Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for February 14

Summary

• Xur returns to Destiny 2 with new gear, weapons, resources, and exotics.
• His armor selection this week is Young Ahamkara’s Spine, Armamentarium, and Karnstein Armlets.
• For exotic weapons this week, Xur has a new Hawkmoon roll, Sweet Business, Skyburner’s Oath, and The Queenbreaker.

Xur has returned again to Destiny 2, complete with new exotic and legendary gear for players to check out for a limited time. As Episode Heresy enters its second weekend, Bungie is making good for players impacted by last weekend’s PlayStation Network outage. All Destiny 2 players will be getting a bonus weekend where Contest Mode for the Sundered Doctrine dungeon will be reactivated for a limited time. For those who want to brave the challenge, they’ll be rewarded with new exotics like

As positive as the first weeks have been for Episode Heresy, it once again hasn’t been entirely smooth. Unfortunately, players have run into issues, especially those who are attempting to play catch up or enjoy some of the legacy activities in the game. Specifically, Episode Heresy seems to have broken some older Destiny 2 content, with Bungie providing a list of things as “known issues” which include Kell’s Fall, Onslaught: Salvation, and more.

With the arrival of the weekend, the exotic 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 February 14, 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

Karnstein Armlets – Warlock gauntlets

Exotic Perk:

• Vampire’s Caress

  – Melee and finisher final blows instantly grant cure and provide restoration for a short duration.

A solid exotic this week for Warlocks, as it provides a way to restore health. The only downside is that Mobility is higher than a player would want for this class.

Stat Values (66 Total):

• Mobility +15
• Resilience +16
• Recovery +3
• Discipline +10
• Intellect +6
• Strength +16

Young Ahamkara’s Spine – Hunter gauntlets

Exotic Perk:

• Wish-Dragon Teeth

  – Increases Tripmine Grenade duration and blast radius. Ability damage grants Tripmine Grenade energy.

The lowest exotic this week belongs to the Hunters and, considering how specialized it is, this one is hard to recommend as it offers zero benefits for players who aren’t using tripmine grenades.

Stat Values (62 Total):

• Mobility +10
• Resilience +21
• Recovery +3
• Discipline +14
• Intellect +7
• Strength +7

Armamentarium – Titan chest armor

Exotic Perk:

• And Another Thing

  – Gain an additional grenade charge. Grenade final blows spawn an Orb of Power.

Not particularly exciting, this exotic is still very useful for not only giving a second grenade charge but for spawning Orbs of Power.

Stat Values (65 total):

• Mobility +7
• Resilience +9
• Recovery +19
• Discipline +14
• Intellect +2
• Strength +14

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:

• Crimson Catalyst
• Bad Juju Catalyst
• The Xurfboard (Skimmer Board Vehicle)
• Essentialism/Stoicism/Solipsism OR Exotic Cipher
• Exotic Engram
• Ascendant Shard
• Glimmer
• Enhancement Core
• Legendary 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

• Paracausal Shot

  – Final blows and precision hits with Hawkmoon grant stacks of Paracausal Charge. The final round in the magazine deals bonus damage based on the number of stacks. Stowing Hawkmoon on the final round removes this bonus.

• Smallbore
• Alloy Magazine
• Eye of the Storm
• Heavy Grip

Sweet Business – Auto Rifle

Skyburner’s Oath – Scout Rifle

The Queenbreaker – Linear Fusion Rifle

Xur’s Destiny 2 Legendary Armor and Weapons

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

• Rapacious Appetite (Kinetic SMG)
• Chrysura Melo (Energy Auto Rifle)
• Seventh Seraph SI-2 (Energy Sidearm)
• Nature of the Beast (Energy Hand Cannon)
• Corsair’s Wrath (Heavy Linear Fusion Rifle)
• Just in Case (Heavy Sword)
• Crown-Splitter/Quickfang/Eternity’s Edge (Heavy Sword)
• Strange Weapon Engram
• Substitutional Alloy Armor Set