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

Time to go on a world tour of catalyst completion.

Christian Dawson

Published: Jun 14, 2022 07:43 am

Destiny 2 has no shortage of content to explore and enjoy. Part of that is a multi-step process. Exotic weapons are their own special adventure in terms of tracking them down and collecting them. Once obtained, many have a Catalyst that will enhance the weapon's performance. But finding and completing the Catalyst is anything but obvious. Fortunately, we have this handy guide to help Guardians track down the Catalyst for their favorite Kinetic Exotics.

Where to find each Exotic Kinetic weapon Catalyst

Sweet Business

Catalyst Effect: Serious Business - Reduces incoming flinch when firing Sweet Business at full speed
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Get 250 multikills

Sturm

Catalyst Effect: Increases handling by +40 and range by +18
Where to find the Catalyst: PvE Kills
How to complete the Catalyst: Get 500 kills with Sturm and 500 kills with Drang while having both weapons equipped

Vigilance Wing

Catalyst Effect: Full Auto Trigger System - Makes the weapon fire fully automatic when holding down the fire button
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or wins in Crucible
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 250 Guardians in Crucible and earn 5 Blood for Blood medals

Rat King

Catalyst Effect: Infestation - Increases aim assist and recoil direction. Refreshes health when Vermin activates.
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or completions in Strikes and Nightfalls
How to complete the Catalyst: Get 1000 Fireteam Rat King kills

MIDA Multi-Tool

Catalyst Effect: No Distractions - Aiming this weapon for a short period reduces flinch
Where to find the Catalyst: Legend Glory rank
How to complete the Catalyst: Get 200 precision kills

Crimson

Catalyst Effect: Increases range by +18
Where to find the Catalyst: PvE kills
How to complete the Catalyst: Get 500 precision kills

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Jade Rabbit

Catalyst Effect: Increases stability by +27
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or wins in Crucible
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 250 Guardians in Crucible

Huckleberry

Catalyst Effect: Bull Rider - Kills with this weapon now reload the entire magazine
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

SUROS Regime

Catalyst Effect: SUROS Ascendance - Improves recoil direction and increases the chance to activate "SUROS Legacy"
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or wins in Crucible
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 300 Guardians in Crucible

Cerberus+1

Catalyst Effect: Focused Fire - Hold reload to swap to a tighter, close-ranged spread
Where to find the Catalyst: PvE Kills
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Ace of Spades

Catalyst Effect: Funeral Pyre - Firefly does more damage while Memento Mori is active
Where to find the Catalyst: Kills or completions in Strikes and Nightfalls
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Izanagi's Burden

Catalyst Effect: Peerless Edge - Increases the damage bonus of Honed Edge when all four bullets are consumed.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Outbreak Perfected

Catalyst Effect: Disease Vector - Deal additional nanite damage
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Land 500 precision final blows

Bad Juju

Catalyst Effect: Unending Curse - Extends the duration of the String of Curses perk
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Bastion

Catalyst Effect: Electric Styx - Increases the maximum number of Dynamic Charge stacks
Where to find the Catalyst: NA
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 400 enemies

Lumina

Catalyst Effect: Resonant Virtue: Gain two Remnants per final blow instead of one.
Where to find the Catalyst: Any activity
How to complete the Catalyst: Heal 250 allies with Noble Rounds

Witherhoard

Catalyst Effect: Silent Alarm - Maximizes handling and holstering this weapon automatically reloads it after a short period of time.
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 400 enemies

Hawkmoon

Catalyst Effect: Hunter's Trance - Increases magazine size to nine. Also increases handling, reload speed, and range based on the number of Paracausal Charge stacks.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

No Time to Explain

Catalyst Effect: Blast from the Side - Projectiles from the time portal shoot more frequently
Where to find the Catalyst: Exo Stranger mission (Beyond Light)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

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Dead Man's Tale

Catalyst Effect: Dark-Forged Trigger - Increased hipfire rate of fire and removes hipfire accuracy penalties.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 800 enemies

Cryosthesia 77K

Catalyst Effect: Cold Efficiency - Shattering a frozen target refills this weapon's magazine from reserves
Where to find the Catalyst: Banshee-44 mission (Beyond Light)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Traveler's Chosen

Catalyst Effect:
- Osmosis - Using your grenade ability changes this weapon's damage type to match your subclass until you stow it.
- Full Auto Trigger System - Holding down the trigger will fire this weapon at full auto.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions (Shadowkeep)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Ager's Scepter

Catalyst Effect: Will Given Form - Hold reload to drain Super energy, overflowing and empowering the beam with bonus damage and the ability to slow and freeze targets. Can only be activated when Super energy is full.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions (Beyond Light)
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 1000 enemies. Alternatively, defeating foes with precision hits grants increased progress, and destroying destructible walls in the Shattered Realm grants significant progress.

Forerunner

Catalyst Effect: The Rock - For several seconds after a final blow, you can consume part of your ammo reserves, converting your next grenade into a fragmentation grenade.
Where to find the Catalyst: Reach Rank 16 with Xur
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 700 enemies

Arbalest

Catalyst Effect: Genesis - Breaking a combatants' shield with this weapon fills its magazine from reserves. Energy weapons regenerate ammo on hit when matching the damage type to the combatant's shield.
Where to find the Catalyst: Playlist activity completions
How to complete the Catalyst: Defeat 500 enemies

Osteo Striga

Catalyst Effect: Adds +30 Reload Speed and +20 Stability
Where to find the Catalyst: Reach level 10 with Osteo Striga
How to complete the Catalyst: Reshape Osteo Striga with the Catalyst inserted

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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.