Yesterday, I wrote a guide on which Exotic weapons you should and must have before Destiny 2 Shadowkeep launches this fall (counting down the days – 18). Today, we’re back with yet another guide on which Exotic Armor pieces you must grind for before Shadowkeep. Tomorrow, we’ll be talking about the Exotic weapons for PvP.
5 Exotic Armors You Must Have In Destiny 2
Note: Most of these Exotics are random drops from Destiny 2 world activities like the Crucible, Raids, and other pinnacle activities.
Liar’s Handshake (Hunter Gauntlets)
Liar’s Handshake was added in Season of the Drifter. This is probably one of the best exotics for Hunters in-game for PvE activities. When combined with a shotgun with One-Two Punch perk, and top-tree Arcstrider. You can single-handedly melt most of the Strike bosses if you know how to pull this strategy. Here’s our complete guide on this.
Intrinsic perk: Using your Arc melee ability or being hit by a melee attack will allow you to follow up with an extremely powerful melee counterpunch that will heal you.
How to get: Random Drop, Engram, and Vendor
Lunafaction Boots (Warlock Boots)
Now, this exotic has been around for some time. It was added in vanilla Destiny 2 back in 2017. It allows players to fire their weapon without ever reloading it if they’re in a Warlock rift or Well of Radiance. Now, we know that Lunafaction Boots and Rally Barricades are changing in Shadowkeep. But, this exotic would still be useful for some weapons like – Izanagi’s Burden (with catalyst).
Intrinsic perk: Your Rifts gain the additional ability to automatically reload allies’ weapons. Empowering Rift makes weapons effective over longer ranges.
How to get: Random Drop, Engram, and Vendor
Helm of Saint-14 (Titan Helmet)
In Shadowkeep, Weapons of Light is back. This means Titans in Destiny 2 will be able to grant overshield and blind enemies who enter the bubble using this exotic – Helm of Saint-14. This exotic was added in Curse of Osiris (first expansion of Destiny 2).
Intrinsic perk: Enemies that enter Ward of Dawn are blinded, while allies that pass through gain an overshield. Guarding with Sentinel Shield blinds nearby enemies.
How to get: Random Drop, Engram, and Vendor
Orpheus Rig (Hunter Boots)
Every Hunter must be familiar with this exotic armor piece. It’s a go-to exotic when running a Tether for ads control in Raid or Strike. This allows you to gain super energy with every tethered enemy or enemy kills.
Intrinsic perk: Provides ability energy for each enemy tethered by Deadfall anchors. Moebius Quiver has more shots.
How to get: Random Drop, Engram, and Vendor
Phoenix Protocol (Warlock Chest Armor)
This exotic armor piece was added in Forsaken. But not most of the players knew about how good it was up until the Season of the Drifter – in The Reckoning. Lunafaction Warlock and Phoenix Protocol Warlock is a must when grinding Reckoning.
Intrinsic perk: Kills and assists you make while standing in your Well of Radiance return Super energy.
How to get: Random Drop, Engram, and Vendor
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep will be hitting PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, on October 1, 2019, and later in November on Google Stadia.