Destiny 2 players will soon have another source of Exotic class items, and without having to restart Dual Destiny. Xûr, the weekly vendor, will have a chance to drop off the items each week starting at the end of the month, Bungie confirmed today.
Wow… Xur is now SELLING EXOTIC CLASS ITEMS in Destiny 2…
Bungie is changing Xûr's inventory to "make room for either an Exotic class item or an Exotic Cipher each week" starting with next week's Update 8.0. 5.2, Bungie wrote in today's This Week in Destiny (TWID) blog post. When he brings the Prismatic-exclusive item, you'll be able to purchase a random scroll for 41 Strange Coins. There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many you can purchase based on the wording, though Destiny 2 fans will have to wait until the update drops to find out for sure.
Xûr is guaranteed to sell this coveted new item starting on Friday, August 23rd. This means that, outside of the guaranteed first week, his inventory is subject to RNG (and Bungie’s will to make those elusive items available). However, you can only purchase the Exotic class items from Xûr once you’ve completed Dual Destiny, so you can’t use the merchant to skip the mission.
If the merchant doesn’t have Exotic class items for sale, you can instead purchase an Exotic Cipher for 79 Strange Coins. Bungie specifically stated that this offer is an account-based, one-time purchase for that week. Its inventory is the same for all players in a given week.