Exotic Catalyst

Catalysts are special modifiers for Exotic weapons, introduced in the Warmind Expansion for Destiny 2. They improve and upgrade Exotic weapons within the game by either improving stats, giving bonus perks, or raising the magazine size.

Overview

Each weapon has its own Catalyst and has specific objectives to find them. Catalysts function exactly like Masterworks and generate Orbs of Light on multi kills. The drop rate for them is unknown, but they are a rare find. Once you find a Catalyst for a weapon, you will have to do specific objectives with the weapon, such as precision hits or simply kill enemies in order to unlock the upgrade.

List of Catalysts

Weapon Catalyst	Obtained From	Objectives (All Kills must be done with the respective weapon)	Catalyst Perk
Ace of Spades	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills	The perk Firefly does more damage while the perk Memento Mori is active
Bad Juju	45 Tributes places inside the Tribute Hall	700 Kills	Precision kills greatly decrease reload time
Black Talon	Killing any PVE enemy	500 Kills	Adds the perk Reversal (Shots blocked immediately after guarding increase the damage of Crow’s Wings for a very short duration)
Borealis	Killing any PVE enemy	150 Solar Mode kills 150 Mode Void kills 150 Arc Mode kills	Increase to weapon reload speed stat
Cerberus+1	Killing any PVE enemy	500 Kills	Adds the perk Focused Fire (Hold reload to swap to a tighter, close-ranged spread)
Coldheart	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	300 Kills	Increase to weapon stability and reload speed stats
The Colony	Kills and, or Wins in Crucible Matches	500 Kills	Adds the perk Deeper Pockets (Increases magazine size to 8 and expands ammo reserves)
Crimson	Killing any PVE enemy	500 Precision kills	Increase to weapon range stat
D.A.R.C.I.	Killing any PVE enemy	300 Precision kills	Increase to weapon stability stat
Eriana's Vow	Complete the quest from Banshee-44	700 Kills	Increases weapon magazine size and adds the perk Auto-Loading Holster (The holstered weapon is automatically reloaded after a short period of time)
Fighting Lion	Killing any PVE enemy	1000 Kills 167 Bounties completed (while catalyst is inserted)	Adds the perk Chimera (perk) (When Fighting Lion is fired, equipped Kinetic and Power weapon gain increased handling and accuracy stats for a brief period of time)
Graviton Lance	Kills and, or Wins in Crucible or Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills 1000 Cosmology kills	Adds the perk Hidden Hand (Increase to weapon range, aim assist and targeting acquisition stats)
Hardlight	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	1000 Kills	Increases weapon stability stat
The Huckleberry	Kills and, or completions in Heroic Adventures	500 Kills	Adds the perk Ambitious Assassin (kills will overflow the magazine instead of partially refilling it)
Izanagi's Burden	Complete Heroic Menagerie with a Masterworked Chalice of Opulence	500 kills	Increases the perk Honed Edge damage when all 4 shots are combined
Jade Rabbit	Kills and, or Wins in Crucible Matches	250 PVP kills	Increase to weapon stability stat
Legend of Acrius	Completing encounters and opening Underbelly chests in the raid Leviathan (raid) on Prestige difficulty	500 Kills	Increase to weapon reload speed stat and adds the perk Deeper Pockets (Increases Magazine Size to 6 and expands Ammo Reserves)
Lord of Wolves	Completions in Gambit, Crucible, Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills	Adds the perk Fang and Claw (Increases the reload speed stat while the perk Release the Wolves is active and increases the stability stat when it is not)
Merciless	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills	Increase to weapon stability and range stats
MIDA Multi-Tool	Kills and, or Wins in Competitive Crucible matches after reaching the Glory rank of Legend	250 PVP precision kills	Adds the perk Outlaw (Increase weapon reload speed stat after a precision kill)
Outbreak Perfected	Complete the Zero Hour mission on Heroic difficulty	Collect 500 SIVA Nanites 500 Precision kills (You can obtain 100 Nanites per week from completing the Zero Hour mission on Heroic difficulty. You can also complete the Terminal Sequencing Puzzle to gain boosted gains on the catalyst progress)	Adds the perk Disease Vector (Deal additional nanite damage. Enemies that die while under the effect of SIVA nanites will spread the ailment to nearby foes.)
