The latest major content for Bungie’s looter shooter is here, so we’re pooling together a list of all Destiny 2 Season of the Drifter Exotics so you know what shiny golden guns and armour are out there to grind for. We already know three Season of the Drifter Pinnacle weapons, but the hunt to acquire all of the new Exotics will be the drive for many Destiny 2 players over the coming months, from dedicated quests to limited time events. On top of that, getting some of these weapons comes down to pure luck. As such, players, dataminers, and streamers have been racing to discover as many of the new Destiny 2 Exotics as possible so they can experiment with their unique perks and further bolster their in-game arsenal. Season of the Drifter is in full swing, and there is a total of five Season of the Drifter Exotics to show you, including a new kinetic linear fusion rifle, the long-awaited Thorn hand cannon, and three gauntlets with powerful perks – here’s the full list: Season of the Drifter Exotic weapons Arbalest Weapon type: kinetic linear fusion rifle kinetic linear fusion rifle Perk: Compounding Force – fires slugs that cause massive damage to elemental shields of enemy combatants. Compounding Force – fires slugs that cause massive damage to elemental shields of enemy combatants. Source: You can pick up the Arbalest Exotic in the current Revelry event. After that, the gun will likely be added to the loot table as that’s what Bungie did with the Thunderlord exotic. Thorn Weapon type: hand cannon hand cannon Perk: Mark of the Devourer – rounds pierce targets and deal damage over time. Kills with this weapon leave behind Remnants. Mark of the Devourer – rounds pierce targets and deal damage over time. Kills with this weapon leave behind Remnants. Trait: Soul Devourer – absorbing a Remnant strengthen Mark of the Devourer and partially refills the magazine. Soul Devourer – absorbing a Remnant strengthen Mark of the Devourer and partially refills the magazine. Source: You can pick up by following the Thorn quest steps. Season of the Drifter Exotic armour Stronghold Armour type: Titan gauntlets Titan gauntlets Perk: Clenched Fist – guarding with swords increases movement speed and does not drain ammo. Shots blocked immediately after guarding will heal you. Clenched Fist – guarding with swords increases movement speed and does not drain ammo. Shots blocked immediately after guarding will heal you. Source: Random drop Liars Handshake Armour type: Hunter gauntlets Hunter gauntlets Perk: Cross Counter – 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. Cross Counter – 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. Source: Random drop Getaway Artist Armour type: Warlock gauntlets Warlock gauntlets Perk: Dynamic Duo – hold to convert your arc grenade into a supercharged arc soul. The arc soul functions as an autonomous turret. Dynamic Duo – hold to convert your arc grenade into a supercharged arc soul. The arc soul functions as an autonomous turret. Source: Random drop There are sure to be more Exotics waiting to be discovered or added, but hopefully this has given you some new pieces of gear to set your sights on.<doc-sep>A new season of Destiny 2 means new stuff to chase after (including an emote featuring a very good boy), so let's take a look at some of the new exotic gear on offer (yes, there's a puppy) and what it will do to make your life as a nigh-immortal Guardian just a little bit better. (And I'm serious about the puppy.) First things first, we've got a trio of exotic gloves—one set for each class—beginning with Stronghold, a lovely pair of Titan gauntlets that will increase your movement speed and eliminate ammo drain when you're guarding with Swords, plus heal you after bullets strike your blocking sword. Next is Getaway Artist, a set of rugged-looking Warlock gloves that will enable you to turn your Arc grenade into a "supercharged Arc Soul" that's basically an autonomous little floaty turret. Judging by the animation it seems to work exactly like 'eating' your grenade when playing as the void Devour Warlock. Third, for the Hunter class, is Liar's Handshake, a vaguely Assassin's Creed-looking set of gloves for the arc subclasses that enables a powerful, healing melee counterpunch when someone socks you in the chops. On the "shooting things" front, we've got Arbalest, a linear fusion rifle with the Compounding Force perk that delivers "massive damage" to elemental shields. It is, according to our in-house Destiny pro (you know who I mean), the first linear fusion rifle to go in the kinetic slot. It's not confirmed whether these items have quests attached to them or if they'll drop randomly, but it looks like the latter: Players on Twitter are already claiming to have picked up some of the gloves via random loot drops. One item that we know is attached to a quest is Thorn, the notorious OG Destiny hand cannon whose appearance in Destiny 2 was confirmed in last week's Season of the Drifter vidoc. We haven't got an image of that just yet, but there's a hidden exotic kinetic weapon in the collections tab and we're betting it's Thorn. Bungie said in the vidoc that players will "start your journey to Thorn" in week two, so I expect we'll get a proper look at that soon. There are also a pile of new exotic ornaments, emotes, ships, and other such cosmetic goodness available for purchase in the Eververse Store, and a few new bundles as well. There's a full thread of all the items over on Reddit, but of most interest will likely be the new bundles which can only be bought with silver (the game's MTX currency). The Prime Time Bundle is 800 silver, and includes five Bright Engrams, three Fireteam Medallions, and some Bright Dust—kind of an Eververse starter park. The Gravitational Effects Bundle is 1100 silver and has an exclusive ornament for the Graviton Lance, a transmat effect, and three Bright Engrams. Last up, and also by far the most important, A Guardian's Best Friend Bundle, which has the promised puppy emote and some other stuff that nobody cares about because there's a puppy! Who's a good boy? Courtesy of Tim, who of course was all over it immediately (I would be too), this is what our little Guardian pupper looks like in action. Destiny 2 Silver sells for $10 for a bundle of 1100; a smaller bundle of 500 can be had for $5 but that's not enough to buy you any of the above, and if you're going to drop cash on this stuff you might as well get the bonus. Bear in mind that these bundles rotate weekly, so this is just what the new season is starting out with; Bungie has also made some behind-the-counter changes to the Eververse Store, including the removal of the Prismatic Matrix, which you can read about here. Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter is live today. Catch up with the full patch notes here, and keep your eyes open for our thoughts on the new Gambit Prime mode, which our elite Destiny 2 research team will be "testing" shortly.<doc-sep>The Season of the Drifter is here in Destiny 2, and it's bringing a lot of changes. There's new version of Gambit for players to check out called Gambit Prime, a new high-level activity called The Reckoning, new pinnacle weapons to earn, and a bunch of new loot to find. With the sixth Destiny 2 season comes another big change that'll let you get cooler gear. Bungie is instituting a change for Xur, Agent of the Nine, that'll make his weekly visits, and the Exotic weapons and armor he sells each week, a lot more useful to players. Now that he's shown up, we can see how. As Bungie explained on Reddit, Xur's wares have changed in Season 6. He finally sells Exotics from the Forsaken expansion that dropped in Fall 2018. Up to now, Xur has only sold Year One Exotics, those from before the Forsaken expansion. In order to get the cool new gear added in Year Two, players had to hope for extremely rare random drops. With the Forsaken Exotics added to Xur's wares, you'll now have a weekly chance to purchase what you're missing for Legendary Shards. In fact, in the first week, Xur's offerings included three Forsaken Exotics of the four he made available. There are no guarantees, though. Bungie noted that Forsaken Exotics are added to the Year One batch in Xur's wares, meaning there won't necessarily be Forsaken Exotics available every week. You also can't get Forsaken Exotics from Fated Engrams, either--those are Xur's more expensive items, which guarantee an Exotic you don't already own. Those will still only be Year One Exotics. Bungie's Reddit post notes that these Xur changes were part of the new season Destiny 2 update, which is coming on Tuesday, March 5. That's the start of the Season of the Drifter--check out Bungie's full calendar for the season to see when all its new content will drop.<doc-sep>Good news Destiny 2 players: Xur has a new supplier and will start selling new items starting next week. Xur will update his stock to include Forsaken Exotics when Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter launches March 5. Bungie popped on reddit yesterday to announce the good news in the weekly Xur thread. The fella’s stock has been rather stagnant for ages, so this is a welcome update. His inventory will still feature items from various releases on rotation, but you’ll start seeing Forsaken Exotics in the mix. Bungie is also looking at perks which can roll on armor pieces. This should make his weekly stock a bit more interesting. The studio was quick to note Fated Engrams will not offer Forsaken Exotics; however, this will be “looked at” for a future update. Mr. Handsome is peddling The Colony Grenade Launcher Exotic on Nessus this week. He also has a Hunter helmet, Titan leggings, and Warlock gauntlets for sale. Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter launches March 5, and you can get up to speed on everything included at the link.<doc-sep>
Destiny 2’s Season of the Drifter update arrived this morning, bringing a new twist to Gambit for Annual Pass players and a host of balance changes. As usual, the new season of content comes with Exotics for players to collect. The new Exotic armor pieces are class specific gauntlets for Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks. There are also two new Exotic weapons this season, including the returning Thorn hard cannon. The only hidden weapon in the collection is Thorn. Its perks have already been data-mined, and are a bit different than last time it was available. Thorn’s Exotic perk, Mark of the Devourer, causes shots to pierce the target and deal damage over time. When Thorn kills enemies, they drop Remnants on the ground, which refill the magazine and make Mark of the Devourer more powerful. Bungie is adding Thorn into the game via an Exotic quest that starts on March 12. The other new weapon is Arbalest, a Kinetic linear fusion rifle. This is the first Kinetic fusion rifle in Destiny 2. In addition to its unique slot placement, Arbalest has a perk called Compounding Force. The perk allows it to fire slug bullets instead of energy blasts, dealing heavy damage to enemy shields. Nobody knows how to get Arbalest or if it’s even available in the game yet. Players will likely get their hands on it sometime this season. The Hunter Exotic gauntlets are Liar’s Handshake. They have a perk called Cross Counter. When players use their Arc melee ability or enemies hit them with a melee, they’ll gain a buff to follow up with a powerful counterpunch that also heals them. The Titan’s Exotic gauntlets are Stronghold, and have the Clenched Fist perk. When players guard with a sword, they gain increased movement speed. Guarding no longer drains ammo as well, and guarding right as they get attacked heals the player. The Warlock’s Exotic gauntlets are Getaway Artist and come with the Dynamic Duo perk. Holding the grenade button lets players consume their Arc grenade, transforming it into a powerful Arc Soul turret that follows them for a short time. Players can find these gauntlets by completing random activities or killing enemies. Exotics have an increased chance to drop when receiving powerful rewards. While Bungie could add more Exotics in future patches, it’s likely these are the last batch until the Season of Opulence. Bungie has scheduled the release of The Season of Opulence for June of this year.