❘ Published: 2024-11-30T16:12:25

Xur returned to the Tower in Destiny 2 for his weekly visit on November 29, bringing with him goods that the warlocks should collect as soon as possible.

As usual, the Agent of the Nine has a random piece of exotic armor up for grabs for all three classes, but it’s Chromatic Fire for Destiny 2’s resident space wizards that wins this time around in terms of meta -viability.

Not only does this roll offer an incredible 69 total stats (just a point or two shy of the incredibly rare maximum), but also a favorable stat spread, to boot. In the current sandbox, mobility is rejected due to its low impact on construction strength, with resilience being the most sought after.

With almost no points wasted on redundant stats (shame about the low discipline, though), the price of 41 Strange Coins is a no-brainer, especially for the later releases it enables.

Xur’s top-tier Chromatic Fire Stream is available for 41 Strange Coins until December 3.

Meta-analysis

As a non-subclass-specific exotic, Chromatic Fire functions in theory as a solid build for any element. However, Solar is the one who will benefit the most from the chest armor exotic perk, as he has the strongest elemental effect for PvE in Scorch.

Normally, the damage over time effect is only available on weapons with the Incandescent perk, causing enemies to ignite and explode when enough Burn charges have been applied. Chromatic Fire, on the other hand, essentially allows you to apply Incandescence to any Kinetic Primary of your choice as long as you have a Super Solar (Prismatic counts), including Exotics.

So, which main weapon to choose? This will depend somewhat on personal preference, but two incredibly powerful weapons worth pairing with the effect are Perfected epidemic And Khvostov 7G-0X. Both are already the best primaries for DPS, so a dual combo with Scorch only makes them more powerful.

You have until December 3 to pick up this roll from Xur. Running out of weird parts? We’ve got you covered with all the Fastest Methods to Farm Special Currency.