Destiny 2 exotic class item: All perk combinations and how to get it

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Recent updatesThis article was updated on 12 September to include specific recommendations for exotic perk combos based on our extensive testing in endgame activities.

Recent updates

This article was updated on 12 September to include specific recommendations for exotic perk combos based on our extensive testing in endgame activities.

Theexotic class itemremains one of the most desirable additions inDestiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion, giving you a special exotic you can use with the prismatic subclass that can mix and match perks from other pre-existing exotics. Sounds powerful? It is!

Titans can now throw lightning hammers like Thor, hunters can jab enemies with electric punches causing them to explode, and warlocks? Well, as ever, warlocks can get some cracked grenade regen and damage with combos like Osmiomancy/Verity. There are plenty of other possibilities, too, if you get a roll with some decent perk synergy.

The good news is that due to community complaints about drop rates, Bungie has also made it significantly easier to acquire the item, and there will even be a method coming in Revenant—episode two—that’ll let players attune for their desired perk combo. If you haven’t unlocked it yet, here’s what you need to do, all the available perks, plus everything we know about the new attunement system.

How to unlock the exotic class item

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Destiny 2 exotic class item - Dual Destiny tormentor

Unlocking the Exotic Class item requires completing the newDual Destinymission. To access that, though, first you’ll need to do some prep in the Overthrow events found in the Pale Heart patrol zone.

You need to complete the Overthrow event in each location—The Landing, The Blooming and The Impasse—beating the final boss. Afterwards, in the five minutes of peace before the event kicks off again, you’ll need to hunt down aSecret-Keeper of the Witch Queenwho will be hidden away somewhere in the area. They’re easy enough to find if you ride around, looking for enemy markers on your radar, but to be sure of their location check the video below.

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When the Secret-Keeper in each location is defeated, head to The Blooming and look for a green beam of light shooting into the air. The source of the light is The Refraction area. Inside is a small spot of light that you can interact with to gain the Savathun’s Envoy buff and a seven minute timer.

While you have the buff active, you’ll see two markers on the map. At each location, you’ll fight waves of Dread and, at the end, a Subjugator miniboss. Once defeated, the boss will drop one of two orbs—Refracted LightandRefracted Dark. After you pick up an orb, carry it back to the location where you got the Savathun’s Envoy buff, and dunk it on the corresponding Light or Darkness plate. When both plates are activated, the Dual Destiny mission is available.

If you don’t want to complete the mission straight away—you need to bring a friend along to complete it—don’t worry. Once unlocked, you can activate the mission from orbit, on the Pale Heart map. See the video above for an explanation of the mission.

How to farm the Exotic Class item

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Destiny 2 exotic class item - Xur selling

There are now multiple ways to acquire the exotic class item once you’ve completed Dual Destiny once. These are:

When is exotic class item attunement coming?

Exotic Class Item Attunement.Development Screen.Subject to change.Pardon our dust.Expected to launch with Episode II.Stay tuned.Bread. pic.twitter.com/qER2whnJNsAugust 19, 2024

Though we don’t know all that much about it yet, Bungie did tease that exotic class item attunement should be arriving in episode two, Revenant, which is set to launch on October 8. If the attunement system is anything like those that Bungie has used in the game previously, you’ll be able to attune to specific perks and that will give you an increased chance of you getting a class item with those. It’ll still take some grinding, of course, but it should mean you have more chance to get the roll you want.

Destiny 2 exotic class item perks: Titan

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Destiny 2 exotic class item - Titan

The Titan’s exotic class item,Stoicism, has the following perks available across two columns:

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The best perk combinations on the Titan exotic class item

For a pure DPS alternative, go forEternal WarriorandStar-Eater. Again, you’ll get a juiced up super, but now when it ends you’ll get another of those 4x damage surges to the weapon element that matches your super. Twilight Arsenal is the obvious choice of super, thanks to its weaken effect, and the fact it’s already decent damage output got a buff recently.

