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How to obtain and complete every Exotic Energy weapon Catalyst in Destiny 2

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Christian Dawson

Published: Jun 14, 2022 09:42 am

Completionists have plenty to love in Destiny 2, including Exotics, which require players to complete multiple steps to perfect. From finding the weapon, finding the Catalyst, and completing said Catalyst, it's an involved process. When a Guardian is done with the campaign or the weekly story, grinding out Catalysts gives one plenty to do.

Where to find each Exotic Energy weapon Catalyst

Merciless

Catalyst Effect: Increases Stability and Range by +36
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or completions in Strikes and Nightfalls
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Coldheart

Catalyst Effect: Increases Stability and reload speed by +18
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or completions in Strikes and Nightfalls
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Fighting Lion

Catalyst Effect: Chimera - When Fighting Lion is fired, equipped Kinetic and Power weapons gain increased handling and accuracy for a brief period of time.
Where to find the Catalyst: PvE kills
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 1000 enemies and complete 2500 bounties

Sunshot

Catalyst Effect: Increases Stability by +18 and range by +27
Where to find the Catalyst: PvE or PvP Activities
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies and get 1000 Sun Blast kills

Graviton Lance

Catalyst Effect: Hidden Hand - Increases the aim assist and targeting acquisition stats. Increases Range by +18.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies and get 1000 Cosmology kills

Skyburner's Oath

Catalyst Effect: Increases Range by +27
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 1000 Cabal

Borealis

Catalyst Effect: Increases reload speed by +18
Where to find the Catalyst: PvE kills
How to complete the Catalyst: Get 150 Arc, Solar, and Void mode kills

Riskrunner

Catalyst Effect: Increases range by +27
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies and get 50 Superconducter kills

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Hard Light

Catalyst Effect: Increases Stability by +18
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or completions in Strikes and Nightfalls
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 1000 enemies

Prometheus Lens

Catalyst Effect: Increases Stability by +18 and Handling by +18
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or completions in Strikes and Nightfalls
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Telesto

Catalyst Effect: Deeper Pockets - Increases the magazine size by +3 and expands ammo reserves
Where to find the Catalyst: Legend/Master Lost Sector completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 300 enemies

Polaris Lance

Catalyst Effect: Dragonfly - Precision kills create an explosion around defeated enemies
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies and get 50 Perfect Fifth kills

Lord of Wolves

Catalyst Effect: Fang and Claw - Increases reload speed while Release the Wolves is active and increases stability when it's not
Where to find the Catalyst: Any activity
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Eriana's Vow

Catalyst Effect: More to Give - Increases magazine size by +3 and adds the Auto-Loading Holster Perk
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission (Shadowkeep)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Symmetry

Catalyst Effect: Electric Styx - Increases the max stack size of Dynamic Charge from x15 to x20
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission (Shadowkeep)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Devil's Ruin

Catalyst Effect: NA
Where to find the Catalyst: NA
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Tommy's Matchbook

Catalyst Effect: Heat of the Moment - While Ignition trigger is active, your health recovers much faster
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission (Shadowkeep)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

The Fourth Horseman

Catalyst Effect: And its name was Death - Adds an additional round to the magazine and increases reload speed by +40
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 400 enemies

Ruinous Effigy

Catalyst Effect: Deconstruction - Deals increased damage against targets damaged by Transmutation spheres
Where to find the Catalyst: PvE kills (Shadowkeep)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 5000 enemies

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Trinity Ghoul

Catalyst Effect: Forked Lightning - Reduces draw time by -108 and Lightning Rod now triggers from any arc damage final blow.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 400 enemies

Duality

Catalyst Effect: Increases weapon range by +20 and expands the magazine size by +2
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 quest (Beyond Light)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 400 enemies

Ticuu's Divination

Catalyst Effect: Increases Range by +20 and expands the magazine size by +2
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission (Beyond Light)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Vex Mythoclast

Catalyst Effect: Calculated Balance - While in full auto mode, final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage, accuracy, and stability for a short duration
Where to find the Catalyst: Vault of Glass Raid
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Lorentz Driver

Catalyst Effect: Jump Driver - Lorentz Driver gains an enhanced radar. Additionally, while this weapon has 3 telemetry patterns, EM Anomaly detonations no longer require a precision final blow.
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 quest (Beyond Light)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 400 enemies

Le Monarque

Catalyst Effect: Unrelenting - Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Dead Messenger

Catalyst Effect: Missle explosions will blind combatants. Those defeated by missile impacts then explode.
Where to find the Catalyst: Complete the Vox Obscura quest on Hard mode
How to complete the Catalyst: Get 200 Arc, Solar, and Void mode kills

Trespasser

Catalyst Effect: Tunnel Vision - Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for a short duration.
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Jotunn

Catalyst Effect: Faster charge time when surrounded by combatants. Defeating a target spreads Scorch to those nearby. More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

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Christian Dawson

Christian has been playing games since he could hold a controller in the late 80s. He's been writing about them for nearly 15 years for both personal and professional outlets. Now he calls Pro Game Guides home where he worships at the altar of Destiny 2.