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How to get the Barrow-Dyad Exotic in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 has a unique new Exotic weapon for Episode: Heresy: the Barrow-Dyad. The circular sub-machine gun certainly has a fun look, but beyond that, it’s a force to be reckoned with. Guardians will want to hunt down the Barrow-Dyad for themselves, but they’ll need to know how first.

While Destiny 2 players may be a bit spoiled after the ease of obtaining the Lodestar Exotic in this Episode, Barrow Dyad will take a bit more work. A multi-part Exotic Quest will take players across the system, into The Nether, and beyond to earn the chic new gun. However, before Guardians start worrying about how to get the new Exotic weapon, the first question should be how to gain access to its Exotic Quest.

Unlocking The Taken Path Quest

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To gain access to the Barrow-Dyad, players must first obtain the Quest: “The Taken Path.” However, it won’t just make itself known to Guardians; players will have to seek out the new Quest. To get things started, players must head into the player-approved Nether activity and try to find a new Taken Blight.

The large globe appears in the Trenchway in The Nether, a bit off the ground and with glowing Hive runes engraved on a pillar beside it. The Blight can be found during the Anchored Thrones story mission, but it’s still available if missed. Personally, I missed it during the mission and saw it during an Expert run of The Nether.

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Once players touch the Blight, they’ll be teleported to a new area mostly bathed in white. A large wall divides the room in half, with a Hive Rune plate positioned on the wall. If Guardians stand in front of the plate for a few seconds, a Rune will appear, and text will note that “Something whispers to the right.” If players actually move to the right, they’ll get teleported to the other side of the wall.

Once the mini-puzzle is complete, Guardians can head to the only object of interest on the other side of the wall: a bowl. In it lies a Taken Osseous Fragment. Collect the Fragment and head out through the portal. With the Fragment in hand, players should ensure they are caught up in the Episode: Heresy Act I: Echoed Warnings Quest. Guardians must complete step 14, which will lead back to the Shaping Slab in Eris’ Flat. There, you’ll find The Taken Path Quest.

Walking The Taken Path

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The Taken Path Quest has six steps; the first is pretty straightforward. All players must do is unlock and equip the Scotopic Rune through the Runic Enhancement Menu at the Shaping Slab or an altar in The Nether. The only thing that might get in Guardians’ way is their Nether Enhancement Level. The Level corresponds with reputation rank, so players must have a little time in the Episode to equip the Tier 2 Rune. Once equipped, the next step of the Quest is to head to the Moon and locate something concealed by the Hive in Sorrow’s Harbor.

The path forward actually leads through the K1 Revelation Lost Sector, where players will encounter a Taken dome shield blocking another Hive Rune plate. Standing in front of the plate, Guardians will be alerted that something whispers behind them. Walk backward to teleport back into the Lost Sector, but this time filled with Taken enemies. After players tear their way through the foes, a Taken Ogre will appear as a boss, and defeating it rewards another Taken Osseous Fragment.

To the Forgotten Shore

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The next step of The Taken Path Quest requires yet another Taken Osseous Fragment, but this time it’s in the Cosmodrome. The Veles Labyrinth Lost Sector is the destination, hiding another Rune Plate within. After completing the first plate by moving forward, players will teleport to another, which requires a move to the left. A third plate awaits, asking for movement backward.

The third puzzle will teleport players back into the Lost Sector filled with Taken enemies. Fighting through the horde, both a Taken Ogre and a Taken Centurian will harass players. But a third Taken Osseous Fragment will appear after the formidable foes are slain. Guardians will be directed back to the Shaping Slab in the Last City. Three Quests will be rewarded for the efforts: Curse of Endurance, Curse of Urgency, and Curse of Revenge.

Breaking the Curses

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Each Quest specifies a locale: Sorrow’s Harbor on the Moon for Endurance, the Hallowed Grove Lost Sector in the EDZ for Urgency, and Nightmare Hunt: Pride for Revenge. At these locations, Guardians will find large Taken Blights and a swirling mass of Taken energy around a Taken Relic that can be interacted with. Interacting with the Relic accepts one of the aforementioned Curses and starts a simple combat trial.

Guardians must use the Relic to eliminate enemies until it becomes charged and then dunk the Relic back near where it was initially collected. The Quest in Sorrow’s Harbor is the most straightforward, allowing players to nab the Relic, eliminate foes in the Altars of Sorrow event, and then dunk with ease. Heading into the Nightmare Hunt, Guardians will find that the Relic does not charge until after the Nightmare of Fikrul is defeated. Finally, in the Hallowed Grove, players will charge the Relic before it can be dunked at the end of the Lost Sector once the boss is defeated.

Calling to power

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Each Quest has a final step that requires players to venture back into The Nether. In the activity, Guardians will be on the lookout for Hive statues with which they can interact. Each will summon a miniboss and will reward another Taken Osseous Fragment back at the statue once the foe is downed.

The statue for the Curse of Endurance Quest can be found in the Hall of Souls. It is between the entrance and a passageway on the right-hand side after appearing in the area.
The statue for the Curse of Urgency is in the Trenchway, in the large section with hidden platforms. It’s tucked against the wall between the middle and left passages.
The statue for the Curse of Revenge is in The Mausoleum. Players can find it in the lower area of the zone, just before the boss area. The statue is in a nook behind one of the big tentacles, so search thoroughly.

Once all three Quests are complete, Guardians will get an update on The Taken Path. The Exotic Quest will instruct players to head into the new Derealize Exotic mission, obtain one more Taken Osseous Fragment, and acquire the Barrow-Dyad.

The weapon itself will be found at the end of the Exotic mission. Once The Taken Path Quest is complete, players will get an unnamed Quest in its place. The Quest informs Guardians to head back to Eris’ flat in The Last City and visit the Shaping Slab. There, players will earn the Dyadic Ascension Quest, which allows players to enhance the Exotic weapon further.

source: Jonathan LoChiatto for destructoid