Spire of the Watcher Loot Guide

Spire of the Watcher is a dungeon introduced in Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph. Release date: December 9th, 2022.

SotW dungeon invites Guardians to explore a facility on Mars, where they must climb the Spire and face a mix of Vex and Cabal enemies.
The Spire of the Watcher dungeon includes three encounters, each offering valuable rewards such as legendary weapons, unique armor sets (Titan, Warlock, and Hunter), and the Exotic Combat Bow, Hierarchy of Needs.

What’s Inside This Guide:

• Spire of the Watcher Loot Table;
• Overview of Spire of the Watcher Weapons;
• Spire of the Watcher Armor Sets.

We’ll dive into all the rewards available in Spire of the Watcher, including the Exotic Combat Bow Hierarchy of Needs, and discuss which items are worth farming to enhance your loadout.

Spire of the Watcher Loot Table

Encounter	Item Drop	Type	Ammo Type	Element
Ascend the Spire (First Encounter)	Terminus Horizon	Machine Gun	Heavy	Arc
	Long Arm	Scout Rifle	Primary	Arc
	Seventh Seraph Carbine	Auto Rifle	Primary	Kinetic
	Tm-Cogburn Custom Gauntlets	Arms	–	–
	Tm-Moss Custom Hat	Helmet	–	–
	Tm-Moss Custom Pants	Legs	–	–
Silence the Spire (Second Encounter)	Terminus Horizon	Machine Gun	Heavy	Arc
	Liminal Vigil	Sidearm	Primary	Stasis
	Seventh Seraph Officer Revolver	Hand Cannon	Primary	Kinetic
	Tm-Cogburn Custom Gauntlets	Arms	–	–
	Tm-Earp Custom Vest	Chest	–	–
	Tm-Cogburn Custom Mark | Stetson | Bond	Class Item	–	–
Persys (Final Encounter)	Hierarchy Of Needs (Exotic)	Combat Bow	Primary	Solar
	Long Arm	Scout Rifle	Primary	Arc
	Wilderflight	Grenade Launcher	Special	Void
	Liminal Vigil	Sidearm	Primary	Stasis
	Any Armor from previous encounters	–	–	–

The Spire of the Watcher dungeon also features a few collectibles:

• Into the Sunset Exotic Sparrow: if you complete the Spire of the Watcher dungeon on Master difficulty, you will get the Zira’s Shell.
• Catalyst: To get the Hierarchy of Needs Catalyst, complete the Spire of the Watcher dungeon on Master difficulty. The Catalyst adds Emergency Scramble, boosting draw time and reload speed after creating a Guidance Ring or hitting with tracking projectiles. To fully unlock it, get 500 kills with the bow.
• Exclusive Emblems. You can get 2 emblems you can get from the Spire of the Watcher.
  • The first one, Pillory Partition, requires you to finish the Spire of the Watcher Dungeon for the first time. It is granted after completing the Triumph Crisis Inverted.

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  • The second emblem, Flight of Soteria, is earned by completing Spire of the Watcher Dungeon solo, without dying or exiting the activity (Untarnished Grit).

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How to Farm Spire of the Watcher for Loot

When Spire of the Watcher is the weekly featured dungeon, you can farm it for unlimited loot, including the Exotic drop.

Here’s a simple way to farm D2 SotW:

1. Play through the dungeon with your first character until you reach the encounter you want to farm.
2. Start the encounter and intentionally wipe (all players die).
3. Ask your Fireteam to wait while you switch to a second character that hasn’t run the dungeon that week.
4. Rejoin your Fireteam with this second character and wipe again. This locks in the checkpoint.

From here, follow this cycle:

1. Launch the Spire of the Watcher with the second character holding the checkpoint.
2. Switch back to your first character and rejoin your Fireteam.
3. Complete the encounter, collect loot, then exit.
4. Repeat the steps above until reset for endless loot chances.

Spire of the Watcher Weapons

The Spire of the Watcher dungeon in Destiny 2 offers one new Exotic, Hierarchy Of Needs, and 4 Legendary weapons with unique perks and elemental attributes.

Below is a quick look at the available weapons.

Hierarchy of Needs (Solar Combat Bow)

Weapon Name	Hierarchy Of Needs
Weapon Type	Combat Bow
Tier Rank	B-Tier for PvE, C-Tier for PvP
Slot	Solar
Ammo	Primary
Archetype	Exotic
Perks	–
Exotic Trait	Guidance Ring: Precision hits and final blows build energy, allowing arrows fired through the ring to seek targets with increased damage based on distance.
Is this weapon worth farming?	Yes, it offers unique mechanics with decent PvE damage, although it’s niche compared to other Exotics.
How to Get it?	Drops from the final boss, Persys, in the Spire of the Watcher dungeon.

