Division 2 Exotic & Named Item Guide
TL;DR this is simply an ‘all in one’ guide to where to find some of the rarer Exotics and Named Items in Division 2.
Background
I see a question or a variation of it come up all the time. It goes something like “where can I farm the Lexington?” or “I’m trying to run the Master Manhunt mission to get the Whiplash”
It gets old re-typing the same thing over and over or going back to find an answer that was given months ago to copy/paste it. Therefore I decided to simply put everything in one place so I can just link to it.
In the footnotes at the bottom are lists of what’s a “DZ only Named Item” or a “Seasonal Named Item”.
Let’s dive in.
Rarer Items and how to get them
‘Extra Special Named Items’ (TM)
This is my own invented term. I have no idea what Ubisoft calls them. I have also seen Ubisoft misclassify items such as the Handbasket and lump it into this group during The Storm Event.
Lexington, Turmoil, and the Stack Broker were originally rewarded to players for simply logging in during a certain time. Caretaker was rewarded for logging in and answering calls for backup during a certain time.
They are now only available from special caches like Stretch Caches, Winter Event Caches, Cherry Blossom Caches, Storm Event Caches, etc. This class includes the Lexington, Turmoil, Caretaker, and Stack Broker.
‘Extra Special Named Items’ (TM) do not have Blueprints and cannot be crafted.
Hunter Named Items
Available from special caches like Stretch Caches, Cherry Blossom Caches, etc. However if you don’t kill at least one Hunter in Brooklyn before landing The Huntsman from an event cache, for example, then the Blueprint will not be for sale. Ask me how I know. You can find a guide on Google though, put your world on Normal, and just plough through these Open World Hunters anytime. Upon killing them all you get the Named Item and the Blueprint for it. You also get some pretty cool looking masks.
- DC Hunters: Shield Splinterer AR w/ Perfect Optimist
- Manhattan Hunters: Hunter-Killer Vest w/ Perfect Intimidate
- Brooklyn Hunters: Huntsman AR w/ Perfect Frenzy
“DZ only” Named Items
These aren’t really DZ only anymore. They are obtainable from Named Item Caches, the Houndsman Bounty, The Countdown Vendor sells them occasionally, and perhaps most easily via crafting them from their Blueprint. The Blueprints are most easily obtained by running Retaliations and using the resulting resources on Reconstructed Caches. Reconstructed Caches include one Named Item and one Blueprint each, until all Blueprints have been obtained.
A full list of “DZ only” Named Items is in the footnotes.
Seasonal Named Items
Only available from special caches like Stretch Caches, Cherry Blossom Caches, etc. However you can join someone who still has The Houndsman Bounty and farm these anytime [except for First Bloom, Rabid D50, & Lichtenberg as these came out after the bounty]. This class includes useful items like the Quickstep, Chillout Mask, & First Bloom and meme items like Festive Delivery, Oh Carol, The Sleigher, etc.
Seasonal Named Items do not have Blueprints and cannot be crafted.
The complete list is in the footnotes.
Sidenote; I’m HappyCamper84 on PC and I kept ‘The Bounties’. Feel free to shoot me a friend request and if you see me online join me. I help players get the Quickstep, or whatever they’re after, all the time.
Raid, Legendary, Incursion, Descent, Manhunt Exotics
Can be crafted after getting the Blueprint from Retaliations. This is by far the quickest and easiest way. Additionally Bighorn, Ravenous, and the Eagle Bearer rarely drop in the normal DZ and drop with a decently high chance from Hunters in the PvE DZ. Of course you can also get them by running Legendary missions or the Summit, the Raids, the Incursion, and buying the Vindicator at the Descent Vendor.
Regulus
Regulus has no crafting Blueprint, only a recalibration one. Therefore it’s only available from special caches like Stretch Caches, Cherry Blossom Caches, etc or by running the Iron Horse Raid 4–6 times to get the pieces needed to craft one. Luckily there’s no RNG here, run Iron Horse enough times and you can craft it guaranteed.
Exotics with a Project
There are a few exotics like the Chatterbox, Gunslinger’s Holster, Ridgeway’s Pride, Nemesis, and Liberty that have projects to craft them. To date their blueprints are NOT obtainable via Retaliation.
