Exotics
Exotics are rare items with one special perk each. Their perks only work on Main, and only against mobs, never other players.
- Only one exotic armour piece is active at a time (the first of helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots), plus the exotic in your main hand.
- Most perks have a cooldown.
- Each exotic has a catalyst: a goal tracked on the item itself. Reach it and the perk gets a small upgrade.
/collectionsshows which exotics you’ve found. Owning every one earns the title [Curator].
Where exotics come from
Section titled “Where exotics come from”| Source | Which exotics |
|---|---|
| Epic and Legendary loot boxes, quests, and the Wanderer | The random pool (below) |
| The Wanderer, every weekend | One exotic weapon or tool and one exotic armour piece from the random pool, 2,500 Stardust each, one of each per player per visit |
| The Cinder Colossus | Cinderbrand only: a 10% chance on your first win each day |
| Ilsa’s Spire shop | Riftstep, Spirebreaker and Voidstring, for Cinders, once each |
| The season contract | Sandsinger (Season 1), see Seasons |
The random pool
Section titled “The random pool”| Exotic | Item | Perk | Catalyst goal | Catalyst upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospector’s Lament | Diamond pickaxe (Efficiency IV, Unbreaking III) | Vein Sense: mining an ore makes matching ores within 5 blocks glow for you for 5 s (3 s cooldown) | Mine 1,000 ores | Reaches 7 blocks and up to 32 ores |
| Timberline | Diamond axe (Efficiency IV, Unbreaking III) | Fell: chopping the bottom log of a natural tree fells up to 32 connected logs, using durability for each (20 s cooldown) | Fell 500 logs | Up to 48 logs |
| Hearthsong | Diamond hoe (Efficiency III, Unbreaking III) | Bountiful: harvesting a ripe crop replants it from its own drops | Replant 2,000 crops | 10% chance of one extra crop |
| Starfall | Diamond sword (Sharpness IV, Unbreaking III) | Meteor: every 6th hit on a hostile mob calls a meteor: 4 damage to hostile mobs within 2 blocks (8 s cooldown) | Defeat 150 hostile mobs | 6 s cooldown |
| Riftbinder | Crossbow (Quick Charge II, Unbreaking III) | Marked: bolts make hostile mobs glow for 6 s and slow them (Slowness I, 2 s) | Hit 300 hostile mobs with bolts | Slows for 3 s |
| Ember Crown | Diamond helmet (Protection III, Unbreaking III) | Kindling: catching fire gives Fire Resistance for 6 s (60 s cooldown) | 60 minutes in the Nether wearing it | 40 s cooldown |
| Bulwark of the Edge | Diamond chestplate (Protection III, Unbreaking III) | Last Stand: dropping below 4 hearts gives 2 absorption hearts and Resistance I for 4 s (90 s cooldown) | Trigger Last Stand 25 times | 70 s cooldown |
| Stargazer’s Greaves | Diamond leggings (Protection III, Unbreaking III) | Starlight: Night Vision while you stand in the dark (light level under 4) | Defeat 200 hostile mobs in the dark | Also Haste I in the dark |
| Voidwalker Treads | Diamond boots (Protection III, Unbreaking III) | Drift: falling more than 8 blocks gives Slow Falling for 2 s (45 s cooldown) | Trigger Drift 50 times | 30 s cooldown |
| Driftward Mantle | Diamond chestplate (Protection III, Unbreaking III) | Slipstream: when a hostile mob hurts you, a 15% chance of Speed I for 3 s (10 s cooldown) | - | - |
Boss and Spire exotics
Section titled “Boss and Spire exotics”| Exotic | Item | Perk | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderbrand | Diamond sword (Sharpness IV, Unbreaking III) | Cinderburst: defeating a hostile mob bursts into flame: hostile mobs within 2.5 blocks take 3 damage and burn for 3 s (5 s cooldown) | The Cinder Colossus (10% on your first win each day) |
| Riftstep | Netherite boots (Protection IV, Unbreaking III) | Blink: when a hostile mob hurts you, you blink 4 blocks away from it (12 s cooldown) | Ilsa, 600 Cinders |
| Spirebreaker | Netherite axe (Sharpness V, Unbreaking III) | Sunder: hits on bosses (the Rift Spire’s, the Cinder Colossus, the Ender Dragon) deal 20% more damage | Ilsa, 550 Cinders |
| Voidstring | Bow (Power V, Unbreaking III) | Sap: arrows weaken the hostile mobs they hit for 4 s (Weakness I), so they hit you and your group softer | Ilsa, 450 Cinders |
Season exotics
Section titled “Season exotics”| Exotic | Item | Perk | Catalyst | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandsinger | Diamond shovel (Efficiency IV, Unbreaking III) | Deep Dig: digging sand, gravel, dirt, clay, mud or soul soil also digs the block behind it | Dig 2,000 sand, gravel or dirt: reaches two blocks behind | Season 1’s Wanderer contract |
Exotics and the Riftforge
Section titled “Exotics and the Riftforge”Exotic armour made of diamond or netherite can be Riftforged like any other piece, so it can carry mods too. See The Riftforge.