Destiny 2 Monument to Lost Lights: Exotics Kiosk & Costs

When Bungie removed entire Planets, quests, and activities and put them into the Destiny Content Vault (DCV), several Exotic quests (required to earn some of the best Exotic weapons in the game) were removed, too.

The Monument to Lost Lights, aka the Exotics Kiosk, is where you can purchase those weapons that can no longer be acquired through their original sources.

Updated as of Season of the Wish (S23).

Monument of Lost Light: Destiny 2 Exotics

Located at the Tower, the Monument to Lost Lights is a vendor that sells all the Exotic and Pinnacle weapons that can no longer be acquired elsewhere in the game. Costs are high, though, requiring rare resources such as Exotic Ciphers and Ascendant shards.

These are all the Exotics on offer, including their cost and Tier ranking, to help you prioritize what weapon to get next:

Name	Type	Element	Rank	Excels	Requirements	Weapon ❘ Type	Tier rank	Requires	Released	Cost
Tessellation	Fusion Rifle	Kinetic	B › Average	-	The Final Shape	Tessellation | Fusion Rifle	Average ❘ B	The Final Shape	Season 22	► Free to owners of the Final Shape DLC
Ex Diris	Grenade Launcher	Arc	-		Season 22	Ex Diris | Grenade Launcher	-	Season 22	Season 22	► 3 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Centrifuse	Auto Rifle	Arc	B › Average	PvE	Free-to-Play	Centrifuse | Auto Rifle	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE	Free-to-Play	Season 21	► 3 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Verglas Curve	Combat Bow	Stasis	A › Strong	PvE	Season 20	Verglas Curve | Combat Bow	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Season 20	Season 20	► 3 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
The Manticore	Submachine Gun	Void	C › Weak	-	The Witch Queen	The Manticore | Submachine Gun	Weak ❘ C	The Witch Queen	Season 19	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Delicate Tomb	Fusion Rifle	Arc	B › Average	PvE	The Witch Queen	Delicate Tomb | Fusion Rifle	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE	The Witch Queen	Season 18	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Quicksilver Storm	Auto Rifle	Strand	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Lightfall	Quicksilver Storm | Auto Rifle	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE + PvP	Lightfall	Season 18	► Free to owners of the Lightfall DLC
Trespasser	Sidearm	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	The Witch Queen	Trespasser | Sidearm	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE + PvP	The Witch Queen	Season 17	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Grand Overture	Machine Gun	Arc	S › Best	PvE	The Witch Queen	Grand Overture | Machine Gun	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	The Witch Queen	Season 16	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Ager's Scepter	Trace Rifle	Stasis	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Beyond Light	Ager's Scepter | Trace Rifle	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE + PvP	Beyond Light	Season 15	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Lorentz Driver	Linear Fusion Rifle	Void	B › Average	PvE + PvP	Beyond Light	Lorentz Driver | Linear Fusion Rifle	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE + PvP	Beyond Light	Season 15	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Cryosthesia 77K	Sidearm	Stasis	A › Strong	PvE	Beyond Light	Cryosthesia 77K | Sidearm	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Beyond Light	Season 14	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Ticuu's Divination	Combat Bow	Solar	A › Strong	PvE	Beyond Light	Ticuu's Divination | Combat Bow	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Beyond Light	Season 13	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Duality	Shotgun	Solar	S › Best	PvP	Beyond Light	Duality | Shotgun	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvP	Beyond Light	Season 12	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Witherhoard	Grenade Launcher	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Shadowkeep	Witherhoard | Grenade Launcher	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE + PvP	Shadowkeep	Season 11	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Ruinous Effigy	Trace Rifle	Void	C › Weak	-	Shadowkeep	Ruinous Effigy | Exotic Trace Rifle	Weak ❘ C	Shadowkeep	Season 11	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Traveler's Chosen	Sidearm	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Shadowkeep	Traveler's Chosen | Sidearm	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE + PvP	Shadowkeep	Season 11	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Tommy's Matchbook	Auto Rifle	Solar	B › Average	PvE	Shadowkeep	Tommy's Matchbook | Auto Rifle	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE	Shadowkeep	Season 10	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
