Xur is visiting the MMO Destiny on Friday, January 23. What exotic weapons and armor does he have this time? And which items will you be able to upgrade with him?
Xur is rich. Last weekend in Destiny, he earned over 19 million strange coins. It’s about time for a “My Crib” video, where he dances through his villa on Jupiter and shows off his bling-bling.
Xur is powerful. What he sells, people have, and what he doesn’t sell is coveted. This is shown by all surveys and statistics among players. The Gjallarhorn and Thunderlord are now among the most sought-after weapons: The Gjallarhorn (the “G” is silent) was available only in the second week, while the Thunderlord has not been available yet. The Icebreaker, which he had with him last week, is now over a million times more common in the world of Destiny. These are dimensions that have an impact on daily life. Xur is the Warlord of Destiny.
Xur is being imitated. The fake account we told you about last week, which claims to be an important Bungie employee (though no one knows him), has once again heavily criticized Xur this week and even held a kind of press conference (an AMA on reddit): Gjallarhorn is supposed to drop in the next 4 weeks!
So writes a super-serious website that sees the fake account as an absolutely reliable info source for Destiny. This site also reports on four-headed dragon babies in India, the perfect way to lose 70 kilos fast, and Elvis sightings. Oh yes, and in the week when Xur had the Icebreaker, their big Destiny story was: “Bungie has permanently removed the Icebreaker from Xur’s inventory.” Coolio.
Everything about Xur, the Agent of the Nine, on January 23, 24, and 25 in Destiny
When does the black market trader Xur come to the Tower and when does he leave again?
Xur arrives on January 23 at 10:00 AM German time in the Tower and leaves again on Sunday, January 25, at 10:00 AM
Where is Xur? What is his position, his location?
Xur is located with the Vanguard’s armor masters. Here in a video from our homies at ziro.tv you can see his location.
http://youtu.be/8p-ZkciD7sQ
What is the deal with the numbers on the exotic armors?
In Destiny, exotic armors always have the same properties, but different values in Strength, Discipline, and Intellect. This means that two “Sunbreakers” may be identical in build but can have different values in Intellect. The higher this value is, the better. This is referred to as a “roll”, and this value is rolled. You can find more about this topic in this article.
What armor does Xur have this week for Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans? And what exotic weapon?
Xur is selling this week for 17 strange coins the exotic sniper rifle “No Land Beyond” (Kein Land Ausserhalb). The weapon has managed to perform poorly in both the PvP and PvE rankings, even though some do quite well with it. Xur last had it on offer 4 weeks ago.
For Warlocks, he is once again selling the exotic DLC chest Starfire Protocol. He had it a couple of weeks ago and the week before that. This week it has 128/137 Intellect. The chest costs 13 strange coins.
For Titans, the DLC boots “Type 44 Offside.” He last had them on offer three weeks ago. This time they have 112/120 Strength and Xur charges 13 strange coins for them.
For Hunters, he is selling the exotic DLC boots Radiant Dance Machines. With impressive 137/147 Strength. He is selling these disco shoes for 13 strange coins.
Additionally, this week there is an exotic helmet engram, but no synthesis for heavy ammo.
Which weapons and armors can Xur upgrade this week?
Xur can upgrade six exotic armors and six or seven exotic weapons each week. However, this only applies to “old” exotic armors with a light level of a maximum of 30 or “old” exotic weapons with a maximum damage of 300. There’s no point in trading 36 light armors or 331 light weapons. You can read here how the exchange works. The only exotic weapon he cannot upgrade, is the Vex Mythoclast. The new version of the weapon is 14.5% stronger than the old one.
These exotic weapons he upgrades this week:
- The pulse rifle Bad Karma
- The shotgun Defiance
- The other shotgun Universal Remote
- The exotic machine gun Thunderlord
- The rocket launcher Gjallarhorn
- The other rocket launcher Truth
- And PS-exclusive: The hand cannon Hawkmoon
These exotic armors Xur upgrades this week
- For Hunters the Weakhead Radar (110/118)
- and the helmet Achlyophage Symbiote (90/97)
- For Titans the Helm of Inmost Light (98/105)
- and the Mark of Alpha Lupi, a chest (134/144)
- For Warlocks the Helm of Light Behind Nemesis (weak 86/92)
- and the gloves Sunbreaker (99/107)
Well … Xur probably won’t make record sales with this.
More about the somewhat sadistic MMO shooter from Bungie can be found on our Destiny theme page. And by the way: Those who wonder why the post was only available at 10:05 AM and not as usual at 9:45 AM… you can thank the merciless F5 junkies of the last weeks! That’s our revenge!
