Destiny 2 Exotics Drop Rates: Raids and Dungeons

Raid and dungeon exotic weapons are typically some of Destiny 2’s most sought-after pieces of gear. That said, their drop rates are abysmally low, sometimes taking people over 100 clears of an activity to acquire.

But Bungie has taken steps to combat this issue; there is now a system for all RNG raid/dungeon exotics to improve drop rates. With this system, getting these weapons is easier than ever, but you’ll need some knowledge of how it works. In this article, we cover what weapons are locked behind these endgame activities, how to obtain them, and how to increase your chances of getting them.

How do you get RNG Raid and Dungeon Exotics?

The vast majority of raids and dungeons have exotic weapons tied to them. While some come from a quest ingrained into the activity, most are a random drop from the final encounter. Luckily, this means that you can just complete a checkpoint for the final boss of the exotic’s respective activity to have a chance of obtaining it.

Weekly Featured Raid, Destiny 2

Typically, the chance for these to drop is locked to once per character per week. However, this is slightly different regarding legacy raids and dungeons. If an activity appears as the weekly featured raid or dungeon and has an RNG exotic tied to it, that exotic will become farmable. Other than that specific case, however, you’ll be locked to three chances of each exotic per week max.

What Exotic Weapons are tied to this system?

Any exotic with a random chance of dropping at the end of a raid or dungeon is a part of this system. Currently, these include:

Art	Name	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	Collective Obligation	Pulse Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Void	B › Average	PvE	Vow of the Disciple Raid	No	Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	No
	Conditional Finality	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Stasis	Lightfall	Yes	Special	Stasis	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Root of Nightmares Raid	No	Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
	Eyes of Tomorrow	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Beyond Light Pack	Yes	Heavy	Solar	C › Weak	-	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	No	Beyond Light Pack	Season 12	Heavy	No
	Heartshadow	Sword	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Void	Witch Queen Dungeon Key	Yes	Heavy	Void	B › Average	PvE	Duality Dungeon	No		Season 17	Heavy	No
	Hierarchy of Needs	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Witch Queen Dungeon Key	Yes	Primary	Solar	C › Weak	-	Spire of the Watcher Dungeon	No		Season 19	Energy	No
	One Thousand Voices	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Heavy	Solar	B › Average	PvE	Last Wish Raid	No	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Heavy	No
	The Navigator	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Strand	Lightfall Dungeon Key	Yes	Special	Strand	S › Best	PvE	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon	No	Lightfall Dungeon Key	Season 21	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
	Touch of Malice	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	B › Average	PvE	King's Fall Raid	No	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Kinetic	No
	Vex Mythoclast	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	B › Average	PvE + PvP	Vault of Glass Raid	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No

How to improve Exotic drop rates: Boosts

To improve the drop rates of these exotic weapons, you’ll need to complete specific triumphs associated with each raid or dungeon. The triumphs that increase your chances vary for each activity, so here are tables that cover each one:

Exotic Drop Rates Boost, Destiny 2

Dungeons Exotics Boosts (Ghosts of the Deep, Duality, and Spire of the Watcher):

To improve the Exotic Drop Rates for all Dungeon weapons, including The Navigator’s, the following triumphs will reward you with boosts:

Raid Exotics Boosts:

To improve the Exotic Drop Rates for Raid weapons, the following triumphs and challenges will reward you with boosts:

One Thousand Voices Drop Rate (Last Wish )

Eyes of Tomorrow Drop Rate (Deep Stone Crypt)

Vex Mythoclast Drop Rate (Vault of Glass)

Collective Obligation Drop Rate (Vow of the Disciple)

Touch of Malice Drop Rate (King’s Fall)

Conditional Finality Drop Rate (Root of Nightmares)

It’s important to note that the increased drop chance comes from redeeming each triumph, meaning you only need to complete each objective once to unlock the rate boost account-wide. You can check how many boosts you have for each exotic through a modifier on each activity’s launch screen. These boosts only apply to your initial drop chance, meaning duplicate drops will stick to the base rate (not including triumph boosts).

You’re probably wondering what a tier of rate boost actually does. Sadly, as with most specific numbers in the game, Bungie hasn’t clarified. All we know is that each tier increases the percent chance that the exotic weapon will drop.