Celestial Nighthawk

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Celestial Nighthawk

Specifications
Name:	Celestial Nighthawk
Type:	Helmet
Rarity:	Exotic
Class:	Hunter
Minimum level:	20 (Year 1) 40 (Year 2)
Defense rating:	155-170 (Year 1) 280-400 (Year 2)
Availability
Loot drop?:	Y
Vendor:	Xur
Price:	13 Strange Coins

"Starlight is your guide. No vacuum will contain you."

— Armor Description

Celestial Nighthawk is an exotic Hunter helmet added in House of Wolves. This helmet converts the Gunslinger's Golden Gun into an all-or-nothing weapon, restricting it to a single but extremely powerful shot.

Upgrades[edit]

TIER 1[edit]

Ashes to Asset - Replenish Super energy when you kill an enemy with a grenade.

TIER 2[edit]

Inverse Shadow - Increased Super energy gained from killing minions of the Darkness.

TIER 3[edit]

Big Game - Golden Gun fires one shot, delivering 6x damage, while granting Keyhole for over-penetration.

Celestial Nighthawk

Specifications
Name:	Celestial Nighthawk
Type:	Helmet
Rarity:	Exotic
Class:	Hunter
Defense rating:	280-400
Availability
Loot drop?:	Y
Vendor:	Xur
Price:	13 Strange Coins

Year 2 version[edit]

Celestial Nighthawk is a revamped exotic Hunter helmet added in The Taken King expansion. This helmet converts the Gunslinger's Golden Gun into an all-or-nothing weapon, restricting it to a single but extremely powerful shot.

Year 2 upgrades[edit]

Primary perks[edit]

Big Game: Golden Gun fires one shot, delivering 6x damage, while granting Keyhole for over-penetration.
Random Selection: Could be 1 of 4 perks.
Infuse: Consume a more powerful piece of Armor to boost the Defense value of this Armor.
Twist Fate: Changes the stats and upgrades available on this Armor.

Selectable perk 1[edit]

Random Selection: Could be 1 of 3 perks.
Random Selection: Could be 1 of 2 perks.

Selectable perk 2[edit]

Random Selection: Could be 1 of 3 perks.
Random Selection: Could be 1 of 3 perks.

Armor Perk (Destiny 2)[edit]

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Column 1 (Intrisnic)[edit]

Hawkeye Hack: Modifies Golden Gun to fire a single high-damage shot. Enemies eliminated by the shot explode and grant you Super energy

With Update 7.3.0 released with Season of the Wish on November 28th, the exotic perk of this armor was added a new function:

Precision kills now grant Super energy ranging between +1.5% and +4.5%, depending on target type killed.

Lore[edit]

I'm on the ground, half inside Mav's Ward. Lucky for me, it's my head that's half in. The stars over my head are going out one at a time, but that could just be Taken goo blocking my sight.

This giant one-eyed nightmare we woke up is real unhappy to see us. This wasn't the plan—we just came here to rob him.

Luna's dry. The 'horn's dull. Mav's either laughing, or screaming for her life spraying lead everywhere. She's floating past Psions that won't stop splitting. STOP SPLITTING.

We're almost out of time. We have one shot.
So I pull out the bird and give this sucker the finger.
One red-hot glowing finger.

Trivia[edit]

During development, this helmet was named "ExoTac Angel Hunter" and its description was "Built from a Golden Age combat pilot sensorium, it orients the brain during sharp maneuvers." Its main perk originally increased weapon accuracy for a short time after jumping.
Celestial Nighthawk has historically been able to one-shot many bosses such as:
- Oryx, the Taken King's Last Stand phase(Destiny 1)
- Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota, pre-update that gave her health gates
- Navôta, Eir Spawn
- The Mad Warden
- A phase of Sepiks Prime
The eyes of Celestial Nighthawk are known to light up when one's Super ability is fully charged.

