Destiny 2 offers weapons and armor for players to add to their arsenal. The rarest of these are called Exotics. Exotics have unique perks, operating differently from their Legendary brethren. Players can equip only one piece of Exotic armor and one Exotic weapon at a time.
Exotics vary in their acquisition. Bungie locked some behind hard quests, ot hers behind events, and most behind random loot drops.
Exotics can be sourced in a number of ways:
- Decrypting Exotic Engrams
- Random rewards from Public Events, chests, Crucible matches and other activities
- Special vendors, such as Xur
- Specific quests and missions
- Bright Engrams (for cosmetic Exotic items)
- Increasing your drop rate with Three of Coins
Destiny 2 Ace of Spades (Exotic Weapon)
- Weapon Type: Hand Cannon
- Energy Type: Kinetic
- Ammo Type: Primary
- How to Unlock: Cayde’s Will exotic quest
- Special Perks:
-Memento Mori: Reloading after a kill loads a magazine with a few extra-damage bullets. Grants radar while aiming down sights.
-Firefly: Precision kills with this weapon increase reload speed and cause the target to explode, dealing solar damage to nearby enemies. - How to find Catalyst: Strikes and The Ordeal
- How to upgrade Catalyst: 500 kills
- What the Catalyst does: Firefly deals more damage while Memento Mori is active.
- Strengths: Memento Mori is very strong in PVP (best hand cannon by many)
- Weaknesses: Memento Mori goes away once weapon is stowed