Unlock Destiny 2 Cloudstrike in Empire Hunts: Step-by-Step Guide

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Because of its exceptional exotic features, Cloudstrike has been exempt from the declining popularity of Sniper Rifles as a class in Destiny 2. It continues to be a preferred choice for both player versus environment (PvE) and player versus player (PvP) gameplay.

Introduced as part of the Beyond Light release in 2020, Cloudstrike differs from seasonal Exotics because it’s still acquired through its original means, which excludes obtaining it directly for a fee at the Tower’s Monument to Lost Lights.

In summary, you’ll need to have purchased Beyond Light and finished its campaign as a basic requirement before you can embark on the quest for obtaining the Sniper Rifle.

After ensuring all necessary conditions are fulfilled, you’ll be eager to pay a visit to the Exo Stranger on Europa to begin your journey.

How to complete A Hard Rain Falls and farm Cloudstrike

To gain access to the Empire Hunts playlist and start farming Cloudstrike, follow these complete instructions on how to proceed:

1. Complete all quests from the main storyline up until reaching the Empire’s Edge zone.
2. Talk to the NPC named “Huntsmaster” located in the Empire’s Edge zone.
3. Accept the quest called “Unlocking the Cloudstrike Hunt.”
4. Follow the quest instructions and complete all tasks as required.
5. Upon completion of the final task, you will unlock the Empire Hunts playlist and be able to farm Cloudstrike.

  1. Speak with the Exo Stranger on Europa and acquire the “A Hard Rain Falls” quest.
  2. Subdue the plans of House Salvation by thinning their ranks and completing public events and patrols in the current Eclipsed Zone (changes weekly). Powerful combatants and Heroic public events grant the most efficient progress.
    • Players will need to reach a threshold of 1000 points to complete this quest step by killing enemies and completing public events, patrols, and Lost Sectors.
  3. Report your success and findings to the Exo Stranger.
  4. Unlock the Europan Explorer 1 (Tier 1) and Europan Explorer 2 (Tier 2) nodes in Variks the Loyal’s Sabotage menu by completing their associated objectives.
    • Unlocking these nodes will grant the player access to a new Empire Hunts playlist that includes various difficulties and corresponding modifiers.
  5. Farm the new Empire Hunts playlist at the preferred difficulty level (Adept being the best choice for faster completions) until receiving Cloudstrike as a reward
Each completion of any Empire Hunt has a chance of dropping Cloudstrike.

Cloudstrike perks & Catalyst

  • Archetype: Arc Sniper Rifle
  • Exotic Perks: Mortal Polarity, Stormbringer
  • Barrel: Fluted Barrel
  • Magazine: Alloy Magazine
  • Stock: Hand-Laid Stock

Cloudstrike derives its strength from the two Exotic abilities it possesses: Mortal Polarity and Strombringer. These features share a resemblance with Thunderlord, as the former perk generates powerful lightning bolts upon precision kills, also bestowing charges of Bolt Charge.

Stormbringer intensifies the power-driven narrative by summoning lightning storms at impact spots following swift, accurate kills. This might seem challenging with a sniper rifle, but Cloudstrike’s Catalyst – an item acquired through finishing any ritual activity (as a random drop) – significantly simplifies this task by bestowing Triple Tap.

Cloudstrike’s Catalyst grants it the Triple Tap perk.

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