Destiny 2: How To Get Exotic Class Items (2024)

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Exotic class items are a new type of armor that players can earn in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. Instead of presenting unique perks like other Exotics do, these class items provide players with two perks from a curated pool of existing Exotic items, further enhancing build crafting potential.

Like all the best loot in Destiny 2, players will need to spend a bit of time if they want to get a perfectly rolled Exotic class item. Here's everything we know about these so far, including what they provide and how to get them.

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As of writing, Exotic class items are currently unobtainable. However, Bungie stated in their early May blog post that these items will be given out as rewards for an activity that's due to unlock on the second week of The Final Shape. The developers didn't say anything else about exotic class items apart from the fact that they're going to be farmable and that their associated activity will always drop them. These do not drop from the Excision mission.

Exotic Class Items drop from Dual Destiny, a quest that can only be played with two Guardians in a team. To unlock it, players must complete the Overthrow activity in all three major Pale Heart regions, defeat Hive that spawn in those regions, and hunt down a Dread Omen in the Refraction. Players are recommended to have at least a Light level of 1995 for Dual Destiny.

All Exotic Class Items in Destiny 2

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Each Exotic class item has a specific pool of perks for each class, and they usually contain perks from the Exotic armor pieces of other classes. If you've ever wanted to use a Destiny 2 Hunter build with Caliban's Hand and Synthoceps, now's your chance. Here are the known Exotic perks available for each class item:

Titans - Stoicism

Destiny 2 Titan Exotic Class Item Perks

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SPIRIT OF THE ASSASSIN

  • Become invisible after a finisher or a melee final blow.

SPIRIT OF THE STAR-EATER

  • While your Super energy is full, picking up an Orb of Power grants your Super bonus damage.

SPIRIT OF INMOST LIGHT

  • Using an ability improves the energy regeneration of your other two abilities.

SPIRIT OF SYNTHOCEPS

  • Improved melee damage when you're surrounded.

SPIRIT OF THE OPHIDIAN

  • Greatly increases weapon ready speeds.

SPIRIT OF VERITY

  • Gain a grenade damage bonus when you land final hits with a weapon matching your grenade's element.

SPIRIT OF SEVERANCE

  • A damaging explosion bursts from enemies following powered melee kills or finisher final blows.

SPIRIT OF CONTACT

  • Powered melee hits Jolt targets and hit them with additional lightning strikes.

SPIRIT OF HOARFROST

  • Create a wall of Stasis crystals when you use your Barricade.

SPIRIT OF SCARS

  • Let out a burst of healing and Restoration when you land final blows with a weapon that matches your Super's element.

SPIRIT OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR

  • Gain a damage bonus for weapons matching your Super's element when your Super ends.

SPIRIT OF THE HORN

  • Unleash a blast of scorching Solar energy when you use your Barricade.

SPIRIT OF THE ABEYANT

  • Projectiles from Drengr's Lash travel further and track more aggressively.

SPIRIT OF ALPHA LUPI

  • Barricade generates a healing pulse when activated.

SPIRIT OF THE BEAR

  • Improves your movement speed when using Unbreakable. Damage blocked by Unbreakable is converted to Super energy.

SPIRIT OF THE ARMAMENTARIUM

  • Gain an extra grenade charge.

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Hunters - Essentialism

Destiny 2 Hunter Exotic Class Item Perks

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SPIRIT OF THE ASSASSIN

  • Become invisible after a finisher or a melee final blow.

SPIRIT OF THE STAR-EATER

  • While your Super energy is full, picking up an Orb of Power grants your Super bonus damage.

SPIRIT OF THE INMOST LIGHT

  • Using an ability improves the energy regeneration of your other two abilities.

SPIRIT OF THE SYNTHOCEPS

  • Improved melee damage when you're surrounded.

SPIRIT OF THE OPHIDIAN

  • Greatly increases weapon ready speeds.

SPIRIT OF VERITY

  • Gain a grenade damage bonus when you land final hits with a weapon matching your grenade's element.

SPIRIT OF THE DRAGON

  • Reload all weapons and gain increased weapon handling for a short duration after dodging.

SPIRIT OF THE CYRTARACHNE

  • Gain Woven Mail when you use your grenade.

SPIRIT OF GALANOR

  • Regenerate Super energy after hitting or defeating targets with your Super.

SPIRIT OF THE GYRFALCON

  • Your Void weapons gain Volatile Rounds after you emerge from being invisible.

SPIRIT OF THE FOETRACER

  • Damaging a powerful combatant or Guardian with an ability grants you a temporary damage bonus for weapons matching that ability's element.

SPIRIT OF THE LIAR

  • Dealing damage with a powered melee or being hit by a melee attack will allow you to follow up with an extremely powerful melee counter-punch.

SPIRIT OF CALIBAN

  • Trigger Solar Ignitions with powered melee final blows.

SPIRIT OF THE WORMHUSK

  • Gain a bit of health and shields when dodging.

SPIRIT OF RENEWAL

  • Allies inside Duskfields take reduced damage, and enemies inside the area deal reduced damage.

SPIRIT OF THE COYOTE

  • Gain an extra class ability charge.

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Warlocks - Solipsism

Destiny 2 Warlock Exotic Class Item Perks

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SPIRIT OF THE ASSASSIN

  • Become invisible after a finisher or a melee final blow.

SPIRIT OF THE STAR-EATER

  • While your Super energy is full, picking up an Orb of Power grants your Super bonus damage.

SPIRIT OF THE INMOST LIGHT

  • Using an ability improves the energy regeneration of your other two abilities.

SPIRIT OF THE SYNTHOCEPS

  • Improved melee damage when you're surrounded.

SPIRIT OF THE OPHIDIAN

  • Greatly increases weapon ready speeds.

SPIRIT OF VERITY

  • Gain a grenade damage bonus when you land final hits with a weapon matching your grenade's element.

SPIRIT OF THE STAG

  • Allies standing in your Rifts gain damage resistance.

SPIRIT OF VESPER

  • Arc shockwaves periodically burst from Rifts.

SPIRIT OF THE FILAMENTS

  • Gain Devour after casting Empowering Rift.

SPIRIT OF HARMONY

  • Gain Super energy when scoring final blows with a weapon matching your Super's element.

SPIRIT OF THE NECROTIC

  • Melee attacks poison enemies. Defeating a poisoned enemy spreads the condition to other enemies.

SPIRIT OF STARFIRE

  • Grenades recharge from empowered weapon damage. Final blows from empowered weapons recharge even more energy.

SPIRIT OF OSMIOMANCY

  • Your grenades recharge quicker when they hit targets. The Seekers spawned from Coldsnap grenades travel further.

SPIRIT OF THE SWARM

  • Threadlings spawn when Tangles are destroyed.

SPIRIT OF APOTHEOSIS

  • Gain greatly increased melee and grenade regeneration for a short duration after your Super ends.

SPIRIT OF THE CLAW

  • Gain an extra melee charge.

The perks on Exotic class items are slightly watered down compared to the actual Exotics. Spirit of Synthoceps, for example, does not include the extra weapon-handling stats from Synthoceps itself. Despite this, players can get absurdly powerful combinations from their Exotic class items, provided they're lucky enough.

Despite Destiny 2's story ending on the Excision mission, Bungie still has plenty in store for the franchise. Players are about to experience the first episode of the game directly following the end of the Light and Dark saga, and once that goes live on the second week of The Final Shape, players should be able to start farming their Exotic class items as well.

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