Celestial Nighthawk

Celestial Nighthawk

"Starlight is your guide. No vacuum will contain you."

— Armor Description

Celestial Nighthawk is an exotic Hunter helmet added in the House of Wolves. This helmet converts the Gunslinger's Golden Gun into an all-or-nothing weapon, restricting it to a single but extremely powerful shot.

Upgrades

TIER 1

• Ashes to Asset - Replenish Super energy when you kill an enemy with a grenade.

TIER 2

• Inverse Shadow - Increased Super energy gained from killing minions of the Darkness.

TIER 3

• Big Game - Golden Gun fires one shot, delivering 6x damage, while granting Keyhole for over-penetration.

Celestial Nighthawk

Year 2 version

Celestial Nighthawk is a revamped exotic Hunter helmet added in The Taken King expansion. This helmet converts the Gunslinger's Golden Gun into an all-or-nothing weapon, restricting it to a single but extremely powerful shot.

Year 2 upgrades

Primary Perks

• • Big Game: Golden Gun fires one shot, delivering 6x damage, while granting Keyhole for over-penetration.
  • Random Selection: Could be 1 of 4 perks.
  • Infuse: Consume a more powerful piece of Armor to boost the Defense value of this Armor.
  • Twist Fate: Changes the stats and upgrades available on this Armor.

Selectable Perk 1

• • Random Selection: Could be 1 of 3 perks.
  • Random Selection: Could be 1 of 2 perks.

Selectable Perk 2

• • Random Selection: Could be 1 of 3 perks.
  • Random Selection: Could be 1 of 3 perks.

Trivia

• During development, this helmet was named "ExoTac Angel Hunter" and its description was "Built from a Golden Age combat pilot sensorium, it orients the brain during sharp maneuvers." Its main perk originally increased weapon accuracy for a short time after jumping.

List of appearances

• Destiny
  • House of Wolves (First appearance)
  • The Taken King
• Destiny 2