Liminal Vigil (Stasis Sidearm)

Weapon Name	Liminal Vigil
Weapon Type	Sidearm
Tier Rank	PvE: A-Tier, PvP: B-Tier
Slot	Stasis
Ammo	Primary
Archetype	Aggressive Burst
Rarity	Legendary
Is this weapon worth farming?	Yes, Liminal Vigil’s perks provide excellent control and stability in PvE, and it’s reliable in PvP with perks that boost rate of fire and handling.
How to Get it?	Drops from the Spire of the Watcher dungeon encounters.
PvE God Roll	Barrel: Corkscrew Rifling (for added Range, Stability, and Handling) Magazine: Appended Mag (increased magazine size) Trait 1: Headstone (creates a Stasis crystal on precision kills, good for crowd control) Trait 2: Surrounded (30% damage boost when surrounded by three or more enemies) Masterwork: Range Mod: Major Spec
PvP God Roll	Barrel: Hammer-Forged Rifling (for added Range) Magazine: Flared Magwell (for Stability and faster reloads) Trait 1: Perpetual Motion (boosts Stability, Reload Speed, and Handling while moving) Trait 2: Desperado (increases fire rate after precision kill and reload, excellent for quick engagements) Masterwork: Range Mod: Targeting Adjuster

Long Arm (Arc Scout Rifle)

Weapon Name	Long Arm
Weapon Type	Scout Rifle
Tier Rank	PvE: A-Tier,  PvP: A-Tier
Slot	Arc
Ammo	Primary
Archetype	Aggressive Frame
Rarity	Legendary
Is this weapon worth farming?	Yes, Long Arm is effective due to its range, damage, and unique perk options that make it versatile in both PvE and PvP. The Explosive Payload perk gives it excellent flinch in PvP, and Dragonfly offers crowd control for PvE.
How to Get it?	Drops from the first encounter in Spire of the Watcher dungeon.
PvE God Roll	Barrel: Corkscrew Rifling (improves Range, Stability, Handling) Magazine: Tactical Mag (adds magazine size and stability) Trait 1: Rapid Hit (increases reload speed with precision hits, ideal for maintaining DPS) Trait 2: Dragonfly (creates explosions on precision kills, good for clearing groups) Masterwork: Stability Mod: Major Spec
PvP God Roll	Barrel: Fluted Barrel (increases Stability and Handling) Magazine: Accurized Rounds (extends range) Trait 1: Rapid Hit (maintains accuracy and reload speed with precision hits) Trait 2: Explosive Payload (causes extra flinch on enemies, ideal for PvP) Masterwork: Range Mod: Targeting Adjuster

Terminus Horizon (Arc Machine Gun)

Weapon Name	Terminus Horizon
Weapon Type	Machine Gun
Tier Rank	PvE: A-Tier,  PvP: B-Tier
Slot	Arc
Ammo	Heavy
Archetype	High-Impact Frame
Rarity	Legendary
Is this weapon worth farming?	Yes, Terminus Horizon is a strong Machine Gun with perks that offer high damage and excellent add-clear capabilities in PvE. Its high-impact nature and perk options make it useful for boss DPS and crowd control.
How to Get it?	Drops from any encounter in the Spire of the Watcher dungeon.
PvE God Roll	Barrel: Polygonal Rifling (increases Stability) Magazine: Extended Mag (boosts magazine size, lowers reload speed) Trait 1: Demolitionist (grants grenade energy on kills, and reloading with grenade ability) Trait 2: Target Lock (increases damage the longer it’s fired on a target) Masterwork: Stability Mod: Boss Spec
PvP God Roll	Barrel: Hammer-Forged Rifling (extends range) Magazine: Flared Magwell (boosts reload speed and stability) Trait 1: Hip-Fire Grip (improves accuracy and stability when hip-firing) Trait 2: High-Impact Reserves (last few rounds deal more damage) Masterwork: Range Mod: Targeting Adjuster

Wilderflight (Void Grenade Launcher)

Weapon Name	Wilderflight
Weapon Type	Grenade Launcher
Tier Rank	PvE: A-Tier,  PvP: B-Tier
Slot	Void
Ammo	Special
Archetype	Double Fire Frame
Rarity	Legendary
Is this weapon worth farming?	Yes, Wilderflight is unique with its Double Fire Frame, firing two grenades per trigger pull. This offers high damage potential and crowd control in PvE, especially with Blinding or Spike Grenades.
How to Get it?	Drops from the final boss in the Spire of the Watcher dungeon.
PvE God Roll	Barrel: Quick Launch (faster projectile speed and handling) Magazine: Blinding Grenades (for control) or Spike Grenades (for direct damage) Trait 1: Auto-Loading Holster (reloads when holstered) Trait 2: Disruption Break (increases Kinetic damage after breaking a shield) Masterwork: Velocity Mod: Boss Spec
PvP God Roll	Barrel: Linear Compensator (stability and recoil control) Magazine: Spike Grenades (higher impact on direct hits) Trait 1: Auto-Loading Holster (quick swaps) Trait 2: Disruption Break (extra Kinetic damage after shield break) Masterwork: Stability Mod: Targeting Adjuster

Spire of the Watcher Armor Sets

Like other dungeons in Destiny 2, Spire of the Watcher offers a unique armor set for each class.

Below, you can check their appearance for the Warlock, Hunter, and Titan.

Master Spire of the Watcher Rewards

The Spire of the Watcher dungeon includes a Master version where players can farm for Artifice armor.

Artifice armor in Destiny 2 is a special gear with an extra mod slot, allowing players to boost any chosen stat by +3. This bonus slot can significantly improve your stat distribution, making it easier to reach top-tier stat builds, which is especially helpful in endgame activities.

To get Artifice armor, you need to run dungeons on Master difficulty, such as Spire of the Watcher or other weekly featured dungeons. Encounters that drop armor on Legend difficulty will drop Artifice armor on Master. Each week, you’ll have one or two dungeons to farm for this armor, as not all dungeons have Master versions.