Destiny 2 The Final Shape detailed Exotic preview: All perks and Intrinsic traits explained

The Final Shape Exotics (Image via Bungie)
This guide explores all perks in The Final Shape Exotics (Image via Bungie)

Multiple content creators have gained access to some of the core contents of Destiny 2 The Final Shape expansion. These contents include all the announced Exotics before the launch, giving the community an idea of all the Exotic perks associated with these gear pieces. These Exotics include the Red Death Pulse Rifle, Microcosm Kinetic Heavy Trace Rifle, and many more armors.

This article lists the Exotic perks revealed for all items ahead of The Final Shape.


All Exotics and their perks for Destiny 2 The Final Shape

1) Still Hunt Exotic Sniper Rifle

Still Hunt in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
Still Hunt in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

The Still Hunt is a Solar Exotic Sniper Rifle with three Intrinsic traits. It allows the user to charge shots for a powerful Golden Gun shot. Here are the perks associated with the weapon:

Cayde's Retribution: Pick up Orbs of Power or land precision shots to charge the weapon's super bar. Press the reload button to activate the Golden Gun.

Intrinsic perks include Sharpshooter, allowing for increased Accuracy, ADS speed, and flinch. The second trait is Golden Munitions, where the weapon stores bonus ammo when a Golden Gun shot is acquired.


2) Microcosm Heavy Kinetic Trace Rifle

The Microcosm in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
The Microcosm in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

A first of its kind, the Microcosm is a Heavy Trace Rifle with the Kinetic element. Its Exotic perk, Paracausal Beam, fires a beam of Kinetic light, dealing bonus damage to shields. The Intrinsic perk, Paracausal Imbuement, grants bonus super energy with final blows. Bonus weapon damage can be earned after a super expires.


3) Khvostov 7G-0X

The Khvostov in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
The Khvostov in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

The Khvostov returns as an Exotic weapon, with one Exotic trait and one Intrinsic trait. The former fires a powerful ricochet shot with its seventh bullet, dealing additional damage to all adjacent enemies. The latter, named Eyes Up Guardian, empowers the ricochet shot by making it more powerful and allowing it to bounce additional time after picking up Orbs of Power.

The weapon also has an in-built Shoot to Loot.


4) Red Death Reformed

Red Death Reformed in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
Red Death Reformed in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

Red Death is a blast from the past for many Destiny 1 players, as the Solar Pulse Rifle returns with one Exotic trait and one Intrinsic trait. The Exotic perk, Redemption, grants Cure with final blows, alongside increased reload speed. The intrinsic, Inverse Relationship, grants increased Handling, takes reduced flinch, and increases movement speed.

Increased damage is dealt with lower health.


5) Mataiodoxia Warlock Exotic chest armor

The Mataidoxia (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
The Mataidoxia (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

The Exotic perk, Stylostixis, grants a suspending burst after defeating a target damaged by one Arcane needle. Damaging an enemy with all three needles immediately creates a suspending burst. Other benefits of the perk allow the user to gain increased melee damage on defeating suspending targets, and pierce Barrier Champions with Arcane needles.


6) Wishful Ignorance Exotic Titan gauntlets

Wishful Ignorance (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
Wishful Ignorance (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

The exotic perk "Wish-Dragon's Talons" grants an additional melee charge and damage for Frenzied Blade. Pulses from Banner of War return melee energy based on the number of allies healed.


7) Balance of Power Exotic Hunter leg armor

Balance of Power in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
Balance of Power in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

The Exotic perk, Double Down, increases the duration of the Threaded Specter Strand Decoy, releasing Threadlings after being damaged. The user will also not appear on the radar while being near a Threaded Specter.


8) Speaker's Sights Exotic Warlock helmet

Speaker's Sight in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
Speaker's Sight in Destiny 2 (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

The exotic perk "The Lost Voice" spawns a healing turret upon using healing grenades. Healing allies will occasionally spawn orbs of power.


9) Gifted Conviction Exotic Hunter chest armor

Gifted Conviction (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
Gifted Conviction (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

"The Gift of Certainty" Exotic perk grants a bouncing explosive upon activating Ascension or Tempest Strike in the Hunter Arc subclass. These explosives can jolt targets, and grant resistance to the user near jolted enemies.


10) Hazardous Propulsion Exotic Titan chest armor

Hazardous Propulsion (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)
Hazardous Propulsion (Image via YouTube/FalloutPlays)

The "Danger Close" perk loads Kinetic rockets with precise final blows. These rockets can then be launched by activating Class Item. Damaging enemies with Kinetic rockets will increase the damage dealt by Rocket Launchers.


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Edited by Dinesh Renthlei
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