The Ultimate Destiny 2 Exotics List

Obtaining Exotic weapons and armor is essential to completing some of the more difficult quests in Destiny 2. Here's an exhaustive list of Destiny 2 Exotics and how to get them.

Information in this article applies to all versions of Destiny 2 for all platforms including PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

How Destiny 2 Exotics Work

Exotics are rare weapons and armor that come with unique perks. You can only equip one Exotic weapon and one Exotic armor at a time. Exotic gear can be obtained in the following ways:

Decrypting Exotic Engrams
Completing quests
Completing public events, Crucible matches, and other activities
Purchasing from special vendors

A reliable source of gear is Xur, the Exotics vendor in Destiny 2 who appears in a different location each week.

Best Destiny 2 Exotics

The best Exotic gear for your Guardian depends on your character class (Hunter, Titan, or Warlock). All Exotic weapons can be used by any character. The following weapons stand out among the best:

Ace of Spaces
Divinity
Lord of Wolves
One Thousand Voices
Riskrunner
Sleeper Simulant
Sunshot
Telesto
Thorn
Xenophage

Destiny 2: New Light Exotic Weapons

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
Borealis	Sniper Rifle	PS4 Exclusive
Coldheart	Trace Rifle	Preorder bonus
D.A.R.C.I.	Sniper Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
Fighting Lion	Grenade Launcher	Drop, engram, or vendor
Graviton Lance	Pulse Rifle	Story reward
Hard Light	Auto Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
Legend of Acrius	Shotgun	World-Eater quest
Merciless	Fusion Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
MIDA Multi-Tool	Scout Rifle	Mida Multi-Tool quest
Rat King	Sidearm	Rat King riddle quest
Riskrunner	Submachine Gun	Story reward
Skyburner's Oath	Scout Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
Sturm	Hand Cannon	Sturm and Drang quest
Sunshot	Hand Cannon	Story reward
Sweet Business	Auto Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
The Prospector	Grenade Launcher	Drop, engram, or vendor
The Wardclif Coil	Rocket Launcher	Drop, engram, or vendor
Tractor Cannon	Shotgun	Drop, engram, or vendor
Vigilance Wing	Pulse Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor

Destiny 2 Forsaken Exotic Weapons

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
Ace of Spades	Hand Cannon	Ace of Spades quest
Black Talon	Sword	Drop, engram, or vendor
Cerberus+1	Auto Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
Lord of Wolves	Shotgun	Random drop from Wanted Bounty completions
Malfeasance	Hand Cannon	Malfeasance quest
One Thousand Voices	Fusion Rifle	Rare drop from the Last Wish raid
The Chaperone	Shotgun	Chaperone quest
The Queenbreaker	Linear Fusion Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
Thunderlord	Machine Gun	Drop, engram, vendor or Journal of the Lost Cryptarch quest (until November 27th)
Trinity Ghoul	Combat Bow	Drop, engram, or vendor
Two Tailed Fox	Rocket Launcher	Drop, engram, or vendor
Wavesplitter	Trace Rifle	Timed PS4 exclusive
Wish-Ender	Combat Bow	Wish-Ender quest

Destiny 2 Warmind Exotic Weapons

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
The Huckleberry	Submachine Gun	Drop, engram, or vendor
Suros Regime	Auto Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
Worldline Zero	Sword	Collect 35 Lost Memory Fragments
Sleeper Simulant	Linear Fusion Rifle	Sleeper Simulant quest
Polaris	Lance Scout Rifle	Nascent Dawn quest
Whisper of the Worm	Sniper Rifle Solar	The Whisper quest

Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris Exotic Weapons

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
Crimson	Hand Cannon	Drop, engram, or vendor
Prometheus Lens	Trace Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
Telesto	Fusion Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor
The Colony	Grenade Launcher	Drop, engram, or vendor
The Jade Rabbit	Scout Rifle Drop	Drop, engram, or vendor

