Highlights
- Xur is back in Destiny 2 new legendary weapons, armor, and resources inside of the Tower Bazaar.
- Players can pick up the following exotic armor: Getaway Artists, MK. 44 Stand Asides, and Raiju's Harness
- In terms of weapons, Xur has a new Hawkmoon roll, D.A.R.C.I. sniper rifle, Hard Light Auto Rifle, and The Jade Rabbit scout rifle.
Xur has returned again to Destiny 2, complete with new exotic and legendary gear for players to check out for a limited time. Following a tough and tumultuous week, Bungie is moving forward with Destiny 2, releasing the annual Solstice event for players to check out, as well as teasing the future of the Destiny franchise. A new Twitter post revealed the studio is making plans to let fans know about the future of Destiny and the next "multi-year journey" in the near future.
One thing that is still up in the air is how Bungie plans to celebrate the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the Destiny franchise. Recent rumors and leaks seem to indicate that something is coming, with new armor sets, triumphs, and a Pale Heart event being discovered in the game's files. With the anniversary date coming up on September 9, fans may not have to wait too much longer to learn more.
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In the meantime, the weekend merchant Xur has brought a brand-new inventory of exotics and legendary gear for Destiny 2 players. Follow this guide for his current weekend location, news on his exotic cipher quest, as well as a review of all the exotic and legendary gear he's brought for the weekend of August 9, 2024.
Where is Xur?
Xur has now taken up permanent residence in the Bazaar of The Tower, so there's no more hunting when the weekend comes around.
Since the Bazaar area is between both fast travel points, players can pick either one to load into. Head into the area where Ikora and Hawthorne are and look for the little Ramen Shop towards the back wall. While facing the shop, the alley is to the right, where Xur is standing.
Destiny 2 Class Armor and Exotic Cipher
Xur's role continues to offer the usual weekly quests, exotics, and legendary gear. Not only are these quests required to purchase a second fated engram, but they're necessary to acquire legacy exotic gear from the Tower kiosk. Players can earn a new cipher by completing strikes and winning crucible or gambit matches. Gain bonus points for playing with clan mates or finishing more challenging activities.
Xur's Exotic Armor
Getaway Artist - Warlock gauntlets
Exotic Perks:
- Dynamic Duo: Convert your Arc grenade into a Arc Soul and become amplified. The Arc Soul functions as an autonomous turret.
It's a very odd roll this week for Warlocks, with everything outside of Intellect being pretty much the same. Unfortunately, the total is a disappointingly low 61 overall, so these are hard to recommend this week.
Stat Values (61 Total):
- Mobility +11
- Resilience +11
- Recovery +11
- Discipline +14
- Intellect +2
- Strength +12
Raiju's Harness - Hunter chest armor
Exotic Perk:
- Mobius Conduit - Deactivate Arc Staff early to create a blinding explosion and gain a temporary boost to Arc weapon damage. Arc Staff consumes energy more slowly when not attacking.
Not a great roll this week for Raiju's Harness, though for Mobility Hunters, this one has a solid stat line.
Stat Values (62 Total):
- Mobility +20
- Resilience +6
- Recovery +6
- Discipline +10
- Intellect +11
- Strength +9
Mk. 44 Stand Asides - Titan leg armor
Exotic Perk:
- Seriously, Watch Out - Grants an overshield when you're sprinting at full health with Seismic Strike, Hammer Strike, or Shield Bash equipped and charged. Hits with these abilities recharge a portion of your melee energy.
While technically the highest roll this week, it isn't favorable to Titans as the mobility is again much higher than needed. Like the other exotic armor selections this week, these are a tough item to recommend.
Stat Values (65 total):
- Mobility +13
- Resilience +8
- Recovery +14
- Discipline +14
- Intellect +2
- Strength +14
Xur Inventory Items
Year 7 in Destiny 2 has upgraded Xur's inventory, adding a true rank progression system, rewards, as well as focusing options. Xur also has more than just weapons and armor as well, including:
- Wardcliff Coil Catalyst
- Hard Light Catalyst
- Exotic Engram
- Upgrade Module
- Glimmer
- Ascendant Shard
- Enhancement Cores
- Strange Gift (Random Item for 1 Strange Coin)
Xur's Exotic Weapons
Year 7's Xur revamp has also added the ability to offer multiple exotic weapons in one visit. Here is what Xur has this weekend:
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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
The Jade Rabbit - Scout Rifle
- The Fate of All Fools - Chain precision shots to gain bonus damage on your next body shot and return ammo to the mag.
- Zen Moment - Causing damage with this weapon reduces recoil and flinch over time.
- Polygonal Rifling
- High-Calibur Rounds
Hard Light - Auto Rifle
- Volatile Light - Rounds fired from this weapon have reduced damage falloff, overpenetrate targets, and ricochet off hard surfaces. Projectile damage increases after bounce.
- The Fundamentals - Changes this weapon's damage type, cycling between Solar, Arc, and Void. Grants different stats based on your selected damage type.
- Polygonal Rifling
- Alloy Magazine
- Composite Stock
D.A.R.C.I. - Sniper Rifle
- Personal Assistant - Aim at an enemy to view its health and other critical information in the scope.
- Target Acquired - When Personal Assistant is active, this weapon has better target acquisition, deals significantly more precision damage, and jolts the target.
- Extended Barrel
- Extended Mag
- Short-Action Stock
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.
- Dire Promise (Kinetic Hand Cannon)
- Scathelocke (Kinetic Auto Rifle)
- Seventh Seraph CQC-12 (Energy Shotgun)
- Brigand's Law (Energy Sidearm)
- Bad Omens (Heavy Rocket Launcher)
- Hoosegow (Heavy Rocket Launcher)
- Crown-Splitter/Quickfang/Eternity's Edge (Heavy Sword)
- Strange Weapon Engram
- Kairos Function Armor Set
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- Platform(s)
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- August 28, 2017
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