Some Destiny 2 Exotics will be reworked for season 18 on Aug. 23

Bungie’s upcoming showcase season 18 and an original reprise Destiny Raid less than 2 weeks away Destiny 2Fans will have much to celebrate in August. Bungie released new details about the future of Exotics and weapon types earlier this month.

Bungie announced some small changes in weapon archetypes. Heavy grenade launchers and scout rifles will get an overall damage boost. Lightweight bows and high impact auto rifles are getting modifications. Glaives will get an increase in melee that allows them to hit three Exotics, ACD/0 Feedback Fence and Karnstein Armlets.

Bungie is also making some adjustments to the perks that are already in place when season 18 begins on August 23. The Gambit and Iron Banner perks are both being reworked completely, and Dares of Eternity weapons (the ones based on Bungie’s other games, like Halo) will be getting their own Origin trait. Ambitious Assassin has a 150% increase to its overflow pot to keep pace with the Overflow perk. Wellspring will also have its hidden cooldown removed, so it’ll give ability energy on multikills now.

Exotics is the most recent update on Bungie’s blog. Season 18 will see many of the older weapons get anti-Champion abilities, and Exotics receive entirely new effects.

Check out these Exotics receiving anti-Champion Updates:

• Le Monarque — Overload of poison arrows
• Thunderlord: Overload
• Malfeasance-Unstoppable explosions
• Wish-Ender – Anti-Barrier

Wish-Ender is also one of the Exotics that’s getting a substantial buff, as it’ll hit most enemies three times instead of twice, and deal an additional 10% damage to Champions, majors, and minibosses.

Dead Man’s Tale’s Cranial Spike perk will no longer deal bonus damage to players (the buff remains against PvE enemies), and will instead increase reload, aim assist, and range per stack. At max Cranial Spike stacks, the Catalyst will cause the weapon’s hip-fire RPM to skyrocket to 180.

In Season 18, Collective Obligation (the Exotic Void pulse gun from the Vow of the Disciple raid) will be easier to use. Players will find it easier to activate Void Leech, which has no cooldown in PvE and lasts five seconds longer.

Finally, Bungie announced that fans will learn about Arc 3.0 — the final update for the old subclasses — ahead of the Destiny 2 On August 23, the showcase will be held. The next week will be a busy one for the players.