Acquiring Cloudstrike in Destiny 2 isn’t straightforward. Though drops are random, accessing Empire Hunts demands extensive preparation. Finishing Beyond Light’s campaign, side missions, and Variks’ objectives is essential. Teammates may host Empire Hunts for those lacking access.
Obtaining Cloudstrike
This Exotic sniper randomly drops in Europa’s Empire Hunts. Eligible missions become selectable after unlocking through Variks’ challenges. Farming involves replaying preferred Hunts at qualifying difficulties. Prioritize speed-focused options for efficiency, noting weekly rotation patterns.
Unlocking farming capabilities requires progressing through multiple stages. Variks’ Europan Explorer 2 quest activates Hunt access, achievable through this sequence:
- Complete Europan Explorer 1 and Europan Explorer 2 from Variks
- Complete A Hard Rain Falls
- Complete Old Secrets, New Challenges
- Complete The Dark Priestess
- Complete Empire’s Fall
- Complete Reclaiming Europa which includes Sabotaging Salvation
- Complete the Beyond Light campaign
The initial campaign provides access to key NPCs and questlines. Subsequent missions like Reclaiming Europa and Empire’s Fall must be cleared. Additional prerequisites might involve Born in Darkness objectives.
After completing these steps, Variks provides Old Secrets, New Challenges. This leads to Bray Exoscience’s rotating Exo Simulation. Success unlocks The Lament and progresses Hunt availability.
Elsie then assigns A Hard Rain Falls, requiring Eclipsed Zone activities. This meteor shower-marked area’s public events and patrols must be completed to advance Sabotage access.
With Sabotage missions enabled, complete Europan Explorer tiers to unlock higher difficulty Hunts. Persistent quest locks may require checking abandoned missions at the Tower’s Quest Archive. Cooperative play remains an alternative access method.
Cloudstrike Capabilities
This Exotic combines Arc damage amplification with area effects. Its catalyst enhances performance during Arc Surge periods.
- Stormbringer: Consecutive headshots trigger lightning strikes
- Mortal Polarity: Precision kills generate localized lightning bursts
Despite the lengthy preparation, Cloudstrike proves valuable for high-damage engagements. Consult community resources for additional acquisition strategies and combat applications.