Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for January 3

Summary

• Xur is back with new exotic gear in Destiny 2, residing permanently in the Bazaar of The Tower for players to access easily.
• For exotic weapons this weekend, Xur has Hawkmoon, Hard Light, The Colony, and Arbalest.
• Players looking for exotic armor can find Severance Enclosure, Liar’s Handshake, and Crown of Tempests.

Xur has returned again to Destiny 2, complete with new exotic and legendary gear for players to check out for a limited time. With The Dawning in Destiny 2 having ended earlier this week, players are now in the final week of the downtime between Episode Revenant acts.

Act 3 is rapidly approaching, though unlike previously, Bungie isn’t able to give players an early look at what’s changing this time around due to the holiday break. However, during the Act 2 livestream, Bungie did tease a few things players can expect, including a new Destiny 2 exotic weapon mission to unlock the slug shotgun known as Slayer’s Fang.

Until then though, the weekend merchant Xur is back with a new inventory of gear for Destiny 2 players. Follow this guide for his current weekend location, news on his exotic cipher quest, as well as a review of all the exotic and legendary gear he’s brought for the weekend of January 3, 2025.

Where is Xur?

Xur has now taken up permanent residence in the Bazaar area inside The Tower, so there’s no more hunting when the weekend comes around.

Since the Bazaar is located between both fast travel points, players can pick either one to load into. Head into the area where Ikora and Hawthorne are and look for the Ramen Shop towards the back wall. While facing the shop, the alley is to the right, where Xur is standing.

Destiny 2 Class Armor and Exotic Cipher

Xur’s role continues to offer the usual weekly quests, exotics, and legendary gear. Not only are these quests required to purchase a second fated engram, but they’re necessary to acquire legacy exotic gear from the Tower kiosk. Players can earn a new cipher by completing strikes and winning crucible or gambit matches. Gain bonus points for playing with clan mates or finishing more challenging activities.

Xur’s Exotic Armor

Crown of Tempests – Warlock helmet

Exotic Perk:

• Conduction Tines

  – Arc ability or jolt final blows increase the recharge rate of your Arc abilities and extend the duration of Stormtrance.

One of the must-have exotics for Stormtrance users, this exotic also has an extremely high Recovery value this week, making it even more appealing than usual.

Stat Values (67 Total):

• Mobility +3
• Resilience +2
• Recovery +31
• Discipline +14
• Intellect +15
• Strength +2

Liar’s Handshake – Hunter gauntlets

Exotic Perk:

• Cross Counter

  – Using your Arc melee ability or being hit by a melee attack will allow you to follow up with an extremely powerful melee counterpunch that will heal you.

At one point, this exotic was an arc powerhouse, capable of dishing out immense amounts of damage. While it has since been nerfed, it isn’t valued quite as highly as it once was and isn’t quite the must-have these days.

Stat Values (69 Total):

• Mobility +32
• Resilience +2
• Recovery +2
• Discipline +7
• Intellect +20
• Strength +6

Severance Enclosure – Titan chest armor

Exotic Perk:

• Spheromatik Trigger

  – Powered melee final blows unleash a damaging explosion. Finishers and final blows against more powerful targets increase the radius and damage of the explosion.

Can be fun to mess around with, but this isn’t one of the more notable exotic options in the current meta.

Stat Values (65 total):

• Mobility +2
• Resilience +16
• Recovery +15
• Discipline +6
• Intellect +10
• Strength +16

Xur Inventory Items

Year 7 in Destiny 2 has upgraded Xur’s inventory, adding a true rank progression system, rewards, as well as focusing options. Xur also has more than just weapons and armor as well, including:

• Traveler’s Chosen Catalyst
• MIDA Multi-Tool Catalyst
• The Xurfboard (Skimmer Board Vehicle)
• Essentialism/Stoicism/Solipsism OR Exotic Cipher
• Exotic Engram
• Ascendant Alloy
• Glimmer
• Enhancement Core
• Gambit Engram
• Strange Gift (Random Item for 1 Strange Coin)

Xur’s Exotic Weapons

Year 7’s Xur revamp has also added the ability to offer multiple exotic weapons in one visit. Here is what Xur has this weekend:

Hawkmoon – Hand Cannon

Arbalest – Linear Fusion Rifle

Hard Light – Auto Rifle

The Colony – Grenade Launcher

Xur’s Destiny 2 Legendary Armor Set and Weapons

Xur’s Set of Legendary Armor and Weapons. All gear costs 50 Legendary Shards and 1000 Glimmer.

• Until Its Return (Kinetic Shotgun)
• Whispering Slab (Kinetic Combat Bow)
• Cartesian Coordinate (Energy Fusion Rifle)
• Seventh Seraph VY-7 (Energy Submachine Gun)
• Falling Guillotine (Heavy Sword)
• Thin Precipice (Heavy Sword)
• Crown-Splitter/Quickfang/Eternity’s Edge (Heavy Sword)
• Strange Weapon Engram
• Holdfast Armor Set