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Exotic Armor Tuning for Destiny 2 Edge of Fate
- Image of Relativism Hunter Cloak courtesy of Bungie Inc.

The Destiny 2 developers tend to rework Exotic Armor for each expansion. The Edge of Fate is no exception. The recent Destiny 2 TWID revealed the Exotics that are receiving changes in the Edge of Fate to make them more relevant. Some Exotics on this list need changes, so it is great to see them get the attention that they deserve in Destiny 2.

Destiny 2 Exotic Armor Tuning

Image of Exotic Armor Tuning Preview of Destiny 2 Edge of Fate courtesy of Bungie

Below is the list of all Exotic Armor being tuned in Destiny 2: Edge of Fate, per the recent TWID. If you would like to see the numbers behind the changes, you can review the TWID. Let us know what you think of the Exotic changes coming in Destiny 2 with the Edge of Fate.

 Destiny 2 Hunter

  • The Dragon’s Shadow
    • Passively increases weapon stability and ready speed.
    • Dodging reloads equipped weapon.
    • Activating the dodge ability grants the following effects for a short time:
      • Increased stability, handling, move speed, sprint, slide, ADS strafe speed, and class stat
  • Speedloader Slacks
    • Adjusted the Tight Fit perk:
      • Dodging reloads all weapons and grants increased handling and reload speed for you and nearby allies.
        • While this buff is active, dodges increase the strength of the buff and refresh the timer.
      • Sustained damage grants class ability energy.
  • Mask of Bakris
    • Effects are now active when either an Arc or Stasis Super is equipped.
    • Reworked Light Shift:
      • Grants damage for eligible weapons (Stasis weapons, Arc weapons, and Lord of Wolves) per stack.
      • Stacks up to three times.
      • While active, weapon final blows grant class ability energy.
  • Khepri’s Sting
    • Removed automatic Smoke Bomb activation when using a melee attack.
    • Removed Truesight when dealing damage with smoke bombs.
    • Killing weakened targets creates a burst of weakening smoke and returns smoke bomb energy.
  • Oathkeepers
    • Increased maximum damage bonus
    • Provides more of the total damage bonus earlier in the overdraw.
  • Blight Ranger
    • Fixed an issue where cancellation damage was not consistently scaling based on Voltaic Mirror progress.
    • Adjusted Voltaic Mirror meter behavior:
      • Requires 25% fewer reflections to reach the maximum.
      • Gets filled more evenly.
      • Blocked melee attacks now count as a reflection.
    • Maximum cancellation damage increased
    • Minimum cancellation damage increased
    • Apply Blind before dealing damage.
    • Updated visuals, audio, and timing of the blinding shockwave to reflect its impact.

Destiny 2 Titan

  • Crest of Alpha Lupi
      • Sustained damage while behind a barricade triggers another smaller healing pulse.
      • Healing your allies grants barricade energy.
  • Phoenix Cradle
    • Updated VFX on Sunspots while the user has Phoenix Cradles to look more clearly supportive to allies.
    • Dealing sustained Solar weapon damage in a Sunspot extends its duration.
    • Providing Solar buffs to allies gives you the chance to create a Sunspot at your feet.
  • M.K44 Stand Asides
    • Sprinting with Juggernaut active periodically grants you a stack of Static Charge.
    • Sprinting while you are amplified creates an area behind you that grants allies Speed Booster.
  • Path of Burning Steps
    • Increase Solar weapon damage and Solar Ignition damage based on the number of stacks of Roaring Flame you have.
      • Stacks with Surge mods.
    • Reduces the duration of Suspend, Slow, and Freeze effects applied to you.
  • Abeyant Leap
    • Now increases the duration of Suspend applied by enhanced Drengr’s Lashes.
  • Actium War Rig
    • Auto Rifle or Machine gun final blows increase stability, ammo generation, and damage.
      • Stacks up to ten times. Higher stack counts expire more quickly.
  • Stoicism
    • Spirit of Alpha Lupi
      • Added: Healing your allies grants class ability energy.

Destiny 2 Warlock

  • Starfire Protocol
    • Activates on Radiant damage.
    • Increased the Fusion Grenade energy gain
    • Reduced Fusion Grenade energy gain
  • Wings of Sacred Dawn
    • Combatants are less accurate towards you while Tome of Dawn is active.
      • Similar to Manticore’s effect.
    • While a Solar Super is equipped, Solar Weapon final blows grant Restoration and reload your stowed weapons.
  • Felwinters Helm
    • Powered melee damage weakens targets.
  • Promethium Spurs
    • Reworked the perk Embers of Light:
      • While a Solar Super is equipped, weapon defeats grant class ability energy, and weapon defeats in a rift grant a different Solar verb depending on the Rift:
        • While in a Healing Rift – Radiant
        • While in an Empowering Rift – Cure
  • Boots of the Assembler
    • Noble Seekers no longer spawn in waves and instead spawn at a constant rate based on fireteam size.
      • The average number of Noble Seekers produced per eight seconds is unchanged – it produces one per ally in that period.
    • Noble Seeker tracking range changed to 40 meters.
    • Noble Seekers will prioritize allies who have not been healed in the last eight seconds.
    • Noble Seekers can now target allies standing in the Rift, producing them.
    • Noble Seekers will not target an ally more than once every four seconds.
    • Noble Seekers will not detonate when passing near an ally they are not targeting.
      • Detonates on direct impact.
    • Grants class ability energy on Noble Seeker impact with allies (scales based on fireteam size).
  • Geomag Stabilizers
    • Reduced Super energy granted by ionic traces
    • Retuned sprinting to top off Bolt Charge:
      • Decreased Bolt Charge stacks required before sprinting will grant additional stacks.
      • Decreased the amount of time required for sprinting to start granting Bolt Charge
      • Increased the rate Bolt Charge is granted while this effect is active.

This article first appeared on Total Apex Gaming and was syndicated with permission.

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