It’s Xur day, Destiny fans!
This week, Xur can be found standing in Tower North, near the Speaker's Observatory
It’s an exciting time to be a fan of Bungie’s shared-world shooter. The studio finally revealed the first plans for its major spring patch on Thursday, weeks after confirming new Destiny content would emerge in 2016, on Thursday afternoon. Officially called the April Update, the new Destiny patch will increase the game’s maximum Light level, deliver a new set of PvE challenges and introduce the first new exotics we’ve seen in the game since the third Destiny expansion debuted last year. And that’s only the start of the changes we can expect next month.
Of course, with the promise of brand new equipment around the corner, many players will be looking to fill any lingering gaps in their weapon and armor collections. Last week, Xur’s trip to the Tower wasn’t especially fruitful for longtime players, thanks to another round of appearances from frequently-sold equipment like An Insurmountable Skullfort and Heart of the Praxic Fire. But will the Agent of the Nine’s latest selection of exotic gear but any more useful than what was available for purchase last week?
Here’s everything Xur is selling to the Destiny community March 18-20:
An Insurmountable Skullfort
- Defense: 280
- Discipline: 35 / 50
- Strength: 34 / 49
- Gain an additional melee charge
- Gain bonus Super energy from melee kills on minions of the Darkness
- Gain bonus melee energy on Orb pickups
Radiant Dance Machines
- Defense: 280
- Intellect: 40 / 58
- Strength: 42 / 60
- You move more quickly while aiming your weapon
- Increases the amount of Sniper Rifle ammunition you can carry
- Increased Agility for5 seconds after a Void double kill
Obsidian Mind
- Defense: 280
- Intellect: 35 / 50
- Strength: 33 / 48
- Nova Bomb reduces cooldown of next Nova Bomb
- More Super energy from non-Guardian kills
- Bonus grenade energy on Orb pickup
Zhalo Supercell
- Attack: 280
- Magazine: 36
- Arc projectiles have the chance to chain lightning when enemies are close
- Double kills with this weapon charge a small amount of Super energy and return ammo to the magazine
- This weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired
Legacy Engram - Heavy Weapon
As always, Xur has plenty of other goodies for Destiny players to spend their Strange Coins, too. In addition to the exotic wares, the Agent of the Nine is also selling a handful of other curios, including Three of Coins stacks. And Destiny players will also find the usual legendary Sparrows upgrades, with blue and purple contrails available this week, along with the usual Motes of Light and Heavy Ammo Synthesis. Glass Needles can also be purchased from Xur this weekend.
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