For a purely defensive option, tryAbeyantandScars, which offers huge amounts of crowd-control and healing on demand. That’s about it for Titan, sadly. Bungie has said it plans to buff their prismatic kit at some point, including reworking some of the class item perks.

Destiny 2 exotic class item perks: Warlock

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Destiny 2 exotic class item - Warlock

The Warlock’s Exotic class item,Solipsism, has these perks across two columns:

Swipe to scroll horizontallyColumn oneSpirit of the AssassinFinishers and powered melee final blows grant invisibility.Spirit of Inmost LightUsing an ability empowers the other two abilities, granting them improved energy regeneration.Spirit of the OphidianWeapons ready very quickly.Spirit of the StagYour rift provides damage reduction to allied guardians standing in it.Spirit of the FilamentsCasting an empowering rift will grant you Devour.Spirit of the NecroticDamaging combatants with your melee poisons them. Defeating a poisoned enemy spreads the condition.Spirit of OsmiomancyYour grenades recharge quicker on hits. The seeker spawned from Coldsnap grenades travels further.Spirit of ApotheosisTemporarily gain greatly increased melee and grenade regen after your super ends.

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Column oneSpirit of the AssassinFinishers and powered melee final blows grant invisibility.Spirit of Inmost LightUsing an ability empowers the other two abilities, granting them improved energy regeneration.Spirit of the OphidianWeapons ready very quickly.Spirit of the StagYour rift provides damage reduction to allied guardians standing in it.Spirit of the FilamentsCasting an empowering rift will grant you Devour.Spirit of the NecroticDamaging combatants with your melee poisons them. Defeating a poisoned enemy spreads the condition.Spirit of OsmiomancyYour grenades recharge quicker on hits. The seeker spawned from Coldsnap grenades travels further.Spirit of ApotheosisTemporarily gain greatly increased melee and grenade regen after your super ends.

Swipe to scroll horizontallyColumn twoSpirit of the Star-EaterWhile your super energy is full, picking up an orb of power overcharges your super, granting it bonus damage.Spirit of SynthocepsImproved melee damage when you’re surrounded.Spirit of VerityWeapon final blows with a damage type matching your grenade grant a stacking grenade damage bonus.Spirit of VesperRifts periodically release arc shockwaves.Spirit of HarmonyFinal blows with weapons that have a damage type matching your super’s element grant you super energy.Spirit of StarfireGrenades recharge from empowered weapon damage, with empowered weapon final blows granting more energy.Spirit of the SwarmDestroying a Tangle spawns Threadlings.Spirit of the ClawGain an additional melee charge.

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Column twoSpirit of the Star-EaterWhile your super energy is full, picking up an orb of power overcharges your super, granting it bonus damage.Spirit of SynthocepsImproved melee damage when you’re surrounded.Spirit of VerityWeapon final blows with a damage type matching your grenade grant a stacking grenade damage bonus.Spirit of VesperRifts periodically release arc shockwaves.Spirit of HarmonyFinal blows with weapons that have a damage type matching your super’s element grant you super energy.Spirit of StarfireGrenades recharge from empowered weapon damage, with empowered weapon final blows granting more energy.Spirit of the SwarmDestroying a Tangle spawns Threadlings.Spirit of the ClawGain an additional melee charge.

The best perk combinations on the Warlock exotic class item

The best Warlock build in the game right now doesn’t use an exotic class item, instead relying on the broken interaction of the Getaway Artist gloves spawning both a Bleak Watcher turret and a Sentient Arc Soul each time you eat your grenade. That’ll probably be nerfed eventually, though, at which point there are multiple rolls of Solipsism that will supercharge your Prismatic build.

Spirit of Inmostis great on any build that wants to spam abilities, which Prismatic tends to do, andStar-Eatersends the damage of Nova Bomb through the ceiling. It’s also good with Needle Storm, but less so on Song of Flame as your ignitions don’t benefit from the Feast of Light buff.

