TL;DR
- Xur is located in the Tower Hangar area this week with specific navigation instructions
- Current exotic armor suffers from stat bugs making most purchases inadvisable except for collection completion
- Several legendary weapons offer excellent PvE performance with near-god roll perks
- Exotic Engrams provide better stat alternatives for armor acquisition
- Weekly reset occurs every Friday at daily reset time
Destiny 2’s elusive exotic merchant Xur has returned with fresh inventory for Guardians seeking powerful gear. Understanding his weekly patterns and current whereabouts is crucial for maximizing your acquisition opportunities.
Navigate to the Tower’s Hangar section and proceed leftward to locate Xur’s current position. His placement follows specific spawn patterns that experienced players can predict based on weekly rotation cycles.
Schedule Update: Xur concluded his previous visit on March 25. For the current period spanning April 1-5, he offers a curated selection of exotic equipment and legendary weaponry. His availability window begins each Friday at the standard daily reset time and extends through the following Tuesday’s reset.
The merchant makes regular appearances throughout our solar system, providing access to exclusive exotic weaponry and specialized armor pieces. His inventory refreshes completely with each weekly reset, offering new opportunities for gear acquisition.
This week’s exotic weapon offering features the Telesto fusion rifle, known for its unique projectile mechanics that attach to surfaces and detonate when enemies approach. This weapon has historically experienced various gameplay bugs, earning its reputation as “the besto” among Destiny veterans.
The Telesto fusion rifle transforms adversaries into explosive charges upon impact, though its complex coding has occasionally disrupted game stability in past seasons.
Class-specific exotic armor includes the Foetracer helmet for Hunters, which enhances target tracking and provides damage amplification against low-health opponents.
Foetracer improves your ability to monitor marked targets while increasing damage output when their health drops below critical levels.
Titans can acquire Dunemarchers leg armor, providing increased sprint speed and chaining lightning damage to multiple enemies upon melee attacks.
Dunemarchers enhance mobility significantly while generating area-of-effect lightning strikes that jump between nearby combatants.
Warlocks have access to Ophidian Aspect gauntlets, though these currently suffer from the widespread stat bug affecting Xur’s armor inventory.
While Ophidian Aspect normally ranks among top-tier Warlock exotics for its improved weapon handling and melee range, the current bugged version offers severely diminished stat totals that undermine its combat effectiveness.
Currently, Xur’s exotic armor selections remain affected by persistent stat bugs, resulting in abnormally low overall stat distributions. We strongly advise against purchasing these items for practical use. The sole justification for acquisition would be completing your exotic collection catalog, though even then, waiting for fixes or pursuing exotic engrams represents smarter long-term strategy. Bungie’s development team has acknowledged this inventory issue in recent communications, indicating potential resolution in upcoming updates.
Several legendary weapons in Xur’s current inventory deserve serious consideration for various gameplay activities. His Night Watch scout rifle stands out for player-versus-environment content with its Explosive Rounds creating additional area damage, Subsistence automatically reloading portions of your magazine from reserves upon defeating targets, and a Handling Masterwork improving weapon responsiveness.
Although not achieving perfect god roll status, this configuration comes remarkably close and will deliver satisfying performance in most PvE scenarios. The combination effectively balances sustained damage output with improved combat flow.
Xur’s submachine gun options also present compelling choices for enemy-dense activities. The Escape Velocity features Overflow dramatically increasing magazine capacity when picking up special or heavy ammo, Osmosis converting weapon damage to match your subclass element upon grenade throws, and a Range Masterwork extending effective engagement distances.
Meanwhile, the Death Adder offers Disruption Break enhancing kinetic weapon damage against shielded enemies, Feeding Frenzy boosting reload speed after kills, and a Stability Masterwork improving recoil control. Neither represents the absolute ideal configuration, but both include sufficiently valuable trait combinations to justify acquisition for specific build requirements.
For exotic hand cannon enthusiasts, Xur’s Hawkmoon this week includes Killing Wind, providing mobility, range, and handling improvements after securing final blows. This perk requires activation through successful eliminations but offers substantial benefits once triggered.
The Dead Man’s Tale exotic scout rifle features Snapshot Sights, significantly accelerating aiming down sights speed for quicker target acquisition. This enhancement proves particularly valuable in Crucible matches where rapid headshots accumulate the Cranial Spike damage buff more efficiently. Both exotic options deliver respectable performance in player-versus-player environments—not necessarily top-tier but reliably effective for securing eliminations and winning engagements.
- Subsistence, Explosive Payload, Handling Masterwork
When evaluating Xur’s legendary armor offerings, exercise caution and consider your specific goals. He currently provides the Phoenix Strife Type 0 set for Titans, Swordflight 4.1 for Hunters, and Aanka Seeker IV for Warlocks—all legacy Crucible armor sets with nostalgic aesthetic appeal but severely limited functional value.
Each armor piece suffers from critically low stat totals, barely reaching 48 points compared to the standard 60+ found on world drops and endgame rewards. These pieces serve exclusively as cosmetic options for Guardians seeking visual variety rather than statistical advantages.
For optimal exotic armor acquisition, prioritize Xur’s Exotic Engram over direct purchases of bugged items. The engram provides randomly rolled armor with properly functioning stat distributions, offering better long-term value despite the random nature of acquisition. This approach aligns with smart resource management, especially given the current inventory issues.
Advanced players should note that while Xur’s location rotates predictably, his inventory quality varies significantly week-to-week. Developing the discernment to identify genuinely valuable offerings versus collection-filler items represents a key skill in Destiny 2’s economy. Understanding perk combinations and their practical applications across different activities will significantly enhance your decision-making process when evaluating his weekly selections.
If you’re working on building your Guardian’s capabilities, our Class Guide provides deeper insights into specialization strategies that complement exotic acquisitions. Similarly, our Weapons Unlock guide offers comprehensive weapon acquisition strategies beyond Xur’s offerings.
Action Checklist
- Navigate to Tower Hangar and locate Xur near the left-side area
- Purchase Telesto fusion rifle if missing from collection
- Acquire Night Watch scout rifle for PvE activities
- Buy Exotic Engram for chance at properly rolled armor
- Skip all legendary and exotic armor due to current stat bugs
- Consider submachine guns if needed for specific build requirements
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