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Destiny – Xur’s Gear For The Weekend Of June 19

by Matt Miller on Jun 19, 2015 at 07:13 AM

There’s been a lot of big Destiny news this week, offering us some exhaustive details about the upcoming Taken King expansion, including a vidoc and details on the three new subclasses. In the midst of the excitement, Xur has appeared at the Vestian Outpost, and brings with him two items he’s never had in stock before.

While warlocks have gotten Starfire Protocol before, and Hard Light certainly isn't the best gun in the game right now, both Titans and Hunters have something to be excited about. Both of those classes have exotics on sale that offer increased melee options. Titans get the Feedback Fence, which deals damage around you when something melee attacks you. And Hunters get Khepri's Sting, which offers melee abilities that transform the Hunter into a more classic Rogue by providing new invisibility options and some massive backstab damage potential.

Location: Xur is in the Vestian Outpost in the Reef. After arriving, turn right and run onto the lower platform. A shadowy doorway looms, and inside you'll find Xur selling his wares. 

Hard Light (exotic auto rifle) - 23 strange coins

  • Kinetic Damage
  • Attack: 334/365
  • Glass Half Full (The bottom half of each magazine causes additional damage)
  • Volatile Light (Rounds fired from this weapon overpenetrate targets and ricochet on hard surfaces)

ACD/0 Feedback Fence (Titan arms, House of Wolves) - 13 strange coins

  • Defense: 402
  • Light: 42
  • Intellect 66
  • Strength 46
  • Rain Blows (Increases melee attack speed)
  • Brawler's Charge (Replenish super energy when you kill an enemy with a melee)
  • Wrath Conductors (Taking damage from a melee attack deals damage in an area around you) 

Khepri's Sting (Hunter arms, House of Wolves) - 13 strange coins

  • Defense: 402
  • Light: 42
  • Strength 96
  • Primary Weapon Loader (Increased reload speed with Primary Weapons)
  • Invigoration (Reduces melee cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Light)
  • Touch of Venom (Gain invisibility after crouching in place for a short time. Melee attacking an enemy from behind while invisible delivers 4x damage)

Starfire Protocol (Warlock chest armor, The Dark Below) - 13 strange coins

  • Defense: 492/536
  • Light: 36/42
  • Inhtellect 123/130
  • Fusion Rifle Ammo (increase capacity)
  • Heavy Weapon Ammo (increase capacity)
  • Starfire Protocol (gain an extra fusion grenade)

As usual, he also has exotic shards (seven strange coins), the Urn of Sacrifice and bounty items (one strange coin), Sparrow upgrades (twenty-three strange coins), and telemetry for pulse rifles, hand cannons, and machine guns(one strange coin), and heavy ammo synth packs. Exotic chest engrams will set you back 23 motes of light. Xur is now also trading motes of light for strange coins.