In Year 1 of Destiny 2, Bungie started rolling out Catalysts for Exotic weapons. Exotic catalysts are basically additional enhancement on the exotic weapon. It provides the weapon with stats boost etc. Bungie has added a couple of exotic catalysts for exotic weapons till this point. But there are many weapons that don’t have catalysts for them. We currently have catalysts for weapons like Outbreak Perfected, Bad Juju, SUROS Regime, MIDA Multi-tool, Jade Rabbit etc.
Data-mined Exotic Weapon Catalysts
Recently, with the API update, Bungie added a ton of new catalysts to their server. And with the help of websites like Light.gg and Destiny Sets, we can easily data-mine what new things are being added to the game. , s
Note: This list of Exotic Catalyst is not officially confirmed and subject to change. Take everything here with a grain of salt
Malfeasance
Big Boom: Defeating an enemy with Explosive Shadow causes a final explosion (Malfeasance main perk is called Explosive Shadow)
Ace of Spades
Funeral Pyre: Firefly deals more damage when Momento Mori is active (Ace of Spades main perk is called Momento Mori)
The Last Word (Not Confirmed)
High Noon: Readying this weapon grants a brief period of precision damage.
This catalyst has been added to the database since last year.
The Chaperone
The Survivor: Three rapid precision kills while Roadborn is active with return two rounds to the chamber.
In Destiny 1, we had a perk on The Chaperone called The Survivor that stated the exact same thing.
Black Talon
Vorpal Weapon: Increased damage against bosses, vehicles and Guardians with their Super active.
Brand New Perk/Catalysts
Below listed catalysts are completely new to the game and don’t hint on any weapon’s perk.
- Fistfuls of Bullets: Melee kills overloads the magazine to double its capacity. (Speculation: Monte Carlo)
- Once More: Reloading increases this weapon’s damage if you hit with at least half the rounds in the magazine, but fail to kill anything. (Speculation: Cerberus +1)
- Hailstorm: Kills increase this weapon’s damage and begin to steadily reload the magazine from reserves until you stop firing.
- Focus Optics: Increased zoom and affective range when aiming down sights. (Speculation: New Scoped Hand Cannon in Shadowkeep)
These are all the data-mined exotic catalysts for now. Who knows when will these be actually added to the game? Our guess is that these will be available post Shadowkeep.