Destiny 2 Season Pass Exotic Weapons

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain	Season
Ruinous Effigy	Trace Rifle	Ruinous Effigy quest	Season of Arrivals
Traveler's Chosen	Sidearm	Traveler's Chosen quest	Season of Arrivals
Witherhoard	Grenade Launcher	Season of Arrivals Season Pass (Free at Rank 35)	Season of Arrivals
Heir Apparent	Machine Gun	Guardian Games event reward	Season of the Worthy
The Fourth Horseman	Shotgun	The Fourth Horseman Quest	Season of the Worthy
Tommy's Matchbook	Auto Rifle	Season of the Worthy Season Pass (Free at Rank 35)	Season of the Worthy
Bastion	Fusion Rifle	Bastion quest	Season of Dawn
Devil's Ruin	Sidearm	Devil's Ruin quest	Season of Dawn
Symmetry	Scout Rifle	Season of Dawn Season Pass (Free at Rank 35)	Season of Dawn
Deathbringer	Rocket Launcher	Deathbringer quest	Season of the Undying
Divinity	Trace Rifle	Divinity quest	Season of the Undying
Eriana's Vow	Hand Cannon	Season of the Undying Season Pass (Free at Rank 35)	Season of the Undying
Leviathan's Breath	Bow	Leviathan's Breath quest	Season of the Undying
Monte Carlo	Auto Rifle	Drop, engram, or vendor	Season of the Undying
Xenophage	Machine Gun	Xenophage quest	Season of the Undying
Bad Juju	Pulse Rifle	Bad Juju quest	Season of Opulence
Lumina	Hand Cannon	Lumina quest	Season of Opulence
Truth	Rocket Launcher	Truth quest	Season of Opulence
Arbalest	Linear Fusion Rifle	Revelry event	Season of the Drifter
Outbreak Perfected	Pulse Rifle	Outbreak Perfected quest	Season of the Drifter
Thorn	Hand Cannon	Thorn quest	Season of the Drifter

Destiny 2 Black Armory Exotic Weapons

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
Anarchy	Grenade Launcher	Rare drop from Scourge of the Past completion
Jötunn	Fusion Rifle	Jötunn quest
Le Monarque	Bow	Le Monarque quest
Izanagi's Burden	Sniper Rifle	The Mysterious Box quest
The Last Word	Hand Cannon	The Last Word quest

Destiny 2 Exotic Hunter Armor

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
Celestial Nighthawk	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
Foetracer	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
Knucklehead Radar	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
Mechaneer's Tricksleeves	Gauntlets	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Young Ahamkara's Spine	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor
The Dragon's Shadow	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor
Lucky Raspberry	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor
Raiden Flux	Chest	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Lucky Pants	Legs	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Orpheus Rig	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor
ST0MP-EE5	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor
Aeon Swift	Gauntlets	Curse of Osiris completion reward
Gemini Jester	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Graviton Forfeit	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Shinobu's Vow	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Wormhusk Crown	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Sealed Ahamkara Grasps	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Ophidia Spathe	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
FR0ST-EE5	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Apotheosis Veil	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Gwisin Vest	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Oathkeeper	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Shards of Galanor	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
The Sixth Coyote	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Liars Handshake	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of the Drifter)
Khepri's Sting	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of Opulance)
Assassin's Cowl	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Shadowkeep)
The Bombardiers	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of Dawn)
Raiju's Harness	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of the Worthy)

Destiny 2 Exotic Titan Armor

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
Insurmountable Skullfort	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
Mask of the Quiet One	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
ACD/0 Feedback Fence	Gauntlets	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Doom Fang Pauldron	Gauntlets	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Synthocepts	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor
Actium War Rig	Chest	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Crest of Alpha Lupi	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor
Hallowfire Heart	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor
Dunemarchers	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor
Lion Rampant	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor
Peacekeepers	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor
Aeon Safe	Gauntlets	Curse of Osiris reward
Khepri's Horn	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Helm of Saint-14	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Mk. 44 Stand Asides	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Wormgod Caress	Gauntlet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Eternal Warrior	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Ashen Wake	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Armamentarium	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Antaeus Wards	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Heart of Inmost Light	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
One-Eyed Mask	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Ursa Furiosa	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Stronghold	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of the Drifter)
Peragrine Greaves	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of Opulence)
Phoenix Cradle	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Shadowkeep)
Severance Enclosure	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of Dawn)
Citan's Ramparts	Gloves	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of the Worthy)

Destiny 2 Exotic Warlock Armor

Exotic	Type	How to Obtain
Crown of Tempests	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
Eye of Another World	Helmet	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Nezarec's Sin	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
Skull of Dire Ahamkara	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor
Karnstein Armlets	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor
Sunbracers	Gauntlets	Story reward/Drop, engram, or vendor
Winter's Guile	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor
Starfire Protocol	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor
Wings of Sacred Dawn	Chest	Story reward/ Drop, engram, or vendor
Lunafaction Boots	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor
Transversive Steps	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor
Aeon Soul	Gauntlets	Curse of Osiris reward
Ophidian Aspect	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
The Stag	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Vesper of Radius	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Curse of Osiris)
Verity's Brow	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
The Oculus Xol	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Sanguine Alchemy	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Claws of Ahamkara	Gauntlet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Warmind)
Chromatic Fire	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Contraverse Hold	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Geomag Stablizers	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Phoenix Protocol	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Forsaken)
Getaway Artist	Gauntlets	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of the Drifer)
Astrocyte Verse	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of Opulence)
Stormdancer's Brace	Chest	Drop, engram, or vendor (Shadowkeep)
Promethium Spur	Legs	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of Dawn)
Felwinter's Helm	Helmet	Drop, engram, or vendor (Season of the Worthy)