History of Izanagi's Burden

Izanagi's Burden is an Exotic Kinetic Sniper Rifle from the Black Armory, introduced in Season of the Forge.

Overview

• Archetype: Adaptive sniper, 90 RPM, 4-round magazine.
• Intrinsic perk Honed Edge: hold reload to consume the magazine and load a single round with extra range and damage.
• The name comes from Shinto's Izanagi; the lore tells of a sacrifice made out of love.

Acquisition

• Currently: the Exotic Archive at the Monument to Lost Lights in the Tower, available since Destiny 2: Beyond Light, for 1 Exotic Cipher, 150,000 Glimmer, 250 Spinmetal Leaves and 2 Ascendant Shards.
• Originally: the "Mysterious Box" Exotic quest from Ada-1, requiring Black Armory forges at maximum temper, the Shattered Throne dungeon, and special versions of The Pyramidion strike and the Bergusia Forge.

Catalyst

The Izanagi's Burden Catalyst adds orb generation on multikills and a kill tracker, and unlocks the perk Peerless Edge, increasing the Honed Edge damage bonus when four bullets are consumed. It drops from strikes, Crucible and Gambit. Reported unlock requirements are 500 kills (2022) and 300 precision kills (2026).