How to Make an Exotic Masterwork
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To masterwork an exotic item, whether it’s a weapon or armor, you typically need to complete specific tasks or achieve certain milestones, such as getting 500 kills with the weapon or collecting and using Enhancement Prisms and Ascendant Shards for exotic armor. The process involves inspect, hover, and apply actions for weapons, and inspect, hover over the Energy bar, and select actions for armor, with the goal of increasing the item’s Tier, Energy level, or unlocking specific Catalysts.
Masterworking Exotics: A Detailed Guide
Masterworking exotics is a way to enhance their performance and appearance in Destiny 2. Here are some key points and frequently asked questions about the process:
What is Masterworking?
Masterworking is a process that allows players to upgrade their legendary and exotic items to their maximum potential. This can be done by completing specific tasks, such as getting kills with a weapon or collecting and using resources like Glimmer, Enhancement Cores, and Prisms for armor.
FAQs
- How do you masterwork exotic armor? To masterwork exotic armor, you need to inspect the armor piece, hover over the Energy bar, select and hold to increase the Energy level of the armor piece at the cost pictured, and repeat until 10 Energy is reached.
- What do you need to masterwork exotic armor? To masterwork exotic armor, you need a total of 24,000 Glimmer, 5 Enhancement Cores and Prisms, and 3 Ascendant Shards.
- How many enhancement prisms to masterwork exotic armor? 5 Enhancement Prisms are needed to masterwork an exotic piece of armor.
- What is the masterwork exotic armor bonus? Masterwork armor pieces grant a 3% damage reduction while using a super move, and a complete Masterwork armor set grants a 15% damage reduction.
- Can you masterwork an exotic? Yes, you can masterwork an exotic by completing specific tasks, such as getting 500 kills with the weapon, and then applying the Catalyst.
- How do you get triple 100 stats in Destiny 2? To get triple 100 stats, use your ghost and focus on discipline, then keep high stat armor with at least 2x spikes of 20+ stats in either stats and the third stat 15+.
- What is the max stats for exotic armor? The max stats for exotic armor is 70, although some exotics added before the Shadowkeep expansion can achieve a stat total of 70.
- Is there a way to turn enhancement prisms into cores? Yes, you can dismantle blue-quality armor that has been leveled up to 8 to get 6 Enhancement Cores, effectively converting your Prisms into Cores.
- Why can’t I masterwork a crafted weapon? To masterwork a crafted weapon, you need to reshape it and give it 2 Enhanced Traits, which requires leveling up your gun.
- How long does it take to make full masterwork? It takes around 6 hours with all possible boosts to fully smith a set of masterwork armor, using a total of 12 glorious bars, 12 steel bars, and 12 leathers.
- How many kills for an exotic catalyst? Typically, 500 combatant kills are required to complete an exotic catalyst objective.
- Are exotic catalysts rare? Yes, exotic catalysts are rare and have an unknown drop rate.
- Will all exotics get catalysts? Most exotics, but not all, have a Catalyst that Guardians can earn.
- What is the best exotic armor? The best exotic armor varies depending on the player’s preferences and playstyle, but some popular options include Cenotaph Mask, Star-Eater Scales, and Abeyant Leap.
- Can you craft exotic armor? Yes, level 80 exotic armor can be crafted by level 400 or higher Armorsmiths, Leatherworkers, and Tailors, using recipes and components like Vials of Linseed Oil.