Other combinations I like areClawandInmostcombined with the powerful Incinerator Snap melee. For a super-focused build,Harmonywill generate energy fast from weapon kills matched to the element of your super, and can be paired withApotheosiswhich lets you fire off multiple grenades and melees after your super ends. It’s worth noting that the damage from multiple Vortex grenades doesn’t stack. One solution is to run Threadling grenades and pair them with the Euphony linear fusion rifle from the new raid, if you’re lucky enough to have it. Alternatively, just use the much easier to acquire Microcosm heavy trace rifle, which will do surprisingly competitive damage against tanky bosses such as The Witness.

Destiny 2 exotic class item perks: Hunter

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Destiny 2 exotic class item - Hunter

The Hunter’s class item isEssentialismand has access to these perks across two columns:

Swipe to scroll horizontallyColumn oneSpirit of the AssassinFinishers and powered melee final blows grant invisibility.Spirit of the Inmost LightUsing an ability empowers the other two abilities granting them improved energy regeneration.Spirit of the OphidianWeapons ready very quickly.Spirit of the DragonUsing your class ability reloads all weapons and increases weapon handling speeds for a brief time.Spirit of GalanorHits and final blows with your super will return super energy after it ends.Spirit of the FoetracerDamaging a powerful combatant or guardian with an ability grants you a temporary damage bonus for weapons matching that ability’s element.Spirit of CalibanPowered melee final blows trigger an ignition.Spirit of RenewalAllies inside the Duskfield take reduced damage, and targets inside the area deal reduced damage.

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Column oneSpirit of the AssassinFinishers and powered melee final blows grant invisibility.Spirit of the Inmost LightUsing an ability empowers the other two abilities granting them improved energy regeneration.Spirit of the OphidianWeapons ready very quickly.Spirit of the DragonUsing your class ability reloads all weapons and increases weapon handling speeds for a brief time.Spirit of GalanorHits and final blows with your super will return super energy after it ends.Spirit of the FoetracerDamaging a powerful combatant or guardian with an ability grants you a temporary damage bonus for weapons matching that ability’s element.Spirit of CalibanPowered melee final blows trigger an ignition.Spirit of RenewalAllies inside the Duskfield take reduced damage, and targets inside the area deal reduced damage.

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The best perk combinations on the Hunter exotic class item: Relativism

As with Warlocks, Hunter’s strongest Prismatic build doesn’t rely on an exotic class item, instead using Celestial Nighthawk and the Still Hunt sniper rifle to dish out massive burst damage. But there are plenty of fun and powerful combos of perks to be found on the Relativism cloak. For melee builds focused on Combination Blow and a One-Two Punch shotgun, you want to matchSpirit of Calibanwith eitherSynthocepsorLiar. Not only will your melee hit brutally hard, kills will trigger an ignition every time. You can safely ignoreAssassin, as the Stylish Executioner aspect provides invisibility from ability kills anyway.Galanoris an odd perk, because although the super regen sounds great, the best option for maximising the return is Silence & Squall, which was buffed when The Final Shape launched but is still more of an add clear option than a boss killer.

Also noteworthy isGyrfalcon, which gives easy access to Volatile Rounds and can pair with just about anything provided you’re running void weapons. I run it withInmostfor extra ability uptime, and it feels very comfy.

A slightly slept-on perk isFoetracer, which grants a 4x damage surge after you damage a boss or elite with an ability. Note that the surgeonlyapplies to weapons which match the element of the ability you just used, but if you set your build up with this in mind it can provide a massive DPS boost. When fighting the Herald of Finality in the new raid, I would fire off my tether and then go to town with a Falling Guillotine sword that now had a 25% buff.

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When is exotic class item attunement coming?

Destiny 2 exotic class item perks: Titan

The best perk combinations on the Titan exotic class item

Destiny 2 exotic class item perks: Warlock

The best perk combinations on the Warlock exotic class item

Destiny 2 exotic class item perks: Hunter

The best perk combinations on the Hunter exotic class item: Relativism

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