Presage Exotic Mission: Rotation and Rewards

by | Oct 3, 2023

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.

ArtExotic MissionLocationPower LevelRewardsRequires
Presage Exotic Mision RotatorPresageLegends tab1800Loot TableLightfall Preorder icon
Lightfall
Exotic Mission Rotator Legends screen

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

WeekExotic MissionExoticWeek #
5 December 2023PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 2
26 December 2023PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 5
16 January 2024PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 8
6 February 2024PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 11
27 February 2024PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 14
19 March 2024PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 17
9 April 2024PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 20
30 April 2024PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 23
21 May 2024PresageDead Man's TaleWeek 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:

ArtWeaponTypeArchetypeRarityAmmoElementRequirementsIn loot pool?Ammo?Element?TierExcelsSourceCraftable?RequiresReleasedSlotCan be Crafted?Best of?Top Perk?
Dead Man's Tale artDead Man's TaleScout RifleExoticExoticPrimaryKineticBeyond LightYesPrimary ammo Destiny 2 PrimaryKinetic symbol Destiny 2 Kinetic
Strong

A

PvPPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 13KineticCraftableTop-tier
Austringer artAustringerHand CannonAdaptiveLegendaryPrimaryKineticBeyond LightYesPrimary ammo Destiny 2 PrimaryKinetic symbol Destiny 2 Kinetic
Strong

A

PvE + PvPPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17KineticCraftableTop-tier
Beloved artBelovedSniper RifleAdaptiveLegendarySpecialSolarBeyond LightYesSpecial ammo Destiny 2 SpecialSolar Solar
Best

S

PvPPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17EnergyCraftableTop-tierIncandescent
Bump in the Night artBump in the Night Rocket LauncherAggressiveLegendaryHeavyStasisBeyond LightYesHeavy ammo Destiny 2 HeavyStasis Stasis
Average

B

PvEPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17HeavyCraftable
CALUS Mini-Tool artCALUS Mini-ToolSubmachine GunMIDA SynergyLegendaryPrimarySolarBeyond LightYesPrimary ammo Destiny 2 PrimarySolar Solar
Best

S

PvEPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17EnergyCraftableTop-tierIncandescent
Drang (Baroque) artDrang (Baroque)SidearmTogether ForeverLegendaryPrimarySolarBeyond LightYesPrimary ammo Destiny 2 PrimarySolar Solar
Best

S

PvE + PvPPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17EnergyCraftableTop-tierIncandescent
Firefright artFirefrightAuto RiflePrecisionLegendaryPrimaryKineticBeyond LightYesPrimary ammo Destiny 2 PrimaryKinetic symbol Destiny 2 Kinetic
Weak

C

-PresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17KineticCraftable
Hollow Denial artHollow DenialTrace RifleAdaptiveLegendarySpecialVoidBeyond LightYesSpecial ammo Destiny 2 SpecialVoid Void
Weak

C

-PresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17EnergyCraftableRepulsor Brace
Nezarec's Whisper artNezarec's WhisperGlaiveAdaptiveLegendarySpecialArcBeyond LightYesSpecial ammo Destiny 2 SpecialArc Arc
Weak

C

-PresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17EnergyCraftable
Tears of Contrition artTears of ContritionScout RiflePrecisionLegendaryPrimaryKineticBeyond LightYesPrimary ammo Destiny 2 PrimaryKinetic symbol Destiny 2 Kinetic
Average

B

PvPPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17KineticCraftable
Without Remorse artWithout RemorseShotgunLightweightLegendarySpecialSolarBeyond LightYesSpecial ammo Destiny 2 SpecialSolar Solar
Average

B

PvPPresageCheckmark icon V3Beyond Light Destiny 2 icon
Beyond Light
Season 17EnergyCraftableIncandescent
Armor SetReleasedTitan PreviewHunter PreviewWarlock PreviewSourceObtainable?
Eidolon Pursuant
Presage
Season 17Eidolon Pursuant Armor TitanEidolon Pursuant armor HunterEidolon Pursuant armor WarlockPresageYes

🛑 These rewards require ownership of Beyond Light or Season of the Chosen.

Presage loot screen

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.

Exotic Mission Rotator Difficulty screen

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.

About The Author

Ric Molina
Ric Molina
I've been covering gaming since 2012, and some of my work has been featured by large brands, including MSN.com, Forbes, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more. I've been obsessed with Destiny 2 (and now Diablo 4) for years now, and I hope to provide new and returning players with the guides and resources I wish I had when I first started.
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