Season 22 has an excellent way to relive some of the best PvE content Destiny 2 has to offer: the Exotic Mission Rotator. This new system brings back beloved missions from past seasons while also sprucing them up with some enticing loot.
In this article, we’ll cover one of these missions, Presage, including its rotation and rewards.
Presage Exotic Quest
The Exotic Mission Rotator features three missions, including Presage, which rewards the Dead Man’s Tale Exotic Scout rifle.
Art | Exotic Mission | Location | Power Level | Rewards | Requires |
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![]() | Presage | Legends tab | 1800 | Loot Table | ![]() Lightfall |

Presage, Destiny 2
Released with Season of the Chosen back in early 2021, Presage is the closest thing to a horror experience you’ll get in Destiny 2. Here, you’ll explore a seemingly abandoned Cabal ship filled to the brim with Scorn forces.
The normal difficulty variant of this mission isn’t timed, so explore to your heart’s content! It’s one of the most immersive spaces the Destiny franchise has to offer. Presage also has a lot of significance from a lore perspective, as it gave us the first hints that Calus would be back.
Weekly rotation
This is the Season 22 calendar covering the entire Presage rotation until November 28, 2023:
Presage Rotator: Season 22
Week | Exotic Mission | Exotic | Week # |
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5 December 2023 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 2 |
26 December 2023 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 5 |
16 January 2024 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 8 |
6 February 2024 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 11 |
27 February 2024 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 14 |
19 March 2024 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 17 |
9 April 2024 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 20 |
30 April 2024 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 23 |
21 May 2024 | Presage | Dead Man's Tale | Week 26 |
Destiny 2 Presage Loot Table & Rewards
Presage offers several rewards, including a craftable version of Dead Man’s Tale, all the weapons from Season 17, and the armor set from that Season:
Art | Weapon | Type | Archetype | Rarity | Ammo | Element | Requirements | In loot pool? | Ammo? | Element? | Tier | Excels | Source | Craftable? | Requires | Released | Slot | Can be Crafted? | Best of? | Top Perk? |
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![]() | Dead Man's Tale | Scout Rifle | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Strong ❘ A | PvP | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 13 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |
![]() | Austringer | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Strong ❘ A | PvE + PvP | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |
![]() | Beloved | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvP | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
![]() | Bump in the Night | Rocket Launcher | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Average ❘ B | PvE | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Heavy | Craftable | ||
![]() | CALUS Mini-Tool | Submachine Gun | MIDA Synergy | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
![]() | Drang (Baroque) | Sidearm | Together Forever | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
![]() | Firefright | Auto Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Weak ❘ C | - | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||
![]() | Hollow Denial | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Void | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Weak ❘ C | - | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Repulsor Brace | |
![]() | Nezarec's Whisper | Glaive | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Weak ❘ C | - | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | ||
![]() | Tears of Contrition | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Average ❘ B | PvP | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||
![]() | Without Remorse | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Solar | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Average ❘ B | PvP | Presage | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Incandescent |
Armor Set | Released | Titan Preview | Hunter Preview | Warlock Preview | Source | Obtainable? |
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Eidolon Pursuant Presage | Season 17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Presage | Yes |
🛑 These rewards require ownership of Beyond Light or Season of the Chosen.

Presage loot & rewards, Destiny 2
It is worth noting that the exotic reward, Dead Man’s Tale, is now craftable. As explained by Bungie:
- First completion of the mission on Normal or Legendary difficulty will award the Exotic Deepsight weapon associated with the mission.
- Each completion of the Normal or Legendary version of the Exotic mission will award an intrinsic upgrade that can be used when crafting the Exotic weapon.
- Each completion of the Legendary version of the Exotic mission will award a Catalyst upgrade for the crafted Exotic weapon.
Regarding the Legendary Armor and weapon rewards:
- Weekly mission rewards: One guaranteed Deepsight weapon that has not had its pattern unlocked and one armor piece that has not already been obtained.
- On every completion, you will receive an additional weapon from the mission’s weapon pool. However, this weapon will have no knockout or guaranteed Deepsight behavior.
Note that Exotic Missions feature two difficulties, Normal and Legendary, and each will have separate weekly reward lockouts.

Presage Difficulties, Destiny 2
Exotic Rotator Challenges
Last but not least, these Missions also feature specific challenges. These challenges are meant to test you and reward those who succeed with even more loot.
What is the Exotic Mission Rotator?
Over the years, Bungie has added missions that carry specific exotic weapon rewards to Destiny 2. These typically are kept a secret until they’re discovered by the community in-game, making for a day almost as exciting as the release of a new raid.
The exotic mission rotator, new for Season 22, takes some of these missions from past years and puts them into a playlist. This playlist features one mission per week, granting unique rewards that reset every Tuesday.
Before you go…
Don’t miss the many other Exotic Quests that are still in the game. Many of these are excellent and feature some of the best Exotic weapons in Destiny 2. Also, don’t forget to check out Operation: Seraph’s Shield, another Exotic Mission on rotation.
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