Once you get the first one of these it goes in your general loot pool. Therefore if a teammate shares it with you then you can farm it in the future just like any other exotic, no project needed.
Catalyst
This exotic mask only drops from the Army Terminal mission and from Named Elites named Charlie in Brooklyn’s open world map.
To date the Catalyst does not have a Blueprint and cannot be crafted.
Prima Donna
This exotic was added to the Paradise Lost Incursion in mid July 2026. It can drop from the Incursion bosses and from the crate at the end just like Ouroboros.
Currently the Incursion is the only place to obtain this exotic at any time. It has been obtainable from limited time events such as The Red Moon Unleashed one. However if Ubisoft’s past track record holds then the Blueprint to craft it will likely be added to Retaliations eventually.
To date there is no reconfiguration blueprint available for this exotic, so whatever attributes it drops with is what you are stuck with. This may be an oversight and will be fixed later on.
Update; it was an oversight. Ubisoft added a bluepint to recalibrate it in late Sep 2026, but in true Ubisoft fashion said blueprint was actually a crafting blueprint. In other words using it created another exotic gun. Hence until they “patched” this the first week in Oct 2026 one could craft as many additional exotics as they wanted, each with a random third attribute.
Steel & Sons ACR
This exotic drops in the new Incursion Broken Rain that launched 11 Aug 2026.
Currently the Incursion is the only place to obtain this exotic at any time. It has been obtainable from limited time events such as The Red Moon Rising & Red Moon Unleashed ones. However if Ubisoft’s past track record holds then the Blueprint to craft it will likely be added to Retaliations eventually.
To date there is no reconfiguration blueprint available for this exotic, so whatever attributes it drops with is what you are stuck with. This may be an oversight and will be fixed later on.
Update; it was an oversight. Ubisoft added a bluepint to recalibrate it in late Sep 2026, but in true Ubisoft fashion said blueprint was actually a crafting blueprint. In other words using it created another exotic gun. Hence until they “patched” this the first week in Oct 2026 one could craft as many additional exotics as they wanted, each with a random third attribute.
Red Moon Rising Event Exotics
Ubisoft did something rather interesting during the Red Moon Rising Event 24 Sep — 3 Nov 2026; they introduced exotics instead of Named Items. It will be interesting to see how these will be farmable after the event. Currently the only way to obtain them is the event.
Yaahl Gear and System Corruption
Perhaps the rarest of all in Division 2. You can get them via drops in the DZ but they are rare. The most System Corruption drops I have seen were from Legacy Season Caches. Sometimes the Clan Vendor or Countdown Vendor sells them. The Hollow Man mask, which is part of the Yaahl Gear, can be crafted from it’s Blueprint you get via Retaliations and it drops with a rather high chance during The Houndsman Bounty.
I also just found out by accident that you can get System Corruption gear from Escalation missions. For example I ran one today where the targeted loot was Gloves and I got a Prototyped pair of System Corruption gloves.
Specialization Named Items
There are six specific Named Items whose crafting Blueprints are locked behind Specialization Field Research. Once you complete the specific research stages the Blueprints are added to your crafting station.
- The Savage Wolverine, Firewall, talent: Perfectly Close & Personal
- Ammo Dump, Firewall, attribute: 10% more ammo capacity
- Sleipnir, Gunner, talent: Perfect Frenzy
- Vedmedytsya Vest, Gunner, talent: Berserk
- The Send-off, Technician, talent: Perfect Distance
- Motherley Love, Technician, attribute: 20% Skill Health
Classified Mission Named Items
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These are rewarded upon clearing the Classified Mission. They do not currently have Blueprints available.
- The Archivist AR w/ Perfect Ranger (Library of Congress)
- The Headline-Grabber LMG w/ Perfect Strained (Capital Globe)
- The Claw Rifle w/ Perfect Precision Strike (Conspiracy Zone Hideout)
- Old Glory SMG w/ Perfect Close & Personal (McMillan Reservoir Assault)
- Incendia MMR w/ Perfect Lucky Shot (District Mall Inferno)
- The Crooked Strap Pistol w/ Perfect Flatline (Georgetown Dead Zone)
One Offs
- The Stinger is rewarded for referring a friend. Talent: Swift.
- Adrestia is found during The Tidal Basin mission and used to craft Nemesis.
