How to get Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted exotics: All weapons & armor from Year 5

Exotics are some of Destiny 2’s most powerful items. Here’s all we know about the Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted exotics, as well as the Witch Queen exotics.

Destiny 2’s Witch Queen expansionhas kicked off the game’s fifth year of content, meaning there’s a wholenew campaign, location,and raidfor Guardians alongside the current season —Season of the Haunted.

Destiny 2 Trespasser exotic sidearm

As players know, though, a big part of the fun is earning new exotic gear in the form of weapons and armor, each with unique properties that can create game-breaking new builds with which to dominate The Darkness or the Crucible.

If you’re wondering what you’ll be able to get your gauntlets on in the Witch Queen and Season of the Haunted, we have good news — there’s plenty to collect. Here’s everything we know about the Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted exotics, including weapons and armor.

Destiny 2 Trespasser weapon with ornament

Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted exotics

Trespasser

This weapon is the seasonal exotic and is tied toSeason of the Haunted. It replaces last season’sGrand Overture.

Find out more in ourSeason Pass guide.

Heartshadow

This exotic sword will arrive as part of the Duality Dungeon. Its perks are as follows:

Second Chance

These Titan arms are ideal for dealing with Barrier Champions, even if you can’t find room for the right mod.

How to get:

Complete Master/Legend Lost Sectors.

Caliban’s Hand

Hunters get access to knives that scorch enemies within an area or ignite enemies with a direct hit.

Rain of Fire

These new Warlock boots offer the Soaring Fusilier perk which reloads all weapons upon air dodge.

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Second Chance exotic Destiny 2

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Caliban’s Hand exotic Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Witch Queen and Year 5 exotics: Weapons

A “worm launcher with increasing damage”, this grenade launcher fires Hive worms like the ones we saw on Oryx’s Dreadnaught. Ew.

You’ll need to complete a new quest called “Of Queen and Worms”. We’ve got a full guidehere.

Rain of Fire exotic Destiny 2

Osteo Striga

Still thinking ‘bout that SMG…pic.twitter.com/bAG0U99YRV

— Destiny 2 News (@DeltaINTEL)July 14, 2025

SMG with Swarming projectiles trigger a toxic burst (think Thorn, but faster). This weapon can be earned by buying The Witch Queen Deluxe Edition, but as yet there’s no way to get it outside of that.

Once you complete the Witch Queen campaign, you’ll need tocraftOsteo Striga.

A new Exotic Grenade launcher found in an Exotic Quest inSeason of the Risen, this weapon “generates a fan of three waves of impact and can rotate elemental damage types on reload, similar to other Exotics like Hard Light and Borealis,” according to Bungie.

We’re still working out how to earn this one, but we’ll update this page when we know more.

The Witch Queen will introduce the new Glaive weapon type. Unlike Rise of Iron’s axes or Hive swords, these are wielded from a first-person perspective. We know that we’ll be crafting the weapon ourselves, but we now know that each class will have a specific Glaive ability.

There’s another Glaive called Lubrae’s Ruin, but we’re yet to locate the weapon pattern for that just yet.

You’ll need to finish The Evidence Board Exotic quest in the Enclave. This can only be done at a certain point in the story, so you may need to spend some time before you get there.

All Destiny 2 Witch Queen exotics: Armor

Loreley Splendor Helm

This Solar helmet allows for players to be healed through Sunspots, and will create one when you’re close to death to give you faster cooldowns.

Complete the Witch Queen Legendary campaign. You’ll be able to choose between this and Hoarfrost-Z.

Hoarfrost-Z chest

This chest piece replaces Titan barricade with a Stasis wall, but as yet, we don’t know what tangible benefits that has. We’d imagine it’ll freeze enemies in place if they touch it, but we’ll update this as we earn more Destiny 2 Witch Queen exotics for ourselves.

Complete the Witch Queen Legendary campaign. You’ll be able to choose between this and Loreley Splendor.

Secant Filaments

These new books offer the Devouring Rift Perk, which Bungie says will allow “for damage from both allies and individual players the ability to disrupt foes… but in style.”

Complete the Witch Queen Legendary campaign. You’ll be able to choose between this and Osmiomancy Gloves.

Osmiomancy Gloves

These gauntlets offer an additional Coldsnap grenade with enhanced seeking over longer distances.

Complete the Witch Queen Legendary campaign. You’ll be able to choose between this and Secant Filaments.

Renewal Grasps

These gauntlets offer a “mini-Silence & Squall” for Hunters, Bungie says, nerfing incoming damage from enemies while also giving Duskfield grenades a much larger radius.

Complete the Witch Queen Legendary campaign. You’ll be able to choose between this and Blight Ranger Helmet.

Blight Ranger Helmet

Use Arc Staff to send projectiles back at enemies. Reflected projectiles deal increased damage, too, making this an ideal defensive option for high difficulty content — or PvP.

Complete the Witch Queen Legendary campaign. You’ll be able to choose between this and Renewal Grasps.

There’s a look at the Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted exotics, plus those found in the Witch Queen expansion. For more, be sure to check out our Destiny content at Dexerto.