The Desert Perpetual raid takes place inside a black hole made from the body of one of the Nine, arguably Destiny 2‘s most mythic (and powerful) beings. And if that wasn’t enough to make you want to dive in, the raid also brings a slew of drops to obtain.
The Desert Perpetual debuted the game’s anticipated new Combat Bow archetype, a heavy crossbow that fires weighty bolts at enemies. You can pick those up after firing them, and you can also grab them off live enemies.
In addition to the new crossbow, players can also grab an assortment of weapons, from an SMG to a rocket launcher. Here’s what drops from each encounter in this Destiny 2 raid.
Destiny 2’s Desert Perpetual raid loot table
The Desert Perpetual doesn’t have a linear structure, so you can take on any of the three bosses in any order. You must defeat all of them before attempting the final boss, however.
This is an in-progress loot table based on information from blueberries.gg and our experience with the raid. We will update things once more information becomes available.
| Agraios, Inherent (Hobgoblin) | Iatros, Inward-Turned (Wyvern) | Epoptes, Lord of Quanta (Hydra) | Koregos, the Worldline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antedate (SMG) | Finite Maybe (Fusion rifle) | Opaque Hourglass (Combat Bow) | Whirling Ovation (Rocket launcher, Exotic) |
| Lance Ephemeral (Sniper) | The When and Where (Rocket launcher) | Gauntlets | Any weapon |
| Intercalary (AR) | Helmet | Leg armor | Any armor piece |
| Chest armor | Class item |
All drops in the Desert Perpetual raid in Destiny 2
The Desert Perpetual introduces six Legendary weapons. These drops have a somewhat balanced distribution, with three on the Light side and three dealing Stasis or Strand damage. The Whirling Ovation Exotic is the tie breaker, adding another Dark-aligned weapon to the mix. Here’s what you need to know about each.
| Weapon name | Type | Element | Archetype | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antedate | SMG | Arc | Adaptive Frame (900rpm) | Energy |
| Intercalary | AR | Stasis | Adaptive Frame (600rpm) | Kinetic |
| Lance Ephemeral | Sniper rifle | Strand | Rapid-Fire (140rpm) | Kinetic |
| Finite Maybe | Fusion rifle | Solar | Aggressive Frame (fires horizontally) | Energy |
| The When and Where | Rocket launcher | Stasis | Adaptive Frame (20rpm) | Heavy |
| Opaque Hourglass | Combat bow (Crossbow) | Arc | High-Impact Frame | Heavy |
| Whirling Ovation | Rocket launcher | Strand | Exotic | Heavy |
In addition to Desert Perpetual’s new weapons, if you’re lucky with RNG, you can get the Whirling Ovation Exotic. This Rocket launcher deals Strand damage with a little bit of Solar splashed in. As usual, the Exotic drops from the final boss in the raid, who may also drop any weapon or armor for any slot.
- Coronal Culmination (Intrinsic): “Hold Fire to charge, release to fire. Charged projectiles have a delayed Solar payload.”
- Anticipation (trait): “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.”
Published: Jul 21, 2025 12:00 pm