Pre-order Items
- Lullaby: Exotic shotgun with talent Sandman. Functionally no different than Sweet Dreams. Rewarded for pre-ordering the Capital Defense Pack.
- Ruthless: Exotic rifle with talent Binary Trigger. Functionally no different than Merciless. Rewarded for purchasing the Ultimate Edition of the game at release.
- Enforcer: Named Super 90 shotgun with Perfect Pummel. Rewarded for pre-ordering the DLC Warlords of NY.
All other Named Items, gear sets, brand sets, exotics, etc etc
Can be farmed almost anywhere or simply crafted from their Blueprint.
— — Footnotes and Lists — -
“Dark Zone Only” Named Items
Weapons:
- The Apartment — SMG w/ Perfectly Measured
- Black Friday — LMG w/ Perfectly Unhinged
- Dark Winter — SMG w/ Perfect Killer
- Everlasting Gaze — Rifle w/ Perfect Perpetuation
- Good Times — LMG w/ Perfect Fast Hands
- Harmony — rifle w/ Perfectly in Sync
- Manic — AR w/ Perfectly Overflowing
- Orbit — pistol w/ Perfect Finisher
- Pinprick — MMR w/ Perfect First Blood
- The Railsplitter — AR w/ Perfectly Accurate
- Rock n’ Roll — shotgun w/ Perfectly Extra
- TDI “Kard” Custom — pistol w/ 1 Skill Tier when in use
- The Virginian — rifle w/ Perfect Boomerang
Gear:
- Claws Out — Wyvern Wear holster w/ % Melee Damage
- Deathgrips — 5.11 gloves w/ % Armor on Kill
- Devil’s Due — Ceska backpack w/ Perfect Clutch
- Door-Kicker’s Knock — Grupo Sombra chest w/ Perfect Spark
- Emperor’s Guard — Murakami kneepads w/ % Armor Regen
- Ferocious Calm — Fenris chest w/ Perfect Overwatch
- The Gift — Providence backpack w/ Perfect Vigilance
- The Hollow Man — Yaahl mask w/ % Damage to Health
- Liquid Engineer — Belstone Armory backpack w/ Perfect Bloodsucker
- Matador — Walker, Harris & Co. backpack w/ Perfect Adrenaline Rush
Seasonal Named Items:
- Lichtenberg Rifle w/ Run and Gun talent
- Rabid D50 Pistol w/ Foam at the Mouth talent (applies ensnare on headshot)
- Handbasket MMR w/ higher base damage & slower RPM than standard SVD
- The Harvest Pistol w/ +20% damage but -18% RPM vs standard 686 Magnum
- Chill Out Gila Guard mask w/ 2 mod slots
- Quickstep Pistol w/ Sport Mode talent (+20% movement speed)
- First Bloom PDR w/ Blossom Harvest Talent (Amplifies Weapon Damage by 3.3% for each 10% combined Armor and Health the enemy has remaining)
- First Sight AK w/ +30% Headshot Damage vs normal AKM
- Sleigher SMG w/ Hidden Rock Talent (headshots cause confuse)
- Cooler Rifle w/ Refreshing Talent (water gun that gives allies hazpro)
- Slingshot SMG w/ 60m Optimal Range
- Oh Carol MMR w/ Twinkling Lights Talent (heashots cause fireworks)
- Festive Delivery Grupo Sombra Backpack w/ Fireworks Show talent
- Snow Machine Electrique Kneepads w/ Flurry talent (Status Effects cause snowfall)
- Bell Ringer LMG w/ Jingle Bells (plays the song while firing)
References
“DZ Only” Named Item list: https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/vx1505/psa_list_of_dark_zone_exclusive_named_items/
The Stinger: https://thedivision.fandom.com/wiki/The_Stinger
Savage Wolverine: https://thedivision.fandom.com/wiki/Savage_Wolverine
Sleipnir: https://thedivision.fandom.com/wiki/Sleipnir
Enforcer: https://thedivision.fandom.com/wiki/Enforcer
Capital Defender Pack https://thedivision.fandom.com/wiki/The_Capitol_Defender_Pack
Updated Division 2 timeline: https://medium.com/@happycamper84/the-division-2-timeline-406456d9cbcb
