New Exotic Weapons in Destiny 2: Season of the Wish (S23)

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 Wish

Season of the Wish (S23) features (officially) three Exotics, including the new Warlord’s Ruin Exotic:

Item	Weapons	Type	Archetype	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Rank	Source	Available?	Tier rank	Source ❘ DLC	Final Verdict	Released	Perks	Best of?
Dragon's Breath	Dragon's Breath	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	S › Best	Season Pass		Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	Season Pass Free-to-Play	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Rockets embed themselves in struck targets and periodically eject incendiary fuel that inflicts Scorch. The longer this weapon goes without firing, the more fuel the next rocket contains. Igniting nearby targets partially replenishes fuel. This weapon refills itself from reserves upon gaining maximum fuel." ► The last Season Pass exotic to become meta was Witherhoard in Season 11. Thankfully, after 12 seasons, we got another one: Dragon's Breath. This is one of the easiest to get and strongest Rockets we've ever seen. Using this exotic in DPS rotations on a Solar Subclass can net some outrageous damage.	Season 23	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Rockets embed themselves in struck targets and periodically eject incendiary fuel that inflicts Scorch. The longer this weapon goes without firing, the more fuel the next rocket contains. Igniting nearby targets partially replenishes fuel. This weapon refills itself from reserves upon gaining maximum fuel."	Top-tier
Buried Bloodline	Buried Bloodline	Sidearm	Exotic	Special	Void	Deluxe Edition	Yes	A › Strong	Warlord's Ruin Dungeon		Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Warlord's Ruin Dungeon Deluxe Edition	Slot: Void | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Fires two tracking bolts that leech health from the target. Rapid final blows with this weapon grant Devour to the wielder." ► Buried Bloodline is a very unique and fun exotic to use. It allows you to obtain Devour on non-void subclasses, which is immensely strong and works brilliantly with builds that are all about spamming Grenades as much as possible.	Season 23	Slot: Void | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Fires two tracking bolts that leech health from the target. Rapid final blows with this weapon grant Devour to the wielder."	Top-tier
Wish-Keeper	Wish-Keeper	Combat Bow	Exotic	Primary	Strand	Season 23	Yes	B › Average	Exotic Quest		Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE + PvP	Exotic Quest Season 23	Slot: Strand | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Precision hits and final blows build energy towards a Snareweaver arrow that can be fired from the hip. On impact, Snareweaver arrows create a pattern of traps that suspend nearby targets. This weapon deals bonus damage to suspended targets. Gain faster draw time for a short duration when you suspend or damage a suspended target with this weapon." ► Wish-Keeper is a fun and solid option if you want to lean into Strand and the suspending capabilities of the subclass. It also lets you access Suspend on a non-strand subclass, which can be surprisingly powerful.	Season 23	Slot: Strand | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Precision hits and final blows build energy towards a Snareweaver arrow that can be fired from the hip. On impact, Snareweaver arrows create a pattern of traps that suspend nearby targets. This weapon deals bonus damage to suspended targets. Gain faster draw time for a short duration when you suspend or damage a suspended target with this weapon."

 We’ll make sure this post is updated in case a surprise Exotic is released throughout the season.

New Exotics in detail

Buried Bloodline Exotic sidearm, Destiny 2

Buried Bloodline (Sidearm)

Exotic Perks:

• Hungering Quarrel: Fires two tracking bolts that leech health from the target
• Violent Reanimation: Rapid final blows with this weapon grant Devour to the wielder

How to get it: Buried Bloodline drops from the new Warlord’s Ruin dungeon.

Wish-Keeper (Combat Bow)

“Discovered among the mysteries of the Black Garden, charge Wish-Keeper by dispatching your foes and lay traps for any that remain.”

Exotic Perks:

• Snareweaver: Precision hits and final blows build energy towards a Snareweaver arrow that can be fired from the hip. On impact, Snareweaver arrows create a pattern of traps that suspend nearby targets.
• Silkbound Slayer: This weapon deals bonus damage to suspended targets. Gain faster draw time for a short duration when you suspend a target from any source or damage a suspended target with this weapon.

How to get it: Wish-Keeper will be part of the”Starcrossed” Exotic quest, which will be released later on during the season.

Dragon’s Breath (Rocket Launcher)

“A wish for dragon’s breath in the palm of your hand.”

Exotic Perks:

• Composite Propellant: Rockets embed themselves in struck targets and periodically eject incendiary fuel that inflicts Scorch. The longer this weapon goes without firing, the more fuel the next rocket contains.
• High Octane: Igniting nearby targets partially replenishes fuel. This weapon refills itself from reserves upon gaining maximum fuel.

How to get it: Dragon’s Breath 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 23 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. In the meantime, we know that both Thorn and Dragon’s BreathDragon’s Breath are getting a catalyst. Our database, including all the other Season 23 Catalysts, will be updated as soon as possible:

Name	Type	Slot	Catalyst Source	Available?	Requirements	Catalyst	Source ❘ Requirements	Released	How to unlock	Catalyst effect
Wish-Keeper	Combat Bow	Kinetic	Constellation: Wish quest	Yes	Season 23	Wish-Keeper | Combat Bow	Constellation: Wish quest Requires: Season 23	Season 23	► 400 kills	► Choose one of the following Catalysts: - Enduring Snare Refit: Snareweaver traps last longer. - Multi-Threaded Snare Refit: Snareweaver traps can suspend more targets. - Vorpal Weapon Refit - Hatchling Refit
Dragon's Breath	Rocket Launcher	Heavy	An Old Flame quest	Yes	Free-to-Play	Dragon's Breath | Rocket Launcher	An Old Flame quest Requires: Free-to-Play	Season 23	► 150 kills ► 200 Calibration Data	► Adds Pyromancer perk: This weapon replenishes its fuel faster. Defeating targets with this weapon causes them to periodically drop Firesprites.
Buried Bloodline	Sidearm	Kinetic	In the Shadows of the Mountain quest	Yes	Deluxe Edition	Buried Bloodline | Sidearm	In the Shadows of the Mountain quest Requires: Deluxe Edition	Season 23	► 700 kills	► Adds Splitvein Lineage perk: While Devour is active, this weapon weakens on hit.

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:

• New Exotic Armor
• New weapons
• New Armor sets
• Strand weapons
• Defiant weapons
• Neomuna weapons
• Terminal Overload loot pool
• Root of Nightmares loot pool