Destiny 2 Root of Nightmares loot table: All raid weapons and armor

Root of Nightmares was the first raid added in Destiny 2 Lightfall, bringing with it one of the game’s most visually stunning activities, as well as a range of exciting weapons and armor for players to farm.

Added on March 10, 2023, Root of Nightmares is a raid set after the Witness and the Traveler’s epic confrontation that sees Guardians tasked with infiltrating an enemy Pyramid ship and taking down Nezarec, a powerful disciple of The Witness.

Overcoming this raid isn’t easy, but there’s great incentives to do so. Most notably, a whole heap of exciting weapons and armor, including an Exotic that can’t be found anywhere else. Here’s everything you need to know about the Root of Nightmares loot table to help you prepare for what lies ahead.

Root of Nightmares loot table

The Root of Nightmares loot table features an Exotic weapon, six legendary weapons, and three sets of armor, one for each class. These are acquired by completing the raid’s four encounters: Cataclysm, Scission, Zo’aurc, and Nezarec.

Here’s the full loot table for Root of Nightmares, detailing all of the weapons and armor you can earn from each encounter:

FIRST ENCOUNTER Cataclysm	SECOND ENCOUNTER Scission	THIRD ENCOUNTER Zo’aurc	FINAL ENCOUNTER Nezarec
Briar’s Contempt	Acasia’s Dejection	Acasia’s Dejection	Conditional Finality
Koraxis’s Distress	Koraxis’s Distress	Koraxis’s Distress	Acasia’s Rejection
Nessa’s Oblation	Mykel’s Reverence	Mykel’s Reverence	Briar’s Contempt
Class Chest armor	Nessa’s Oblation	Rufus’s Fury	Koraxis’s Distress
Class Arms armor	Class Chest armor	Class Chest armor	Mykel’s Reverence
Class Helmet armor	Class Arms armor	Class Item	Nessa’s Oblation
—	Class Legs armor	Class Legs armor	Rufus’s Fury
—	—	—	Class Helmet armor
—	—	—	Class Legs armor
—	—	—	Class Item

Exotic Weapon – Conditional Finality

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Conditional Finality is an Exotic Shotgun that can be earned as a rare drop from the raid’s final encounter. This unique weapon cannot be acquired anywhere else, so you’ll need to complete runs of Root of Nightmares for a chance to unlock it.

Here are its Exotic Perks and their effects:

• Split Decision: Dual barrels split into Stasis and Solar damage.
• Paracausal Pellets: Landing nearly all Stasis pellets will freeze targets; landing nearly all Solar pellets will ignite targets.

This weapon fires Solar energy out of its left barrel and Stasis energy on its right barrel. The former triggers Ignitions, while the latter freezes combatants, providing the intrinsic ability to stun Unstoppable Champions. This effect stacks with artifact mods, potentially allowing it to stun multiple Champion types depending on what mods are active.

While it is fairly strong in PvE, Conditional Finality comes into its own in PvP. In the Crucible, it has been one of the most used weapons since it was released, with its consistency, range, and ability to freeze targets making it undeniably meta.

How to boost Conditional Finality’s drop rate

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Just like with the Exotics in other raids, you have one chance to earn Conditional Finality each week, and the odds of receiving it are increased if you have completed certain triumphs.

Here are all of the triumphs that you can complete to increase the Exotic’s drop rate and get your hands on this powerful Stasis weapon as soon as possible:

TRIUMPH	REQUIREMENT
All Hands	Complete the All Hands challenge
Classic Horror	Complete all encounters with a fireteam of the same Guardian class
Cosmic Equilibrium	Complete the Cosmic Equilibrium challenge
Crossfire	Complete the Crossfire challenge
Dream Weavers	Complete all encounters with a fireteam of Strand subclasses
Final Nightmare	Complete all encounters on Master difficulty
Illuminated Torment	Complete the Illuminated Torment challenge
Living Nightmares	Complete all encounters in Roots of Nightmares without any member of your fireteam dying
Psionic Purge	In Cataclysm, defeat all Psions within one second of each other
Shields Up	In Scission, do not defeat any attuned shielded combatants on a floor until both node chains are complete on that same floor
Singular Orbit	In Macrocosm, a player cannot gain Planetary Insight twice in the same Planetary Shift
Synchronicity	During the final battle with Nezarec, activate both sets of nodes within five seconds of each other, for every activation, and complete the encounter

