Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

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Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Highlights

  • Xur returns to the Bazaar of The Tower, offering new resources, catalysts, legendary gear, and exotics.
  • Destiny 2 players can find the Heart of Inmost Light, Sunbracers, and Mechaneer’s Tricksleeves for exotic armor.
  • For exotic weapons, Xur has Hawkmoon, The Huckleberry, Lord of Wolves, and Thunderlord.

As a seasoned Guardian with countless hours spent traversing the cosmos, I must say that the weapons Xur offers this week are truly intriguing. From the Paracausal Shot of the Hawkmoon Hand Cannon to the Reign Havoc of the Thunderlord Machine Gun, each weapon brings a unique flavor to the battlefield.

Once more, Xur is back in Destiny 2, bringing fresh exotic and legendary items for players to explore temporarily. Bungie is looking forward by giving us sneak peeks at upcoming improvements, all while hinting at Destiny’s upcoming developments. Despite the recent studio layoffs, the community seems a bit down about the game’s future, but Bungie appears determined to show that Destiny has a promising tomorrow.

For a while, Bungie has revealed plans to make the acquisition of Destiny 2’s Exotic Class armor less challenging in the near future. Although the latest adjustments haven’t lived up to fans’ expectations, an upcoming update slated for next week will include these exotics in Xur’s random weekend inventory rotation. Beginning August 23rd, Xur will offer these exotic class items for sale, but keep in mind that subsequent weekends will return to their usual random pattern, so players should watch closely for when these items become available.

At present, the enigmatic vendor Xur has arrived bearing fresh stocks of exotic and legendary items especially for Destiny 2 enthusiasts. Here’s your guide to locating him this weekend, updates on his ongoing exotic cipher quest, and a comprehensive overview of all the exotic and legendary goods he offers from August 16, 2024.

Where is Xur?

From this point on, you won’t need to search for Xur on weekends since he’s settled down permanently in the Tower’s Bazaar, making it a year-round destination.

Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Because the Bazaar lies between your fast travel options, you can choose either point to arrive at. Once there, locate yourself near Ikora and Hawthorne, then search for a small Ramen shop positioned against the back wall. With the shop in front of you, the alley where Xur is found will be to your right side.

Destiny 2 Class Armor and Exotic Cipher

Each week, Xur carries on providing the standard quests, exotics, and high-end gear. These missions are crucial not only for purchasing an additional fated engram but also for obtaining legacy exotic equipment from the Tower’s kiosk. Players can obtain a fresh cipher by accomplishing strikes or by winning Crucible or Gambit matches. Earn extra points by teaming up with your clan members or completing more demanding activities.

Xur’s Exotic Armor

Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Sunbracers – Warlock gauntlets

Exotic Perks:

  • Helium Spirals – Increases the duration of Solar Grenades. Solar melee kills grant unlimited Solar Grenade energy for a brief time.

Two weeks after it went back on the market, this roll’s price has increased slightly. Interestingly, it has the highest mobility stat among all options. For players who are okay with this, it’s definitely worth considering, especially if you plan to customize it to address the mobility disadvantage.

Stat Values (68 Total):

  • Mobility +17
  • Resilience +16
  • Recovery +3
  • Discipline +16
  • Intellect +6
  • Strength +10
Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Mechaneer’s Tricksleeves – Hunter gauntlets

Exotic Perk:

  • Spring-Loaded Mounting – Increases Sidearm airborne effectiveness, ready speed, and reload speed. While you’re critically wounded, swapping to a Sidearm reloads it and increases its damage. While this effect is active, Sidearm final blows reload the weapon and extend the effect’s duration.

Really, this is only an exotic for Sidearm users. Everyone else need not apply. It’s not the most unique or powerful exotic currently available, but it does offer some nice bonuses to sidearms, and considering the roll is fairly high, this may be a good one to pick up if nothing else than to just replace a collection roll.

Stat Values (68 Total):

  • Mobility +4
  • Resilience +15
  • Recovery +16
  • Discipline +12
  • Intellect +6
  • Strength +15
Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Heart of Inmost Light – Titan chest armor

Exotic Perk:

  • Overflowing Light – Using an ability (grenade, melee, or Barricade) empowers the other two abilities. Empowered means abilities have faster regen, melees and grenades do more damage, and Barricades have more hit points.

Just like the Sunbracers, the Heart of Inmost Light has resurfaced in the market, having been available two weeks prior. Although its overall roll has improved, it’s still challenging to recommend due to its excessive mobility boost that is once more too high for Titans, making gameplay difficult.

Stat Values (68 total):

  • Mobility +22
  • Resilience +7
  • Recovery +6
  • Discipline +6
  • Intellect +10
  • Strength +17

Xur Inventory Items

In Destiny 2’s Year 7, Xur’s inventory has been significantly enhanced. It now includes a genuine ranking progression system, rewards, and customizable focus options. Additionally, Xur offers items beyond just weapons and armor, such as:

  • MIDA Multi-Tool Catalyst
  • Lumina Catalyst
  • Exotic Engram
  • Upgrade Module
  • Glimmer
  • Ascendant Alloy
  • Enhancement Cores
  • Strange Gift (Random Item for 1 Strange Coin)

Xur’s Exotic Weapons

In an update for Year 7, Xur now carries more than one exotic weapon at a time in his inventory. Here’s what Xur is offering over the weekend:

Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Hawkmoon – Hand Cannon

  • Paracausal Shot – Final blows and precision hits with Hawkmoon grant stacks of Paracausal Charge. The final round in the magazine deals bonus damage based on the number of stacks. Stowing Hawkmoon on the final round removes this bonus.
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Alloy Magazine
  • Hip-Fire Grip
  • Polymer Grip
Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Lord of Wolves – Shotgun

  • Shrapnel Launcher – Fires a powerful short-range burst of Solar damage.
  • Release the Wolves – Greatly increases rate of fire and shoots in full auto.
  • Chambered Compensator
  • Extended Mag
  • Composite Stock
Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

The Huckleberry – Submachine Gun

  • Ride the Bull – Increased rate of fire and recoil while you’re holding down the trigger. Kills with this weapon reload a portion of the magazine.
  • Rampage – Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
  • Fluted Barrel
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Short-Action Stock
Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Thunderlord – Machine Gun

  • Reign Havoc – Final blows with this weapon generate stunning lighting strikes from above. Strong against [Disruption] Overload Champions.
  • Feeding Frenzy – When Personal Assistant is active, this weapon has better target acquisition, deals significantly more precision damage, and jolts the target.
  • Polygonal Rifling
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for August 16

Xur’s Destiny 2 Legendary Armor Set and Weapons

Xur’s Set of Legendary Armor and Weapons. All gear costs 50 Legendary Shards and 1000 Glimmer.

  • Extraordinary Rendition (Kinetic Submachine Gun)
  • Cold Denial (Kinetic Pulse Rifle)
  • Cartesian Coordinate (Energy Fusion Rifle)
  • Hollow Words (Energy Auto Rifles)
  • Temptation’s Hook (Heavy Sword)
  • Steel Sybil Z-14 (Heavy Sword)
  • Crown-Splitter/Quickfang/Eternity’s Edge (Heavy Sword)
  • Strange Weapon Engram
  • Midnight Exigent/Yuga Sundown/Abhorrent Imperative Armor Set

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2024-08-16 20:24