last living member of a fireteam. |
| Barrel | Corkscrew Rifling: Balanced Barrel. Slightly increases range and stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Alloy Magazine: Faster reloads when the magazine is empty. |
| Stock | Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
Coldheart
Type: Arc damage Energy Trace Rifle
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Cold Fusion: This weapon shoots a steady cold fusion-powered laser. |
| Trait | Longest Winter: Coldheart’s laser does exponentially more damage the longer it remains on a target. |
| Barrel | Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Enhanced Battery: Strong battery life. Increases magazine size. |
| Stock | Hand-Laid Stock: This weapon is optimized for recoil control. Increases stability. |
Hard Light
Type: Arc/Solar/Void damage Energy Auto Rifle
| Perks | |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Volatile Light: Rounds fired from this weapon have no damage falloff overpenetrate targets, and richochet off hard surfaces. |
| Trait | Variable Arc Core/ Solar Core/ Void Core: Modifies this weapons damage type. |
| Barrel | Polygonal Rifling: Barrel optimized for recoil reduction. Increases stability. |
| Magazine | Alloy Magazine: Faster reloads when the magazine is empty. |
| Stock | Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
Fighting Lion
Type: Void damage Energy Grenade Launcher
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Delayed Gratification: Grenade projectiles will bounce off surfaces. Hold [fire] to fire, and release to detonate. |
| Trait | 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. |
| Barrel | Countermass: This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil. Greatly controls recoil. Increases stability. Increases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Implosion Rounds: Grenades travel faster and have controlled explosion. Increase Projectile speed. Greatly increases stability. Decreases blast radius. |
| Stock | Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed. |
Although Fighting Lion is a grenade launcher, it can only be equipped as an energy weapon.
Graviton Lance
Type: Void damage Energy Pulse Rifle
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Black Hole: Third shot of a burst rips a hole through spacetime, doing high damage and recoil with no fall-off. |
| Trait | Cosmology: kills with this weapon cause enemy targets to detonate. |
| Barrel | Hammer-Forged Rifling: Durable ranged barrel. Increases range. |
| Magazine | Accurized Rounds: this weapon can fire longer distances. Increases range. |
| Stock | Fitted Stock: This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy. Increases stability. Improves recoil direction. Slightly decreases handling speed. |
Skyburner’s Oath
Type: Solar damage Energy Scout Rifle
| Perks | |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Slug Rifle: This weapon fires solar slugs that get stronger when aiming down sights. |
| Trait | For the Empire: this weapon is Full Auto, does extra damage to Cabal and penetrates Phalanx Shields. |
| Barrel | Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. |
| Stock | Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed. |
D.A.R.C.I.
Type: Arc damage Power Sniper Rifle
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Personal Assistant: Aim at an enemy to view its health and other critical information on the scope. |
| Trait | Target Acquired: When Personal Assistant is active this weapon has better target acquisition and deals more Precision damage. |
| Barrel | Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. |
| Stock | Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed. |
Merciless
Type: Solar damage Power Fusion Rifle
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Conserve Momentum: Non-lethal hits with projectiles make this weapon charge faster until its wielder gets a kill. |
| Trait | Impetus: reloading immediately after a kill increases weapon damage for a short time. |
| Barrel | Chambered Compensator: Stable barrel attachment. Increases stability Improves recoil and direction. Slightly Decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. |
| Stock | Fitted Stock: This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy. Increases stability. Improves recoil direction. Slightly decreases handling speed. |
Legend of Acrius
Type: Arc damage Power Shotgun
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Shock Blast: This weapon fires blasts of high-damage Arc energy that overpenetrates enemies. |
| Trait | Long March: Detect enemies on your radar from farther away. |
| Barrel | Full Bore: Barrel optimized for distance. Greatly increases range. Decreases stability. Slightly decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Accurized Rounds: this weapon can fire longer distances. Increases range. |
| Stock | Fitted Stock: This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy. Increases stability. Improves recoil direction. Slightly decreases handling speed. |
The Prospector
Type: Arc damage Power Grenade Launcher
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Excavation: Hold [Fire] to fire grenades. Release to detonate all live grenades simultaneously. |
| Trait | Full Auto Trigger System: Holding down the trigger will fire this weapon at full auto. |
| Barrel | Volatile Launch: This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload. Greatly Increased Blast radius. Slightly decreases handling speed. Slightly decreases projectile speed. |
| Magazine | Augmented Drum: Heavy, high capacity drum. Greatly increases magazine size. Greatly decreases reload speed. |
| Stock | Hand-Laid Stock: This weapon is optimized for recoil control. Increases stability. |
Tractor Cannon
Type: Void damage Power Shotgun
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Repulsor Force: This weapon fires a powerful impulse to push enemies away. |
| Trait | The Scientific Method: Damaging an opponent temporarily increases speed and handling. |
| Barrel | Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. Increases range. Decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Particle Repeater: Constrains recoil for every bolt. Increases stability. |
| Stock | Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
The Wardclif Coil
Type: Arc damage Power Rocket Launcher
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Mad Scientist: This weapon fires a volley of rockets. |
| Trait | Mechanized Autoloader: this weapon automatically reloads on ammo pickup. |
| Barrel | Volatile Launch: This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload. Greatly Increased Blast radius. Slightly decreases handling speed. Slightly decreases projectile speed. |
| Magazine | Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. |
| Stock | Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
Sweet Business
Type: Kinetic damage Auto Rifle
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Payday: Larger Magazine. Increased accuracy when firing from the hip. |
| Trait | Business Time: Holding down the trigger boosts this weapon’s range and rate of fire and automatically loads ammo pickups into the magazine. |
| Barrel | Polygonal Rifling: Barrel optimized for recoil reduction. Increases stability. |
| Magazine | High-Caliber Rounds: Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther. Slightly increases range. |
| Stock | Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. Slightly increases stability. Slightly increases handling speed. |
Riskrunner
Type: Arc damage Energy Submachine Gun
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Arc Conductor: When taking Arc Damage, this weapon becomes more powerful and resists incoming arc Damage. Kills extend the time in this overcharged state. |
| Trait | Superconductor: When Arc Conductor is active, shots fired have the chance to become chain lightning and return ammo. |
| Barrel | Arrowhead Break: Lightly vented barrel. Greatly controls recoil. Increases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. |
| Stock | Short-Action Stock: This weapon is especially easy to grip. Greatly increases handling speed. |
Sunshot
Type: Solar damage Energy Hand Cannon
| Perks | Description |
|---|---|
| Intrinsic | Sunburn: This weapon fires explosive rounds and highlights targets that take damage from Sunshot. |
| Trait | Sun Blast: Targets killed with Sunshot explode in Solar Energy. |
| Barrel | Chambered Compensator: Stable barrel attachment. Increases stability Improves recoil and direction. Slightly Decreases handling speed. |
| Magazine | Accurized Rounds: this weapon can fire longer distances. Increases Range. |
| Stock | Textured Grip: Friction on this weapon’s grip is particularly strong. Greatly increases handling speed. Slightly decreases stability. |
If you need further help with Destiny 2 Shadowkeep, check out our guides on Dead Ghost Locations, Jade Rabbit Locations, and Eyes on the Moon - How to Start Vex Invasion. If it's Exotic Weapons that you're after, we've got you covered with our Pain And Gain Exotic Quest and Deathbringer Exotic Rocket Launcher - Symphony of Death guides. Going back in time for new players, we can offer you guides like Ikelos Weapons - How to Get SMG, Sniper Rifle, Shotgun, or, if you're playing Forsaken content, guides like Corsair Down & Badge - Dead Body Locations.