List of appearances[edit]

Destiny:
- House of Wolves (First appearance)
- The Taken King
Destiny 2

References[edit]

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Exotic armor

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Destiny

v • d • e Helmets

Hunter	Achlyophage Symbiote • ATS/8 ARACHNID^(TDB) • Celestial Nighthawk^(HOW) • Graviton Forfeit^(TTK) • Knucklehead Radar • Mask of the Third Man • Skyburners Annex^(TTK)

Titan	An Insurmountable Skullfort • Empyrean Bellicose^(TTK) • Eternal Warrior^(HOW) • Helm of Inmost Light • Helm of Saint-14 • The Glasshouse^(TDB) • The Taikonaut^(TTK)

Warlock	Apotheosis Veil • Astrocyte Verse^(ROI) • Light Beyond Nemesis • Obsidian Mind^(TDB) • Skull of Dire Ahamkara • The Ram^(HOW) • THE STAG^(TTK)

v • d • e Gauntlets

Hunter	Don't Touch Me^(TDB) • Khepri's Sting^(HOW) • Sealed Ahamkara Grasps^(TTK) • Shinobu's Vow^(ROI) • Young Ahamkara's Spine

Titan	ACD/0 Feedback Fence^(HOW) • Immolation Fists^(TTK) • No Backup Plans • Ruin Wings^(TDB) • Thagomizers^(ROI)

Warlock	Claws of Ahamkara^(TDB) • Nothing Manacles^(HOW) • Ophidian Aspect^(ROI) • Sunbreakers • The Impossible Machines^(TTK)

v • d • e Chests

Hunter	ATS/8 Tarantella^(TTK) • Crest of Alpha Lupi (Hunter) • Lucky Raspberry

Titan	Crest of Alpha Lupi (Titan) • The Armamentarium • Twilight Garrison^(TTK)

Warlock	Alchemist's Raiment^(TTK) • Heart of the Praxic Fire • Purifier Robes^(HOW) • Starfire Protocol^(TDB) • Voidfang Vestments

v • d • e Boots

Hunter	Bones of Eao^(HOW) • Fr0st-EE5^(ROI) • Radiant Dance Machines^(TDB)

Titan	Dunemarchers^(ROI) • Mk. 44 Stand Asides^(TDB) • Peregrine Greaves^(HOW)

Warlock	Transversive Steps^(ROI)

v • d • e Class items

Hunter	Chaos Cloak^(TTK) • Cloak of Oblivion^(TTK) • Cloak of the Rising^(TTK) • Nightstalker Cloak^(TTK)

Titan	Mark of Oblivion^(TTK) • Mark of the Circle^(TTK) • Mark of the Executor^(TTK) • Mark of the Sunforged^(TTK)

Warlock	Circle of War^(TTK) • Light Beyond^(TTK) • Stormcaller Bond^(TTK) • The Age to Come^(TTK)

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Destiny 2

v • d • e Helmets

Hunter	Assassin's Cowl^(SK) • Blight Ranger^(TWQ) • Celestial Nighthawk • Cyrtarachne's Facade^(LF) • Foetracer • Graviton Forfeit^(CoO) • Knucklehead Radar • Mask of Bakris^(BL) • Mask of Fealty^(REV) • Wormhusk Crown^(WM)

Titan	An Insurmountable Skullfort • Cadmus Ridge Lancecap^(LF) • Eternal Warrior^(WM) • Helm of Saint-14^(CoO) • Khepri's Horn^(CoO) • Loreley Splendor Helm^(TWQ) • Mask of the Quiet One • One-Eyed Mask^(FSK) • Precious Scars^(BL)

