History of Illicit Reaper Gauntlets

Overview

The Illicit Reaper Gauntlets is a Legendary Titan Gauntlets in the Armor category. Its flavor text reads: "Let them come. You will wield the scythe that culls them all."

It carries the Reaper +1 intrinsic. Reaper is the mote role in Gambit Prime: its pieces create motes for the team. Equipping multiple pieces from the set unlocks its set perks. Gambit Prime armor has three ranks, Illicit, Outlawed and Notorious, and each piece adds role points (one for Illicit, two for Outlawed, three for Notorious).

Other Reaper pieces in the set: Illicit Reaper Bond, Illicit Reaper Boots, Illicit Reaper Cloak, Illicit Reaper Gloves, Illicit Reaper Greaves, Illicit Reaper Grips, all part of Gambit Prime armor.

Acquisition

Originally earned from The Reckoning, the three-tier PvE mode of Gambit Prime introduced with Season of the Drifter in 2019. Synths were converted into Motes and banked in The Reckoning, and completing it granted a piece of the Reaper armor set. Gambit Prime and The Reckoning were vaulted with the release of Destiny 2: Beyond Light in November 2020, so the set can no longer be earned that way.

Xûr now sells this piece.