The Fourth Horseman	Shotgun	Solar	B › Average	PvE	Shadowkeep	The Fourth Horseman | Shotgun	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE	Shadowkeep	Season 10	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Symmetry	Scout Rifle	Arc	B › Average	PvP	Shadowkeep	Symmetry | Scout Rifle	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvP	Shadowkeep	Season 9	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Bastion	Fusion Rifle	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE	Shadowkeep	Bastion | Fusion Rifle	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Shadowkeep	Season 9	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Devil's Ruin	Sidearm	Solar	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Shadowkeep	Devil's Ruin | Sidearm	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE + PvP	Shadowkeep	Season 9	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Leviathan's Breath	Combat Bow	Void	S › Best	PvE	Shadowkeep	Leviathan's Breath | Combat Bow	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	Shadowkeep	Season 8	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Eriana's Vow	Hand Cannon	Solar	B › Average	PvE	Shadowkeep	Eriana's Vow | Hand Cannon	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE	Shadowkeep	Season 8	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Lumina	Hand Cannon	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Forsaken Pack	Lumina | Hand Cannon	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE + PvP	Forsaken Pack	Season 7	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Truth	Rocket Launcher	Void	C › Weak	-	Forsaken Pack	Truth | Rocket Launcher	Weak ❘ C	Forsaken Pack	Season 7	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Bad Juju	Pulse Rifle	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE	Forsaken Pack	Bad Juju | Pulse Rifle	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Forsaken Pack	Season 7	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Thorn	Hand Cannon	Kinetic	S › Best	PvP	Forsaken Pack	Thorn | Hand Cannon	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvP	Forsaken Pack	Season 6	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Outbreak Perfected	Pulse Rifle	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE	Free-to-Play	Outbreak Perfected | Pulse Rifle	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Free-to-Play	Season 6	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 150,000 Glimmer ► 2 Ascendant Shards
Anarchy	Grenade Launcher	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Forsaken Pack	Anarchy | Grenade Launcher	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 150,000 Glimmer ► 2 Ascendant Shards
Izanagi's Burden	Sniper Rifle	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE	Forsaken Pack	Izanagi's Burden | Sniper Rifle	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 150,000 Glimmer ► 2 Ascendant Shards
The Last Word	Hand Cannon	Kinetic	B › Average	PvP	Forsaken Pack	The Last Word | Hand Cannon	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvP	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Jötunn	Fusion Rifle	Solar	A › Strong	PvP	Forsaken Pack	Jötunn | Fusion Rifle	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvP	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Le Monarque	Combat Bow	Void	A › Strong	PvP	Forsaken Pack	Le Monarque | Combat Bow	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvP	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Tarrabah	Submachine Gun	Solar	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Forsaken Pack	Tarrabah | Submachine Gun	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE + PvP	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 150,000 Glimmer ► 2 Ascendant Shards
Ace of Spades	Hand Cannon	Kinetic	S › Best	PvP	Forsaken Pack	Ace of Spades | Hand Cannon	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvP	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Polaris Lance	Scout Rifle	Solar	S › Best	PvP	Free-to-Play	Polaris Lance | Scout Rifle	Best ❘ S Excels in: PvP	Free-to-Play	Season 3	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Worldline Zero	Sword	Arc	D › Worst	-	Free-to-Play	Worldline Zero | Sword	Worst ❘ D	Free-to-Play	Season 3	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Whisper of the Worm	Sniper Rifle	Solar	B › Average	PvE	Free-to-Play	Whisper of the Worm | Sniper Rifle	Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE	Free-to-Play	Season 3	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 150,000 Glimmer ► 2 Ascendant Shards
Sleeper Simulant	Linear Fusion Rifle	Solar	A › Strong	PvE	Free-to-Play	Sleeper Simulant | Linear Fusion Rifle	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Free-to-Play	Season 3	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 125,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Sturm	Hand Cannon	Kinetic	B › Average	-	Free-to-Play	Sturm | Hand Cannon	Average ❘ B	Free-to-Play	Season 1	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
MIDA Multi-Tool	Scout Rifle	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvP	Free-to-Play	MIDA Multi-Tool | Scout Rifle	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvP	Free-to-Play	Season 1	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Rat King	Sidearm	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE	Free-to-Play	Rat King | Sidearm	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Free-to-Play	Season 1	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 100,000 Glimmer ► 1 Ascendant Shards
Legend of Acrius	Shotgun	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Free-to-Play	Legend of Acrius | Shotgun	Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Free-to-Play	Season 1	► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 150,000 Glimmer ► 240 Spoils of Conquest ► 2 Ascendant Shards
Always on Time						Always on Time | Vehicle				► 1 Exotic Cipher ► 150,000 Glimmer ► 240 Spoils of Conquest ► 2 Ascendant Shards

