If you enjoy landing devasting headshots on your foes in Destiny 2, consider unlocking the Cloudstrike, an Exotic Energy Sniper Rifle with incredibly potent perks. This weapon is imbued with Mortal Polarity, which causes final blows with Precision Hits to spawn a lightning bolt on the target’s position, damaging surrounding enemies. Another perk that the Cloudstrike can have is Stormbringer, which creates a lightning storm at a target whenever you land Rapid Precision Hits. As for this Exotic Sniper’s base stats, it inherently offers high Range and Impact with balanced Stability and Handling. Of course, these can be altered with various Rolls.
Unlocking the Cloudstrike Exotic Sniper in Destiny 2
To get the Cloudstrike Energy Sniper Rifle in Destiny 2, you need to grind Empire Hunts until you receive the weapon as a rare drop. Since this drop rate is entirely dependent on RNG, the likelihood of you getting the Sniper is based on chance, not on your in-game performance.
However, Empire Hunts are not an activity accessible by default. Specifically, Empire Hunts are Beyond Light‘s post-campaign activities that become available by clearing specific prerequisite quests. First, you need to complete “Reclaiming Europa,” after which you must finish “Empire’s Fall,” followed by “The Dark Priestess Empire Hunt.” Once these three have been fulfilled, you can start clearing Sabotage Missions. Eventually, you will gain access to the Empire Hunts that you can farm to get the Cloudstrike Exotic Sniper in Destiny 2.
Users at Light.gg claim that the Cloudstrike is a “rare drop from higher difficulty Empire Hunts.” However, YouTuber TriGs has verified that difficulty does not matter when you are attempting to get this Sniper. In other words, simply farm the Empire Hunts, and you will ultimately receive the weapon during your endeavors. After all, the Sniper does not have an abysmal drop chance, so it is impossible not to acquire it sometime during your hunts. Naturally, having friends join you during your grind might help the process to go faster since your team coordination will be much better than with random Guardians.
Destiny 2 is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PC.
