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New Exotic Weapons in Destiny 2: Lightfall and Season 20

by | Feb 28, 2023

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: Lightfall and Season of Defiance

The database below includes every Exotic weapon released with Lightfall and Season of Defiance (S20):

NameWeaponsTypeArchetypeAmmoElementRequirementsIn loot pool?RankSourceAvailable?Tier rankSource ❘ DLCFinal VerdictReleasedPerks
Verglas CurveVerglas Curve art
Verglas Curve
Combat BowExoticPrimaryStasisSeason 20YesOngoingSeason PassOngoing...

Season Pass
Lightfall Preorder icon
Season 20
Slot: Stasis Stasis | Ammo: Primary ammo Destiny 2 Primary | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: Final blows with this weapon grant Stasis arrows. Your next hip-fire shot will fire all of them in a single volley. Stasis arrows freeze targets on contact and create Stasis crystals when affecting the environment.

Season 20
Slot: Stasis Stasis | Ammo: Primary ammo Destiny 2 Primary | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: Final blows with this weapon grant Stasis arrows. Your next hip-fire shot will fire all of them in a single volley. Stasis arrows freeze targets on contact and create Stasis crystals when affecting the environment.
Final WarningFinal Warning art
Final Warning
SidearmExoticPrimaryStrandLightfallYesOngoingExotic QuestOngoing...

Exotic Quest
Lightfall Preorder icon
Lightfall
Slot: Void Strand | Ammo: Primary ammo Destiny 2 Primary | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: Holding down the trigger marks targets and loads multiple bullets, which fire in a burst with increased stability on trigger release. Hitting a marked target with a fully charged burst will unravel them.
Hipfiring Projectiles will track marked targets and deal increased body shot damage. Aiming Projectiles have greatly increased velocity and deal extra critical hit damage.

Season 20
Slot: Void Strand | Ammo: Primary ammo Destiny 2 Primary | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: Holding down the trigger marks targets and loads multiple bullets, which fire in a burst with increased stability on trigger release. Hitting a marked target with a fully charged burst will unravel them.
Hipfiring Projectiles will track marked targets and deal increased body shot damage. Aiming Projectiles have greatly increased velocity and deal extra critical hit damage.
WinterbiteWinterbite art
Winterbite
GlaiveExoticHeavyStasisLightfallYesOngoingExotic QuestOngoing...

Exotic Quest
Lightfall Preorder icon
Lightfall
Slot: Stasis Stasis | Ammo: Heavy ammo Destiny 2 Heavy | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: Fires a large ball of energy that locks onto nearby targets and freezes them. Blocking damage with your shield increases movement speed while shielding.

Season 20
Slot: Stasis Stasis | Ammo: Heavy ammo Destiny 2 Heavy | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: Fires a large ball of energy that locks onto nearby targets and freezes them. Blocking damage with your shield increases movement speed while shielding.
Deterministic ChaosDeterministic Chaos art
Deterministic Chaos
Machine GunExoticHeavyVoidLightfallYesOngoingExotic QuestOngoing...

Exotic Quest
Lightfall Preorder icon
Lightfall
Slot: Void Void | Ammo: Heavy ammo Destiny 2 Heavy | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: While holding down the trigger, every fourth bullet becomes a heavy projectile that weakens targets on impact. Every fourth heavy projectile also makes targets volatile on impact.

Season 20
Slot: Void Void | Ammo: Heavy ammo Destiny 2 Heavy | Archetype: Exotic

Exotic Perk: While holding down the trigger, every fourth bullet becomes a heavy projectile that weakens targets on impact. Every fourth heavy projectile also makes targets volatile on impact.

Deep dive on Lightfall’s Exotics

Final Warning sidearm featured

Final Warning (Sidearm)

Hold down the trigger of this Kinetic slot Strand Sidearm to mark targets within range and load a burst of bullets. When hip firing, projectiles track aggressively toward marked targets.

Land attacks so precise that you and your target appear tethered by the Weave… if only for a fleeting, unraveling moment.

 

Deterministic Chaos Exotic Machine Gun

Deterministic Chaos (Machine Gun)

While holding the trigger, every fourth bullet of this Void Machine Gun becomes a heavy projectile that weakens targets on impact. Every fourth heavy projectile makes targets volatile on impact.

Focus your unrelenting attack and deliver the metal. Heavy, inevitable, and filled with the chaos of the Void.

 

Winterbite Exotic Glaive

Winterbite (Glaive)

This Heavy slot Exotic Stasis Glaive fires a large ball of energy that locks onto nearby targets and freezes them.

Where once your foes found confidence in a steadfast stance, they will only find shattered ice and pain. Cold pain.

Season 20 Exotic Catalysts

With Season of Defiance, we expect at least a few catalysts to be introduced to the game, including the Pre-order exclusive catalyst for the Quicksilver Storm auto rifle.

Quicksilver Storm Catalyst featured Destiny 2

Quicksilver Storm (Auto rifle)

The Quicksilver Storm’s Catalyst will allow you to create Strand tangles when defeating enemies using the weapon’s alternate grenade launcher functionality. The Catalyst may feature other benefits, but that remains to be confirmed as soon as we get our hands on the Catalyst.

Bungie usually releases at least one catalyst for an older Exotic, but we’ll have to wait until launch day to learn more.

Our database with all the new Lightfall Catalysts will be updated on February 28, 2023:

NameTypeSlotCatalyst RankCatalyst SourceAvailable?RequirementsCatalystTierSource ❘ DLCHow to unlockCatalyst effectReleased

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 20 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.

Monument to Lost Lights Forsaken Destiny 2

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 example is the Heartshadow, which can only drop from the Duality dungeon.

Duality loot table inforgraphic Destiny 2 art

Duality’s loot table

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 Lightfall and Season of Defiance:

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 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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