The Tier ranking above uses the following Tier levels:

• S Tier – Best: Highest ranking weapons in our Tier List.
• A Tier – Strong: Very strong weapons, but not on the same level as S Tier Choices.
• B Tier – Average: Decent choices that can be lethal in the hands of a skilled player.
• C Tier – Weak: The middle of the pack, somewhat mediocre.
• D Tier – Worst: Lagging behind the competition, these don’t have much to offer.

Raid Exotics

Note that Raid Exotics, such as Tarrabah or Anarchy, require another currency that can only be earned in raids: Spoils of Conquest. More about costs and materials are below.

Best Exotics from monument to lost lights

One of the questions I get the most is: “What weapons should I get first”? This applies to the Monument of Lost Lights, too. With limited time and resources, focusing on the weapons that are actually worth it is crucial. Based on our Exotics tier list, the best Destiny 2 Exotic Kiosk weapons are:

Item	Weapons	Type	Archetype	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Rank	Source	Available?	Tier rank	Source ❘ DLC	Final Verdict	Released	Perks	Best of?
Witherhoard	Witherhoard	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	Shadowkeep	Yes	S › Best	Exotic Kiosk		Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk Shadowkeep	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Projectiles fired blight the target or nearby area on impact. Blighted targets take damage over time and blight the nearby area on death." ► Even a few nerfs to this GL couldn't knock it out of the top spot. A true fire-and-forget weapon, Witherhoard can deal with all manner of enemies in just a few shots. Whether it is used as part of a damage rotation, or just to lock an area down, Witherhoard reigns supreme.	Season 11	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Projectiles fired blight the target or nearby area on impact. Blighted targets take damage over time and blight the nearby area on death."	Top-tier
Izanagi's Burden	Izanagi's Burden	Sniper Rifle	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	Forsaken Pack	Yes	S › Best	Exotic Kiosk		Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	Exotic Kiosk Forsaken Pack	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Holding reload consumes the magazine and loads a round with additional range and damage." ► A powerhouse of a weapon, Izanagi's Burden can reach some incredible DPS numbers, especially when combined with a Bait and Switch Heavy Weapon. Due to how popular Bait and Switch is, Izanagi's is the perfect weapon to deal a chunk of damage with, before swapping to your main damage-dealing Heavy weapon.	Season 5	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Holding reload consumes the magazine and loads a round with additional range and damage."	Top-tier
Thorn	Thorn	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Forsaken Pack	Yes	S › Best	Exotic Kiosk		Best ❘ S Excels in: PvP	Exotic Kiosk Forsaken Pack	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Rounds pierce targets and deal damage over time. Kills leave behind Remnants which, when absorbed, increase damage." ► Thorn has rocketed right back into the meta with the release of its Exotic Catalyst. This catalyst provides practically everything: Range, Mobility, Handling, and Stability upon a single kill, or absorbing a remnant. This allows for constant kill-chaining and lets good players take over any lobby.	Season 6	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Rounds pierce targets and deal damage over time. Kills leave behind Remnants which, when absorbed, increase damage."	Top-tier
Leviathan's Breath	Leviathan's Breath	Combat Bow	Exotic	Heavy	Void	Shadowkeep	Yes	A › Strong	Exotic Kiosk		Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Exotic Kiosk Shadowkeep	Slot: Void | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Fires a massive heavy bolt that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. When fully drawn, the bolt creates a large concussive blast that knocks combatants back." ► With a catalyst and a direct buff, Leviathan's Breath has gone from zero to hero. Not only does it make short work of Champions and apply Volatile! Plus, Leviathan's Breath is relatively easy to use and can put up some of the highest total damage numbers in the game.	Season 8	Slot: Void | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Fires a massive heavy bolt that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. When fully drawn, the bolt creates a large concussive blast that knocks combatants back."	Top-tier

