The Life Exotic

Obtain and equip a piece of Exotic gear.
Trophy Type: Silver

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Exotic gear is the rarest and most powerful type of equipment in the game. Each piece has a yellow color icon and a unique look, as well as effects and modifications. You can obtain a piece of Exotic gear by doing any of the following:


his is all in addition to the usual extremely low chance of being rewarded a fully completed Exotic at the end of any 20+ Strike or Crucible match.

Legendary Engrams can be obtained as rewards for doing Strikes, Crucible, and random drops from enemies. Exotic Engrams are from raids as well as Xr. Raids and Nightfall Strikes are the primary source of Exotic gear and have very high chances to drop. The final two ways of getting an Exotic item are much more complex than the former.

Exotic Bounties seem to be random occurrences just like any other lead that is given by the bounty tracker, Xander 99-40. The key difference is that the Exotic bounties are given to you after you turn in a completed bounty, rather than picked up from the Postmaster and taken to Xander. A bounty lead called the Vanguard Mentor Missive is instantly placed in your inventory, which lets you choose from one of three bountieseach with a unique weapon reward. The bounties and their rewards are


The final way to get an exotic item comes in the form of a mysterious vendor named Xr, Agent of the Nine. Each weekend he appears in the at a random location in one of the three main halls. Every week he will offer different Exotic items that you can purchase using Strange Coins and Motes of Light.

Coins drop randomly, are decrypted from engrams, and are also rewarded for the Weekly Heroic and the typical Crucible and Strike rewards. Motes of Light are given to a player every time they accumulate enough experience to reach a new level after 20. The exact amount of experience is extremely large. Somewhere in the region of 50k to 100k.

You will need 13 Strange Coins to purchase a piece of armor, 23 for a primary weapon, and 17 for a special or heavy weapon. An Engram costs 23 Motes of Light. While the Strange Coin items are completed and denote which class can wear them, the Engrams do not, and will frequently decrypt into an item of a different class. Engrams are a big, big gamble.

Important Note: If you obtain an Exotic item for a class/level other than your intended character, you will not be able to equip it. You will have to level the appropriate class to equip the item and unlock the trophy, wait for another piece to drop, or purchase one that is for your class from the vendor.

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