In the MMO shooter Destiny exotic vendor Xur is coming under new conditions for the first time on Friday, September 18th. What does his inventory look like? Where will he be?
Xur – the most important weapons dealer in Year 1
Xur is not expected to have the same significance in Year 2 as he did in the first year. In recent months, he has been the most important weapons dealer in the game. His offerings determined what guardians fired with.
When he had exotic weapons like SUROS Regime, Eisbrecher or even Gjallarhorn , their distribution and usage rate among the guardians soared.
As a “catch-up mechanism for weapons” in the game, he played an important role. Even those who did not play much or had bad luck would eventually receive the strongest weapons of Destiny from Xur. The idea has been abandoned in Destiny, as players are now meant to earn weapons through quests. Of the 13 already known new exotic weapons, only 3 are on Xur’s list.
Year 2: Either an Engram or a Weapon – not both
Another important function of Xur was the exotic armor engrams he had. With this, players could acquire exotic armor pieces regardless of his other offerings – including the newest ones. This turned out to be incredibly strong, especially at the beginning of a DLC. Many stocked up on new armor pieces on the first Friday of a new expansion.
However, Xur continues to sell three exotic armor pieces, one for each class. Bungie announced this yesterday.
All about Xur on September 18th, 19th, and 20th in Destiny
When does Xur arrive and when does he leave again?
Xur arrives on Friday, September 18th, at 11:00 AM in the Tower or the Reef. He leaves again on Sunday, September 20th, at 11:00 AM. (This is pretty certain)
Where is Xur?
Xur is located at the Speaker.
What does Xur have?
Xur is selling this week instead of a weapon a exotic helm engram. It costs 19 strange coins.
For Titans, there is “An unyielding skullfort” (63/78 Str) The armor pieces still cost 13 strange coins. They have a defense value of 280.
For Hunters, “Ahamkara’s Spine”. (32/45 Dis; 27/40 Str)
For Warlocks “The Impossible Machines.” (50/63 Str). They are new and intended for the Stormcaller focus.
As a Legacy Engram he has a heavy weapons engram. Year 1 exotics can come out of it. It is intended for players to fill gaps in their weapon designs. This is only for collectors, not for players who want to gear up. It costs 31 strange coins.
Heavy ammo syntheses are still available. For one strange coin you can get 3.
The new item “Three of Coins” is also on offer. For 7 strange coins you will receive 5. You can use this item to increase your chances of an exotic drop from the next boss you face.
From the exotic helm engram, a variety of Year 2 helms can come out. Reports indicate they have a defense value of 290. Among them are these six new exotic helms:
- THE STAG and Astrocyte Verse for the Warlock
- Taikonaut and Helm of Saint-14 for the Titan
- Graviton Forfeit and Skyburner’s Oath for the Hunter
