In the MMO shooter Destiny , 5 new exotic weapons have appeared. They have been in the database since patch 1.2.0 yesterday and might come back into play with “House of Wolves”.
Last night, patch 1.2.0, the “House of Wolves” patch, went live. Since then, data miners have already found 5 new exotic weapons in the game’s database.
It is still not entirely clear whether all 5 will go live: The Vesta Dynasty and the Fate of All Fools might still be “held back” under certain circumstances and come later. We will definitely know more next week when the first players start using them. The “Fate of all Fools” seems a likely candidate not to go live this time.
The other three weapons, the Lord of the Wolves, Queenbreakers’ Bow, and Dreg’s Promise, are on the other hand certain or at least almost certain. Bungie has already confirmed them, they were in promotional screenshots, and two have even been tweeted. Let’s get started.
The 5 new exotic weapons from House of Wolves
It looks better when flying: The 347 Vesta Dynasty
The 347 Vesta Dynasty is an exotic scout rifle. It deals kinetic damage, so no elemental damage. Thanks to the perk “Icarus,” the weapon deals increased damage while the shooter is in the air.
Furthermore, the player can choose between two perks: With “David,” precision kills increase their agility for 15 seconds. With Goliath, “non-precision kills” increase armor value for 15 seconds. The exotic weapon can be tailored to the player.
The Vesta has relatively balanced stats.
Finally here: The Fate of All Fools
The scout rifle “Fate of All Fools” has been in the database for a long time. The weapon was once gifted by community manager DeeJ to a Guardian who was slowly returning to life after a severe blow of fate thanks to Destiny.
The “Fate of All Fools” deals kinetic damage. Thanks to the perk “Zen Stability,” kills with the weapon increase stability. If multiple body shots are achieved, it increases the damage of the next precision shot.
The “Fate of All Fools” has an exceptionally high range but low stability.
The strange rifle on the screen has a name: Queenbreakers’ Bow
On a screen, three Guardians were shown with exotic weapons. One of them, the elongated rifle, called “Wired Gun,” now has a name. It is the fusion rifle “Queenbreaker’s Bow“.
The weapon deals arc damage. It has the perk “Hip Fire,” which increases accuracy when it is fired from the hip. Additionally, it has improved “aim assist.”
Queenbreakers’ Bow has only a relatively small magazine of 6 shots.
Dreg’s Promise: Small thing – big impact?
The sidearm Dreg’s Promise is also new with “House of Wolves.” Additionally, Bungie has explained what they envision with the new weapon class sidearm. It is essentially the opposite of a hand cannon. Hand cannons fire slowly and deal a lot of damage. Sidearms are meant to fire quickly and deal relatively low damage. They are envisioned as a secondary weapon for Guardians who might carry a scout rifle in Destiny.
The Dreg’s Promise deals arc damage and counts as a special weapon. Upon respawn, it has guaranteed ammunition. Melee kills replenish the magazine, and the weapon is supposed to have “ricochet shots” with high energy. It seems that the Dreg’s Promise has a special firing behavior that must be seen in practice.
The weapon has extreme stats with an incredibly high rate of fire and low impact.
Lord of the Wolves: The new beast?
The shotgun “Lord of the Wolves” attracted the most attention in advance of the DLC. There were already plenty of rumors. It was thought it would be the new weapon that only drops in the “Raid.” However, that did not happen.
The Lord of the Wolves is a shotgun with solar damage. Kills with this weapon grant nearby allies +3 recovery for 30 seconds. Additionally, the weapon’s precision is increased when fired from the hip.
The “Lord of the Wolves” possesses extreme stats: It has 30 shots in the magazine and high impact. However, it is slow to reload, has low range, low stability, and rate of fire. But … well, it definitely has the potential to become a cult weapon.
Several more mysteries hidden in the Destiny database
According to the data miners from destinydb, there is also still data fragment of an exotic machine gun in the database. However, nothing is known about that.
A new exotic loot drop has also appeared in the database, revolving around the “Elder Cipher.” It might be that one of the weapons presented here is connected to it. The 347 Vesta Dynasty seems to be the most likely candidate.
In any case: Starting Tuesday at 7:00 PM, we will know more. “House of Wolves” is supposed to go live then – let’s see how many of the 5 exotic weapons will be found.
