Exotics are the highest tier of items available. They are a special tier of equipment that refers to powerful and unique weapons, armor, and items. They are distinguished by their distinct appearances and abilities that set them apart from Legendary gear. Only one Exotic weapon and one Exotic armor can ever be equipped at any time. In Destiny, Exotics can be upgraded with an Exotic Shard and other materials, while in Destiny 2 they can be augmented with Exotic Catalysts.
Exotics can be obtained by completing quests and participating in various activities, like Raids, Nightfall strikes, as well as the Exotic Archive. An Exotic Shard has to be purchased or acquired from disassembling another Exotic item. Xûr sells Fated Engrams weekly for the price of 97 Legendary Shards and other Exotics.
- Acquired by: Purchasing an Exotic Engram from Xûr with Strange Coins or Legendary Shards, reward for Nightfall Strikes and Raids, completing an Exotic Weapon Bounty, completing season pass tiers (Destiny 2), or Quests (Destiny 2).
- Upgrade with: Glimmer, Weapon Parts, Armor Materials, Spinmetal, Helium Filaments, Spirit Bloom, Relic Iron, Exotic Shard, Crucible Token
List of Exotic Weapons
Kinetic
- Sweet Business - Exotic
Auto Rifle - Sturm - Exotic Sidearm
- Vigilance Wing - Exotic Pulse Rifle
- Rat King - Exotic Hand Cannon
- MIDA Multi-Tool - Exotic Scout Rifle
- Crimson - Exotic Hand Cannon
- The Jade Rabbit - Exotic Scout Rifle
- The Huckleberry - Exotic Submachine Gun
- SUROS Regime - Exotic Auto Rifle
- Cerberus+1 - Exotic Auto Rifle
- Wish-Ender - Exotic Combat Bow
- Malfeasance - Exotic Hand Cannon
- Ace of Spades - Exotic Hand Cannon
- The Chaperone - Exotic Shotgun
- Izanagi's Burden - Exotic Sniper Rifle
- Arbalest - Exotic Linear Fusion Rifle
- Thorn - Exotic Hand Cannon
- Bad Juju - Exotic Pulse Rifle
- Monte Carlo - Exotic Auto Rifle
- Bastion (weapon) - Exotic Fusion Rifle
- Witherhoard - Exotic Grenade Launcher
- Traveler - Exotic Sidearm
- Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon
- No Time To Explain - Exotic Pulse Rifle
- Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Pulse Rifle
- Ager's Scepter - Exotic
Trace Rifle - Forerunner - Exotic Sidearm
- Osteo Striga - Exotic Submachine Gun
- Touch of Malice - Exotic Pulse Rifle
- Quicksilver Storm - Exotic /
Auto Rifle - Final Warning - Exotic Sidearm
- Conditional Finality - Exotic /
Shotgun - Verglas Curve - Exotic Combat Bow
- Wicked Implement - Exotic Scout Rifle
- The Navigator - Exotic Trace Rifle
Energy
- WIP
Power
- WIP
List of Exotic Armor
- Titan
- WIP
- Hunter
- WIP
- Warlock
- WIP
Exotic Catalysts
Many Exotic weapons in Destiny 2 have upgrades in the form of Catalysts.
List of appearances
References