Calling Exotic Ciphers important would be an understatement.
Newer Guardians will spend these Ciphers as often as possible to stock up on Exotic weapons.
We’ve updated this guide to reflect this change and added tooltips to some of our weapon recommendations.
Some seasonal quests and events might also award Exotic Ciphers, but these aren’t evergreen rewards.
These ciphers maynotbe spent on other goods.
Season Pass
The most common source of Exotic Ciphers is the Season Pass.
Xur
You may only complete this quest once per week.
Xur will have one quest every week named “Xenology.”
Complete the quest, speak to Xur, and you’ll earn one Exotic Cipher.
Forsaken Ciphers
You will earn Forsaken Ciphers from this,notExotic Ciphers.
These may only be used to purchase Forsaken Exotics.
Purchasing the Forsaken Pack DLC for Destiny 2 will grant three Forsaken Ciphers.
Raid Exotics from that expansion will still require Spoils of Conquest.
Once purchased, head to the Exotic Kiosk at the Tower to claim your Ciphers.
If you are, the quest won’t grant an Exotic Cipher.
As a result, you’ll want to spend them carefully whenever you get your hands on one.
you might only do this once per week.
As for the Kiosk, there are quite a few Exotics to choose from.