Polaris Lance	Complete the 5th and Final Nascent Dawn quest	500 Kills 50 Perfect Fifth kills	Adds the perk Dragonfly (Precision kills create an explosion around defeated enemy)
Prometheus Lens	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills	Increases weapon stability and handling stats
The Prospector	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills	Increases weapon blast radius stat and adds the perk Deeper Pockets (Increases ammo reserves)
Rat King	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	1000 Kills while everyone in your fireteam is also using Rat King	Adds the perk Infestation (Increase to weapon aim assist and recoil direction stats, when the perk Vermin activates, recover some health)
Riskrunner	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls or by completing completing the Pain and Gain questline	500 Kills 50 Arc Conductor kills	Increase to weapon range stat
Skyburner's Oath	Completing encounters in the raid Leviathan (raid)	1000 Cabal kills	Increase to weapon range stat
Sleeper Simulant	Completing encounters in the raid Leviathan, Spire of Stars on Prestige difficulty	Complete the following steps: 1. Kills with IKELOS escalation protocol weapons equipped 1000 Sniper Rifle kills 1000 Shotgun kills 2000 Submachine Gun kills 2. Loot the Oracle Chest in The Whisper on Normal or Heroic difficulty. 3. Kills with Sleeper Simulant 500 Kills	Increases weapon charge rate stat and expands ammo reserves (Lowers charge time)
Sturm	Killing any PVE enemy on Nessus	500 Sturm kills 500 Drang kills	Increases weapon handling and range stats
Sunshot	Kills and, or Wins in Crucible or Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills 1000 Sun Blast kills	Increase to weapon stability and range stats
SUROS Regime	Kills and, or Wins in Crucible Matches	300 PVP kills	Adds the perk SUROS Ascendance (Increases weapon recoil direction stat, increases chance for the perk SUROS Legacy to activate)
Sweet Business	Kills and, or Wins in Crucible or Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	250 Multi-kills	Adds the perk Serious Business (Reduces incoming flinch when firing Sweet Business at full speed)
Symmetry	Complete the quest from Banshee-44	700 Kills	Adds the perk Electric Styx (Increases the max stack size of Dynamic Charge from x15 to x20)
Telesto	Completing encounters in the raid Leviathan, Eater of Worlds on Prestige difficulty	Acquire Gift of the Lighthouse and then interact with the forge on Mercury (Earn all lost prophecy verses from Brother Vance on Mercury)	Adds the perk Deeper Pockets (Increases magazine size to 7 and expands ammo reserves)
Tractor Cannon	Killing any PVE enemy	300 Kills	Adds the perk Deeper Pockets (Increases magazine size to 7 and expands ammo reserves)
Vigilance Wing	Kills and, or Wins in Crucible Matches	250 PVP kills 5 Blood for Blood medals	Adds the perk Full Auto (Makes the weapon fire fully automatic when holding down the fire button)
The Wardcliff Coil	Kills and, or completions in Strikes and, or Nightfalls	500 Kills	Adds the perk Pinpoint Guidance Module (Tightens rockets spread)
Whisper of the Worm	Complete The Whisper on Heroic difficulty.	Obtain 100 Blighted Essense (You can obtain 24 essence per week by completing The Whisper on Heroic difficulty and 12 by opening all 6 chests in The Whisper on Normal or Heroic difficulty, 36 per week)	Increases weapon reload speed stat and adds the perk Whispered Breathing (Aiming down the scope for 3 seconds increases weapon range and precision damage while the weapon scope remains zoomed)
Worldline Zero	Killing any PVE enemy while having a sword equipped	You must hit all 5 level 7 Mars Protocol bosses with the Worldline Zero while they're un-shielded (Boss rotation changes weekly, so it will take 5 weeks to complete the catalyst)	Adds the perk Another Dimension (Reduces the activation time for the perk Tesseract)

Sources:

• Triumphs Menu in-game
• Weapon perk descriptions in-game
• Weapon descriptions in-game
• https://www.shacknews.com/article/107747/all-exotic-catalysts-and-masterwork-upgrades-in-destiny-2
• https://braytech.org
• https://www.fanbyte.com/guides/exotic-destiny-catalyst-list-guide/
• https://destinytracker.com
• https://beta.destinyitemmanager.com - Collections TAB
• https://www.polygon.com/destiny-2-guide-walkthrough/2018/6/26/17503560/exotic-catalysts-farm-requirement-perk

List of Appearances

• Destiny 2
  • Warmind (First appearance)
  • Forsaken