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Epic Raid Rewards Overview
✔️ New Wayward Pysche Armor
✔️ New Legendary Weapons
- The Ever-Present (Strand Grenade Launcher)
- Starscape Null (Solar Shotgun)
- Cusp Sempiternal (Void Auto Rifle)
✔️ Exotic Weapon
- Whirling Ovation (Exotic Rocket Launcher)
✔️ New Emblems
- After the Unknown
- Fractured Timeline
✔️ and more!
View our Desert Perpetual Raid page for a look at encounters and loot.
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Epic Raid Loot Table
Agraios
(Hobgoblin Boss)
Armor
Chest, Legs
Weapons
The Ever-Present
(Strand Grenade Launcher)
The When and Where
(Stasis Rocket Launcher)
Iatros
(Wyvern Boss)
Armor
Helmet, Chest
Weapons
Starscape Null
(Solar Shotgun)
Opaque Hourglass
(Arc Combat Bow)
Epoptes
(Hydra Boss)
Armor
Arms, Legs
Weapons
Cusp Sempiternal
(Void Auto Rifle)
Lance Ephemeral
(Strand Sniper Rifle)
Koregos
(Harpy Boss)
Armor
Arms, Class Item
Weapons
Intercalary
(Stasis Auto Rifle)
Opaque Hourglass
(Arc Combat Bow)
Whirling Ovation*
(Exotic Rocket Launcher)
Complete raid Triumphs to increase the drop rate for the Whirling Ovation Exotic Rocket Launcher.
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Epic Raid Armor
Wayward Pysche Armor Set
Armor Set Bonus – Uncaged Deviants
- 2 Piece (Special Relativity): Picking up ammo reloads, stowed Special weapons from
- reserves.
- 4 Piece (Superluminal Motion): After dealing damage with your Super, health and shields regenerate over time while you are in motion. Additional Super damage refreshes this effect.
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Epic Raid Weapons
Cusp Sempiternal
Auto Rifle (Void)
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 21 |
| Range | 45 |
| Stability | 50 |
| Handling | 73 |
| Reload Speed | 68 |
| Aim Assistance | 74 |
| Zoom | 16 |
| Airborne Effectiveness | 23 |
| Rounds Per Minute | 600 |
| Magazine | 47 |
| Recoil Direction | 60 |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
| Demoralize | Circle of Life |
| Reciprocity | Withering Gaze |
| Impulse Amplifier | Elemental Honing |
| Repulsor Brace | Destabilizing Rounds |
| Attrition Orbs | Master of Arms |
| Reconstruction | Adrenaline Junkie |
| Demolitonist | Strategist |
Starscape Null
Shotgun (Solar)
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 65 |
| Range | 46 |
| Stability | 35 |
| Handling | 67 |
| Reload Speed | 61 |
| Aim Assistance | 49 |
| Zoom | 12 |
| Airborne Effectiveness | 4 |
| Rounds Per Minute | 80 |
| Magazine | 6 |
| Recoil Direction | 80 |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | Elemental Honing |
| Heal Clip | Bait and Switch |
| Incandescent | Aggregate Charge |
| Pugilist | Trench Barrel |
| Lead from Gold | Swashbuckler |
| Rewind Rounds | One-Two Punch |
| Envious Arsenal | Desperate Measures |
The Ever-Present
Grenade Launcher (Strand)
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | 20 |
| Velocity | 57 |
| Stability | 22 |
| Handling | 25 |
| Reload Speed | 29 |
| Aim Assistance | 33 |
| Zoom | 13 |
| Airborne Effectiveness | 19 |
| Rounds Per Minute | 150 |
| Magazine | 5 |
| Recoil Direction | 74 |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
| Hatchling | Explosive Light |
| Impulse Amplifier | Bait and Switch |
| Envious Arsenal | Elemental Honing |
| Auto-Loading Holster | Cascade Point |
| Demolitonist | Chain Reaction |
| Ambitious Assassin | Golden Tricorn |
| Field Prep | Aggregate Charge |
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Epic Raid – Bungie Rewards
➤ Eligibility: Complete The Desert Perpetual (Epic) Raid in Destiny 2 before December 5, 2025, at 9:59 AM PT to qualify for the Epic Raid Ring Bungie Rewards offer.
➤ Additional Rewards: Completing the Epic Raid also unlocks access to other Desert Perpetual Raid-themed Bungie Rewards.
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Epic Raid Emblems
➤ Eligibility: Complete The Desert Perpetual (Epic) Raid in Destiny 2 before December 5, 2025, at 9:59 AM PT to qualify for the Epic Raid Ring Bungie Rewards offer.
- Complete the Normal mode of the epic version at any time.
- Complete the epic version of The Desert Perpetual within the first 48 hours while Contest Mode is active.
- Watch any Twitch streamer with drops enabled for 1 hour during the Raid Race.
▾ NORMAL MODE LOOT ▾
The Desert Perpetual Armor
Set Name: Collective Psyche
Armor Set Bonus
- 2 Piece (Accretion): Picking up an ammo brick gives you a stacking bonus to weapon swap and stow speeds until you die.
- 4 Piece (Doppler Effect): Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets, and radiant and restoration effects applied to you have increased duration.
