Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for March 14 (2025)

Xur has returned again to Destiny 2, complete with new exotic and legendary gear for players to check out for a limited time. It's been an interesting week for Destiny 2 players as not only has Act 2 arrived alongside Guardian Games, but the weekly update also added something which wasn't quite ready. The planned Act 3 activity Rite of the Nine launched earlier than intended in Destiny 2, alongside new weapons with placeholder mods and missing textures.

While Bungie quickly disabled that mode, players have also been taking part in Destiny 2's Guardian Games for 2025. While it still involves lots of farming for Medallions, this year's version of the event adds a new mode called Rushdown, basically a boss rush that escalates in difficulty while also offering better rewards.

It's also time for the exotic merchant Xur, who has returned with a new inventory of gear for Destiny 2 players. Follow this guide for his current weekend location, news on his exotic cipher quest, as well as a review of all the exotic and legendary gear he's brought for the weekend of March 14, 2025.

Where is Xur?

Xur has now taken up permanent residence in the Bazaar area inside The Tower, so there's no more hunting when the weekend comes around.

Since the Bazaar is located between both fast travel points, players can pick either one to load into. Head into the area where Ikora and Hawthorne are hanging out and look for the Ramen Shop towards the back wall. While facing the shop, the alley hiding Xur is to the right.

Destiny 2 Class Armor and Exotic Cipher

Xur's role continues to offer the usual weekly quests, exotics, and legendary gear. Not only are these quests required to purchase a second fated engram, but they're necessary to acquire legacy exotic gear from the Tower kiosk. Players can earn a new cipher by completing strikes and winning crucible or gambit matches. Gain bonus points for playing with clan mates or finishing more challenging activities.

Xur's Exotic Armor

Starfire Protocol - Warlock chest armor

Exotic Perk:

• Fusion Harness - Fusion Grenades have an additional charge and recharge from empowered weapon damage, with empowered weapon final blows granting more energy. Defeating targets with Fusion Grenades grant Rift energy.

It's really not a great roll this week as the total value comes in at a very low 62 and features a higher than necessary mobility stat. Not worth buying.

Stat Values (62 Total):

• Mobility +15
• Resilience +3
• Recovery +16
• Discipline +14
• Intellect +12
• Strength +2

St0mp-EE5 - Hunter leg armor

Exotic Perk:

• Hydraulic Boosters - Increases sprint speed and slide distance, and improves High Jump, Strafe Jump, and Triple Jump. Take less damage from targets when airborne.

For players looking for exotic gear that can help with platforming, the "Stompees" are one of the best options. Absolutely worth picking up, though it's worth noting that these should really only be used for difficult jumping or platforming sections and aren't great for combat.

Stat Values (66 Total):

• Mobility +17
• Resilience +10
• Recovery +7
• Discipline +10
• Intellect +10
• Strength +12

Heart of Inmost Light - Titan chest armor

Exotic Perk:

• Overflowing Light - Using an ability (grenade, melee, or Barricade) empowers the other two abilities. Empowered means abilities have faster regen, melees and grenades do more damage, and Barricades have more hit points.

After being on the bottom last week, Titans come out with the highest rolled exotic this week, though it unfortunately comes with the caveat that the mobility stat is way too high at 25. It's a good exotic that has a not-so-great roll this week.

Stat Values (67 total):

• Mobility +25
• Resilience +3
• Recovery +7
• Discipline +6
• Intellect +6
• Strength +20

Xur Inventory Items

Year 7 in Destiny 2 has upgraded Xur's inventory, adding a true rank progression system, rewards, as well as focusing options. Xur also has more than just weapons and armor as well, including:

• Merciless Catalyst
• Izanagi's Burden Catalyst
• The Xurfboard (Skimmer Board Vehicle)
• Essentialism/Stoicism/Solipsism OR Exotic Cipher
• Exotic Engram
• Ascendant Shard
• Glimmer
• Enhancement Core
• Vanguard Emblem
• Strange Gift (Random Item for 1 Strange Coin)

Xur's Exotic Weapons

Year 7's Xur revamp has also added the ability to offer multiple exotic weapons in one visit. Here is what Xur has this weekend:

Hawkmoon - Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot - Final blows and precision hits with Hawkmoon grant stacks of Paracausal Charge. The final round in the magazine deals bonus damage based on the number of stacks. Stowing Hawkmoon on the final round removes this bonus.
• Fluted Barrel
• Alloy Magazine
• Surplus
• Polymer Grip

Sweet Business - Auto Rifle

• Payday - Larger magazine. Increased accuracy when firing from the hip. Picking up Special or Heavy ammo immediately reloads this weapon.
• Business Time - Sustained fire boosts range and rate of fire.
• Polygonal Rifling
• Armor-Piercing Rounds
• Composite Stock

Sunshot - Hand Cannon

• Sunburn - This weapon fires explosive rounds and highlights targets that take damage from Sunshot.
• Sun Blast - Targets defeated with Sunshot explode in Solar energy, scorching other nearby targets.
• Chambered Compensator
• Accurized Rounds
• Textured Grip

Thunderlord - Machine Gun

• Reign Havoc - Final blows with this weapon generate stunning lighting strikes from above. Lightning strikes grant a stack of Bolt Charge. Strong against Overload Champions.
• Feeding Frenzy - Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
• Polygonal Rifling
• Armor-Piercing Rounds
• Lightning Rounds

Xur's Destiny 2 Legendary Armor and Weapons

Xur's Set of Legendary Armor and Weapons. All gear costs 50 Legendary Shards and 1000 Glimmer.

• Nightshade (Kinetic Scout Rifle)
• Farewell (Kinetic Sidearm)
• The Deicide (Energy Shotgun)
• Arsenic Bite-4b (Energy Combat Bow)
• Sailspy Pitchglass (Heavy Linear Fusion Rifle)
• Negative Space (Heavy Sword)
• Crown-Splitter/Quickfang/Eternity's Edge (Heavy Sword)
• Strange Weapon Engram
• Seventh Seraph Armor Set

Your Rating

10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star

Rate Now

0/10

See Also

Destiny 2 Crossplay: How to Invite & Play with Cross Platform Friends on PC, Xbox & PlayStation

Leave a Review

Your comment has not been saved

Success!

37 7.3/10

Destiny 2

Dive into the world of Destiny 2 to explore the mysteries of the solar system and experience responsive first-person shooter combat. Unlock powerful elemental abilities and collect unique gear to customize your Guardian's look and playstyle. Enjoy Destiny 2’s cinematic story, challenging co-op missions, and a variety of PvP modes alone or with friends. Download for free today and write your legend in the stars.

An Immersive Story
You are a Guardian, defender of the Last City of humanity in a solar system under siege by infamous villains. Look to the stars and stand against the darkness. Your legend begins now.

Guardian Classes
Choose from the armored Titan, mystic Warlock, or swift Hunter.

FPS

Systems

OpenCritic Reviews

Top Critic Rating: 84/100 Critics Recommend: 88%

Platform(s)

PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia

Released

August 28, 2017

Developer(s)

Bungie

Publisher(s)

Bungie

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op

Engine

Tiger Engine

ESRB

T For TEEN for Blood, Language, and Violence

Expansions

Destiny 2: Forsaken, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Destiny 2: Lightfall

How Long To Beat

100+

PS Plus Availability

Essential, Extra, & Premium (The Witch Queen)

Number of Players

1-6 (Co-Op)

Cross-Platform Play

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

Franchise

Destiny

Steam Deck Compatibility

no

X|S Optimized

YES

Cross Save

yes

See at Playstation Store