All legendary weapons and perks

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There are six legendary weapons that can be farmed in Root of Nightmares, all of which are craftable: Acasia’s Dejection, Briar’s Contempt, Koraxis’s Distress, Mykel’s Reverence, Nessa’s Oblation, and Rufus’s Fury.

Here’s everything you need to know about these legendary weapons, including each of their archetypes and available perks:

WEAPON	ARCHETYPE	PERK 1	PERK 2
Acasia’s Dejection	Solar Trace Rifle (Adaptive)	Field Prep Hip-Fire Grip Perpetual Motion Keep Away Envious Assassin Reconstruction Rewind Rounds	Frenzy Harmony High-Impact Reserves Target Lock Paracausal Affinity Vorpal Weapon Incandescent
Briar’s Contempt	Solar Linear Fusion Rifle (Adaptive Burst)	Reconstruction Demolitionist Rewind Rounds Incandescent Slideshot Envious Assassin Keep Away	Focused Fury Paracausal Affinity High-Impact Reserves Adagio Harmony Surrounded Frenzy
Koraxis’s Distress	Strand Heavy GL (Rapid-Fire)	Chain Reaction Demolitionist Reconstruction Envious Assassin Danger Zone Field Prep Impulse Amplifier	Full Court Paracausal Affinity Hatchling Wellspring Surrounded Harmony Frenzy
Mykel’s Reverence	Strand Sidearm (Rapid-Fire)	Perpetual Motion Pugilist Rewind Rounds Thresh Perfect Float Unrelenting Elemental Capacitor	Paracausal Affinity Hatchling Swashbuckler Tap The Trigger Harmony Frenzy Offhand Strike
Nessa’s Oblation	Void Shotgun (Pinpoint Slug)	Fourth Time’s The Charm Demolitionist Reconstruction Repulsor Brace Dragonfly Envious Assassin Compulsive Reloader	Focused Fury Vorpal Weapon Destabilizing Rounds Opening Shot Paracausal Affinity Harmony Frenzy
Rufus’s Fury	Strand Auto Rifle (Rapid-Fire)	Demolitionist Pugilist Rewind Rounds Moving Target Reconstruction Perpetual Motion Thresh	Hatchling Paracausal Affinity Tap The Trigger Frenzy Adrenaline Junkie Target Lock Harmony

Root of Nightmares raid armor

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There are three armor sets available in Root of Nightmares, with each class having its own unique set up for grabs: Trepidation for Hunter, Agony for Titan, and Detestation for Warlock.

Here are all of the armor pieces you can earn for each class, as well as what they look like:

HUNTER	TITAN	WARLOCK
Mask of Trepidation	Helm of Agony	Mask of Detestation
Grips of Trepidation	Gauntlets of Agony	Wraps of Detestation
Vest of Trepidation	Plate of Agony	Robes of Detestation
Boots of Trepidation	Greaves of Agaony	Boots of Detestation
Cloak of Trepidation	Mark of Agony	Bond of Detestation

Is Root of Nightmares’ loot farmable?

Ordinarily, this raid’s loot will only drop one item per character each week, so you can’t keep farming it over and over until you get the roll you want. However, if Root of Nightmares is the featured raid, this limit is removed, making the grind for god rolls and craftable weapons much faster.

Be sure to check out the raid rotation schedule for more information on when RoN will next be featured and you’ll be able to farm its loot.

While you wait for your chance to farm Root of Nightmares, why not check out the best PvE weapons and our Exotics Tier List to figure out what you should use. We’ve also detailed all of the best PvP weapons just in case your in the mood for some Crucible action or even some Trials of Osiris.