Destiny 2 Exotic Mission Rotator: What it is, how to access, schedule, loot table

Kurt Perry
Three Exotics available in Exotic Mission Rotator: Dead Man's Tale, Revision Zero, and Dead Messenger.

Season 22 introduced a game-changing activity that carries over into Season of the Wish, the Exotic Mission Rotator. Here’s everything you need to know about the Exotic Mission Rotator in Destiny 2, including what it is, the weekly schedule, and what loot is up for grabs.

Throughout its numerous seasons, Destiny 2 has introduced many seasonal weapons with some being top-tier options that new players can’t reasonably acquire. It can be frustrating knowing you missed out on guns like Retrofit Escapade, IKELOS_SMG, and Bump in the Night.

Thankfully, Bungie has finally implemented a solution to this problem, the Exotic MIssion Rotator. First introduced in Season of the Witch, this weekly activity lets players earn both enhanced versions of vaulted Exotic weapons and old seasonal guns.

With that said, here’s everything you need to know about the Exotic Mission Rotator in Destiny 2.

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Presage Exotic Mission to get Dead Man';s Tale in weekly Rotator.
Exotic Mission Rotator brings back fan-favorite Exotic quests like Presage.

What is Exotic Mission Rotator in Destiny 2?

The Exotic Mission Rotator is a weekly activity first added in Season of the Witch where players can complete and farm old Exotic quests for various rewards.

These rewards include craftable variants of returning Exotics, a range of old seasonal guns that were not farmable before this activity, and even Red Border drops for many desirable craftable Legendary weapons.

Each week will see a different Exotic Mission featured with each mission having its own unique loot and craftable Exotic up for grabs. For Season of the Witch, three Exotic missions are currently in rotation.

How to access Exotic Mission Rotator in Destiny 2

You can access and play old Exotic missions by selecting the Destinations tab, Legends, and finally clicking the featured weekly Exotic quest.

The only requirement to start each mission is to either own the respective expansion or season connected to the associated Exotic weapon.

Destinations tab where players can access new Exotic Mission Rotator weekly activity.
Destiny 2’s featured Exotic mission will change every week and can be found on the Legends tab.

Exotic Mission Rotation schedule

Below is the full Exotic Mission Rotator schedule for the second half of Season of the Wish:

DateExotic QuestFeatured Exotic Weapon
March 5Vox ObscuraDead Messenger
March 12Operation: Seraph’s ShieldRevision Zero
March 19PresageDead Man’s Tale
March 26Vox ObscuraDead Messenger
April 2Operation: Seraph’s ShieldRevision Zero
April 9PresageDead Man’s Tale
April 16Vox ObscuraDead Messenger
April 23Operation: Seraph’s ShieldRevision Zero
April 30PresageDead Man’s Tale
May 7Vox ObscuraDead Messenger
May 14Operation: Seraph’s ShieldRevision Zero
May 21PresageDead Man’s Tale
May 28Vox ObscuraDead Messenger

Exotic Mission Rotator loot table

Each available Exotic mission has its own unique loot pool for Destiny 2 players to farm. This loot table is made up of old seasonal weapons that are all craftable.

Every week players can receive three guaranteed Red Border drops by doing the following:

  • Complete the featured Exotic Mission on Regular difficulty.
  • Complete the featured Exotic Mission on Legend difficulty.
  • Complete two runs of the featured Exotic Mission on any difficulty.

Following completions in the same week will still reward seasonal weapons from the appropriate loot table but they are not guaranteed to be Red Borders.

These are the loot tables for the three Exotic quests currently available in the Mission Rotator:

Presage

AustringerBelovedBump in the Night
CALUS Mini-ToolDrang (Baroque)Firefright
Hollow DenialNezarec’s WhisperTears of Contrition
Without Remorse

Additionally, you can earn the Eidolon Pursuant armor set first released in Season 17.

Vox Obscura

Explosive PersonalityPiece of MindRecurrent Impact
Sweet SorrowThoughtlessUnder Your Skin

Additionally, you can earn the Tusked Allegiance armor set first released in Season 16.

Operation: Seraph’s Shield

DisparityFire and ForgetIKELOS_HC_v.1.0.3
IKELOS_SG_v.1.0.3IKELOS_SMG_v.1.0.3IKELOS_SR_v.1.0.3
Judgment of KelgorathPath of Least ResistanceRetrofit Escapade
Tripwire Canary

Additionally, you can earn the Warmind’s Avatar armor set first released in Season 19.

Be sure to check out our other Destiny 2 content to stay ahead:

Deepsight Harmonizers: How to farm, use, and what weapons to convert | Destiny 2 Season of the Wish: Release date, dungeon, ritual weapon, more | Exotic Mission Rotator | Best Exotic weapons | Best PvP Weapons | Best PvE Weapons | Best Titan Builds | Best Warlock Builds | Best Hunter Builds | Trials of Osiris map & rewards this week | Xur location today | How to claim Destiny 2 Prime Gaming rewards | Destiny 2 promo codes

About The Author

Kurt Perry is a British games writer who started at Dexerto in April 2023. He graduated from Staffordshire University in 2019 with a BA in Games Journalism and PR. Prior to joining Dexerto, Kurt contributed 900 articles for PC Invasion including over 350 guides. He's an all-rounder who is particularly knowledgeable about Call of Duty, Destiny, and Pokemon.