‘Destiny’: Xur’s Exotic Goods For April 1, No Fooling


April Fools’ Day has arrived, and Xûr isn’t fooling with the new collection of Exotic goods for Destiny players. This assortment of items for sale is the real deal for PlayStation and Xbox players.

This weekend, Xûr can be found across from the Speaker in the Tower North. Simply head to the left when you first spawn in the Tower, and you’ll find him standing in front of a large, round door across from the speaker’s entrance. Here’s where you can find him on the Tower map.

Destiny Xur North Tower (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360)
[Image via Bungie]

Xûr and his items will only be available in Destiny through the morning of Sunday, April 2. He will be gone as soon as the clock strikes 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT.

Exotic Gear on Sale

Name Type Max Stat Cost
The Taikonaut Titan Helmet 51 Intellect /
46 Strength
13 Strange Coins
Sealed Ahamkara Grasps Hunter Gauntlets 70 Strength 13 Strange Coins
Apotheosis Veil Warlock Helmet 77 Intellect 13 Strange Coins
Exotic Engram Gauntlets 19 Strange Coins
Legacy Engram Year One Exotic Chest Armor 29 Strange Coins

Curios

Plasma Drive Legendary Vehicle Upgrade 23 Strange Coins
“Emerald Coil” Legendary Vehicle Upgrade 23 Strange Coins
Heavy Ammo Synthesis Ammo Synthesis 3-pack 1 Strange Coin
Three of Coins Exotic Chance Boost 5-pack 7 Strange Coins
Glass Needles Resets Exotic Stats 3-pack 3 Strange Coins, 3 Motes of Light, 1 Exotic Shard

For those wondering what to get, here are a few helpful hints.

The Taikonaut

Destiny The Taikonaut Titan Exotic Helmet (PlayStation, Xbox)
[Image via Bungie]

This Titan Exotic Helmet is all about perks for Heavy Weapons and Rocket Launchers, in particular. The intrinsic “Air Traffic Control” perk actually gives three perks. All Rocket Launchers gain tracking, radar will stay up while aiming using a Heavy Weapon, and Heavy Weapon ammo drops more often. This is best combined with Rocket Launchers that have a “Javelin” and/or “Grenades & Horseshoes” perk. Just note that the tracking perk is currently bugged and will disable tracking for Rocket Launchers that already have it.

The Taikonaut also comes with the choice between “Inverse Shadow” for bonus Super Energy from minion kills or “Heavy Lifting” for bonus Super energy from Heavy Weapon kills. The final column perk is “Innervation” for bonus grenade energy on Orb pickup.

The split 51 Intellect and 46 Strength rolls are solid for this helmet. “Inverse Shadow” is perfect for PVE play, although “Better Already” or “Infusion” would be better in the final column.

Sealed Ahamkara Grasps

Destiny Sealed Ahamkara Grasps Hunter Exotic Gauntlets (PlayStation, Xbox)
[Image via Bungie]

This Year Two Exotic Gauntlet piece for Hunters works well with the new Nightstalker subclass, as well as Bladedancers, due to the extra melee charge. This will give Hunters the ability to go invisible twice, which is always a bonus in PVE and sometimes in PVP, too.

The second column random perk rolls include “Switchblade” for reduced melee cooldown time and “Impact Induction” for bonus grenade energy on melee hits. The third column optional perks offer a choice between faster Sidearm or Machine Gun reloading.

The 70 pure Strength stat roll is decent for Destiny players. Glass Needles usage should be considered for potentially better stats and/or to get the reload perks for your most used weapons.

Apotheosis Veil

Destiny Apotheosis Veil Warlock Exotic Helmet (PlayStation, Xbox)
[Image via Bungie]

The Apotheosis Veil lost its uniqueness from Year One when Bungie introduced the Infusion and Better Already perks in Year Two. This resulted in the helmet’s intrinsic perk being boosted to grant full health, melee, and grenade energy when activating a Super.

The optional perks have the right roll with “Inverse Shadow” for extra Super energy from minion kills and “Second Thoughts” for bonus Super energy from Special Weapon kills. The third column perk is set for the aforementioned “Invigoration” with bonus melee energy after picking up Orbs of Light.

The 77 Intellect stat roll is excellent for the helmet. This helmet’s utility is primarily in PVE activities, and the perk rolls match that perfectly. “Better Already” or “Infusion” would make better final column perks and would be the only reason to consider a re-roll with Glass Needles.

[Image via Bungie]

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