Season of Arrivals hitDestiny 2without practically any previews ahead of time. Bungie released no trailers and did not show the seasonal roadmap until Arrivals actually launched. Players only had a good idea of what the name of the season would be due toa leak just a day prior to the reveal. And that means, among other things, that players had no idea what kind of weapons would be coming with the season.
Players quickly starting testingthe Witherhoard exoticto see its damage potential, but as the season has stretched into its first week they made a bigger discovery. The two new swords introduced withDestiny 2Season of Arrivals might be some of the best weapons in the game.
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For veterans ofDestiny 1, the two “new” swords inDestiny 2are basically Legendary reprises of two exotic swords from the first game. The sword Tempation’s Hook is basically Bolt-Caster, and Falling Guillotine is a Dark-Drinker equivalent. Temptation’s Hook has a heavy attack that fires a disc-like projectile while Falling Guillotine’s heavy attack sends players into a high-powered spin attack.
While it could be argued that the exotic sword Black Talon already brought the projectile attack to swords inDestiny 2, Temptation’s Hook is the first official sword to add the Caster Frame class of swords to the game. This is similar to howDestiny 2added an entirely new grenade launcher subclass inSeason of Dawn with Marytr’s Retribution. The ability to have a sword that can launch projectiles that is Legendary instead of an exotic to take up that slot opens up different builds and loadouts for players to experiment with.
Like Dark-Drinker inDestiny 1, the Falling Guillotine appears to be able to deal out massive damage. Near the end ofDestiny 1’s lifecycle, Dark-Dinker was the go-to DPS weapon when it came to damaging the final boss inDestiny 1’s last raid Wrath of the Machine. Likewise, players have been testing out Guillotine and found thatit has massive DPS build potentialinDestiny 2, as shown in this video from Ehroar:
How to Get Temptation’s Hook and Falling Guillotine
The good news is both swords are fairly easy to get. Players can find Temptation’s Hook in Umbral Engrams. For a better chance at getting Tempation’s Hook,players can focus their Umbral Engramsto be Pyramid-Focused. Once players unlock Improved Arsenal Focusing on the Season Pass, players have an even better chance of getting Tempation’s Hook to drop from Edge-Focused Umbral Engrams.
As for Falling Guillotine, players will receive this sword by reaching rank 30 on the Season Pass. The static roll on this version of the sword is not that great, so players will want to farm a better perk roll once they can. Like the Temptation’s Hook, players will be able to farm Falling Guillotine fromUmbral Engramsonce Improved Arsenal Focusing is unlocked at rank 32 of the Season Pass, and then players can start farming them in the Arrival-Focused Umbral Engram.
Destiny 2is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