The Desert Perpetual Origin Trait
Frame of Reference
- Final blows with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage, reload speed, and range. This effect is frozen in time while the weapon is stowed.
The Desert Perpetual Weapons
Intercalary
Auto Rifle
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | |
| Range | |
| Stability | |
| Handling | |
| Reload Speed | |
| Aim Assistance | |
| Zoom | |
| Airborne Effectiveness | |
| Rounds Per Minute | |
| Magazine | |
| Recoil Direction |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
Antedate
Submachine Gun
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | |
| Range | |
| Stability | |
| Handling | |
| Reload Speed | |
| Aim Assistance | |
| Zoom | |
| Airborne Effectiveness | |
| Rounds Per Minute | |
| Magazine | |
| Recoil Direction |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
Finite Maybe
Fusion Rifle
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | |
| Range | |
| Stability | |
| Handling | |
| Reload Speed | |
| Aim Assistance | |
| Zoom | |
| Airborne Effectiveness | |
| Rounds Per Minute | |
| Magazine | |
| Recoil Direction |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
Lance Ephemeral
Sniper Rifle
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | |
| Range | |
| Stability | |
| Handling | |
| Reload Speed | |
| Aim Assistance | |
| Zoom | |
| Airborne Effectiveness | |
| Rounds Per Minute | |
| Magazine | |
| Recoil Direction |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
Opaque Hourglass
Combat Bow
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | |
| Range | |
| Stability | |
| Handling | |
| Reload Speed | |
| Aim Assistance | |
| Zoom | |
| Airborne Effectiveness | |
| Rounds Per Minute | |
| Magazine | |
| Recoil Direction |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
The When and Where
Rocket Launcher
Stats and Perks
Stats
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Impact | |
| Range | |
| Stability | |
| Handling | |
| Reload Speed | |
| Aim Assistance | |
| Zoom | |
| Airborne Effectiveness | |
| Rounds Per Minute | |
| Magazine | |
| Recoil Direction |
Perks
| Left Column | Right Column |
|---|---|
The Desert Perpetual Exotic Weapon
Whirling Ovation
Type: Exotic Rocket Launcher
Exotic Perks:
- Coronal Culmination (Intrinsic trait): Press: Hold to charge; release to fire.,
- Charged projectiles have a delayed Solar payload
- Anticipation (Exotic perk): The charge speed of this weapon’s next shot slowly increases over time. Anticipation builds more quickly as you deal more damage with other weapons.
How to Get Whirling Ovation
- 🔄️ Random drop from the final boss encounter.
- 📈 Increase the drop rate by completing Desert Perpetual raid Triumphs (6 Triumphs available)
Desert Perpetual Raid Triumphs
The Desert Perpetual
Trophies from the “The Desert Perpetual” raid.
End of the Worldline
Complete any version of the “The Desert Perpetual” raid.
Rewards:
- Third Unknown Emblem
Combined Mastery
Complete raid encounters and a full run of “The Desert Perpetual” with at least 3 feats active to permanently raise the tier of “The Desert Perpetual” gear by one.
Rewards
- The Desert Perpetual Gear Tier Upgrade +1
Feature Presentation 🟡
Complete all encounters in “The Desert Perpetual” with feats active.
Triumph does not grant progress towards the Title.
Rewards:
- Increase the initial chance for Whirling Ovation to drop.
- Soloist Shell
- +1 Feat Slot
Stop the Clock
Complete “The Desert Perpetual” within the first 48 hours of release.
Triumph does not grant progress towards Title.
Rewards
- Timeline’s Blade Emblem
Death-Defiant
Complete all encounters in the “The Desert Perpetual” raid without any member of your fireteam dying or returning to orbit.
Triumph does not grant progress towards Title.
Rewards
- Mediant Flourish shader
- Greatly increases the initial chance for Whirling Ovation to drop.
Brutal Efficiency 🟡
Complete all encounters in “The Desert Perpetual” with the Phase Race feat active.
Rewards:
Greatly increases the initial chance for Whirling Ovation to drop.
This is War 🟡
Complete all encounters in “The Desert Perepual” with the Cutthorat Combat feat active.
Rewards
- Greatly increases the initial chance for Whirling Ovation to drop.
Battling Battalions 🟡
Complete all encounters in “The Desert Perepual” with the Battalions feat active.
Rewards
Greatly increases the initial chance for Whirling Ovation to drop.
Cherished Lifetimes 🟡
Complete all encounters in “The Desert Perepual” with the Token Limit feat active.
Rewards
Greatly increases the initial chance for Whirling Ovation to drop.
The Desert Perpetual Collectibles
Mediant Flourish
Shader
Source: Complete the Death-Defiant Triumph (Complete all encounters in the “The Desert Perpetual” raid without any member of your fireteam dying or returning to orbit).
Envoy’s Togs
Shader
Source: Raid Triumph
Soloist Shell
Exotic Ghost Shell
Source: Raid Triumph
Third Unknown
Emblem
How to earn: Complete the Desert Perpetual raid on any difficulty.
Timeline’s Blade
Emblem
How to earn: Complete the Desert Perpetual raid during Contest Mode.
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