In Destiny 2, another new Exotic from the Black Armory has been discovered – the bow Le Monarque. However, this drops randomly. Players are therefore surprised and confused.
Since the Izanami Forge went live with the Weekly Reset on December 18, more and more Guardians have been reporting that the new exotic bow from the Black Armory can be earned in the forges. But is this really intended?
What happened? No one expected this: The new exotic bow Le Monarque drops in the new activity “Forges of the Chain”. Numerous Guardians proudly present the bow on Reddit and give tips on how to obtain it.
However, the guides and player experiences on how to actually obtain the new bow differ in certain aspects.
How to get the bow: Some players reported that they obtained the exotic bow in the Gofannon, the second forge. They had incomplete weapon forms, but instead received the bow at the end of the activity. Some saw the weapon forms as the key to the bow.
However, there are now a whole series of reports showing that the bow can also drop in the new Izanami Forge and without any accompanying weapon forms.
It seems that Le Monarque is currently a random drop in the Gofannon or Izanami Forge. Other than luck, there currently seem to be no other prerequisites to obtain the new bow. Whether this will actually remain the case is still unclear.
This is why players are confused: Many Guardians cannot fathom that one of the five new weapon Exotics could just randomly drop in an event like “Forges of the Chains” and consider this phenomenon a possible bug.
Furthermore, the description of the bow in the collections suggests that things are not currently proceeding as originally intended. It states there under source: Exotic Quest or Challenge.
However, there has not yet been an exotic quest or special challenge for the bow. And the idea that Bungie sees a fundamentally normal group activity as a challenge seems rather far-fetched to many.
If you want to earn the bow, you should head to one of the two corresponding forges. Because whether Le Monarque will continue to be so easy to obtain remains, at least, questionable.
This is what Le Monarque can do: This is an exotic bow that is held in the energy slot and deals Void damage. Numerous fans compare it to the exotic hand cannon Dorn from Destiny 1.
Le Monarque deals damage over time when you hit a target with a perfect pull. Its arrows then become poison arrows. If you also achieve a precision hit with a perfect pull, a Void poison cloud will be generated around the critically hit target, in which all enemies take damage over time.
What do fans think of the bow? The first reactions have been almost universally positive. The bow plays really well and is effective against smaller enemies as well as powerful opponents in PvE with its poison effect.
In PvP, it can also secure good kills. Although the bow cannot one-hit a completely healthy target, one arrow is usually enough for a Guardian whose shield is already half down. The poison effect also allows you to take out enemies who hide out of sight after being hit, just like with Dorn back in the day.
Numerous Guardians already consider Le Monarque to be the best exotic bow in the game.
What do you think? Is it a bug or is Le Monarque really supposed to drop randomly in the forge? What do you think of the bow itself?
