In Season 22, Destiny 2 will be reworking a total of 12 underutilized armor Exotics, changing their perks and adjusting several abilities, such as Arc Titan and Strand. We will show you which armor pieces and abilities are involved and what they will be capable of after the overhaul.
What changes are we talking about? On August 9, Bungie provided a preview on its website of the upcoming Season 22 changes to currently underutilized exotic armor Exotics.
- The focus of the changes is on a total of 12 Exotics that are currently rarely used by Guardians in any game mode, such as “Enemy Finder,” “Heart of the Sacred Fire,” or the “Geomag Stabilizers.”
Starting in Season 22, they are supposed to become “more useful and powerful,” as Bungie announced. For the Hunter and Warlock, four exotic armor pieces will be optimized, while the Titans will have six refreshed Exotic options.
Somewhat less pleasant are the adjustments to abilities in Season 22 in Lightfall.
- Bungie will be reworking several Strand aspects and fragments for all classes.
- Titans can expect multiple nerfs to their barricade and Arc ability.
- However, Warlocks can be pleased. A long-standing bug will finally be fixed in Season 22.
These reworked Exotics await you in Season 22
With the start of the new Season 22 on August 22, a total of 12 updated Exotic armor pieces will be introduced. Most changes will be added in addition to existing effects. However, there are also some that have been completely reworked.
Hunter
Enemy Finder – Head Protection
There will be no initial changes to the Exotic perk. However, Bungie is adding the popular effects of the artifact mod “Monochromatic Maestro” from Season 19 to the Enemy Finder.
- After dealing damage to an enemy with any subclass ability, it grants weapons of a corresponding energy type a damage bonus. When that enemy is defeated, an item associated with that subclass, such as “Ion Traces” for Arc or “Fire Sparks” for Solar, will appear.
Weakhead Radar – Head Protection
The Weakhead Radar will become a 2-in-1 Exotic. Its current functionality will be completely removed. Instead, it will inherit the existing benefits of the Enemy Finder Exotic.
- It will visually mark targets, deal more damage to targets with low health, and provide a small bonus to the effectiveness of all weapons in the air.
- The perk “Enhanced Sensors” remains, allowing it to display a radar while aiming and improve radar resolution while crouching.
Renewal Grips – Arm Protection
The Exotic arm protection has lost a lot of popularity since a nerf. Therefore, Bungie is now rolling back on it.
- The increased cooldown that was applied to Early Light field grenades while using the Renewal Grips will be removed.
Luck Berry – Chest Protection
As the name suggests, this Exotic was a gamble. The chaining abilities of the Arc Blitz grenade could, but didn’t have to be triggered.
- In Season 22, the Exotic will keep its chaining abilities for Arc Blitz grenades but is also supposed to be much more reliable, as Bungie has optimized the energy gains.
- The Exotic will generate Ion Traces when you shatter an enemy.
- Each Ion Trace provides additional grenade energy.
- Your grenades will also gain the ability to stun Overload champions.
Warlock
Astrocyte Verse – Head Protection
This Exotic will receive two additional functions.
- When you use the short teleport, enemies near you will become fleeting starting in Season 22. So, while you casually teleport away, you’ll trigger a series of explosions behind you.
- Additionally, the teleport of the Void super “Nova Warp” will no longer consume any super energy.
Geomag Stabilizers – Leg Protection
Many Guardians had hoped that this Exotic would regain its old ability to gain super energy through sprinting. But Bungie aims to avoid the old and “pretty ridiculous gameplay loops” in the future. Instead, you will get a different option.
- When you equip the Geomag Stabilizers in Season 22 and collect an Ion Trace, this will grant you additional super energy.
Wings of the Holy Dawn – Chest Protection
With this Exotic, the Warlock will become an “orbital weapon platform” in Season 22. Instead of the hovering state ending upon reloading, you can now compensate for that with your Solar weapons.
- When you aim through the sights, kills will automatically trigger the reloading of Solar weapons, including the weapons you are currently using, directly from reserves.
- Bungie recommends Warlocks try the Exotic weapon “Xenophage” with this.
Winter’s List – Arm Protection
The way to increase melee damage through melee kills has not made this Exotic a good choice so far. But in Season 22, Bungie will bring Stasis into play here.
- The Exotic gains a benefit when using Stasis. If your opponents are enveloped by the Stasis melee “Penumbra Explosion”, they will automatically shatter after a short delay when you wear the Winter’s List Exotic.
On the next page, you will find the reworked Exotics for the Titan as well as the adjustments to the abilities that Bungie will also bring into the game in Season 22.
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