Destiny 2 is all about chasing the latest and greatest loot. And for that reason, you can expect new weapons and armor to grab all the headlines at the launch of a new Season or DLC.
This page is here to help you keep track of all the new shiny loot, focusing on the most sought-after items in the game: Exotics. And if you’re interested in how Exotics rank compared to each other, our Exotics Tier list covers every Exotic weapon available in Destiny 2.
New Exotic weapons: Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch (S22) features two new Exotics :
| Name | Weapons | Type | Archetype | Ammo | Element | Requirements | In loot pool? | Rank | Source | Available? | Tier rank | Source ❘ DLC | Final Verdict | Released | Perks | Best of? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necrochasm |  Necrochasm | Auto Rifle | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | Free-to-Play | Yes | S › Best | Crota's End Raid |   | Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE | Crota's End Raid Free-to-Play | Slot:  Kinetic | Ammo:  Primary | Archetype: ExoticExotic Perk: "Precision final blows with this weapon trigger a Cursed Thrall explosion. Final blows with Cursed Thrall explosions refill the magazine." ► Necrochasm is back and is stronger than ever. With the ability to trigger Cursed Thrall explosions with ease, Necrochasm is one of the best (and most fun) ad clear weapons in Destiny 2 right now. | Season 22 | Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: ExoticExotic Perk: "Precision final blows with this weapon trigger a Cursed Thrall explosion. Final blows with Cursed Thrall explosions refill the magazine." | Top-tier |
| Tessellation |   Tessellation | Fusion Rifle | Exotic | Special | Kinetic | The Final Shape | Yes | - | Pre-order bonus | | - | Pre-order bonus The Final Shape | Slot: Kinetic | Ammo:  Special | Archetype: ExoticExotic Perk: "This weapon adapts its damage type to match your equipped subclass. Final blows grant grenade energy. Consume your grenade to load a large projectile that generates an elemental explosion on impact." | Season 22 | Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Special | Archetype: ExoticExotic Perk: "This weapon adapts its damage type to match your equipped subclass. Final blows grant grenade energy. Consume your grenade to load a large projectile that generates an elemental explosion on impact." | |
| Ex Diris |   Ex Diris | Grenade Launcher | Exotic | Special | Arc | Season 22 | Yes | - | Season Pass | | - | Season Pass  Season 22 | Slot:   Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: ExoticExotic Perk: "This weapon enrages when dealing or taking sustained damage, gaining increased rate of fire while enraged. Final blows with this weapon create a loyal moth. The moth will seek out nearby targets and detonate, damaging and blinding them." | Season 22 | Slot: Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: ExoticExotic Perk: "This weapon enrages when dealing or taking sustained damage, gaining increased rate of fire while enraged. Final blows with this weapon create a loyal moth. The moth will seek out nearby targets and detonate, damaging and blinding them." |
PS: The new Necrochasm raid Exotic will be added as soon as the raid goes live.
Tessellation (Fusion Rifle)
Exotic Perks:
- Property: Undecidable: This [weapon] adapts its damage type to match your equipped subclass. Final blows grant grenade energy.
- Property: Irreducible: Consume your grenade to load a large [projectile] that generates an elemental explosion on impact.
How to get it: Tessellation is available to players who preorder The Final Shape DLC.
Ex Diris (Special ammo Grenade Launcher)
Exotic Perks:
- Corrupted Nucleosynthesis: This weapon enrages when dealing or taking sustained damage, gaining increased rate of fire while enraged.
- Loyal Moths: Final blows with this weapon create a loyal moth. The moth will seek out nearby targets and detonate, damaging and blinding them.
How to get it: Ex Diris is available to all players as part of the Season Pass. Free-to-play Guardians can claim it at level 35. Season owners can claim at level 1.
Season 22 Exotic Catalysts
Bungie usually releases at least one catalyst for an older Exotic, but we’ll have to wait a few more days of exploration before we can confirm this. Our database, including the new Season 22 Catalysts, will be updated as soon as possible:
| Name | Type | Slot | Catalyst Rank | Catalyst Source | Available? | Requirements | Catalyst | Tier | Source ❘ DLC | How to unlock | Catalyst effect | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex Diris | Grenade Launcher | Energy | A › Strong | Banshee-44's quest | Yes | Season 22 |   Ex Diris | Grenade Launcher | Strong ❘ A | Banshee-44's quest Season 22 | ► Get 400 kills | ► Adds Berserk Rush perk: Weapon enrages faster while amplified. Final blows with this weapon make you amplified. | |
| Monte Carlo | Auto Rifle | Kinetic | S › Best | Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit | Yes | Shadowkeep |   Monte Carlo | Auto Rifle | Best ❘ S | Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit Shadowkeep | ► Get 700 kills | ► Adds Stochastic Vengeance perk: At 5 stacks of Markov Chain, switch between your melee attack and Monte Carlo's bayonet. Landing a bayonet melee hit grants melee energy. | Season 22 |
If you’re interested in more catalysts, this tier list features every Exotic Catalyst available in Destiny 2 (and tells you how to find them, unlock them, and what they do).
Season 22 Exotic armor
Every new season comes, in general, with a new piece of Exotic armor per class (full expansions, such as Lightfall, tend to include two pieces of armor per class). We cover all the new Exotic armor here.
How to get the new Exotics in Destiny 2
There are several ways to find Exotic weapons in Destiny 2. Some can be indefinitely farmed, while others are capped per season. This guide covers every single method to acquire Exotics in Destiny 2, old and new.
When it comes to finding the new Exotics, though, the methods to acquire them are much more limited, but at least they are direct and straightforward:
1. Completing Exotic quests
Quest Exotics: The most iconic exotics are often tied to Exotic quests of varying degrees of difficulty and length. Exotic quests are, for the most part, long and complicated, each deserving a good tutorial.
To get you started, you can head over to our comprehensive guide featuring every Destiny 2 exotic quest still available (including video guides).
2. Buying Exotics at The Monument to Lost Lights
The Monument to Lost Lights (aka, the “Exotics Kiosk”) offers Exotics weapons that were previously offered during past Season Passes or Exotic quests that are no longer available in-game.
You can read all about it in our Monument to Lost Lights guide, including the cost to acquire each Exotic and a complete tier list to help you decide what to get next.
The Monument to Lost Lights
3. Claiming Exotics from the Season Pass
The easier Exotics available to you can be found in the Season Pass. Both the Paid and Free tracks of the Season Pass offer a handful of Exotic engrams. All you need do is earn the XP to unlock them before the season ends.
4. Completing Raids and Dungeons
A select handful of exotics can only drop from raid bosses or dungeons. The most recent examples are the Conditional Finality from the Root of Nightmares raid and the Hierarchy of Needs from the Spire of the Watcher dungeon.
You can visit this guide for a detailed look at every loot table in the game, including raids, dungeons, Trials of Osiris, and more.
Before you go…
Not all Exotic weapons were created equal. Despite Bungie routinely buffing and nerfing specific Exotics every Season, some will always be superior. Therefore, some are more worth farming than others. To help you figure this out, we recommend checking our best PvE weapons and best PvP weapons roundups.
Also, these are some of our latest guides featuring many of the exciting new features delivered with Season of the Witch:
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