Exotic Catalyst
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Catalysts are special modifiers for Exotic weapons, introduced in the Warmind Expansion for Destiny 2. They improve and upgrade Exotic weapons within the game by either improving stats, giving bonus perks, or raising the magazine size.
Overview
Each weapon has its own Catalyst and has specific objectives to find them. Catalysts function exactly like Masterworks and generate Orbs of Light on multi kills. The drop rate for them is unknown, but they are a rare find. Once you find a Catalyst for a weapon, you will have to do specific objectives with the weapon, such as precision hits or simply kill enemies in order to unlock the upgrade.
The following Catalysts can be found by killing enemies anywhere.
D.A.R.C.I. - Unlocked with 300 precision kills, the Catalyst will upgrade the gun's stability.
Borealis - Unlocked with 150 Solar kills, 150 Void kills, and 150 Arc kills, the Catalyst will make the gun reload faster. Note that the kills must be done with Borealis, not your Super/Grenades/Melee.
Crimson - Unlocked with 300 precision kills, the Catalyst will increase the gun's range.
Tractor Cannon - Unlocked with 300 kills, the Catalyst will increase the magazine's size and the gun's ammo reserves.
The following Catalysts can be found by winning Crucible matches.
The Colony - Unlocked with 500 kills. The Catalyst will increase the magazine's size and ammo reserves.
Jade Rabbit - Unlocked with 250 PVP kills. The Catalyst will increase the gun's stability.
Vigilance Wing - Unlocked with 250 PVP kills. The Catalyst will make the gun full auto.
MIDA Multi-Tool - The Catalyst is found by winning Trials/Competitive matches, and will grant the Outlaw perk.
The following Catalysts can be found in Heroic Strikes and/or Nightfalls.
Coldheart - Unlocked with 300 kills. The Catalyst will make the gun more stable and reload faster.
Merciless - Unlocked with 500 kills. The Catalyst will increase the gun's range and stability.
The Wardcliff Coil - Unlocked with 500 kills. The Catalyst will give a perk that makes the rockets track their targets.
Riskrunner - Unlocked with 600 kills, 300 normal kills and 300 Arc Conductor kills. The Catalyst will increase the gun's range.
The Skyburner's Oath Catalyst is found when completing Leviathan raid sections. It is unlocked with 1,000 Cabal kills and it will increase the gun's range.
The Huckleberry Catalyst is found when completing Heroic Adventures. It is unlocked with 500 kills and grants the Ambitious Assassin Perk.
The Graviton Lance Catalyst is found when reaching Rank 50 with Dead Orbit in a Faction Rally. It grants higher range and the Hidden Hand perk.
The Sunshot Catalyst is found when reaching Rank 50 with the Future War Cult in a Faction Rally. It grants more range and better stability.
The Sweet Business Catalyst is found when reaching Rank 50 with New Monarchy in a Faction Rally. It grants a perk that reduces flinch when firing the gun.
The Worldline Zero Catalyst is found by killing enemies with Swords. It is unlocked by hitting all five Level 7 bosses in the Escalation Protocol event. The Catalyst makes the Tesseract perk activate quicker.
The Polaris Lance Catalyst is found by completing Nascent Dawn 5/5. Unlocked with 500 kills and 50 kills with the Exotic perk. The Catalyst gives the gun the Dragonfly perk.
The Sleeper Simulant Catalyst is found in sections of Prestige Spire of Stars. After acquiring, you need 1000 kills with the IKELOS Shotgun and Sniper, and 2000 kills with the IKELOS SMG. The Catalyst gives the gun deeper reserves and a faster charge rate.
The Telesto catalyst is found in sections of Prestige Leviathan, Eater of Worlds. After acquiring, you need to complete all of the Lost Prophecies from Brother Vance. After that, he will give you the Catalyst. The Catalyst gives the gun deeper reserves.
The Sturm Catalyst is found by killing enemies in Nessus. Unlocked by getting 500 kills with both Sturm and Drang. The Catalyst increases the gun's range and handling
The Catalyst locations and their rewards for the Rat King, Fighting Lion, Hard Light, and The Prospector, are unknown as of August 29, 2018.
