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'''Xûr, Agent of the Nine'''<ref name = "Xur"/> is a vendor who sells [[Rarity#Exotic|extremely rare goods]] in exchange for [[Strange Coin]]s in ''[[Destiny]]'', and in exchange for Legendary Shards in ''[[Destiny 2]]''. In ''Destiny'', he only appears on weekends from Friday to Sunday, while in ''Destiny 2'' he appears from Friday to the weekly reset on Tuesdays.<ref>'''[[Grimoire]]''': ''[[Grimoire:Allies#Agent of the IX|Agent of the IX]]''</ref><ref name = "Xur">[http://destinynews.net/xur-agent-nine/ '''Destiny News.net''' - ''Xûr, Agent of the Nine'']</ref> In ''Destiny'', Xûr appears randomly at one of six locations in the [[Tower]] or one location in the [[Vestian Outpost]]. In ''Destiny 2'', Xûr's location varies every week. He can appear at the [[Watcher's Grave]] on [[Nessus]], the [[Hangar]] in the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|New Tower]], and at the [[Winding Cove]] in the [[European Dead Zone]].

Xûr's coming and going depends on the planetary alignments, as he hails from the [[Jovians]], a place beyond even [[The Reef]] that the [[Guardian]]s have yet to adequately explore. He is subservient to [[Nine|the Nine]], enigmatic rulers of the Jovians, the section of the [[Solar System]] past the asteroid belt.  

Xûr claims that his will is not his own, and he is in complete servitude to [[Nine|The Nine.]] It is important to note that he is not one of them.

Xûr first appeared in the Tower after the end of the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]]. [[Cryptarch]] [[Lavinia Garcia Umr Tawil]] speculated that the Nine had previously made use of the [[Ahamkara]] for their paracausal abilities, and had sent Xûr to interact with the Guardians for similar reasons.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Dust#The_Bone|The Bone]]''</ref>

Xûr once was confronted by the Guardian [[Orin]], who was sent by [[Mara Sov]] to investigate the Nine's role in the disappearance of [[Sjur Eido]]. Xûr asks Orin to "forgive [[The Nine|them]]", as she crushes his windpipe and interrogates him. After being freed from Orin's grasp, he reaches into his robes to reveal a silver jar—misinterpreting Xûr's movements as a sign of hostility, Orin struck the Agent in the chest with her war hammer, sending him flying and breaking his spine. Though Xûr survived, he acquired a permanent hunched posture due to his injury.<ref>''Bungie (2019/3/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Ecdysis#Debt|Debt]]''</ref>

It is possible that Xûr, along with [[The Nine]], are responsible for releasing [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]] from his prison after he was given to them.<ref>'''[[Grimoire]]''': ''[[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Mystery:_The_Fate_of_Skolas|Mystery: The Fate of Skolas]]''</ref>

Most recently, Xûr has been "employed" by [[Starhorse]], a paracausal being appearing as a celestial horse, as the host of the "game show" [[Dares of Eternity]].

Every week, the available stock is chosen at random, but some items may accidentally be featured more than once within a certain timespan. Note that Xûr will not sell both an Exotic weapon and a Legacy Engram during the same visit, only one or the other. Legacy Engrams only contain Year 1 weapons or armor, but if a player receives a weapon that they don't have in Year 3, that same weapon will become available in its current iteration in the [[Exotic]] kiosks in the [[Tower]].

Until [[Forsaken]], Xûr appeared either in a predefined spot within the [[Destination]] chosen as that week's [[Flashpoint]], or else the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]] if a DLC Destination was selected. Since then, he still appears in one of his predefined spots, but randomly selected from all base ''[[Destiny 2]]'' [[Destination]]s. As of [[Beyond Light]] this is limited to the Tower, the [[European Dead Zone]], and [[Nessus]]. Instead of [[Strange Coin]]s, he accepts [[Legendary Shard]]s. After each week, his available stock of Exotics is randomized; he offers one random armor piece for each class, a random weapon, a special 'fated' or 'isochronal' exotic engram that is guaranteed to decrypt into an as-yet undiscovered '''non-quest''' armor ''or'' weapon, and assorted other items. If all suitable armor and weapons have been discovered, a new roll of armor for the player's current class is decrypted instead. In [[Season of the Lost]], Xûr began to offer a selection of Legendary weapons introduced in previous seasons, including older [[Trials of Osiris]] and [[Nightfall]] weapons, in addition to a random set of vaulted armor. As of [[The Witch Queen]] he will also sell one random roll each of vaulted exotic weapons that feature them. His entire current inventory can be found [https://www.light.gg/db/vendors/2190858386/x%C3%BBr/ here].

*[[Exotic]] Armor (one for each class) - 23 Legendary Shards

**Currently, purchasable weapons are [[Hawkmoon]] and [[Dead Man's Tale]].

Upon the release of the ''[[30th Anniversary Pack]]'', Xûr also appears during the whole week as the vendor for [[Dares of Eternity]], located in his [[Xûr's Treasure Hoard|Treasure Hoard]] in [[Unknown Space|Eternity]]. From there, he offers reputation rewards, [[Bounties]], and the quest for [[Forerunner]]. He also provides the bonus cosmetic items unlocked for owners of the Anniversary Pack and displays the quest for [[Gjallarhorn]] for non-owners.

*Xûr has sold the famous [[exotic]] [[Rocket Launcher]] [[Gjallarhorn]] on two occasions in Year 1 of [[Destiny]]. The first was during the second week he was available to purchase from, however many people didn't buy it due to either lack of knowledge or lack of [[Strange Coin|Strange Coins]].

*There was once a bug in Xûr's code that meant he didn't sell Three of Coins for a few weeks during [[Rise of Iron]].

*There is a fan theory that Xûr's presence in the [[Tower]] may not be beneficial, despite him outfitting [[Guardian]]s with [[Exotic]] wares. Some fans believe that Xûr is in the [[Tower]] for reconnaissance purposes and to gather intelligence for his [[The Nine|superiors]].

*The reason for Xûr's odd posture and voice is explained in the [[Lore:Ecdysis|Ecdysis]] lore book, where [[Orin]] finds him in a sublunar cavern and "crushes his windpipe" along with hitting him with her war hammer, cracking his spine so that "he will never stand straight again."

*Xûr went under a slight visual update following the release of ''Destiny 2'', with the symbol of [[The Nine]] now visible on the torso of his robes.

**Along with that, Xûr now wears less baggy robes.