Where is the Monument to Lost Lights

The Monument to Lost Lights is located in the central area of the Tower, near the Gunsmith and right next to the Vault. Here, you can see the kiosk’s exact location:

Monument to Lost Lights Location, Destiny 2

Other Exotic kiosk Destiny 2 items

Despite being referred to as the Exotics kiosk, the Monument to Lost Lights has more to offer.

Legendary weapons

While Exotics are the main items offered by the Monument to Lost Lights, this kiosk also offers Legendary weapons. To be clear, most of its Legendary weapons were sunset and are no longer viable for endgame content.

Monument of Lost Light, Destiny 2

Exotic Catalysts

As of today, every Catalyst that was removed and put into the DCV has returned to the game, albeit not as part of the Monument to Lost Lights. For more information about Exotic catalysts, this guide covers them all, including their effects, how to find them, and how to unlock them.

Exotics archives Costs & Materials

As mentioned before, these Exotics are quite expensive. Even if you’re a veteran with maxed-out glimmer and thousands of planetary resources, these weapons still require hard-to-find resources, including Ascendant Shards and Exotic ciphers.

The table above includes the exact cost for every Exotic in the kiosk, but in a nutshell, this is how you can farm all the needed materials:

Exotic Cipher

Exotic Ciphers are perhaps the hardest material to “farm” because you are limited to one cipher at a time per account. Currently, the only two ways to acquire a cipher are via a weekly quest offered by Xur and the Season Pass.

Xur’s quest itself is not hard, just long (E.g., doing 21 strikes…). Xur appears every weekend on Friday.

Ascendant Shards

Ascendant Shards are extremely sought after because they are valuable and hard to obtain.

They are valuable because they are needed to Masterwork armor, which means you’ll need at least 7 to Masterwork a single armor set (including an Exotic). In parallel, they are tough to farm for most players as they mostly drop from Nightfalls at high difficulties or seven wins/flawless Trials of Osiris passages.

Spoils of Conquest

This brand-new material was created entirely for the Monument to Lost Lights and is required to purchase Exotics previously locked behind Raid bosses. To earn this currency, you have to complete raid encounters. You can visit our Spoils of Conquest guide, which covers every source of Spoils in the game, the best farming methods, and more.

Glimmer

Glimmer shouldn’t need an introduction, as it’s one of the most basic currencies in the game. Virtually everything in the game rewards glimmer, so as long as you play the game, you will earn glimmer. That said, the requirements here are steep (100,000+ glimmer per weapon).

Last Word

It is undeniable that way too many Exotic quests were removed from the game and put into the DCV. Taking into account how brilliant some of them were, it is truly a shame they were replaced by a mere vendor (namely, the exotic quests for The Whisper of the Worm and Outbreak Perfected, by far the best Exotic quests ever created by Bungie).

If you have very limited resources and can only chase 1 or 2 of the impacted weapons, I would recommend either Eriana’s Vow if you’re in need of an excellent PVE weapon or Ace of Spades if you’re interested in one of the best PVP weapons in the game.

What weapon will you buy first?

Latest changes

Things change fast in Destiny 2, especially the Meta. The weapons we call the best one day can completely change the next. All it takes are a few minor changes on Bungie’s end. For that reason, this guide will be updated at least once per season.