Warlock	Apotheosis Veil^(WM) • Astrocyte Verse^(OPU) • Cenotaph Mask^(SotD) • Crown of Tempests • Dawn Chorus^(BL) • Eye of Another World • Fallen Sunstar^(SoP) • Felwinter's Helm^(SoW) • Nezarec's Sin • Skull of Dire Ahamkara • Speaker's Sight^(TFS) • The Stag^(CoO) • Verity's Brow^(WM)

v • d • e Gauntlets

Hunter	Aeon Swift^(CoO) • Athrys's Embrace^(BL) • Caliban's Hand^(HAU) • Khepri's Sting^(SoO) • Liar's Handshake^(JW) • Mechaneer's Tricksleeves • Mothkeeper's Wraps^(SotW) • Oathkeeper^(FSK) • Renewal Grasps^(TWQ) • Sealed Ahamkara Grasps^(WM) • Shards of Galanor^(FSK) • Shinobu's Vow^(CoO) • Triton Vice^(SotD) • Young Ahamkara's Spine

Titan	ACD/0 Feedback Fence • Aeon Safe^(CoO) • Ashen Wake^(WM) • Citan's Ramparts^(SoW) • Doom Fang Pauldrons • Icefall Mantle^(BL) • No Backup Plans^(SotL) • Point-Contact Cannon Brace^(SoP) • Pyrogale Gauntlets^(SotW) • Second Chance^(HAU) • Stronghold^(JW) • Synthoceps • Ursa Furiosa^(FSK) • Wishful Ignorance^(TFS) • Wormgod Caress^(WM)

Warlock	Aeon Soul^(CoO) • Ballidorse Wrathweavers^(LF) • Briarbinds^(SotW) • Claws of Ahamkara^(WM) • Contraverse Hold^(FSK) • Getaway Artist^(JW) • Karnstein Armlets • Necrotic Grip^(BL) • Nothing Manacles^(SotL) • Ophidian Aspect^(CoO) • Osmiomancy Gloves^(TWQ) • Sunbracers • Winter's Guile

v • d • e Chest Armor

Hunter	Gifted Conviction^(TFS) • Gwisin Vest^(FSK) • Gyrfalcon's Hauberk^(SoP) • Lucky Raspberry • Omnioculus^(SotC) • Ophidia Spathe^(WM) • Raiden Flux • Raiju's Harness^(SoW) • The Dragon's Shadow • The Sixth Coyote^(FSK)

Titan	Actium War Rig • Arbor Warden^(SotD) • Crest of Alpha Lupi • Cuirass of the Falling Star^(SotC) • Hallowfire Heart • Hazardous Propulsion^(TFS) • Heart of Inmost Light^(FSK) • Hoarfrost-Z^(TWQ) • Severance Enclosure^(SoD) • The Armamentarium^(WM)

Warlock	Chromatic Fire^(FSK) • Mantle of Battle Harmony^(SotC) • Mataiodoxía^(TFS) • Phoenix Protocol^(FSK) • Rime-coat Raiment^(REV) •Sanguine Alchemy^(WM) • Starfire Protocol • Stormdancer's Brace^(SK) • Vesper of Radius^(CoO) • Wings of Sacred Dawn

v • d • e Leg Armor

Hunter	Fr0st-EE5^(WM) • Gemini Jester^(CoO) • Lucky Pants • Orpheus Rig • Radiant Dance Machines^(SotL) • Speedloader Slacks^(LF) • St0mp-EE5 • Star-Eater Scales^(SotS) • The Bombardiers^(SoD)

Titan	Abeyant Leap^(LF) • Antaeus Wards^(FSK) • Blastwave Striders^(REV) • Dunemarchers • Lion Rampant • Mk. 44 Stand Asides^(CoO) • Peacekeepers • Peregrine Greaves^(OPU) • Phoenix Cradle^(SK) • The Path of Burning Steps^(SotS)

Warlock	Boots of the Assembler^(SotS) • Geomag Stabilizers^(FSK) • Lunafaction Boots • Promethium Spur^(SoD) • Rain of Fire^(HAU) • Secant Filaments^(TWQ) • Swarmers^(LF) • Transversive Steps

v • d • e Class Items

Hunter	Relativism^(TFS)

