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Veteran Guardians in Destiny 2 will doubtless have heard of or have personal experience wielding the infamous Ace of Spades Exotic Hand Cannon and its powerful exclusive Catalyst. This lightweight firearm is beastly in both PvP and PvE, capable of demolishing foes with its high Impact. Newcomers should not be fooled by its size, as the Exotic Kinetic Hand Cannon has a Range of 75, which is further than most rifles, along with its decent Stability and Handling of 40. Its Exotic Perks are Memento Mori and Firefly. Combined with the Funeral Pyre Perk of the Ace of Spades Catalyst, these two can become an unstoppable force on the battleground in Destiny 2.
Unlocking the Ace of Spades in Destiny 2
To unlock the Ace of Spades Exotic in Destiny 2, you must own the Forsaken Pack, a paid DLC package that must be purchased on the platform you play on. Ownership of this DLC allows you access to the Forsaken Exotics wares of Exotic Archive, a shop in the Tower Courtyard.
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To obtain the Ace of Spades, you will need the following materials:
- Glimmer × 125,000
- Etheric Spiral × 200
- Exotic Cipher × 1
- Ascendant Shard × 1
Unlocking the Ace of Spades Catalyst in Destiny 2
The next step after acquiring the Ace of Spades in Destiny 2 is to procure its Catalyst by clearing Nightfalls or Strikes, according to sources at Gamepur. Reddit users at r/DestinyTheGame also claim the Catalyst drops randomly from matches in the Crucible. Whatever the case, Guardians might need to do a good deal of grinding before they are able to equip their Hand Cannon Exotic with this powerful enhancement.
Based on information by Light.gg, the Ace of Spades Catalyst in Destiny 2 uses Funeral Pyre, a Perk that bolsters Firefly’s damage output when Memento Mori is active. For clarification, Memento Mori is an Exotic Perk that causes reloading performed after a kill to provide the weapon with several shots that deal bonus damage. Additionally, you are granted radar when in ADS. As for the Firefly Exotic Perk, it boosts reload speed and causes targets to explode when landing a Precision Kill. The explosion AoE deals Solar damage to surrounding targets. Accordingly, the Ace of Spades Catalyst increases the damage done by this Solar-damage detonation while Memento Mori is active.
Destiny 2 is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PC.
Source: Light.gg | Gamepur | Reddit/DestinyTheGame