Titan	Stoicism^(TFS)

Warlock	Solipsism^(TFS)

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Hunter armor

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Destiny

v • d • e Helmets

Exotic	Achlyophage Symbiote • ATS/8 ARACHNID • Celestial Nighthawk • Graviton Forfeit • Knucklehead Radar • Mask of the Third Man • Skyburners Annex

v • d • e Gauntlets

Exotic	Don't Touch Me • Khepri's Sting • Shinobu's Vow • Young Ahamkara's Spine

v • d • e Chest armor

Exotic	ATS/8 Tarantella • Crest of Alpha Lupi • Lucky Raspberry

v • d • e Leg armor

Exotic	Bones of Eao • Fr0st-EE5 • Radiant Dance Machines

v • d • e Helmets

Common	Makeshift Cloak

Legendary	Cloud Walker Tribute • Cosmic Joke • Cult/Trinary Star • Dead Zone Revolution • Legend of Six Coyotes • Quantum-Phoenix Blue • Shattered Vault Cloak • Strength of the Pack • Venom of Ikaheka

Exotic	Nightstalker Cloak

v • d • e Destiny 2

Common	Daring Hunter Armor • Refugee Suit • Scorched Hunter Armor • Wastelander Armor

Uncommon	Kit Fox Armor • Makeshift Suit • Mechanik Armor • Scavenger Suit

Rare	Mindbreaker Boots • Mythos Hack 4.1 • Shadow Specter • The Outlander's Armor • War Mantis Armor

Legendary	Abhorrent Imperative Armor^(WM) • Ace-Defiant Suit • Ancient Apocalypse Armor^(FSK) • Anti-Extinction Armor • Armor of Feltroc • Armor of the Ace-Defiant • Armor of the Great Hunt^(FSK) • BrayTech Hunter Armor^(WM) • Dead End Cure 2.1 • Dragonfly Regalia^(FSK) • Errant Knight 1.0 • Emperor's Agent Suit • Equitis Shade Suit^(WM) • Exodus Down • Floating Armor • Flowing Armor • Frumious Armor • Gensym Knight Armor • Icarus Drifter • Insight Rover Armor^(WM) • Iron Remembrance Armor^(FSK) • Iron Truage Armor • Kairos Function^(CoO) • Lost Pacific Armor • Omega Mechanos^(CoO) • Optimacy Armor • Prime Zealot^(SotS) • Prodigal Armor^(FSK) • Qiao's Armor^(WM) • Red Moon Phantom Armor^(FSK) • Reverie Dawn Armor^(FSK) • Road Complex AA1 • Scatterhorn Armor^(FSK) • Simulator Armor • Sovereign Armor • Swordflight 4.1 • Tangled Web Armor^(FSK) • The Took Offense • Wildwood Armor • Winterhart Armor^(CoO)

Exotic	Aeon Swift^(CoO) • Celestial Nighthawk • Foetracer • Fr0st-EE5^(WM) • Gemini Jester^(CoO) • Graviton Forfeit^(CoO) • Knucklehead Radar • Lucky Pants • Lucky Raspberry • Mechaneer's Tricksleeves • Ophidia Spathe^(WM) • Orpheus Rig • Raiden Flux • Sealed Ahamkara Grasps^(WM) • Shinobu's Vow^(CoO) • St0mp-EE5 • The Dragon's Shadow • Wormhusk Crown^(WM) • Young Ahamkara's Spine

Celestial Nighthawk

Contents

Upgrades[edit]

TIER 1[edit]

TIER 2[edit]

TIER 3[edit]

Year 2 version[edit]

Year 2 upgrades[edit]

Primary perks[edit]

Selectable perk 1[edit]

Selectable perk 2[edit]

Armor Perk (Destiny 2)[edit]

Column 1 (Intrisnic)[edit]

Lore[edit]

Trivia[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

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