Destiny 2’s Season of the Deep added one Exotic armor for each piece, and Warlocks will cry out in joy (or in terror) once they see the effect of the Cenotaph Mask helmet. This Exotic can improve trace rifles, even working as a mini Actium War Rig for Divinity users. Players who enjoy running Divinity will have one more tool in their arsenal, but guardians who are sick of running Well (especially with the death of Starfire Protocol) may have more players requesting they take on the infamous role of Divinity.
Cenotaph Mask comes with a caveat, though, with its most impactful feature potentially being locked to specific subclasses, which drastically decreases its efficiency. Here’s what this Exotic does and how you can get it.
How to get Cenotaph Mask in Destiny 2
Cenotaph Mask can drop from Legend and Master Lost Sector completions when the rotating Lost Sector is dropping helmets. The Lost Sector and rewards change daily, so check back every day (or use TodayinDestiny to keep track of all the moving parts in the game).
Cenotaph Mask can also theoretically drop from Vex Strike Force completions, though players have reported the activity isn’t dropping the newest Exotics as of the first days of Season of the Deep.
What does Cenotaph Mask do in Destiny 2?
Cenotaph Mask is one of the most useful Exotics for Warlocks who want to support their team, though its description doesn’t really tell you exactly how it works in practice.
“Steadily reloads a portion of your equipped Trace Rifle’s magazine from reserves,” its description reads. “Damaging a vehicle, boss, or Champion with a trace rifle matching your subclass marks it as a priority target. If an ally delivers the final blow to a priority target, Heavy ammo spawns for them.”
The first hotfix of Season of the Deep tweaked the description to include the fact that it worked on Champions and vehicles (though it leaves out minibosses), but it fails to encompass the best parts of Cenotaph Mask’s functioning in practice.
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Despite its description saying Cenotaph Mask only works for matching subclasses, our experience shows this effect applies to any trace rifle, regardless of rarity or element. The description also fails to mention that when an ally kills a marked target, the Exotic drops a brick of Special ammo for its wielder. These effects are consistent with testing from the Destiny 2 community, though it’s unclear if they’re by design or a bug.
If the description is correct, the “matching subclass” part could potentially hinder its utility. While this would be a Divinity user’s dream, it would require players to be on an Arc subclass, which is a waste of potential for support and damage. Arc Warlocks don’t have one-and-done Supers like Thundercrash (Titan) or Gathering Storm (Hunter), meaning they’ll have to abandon Well of Radiance and potentially not use Chaos Reach for boss damage.
Cenotaph Mask could potentially be useful even with that forced elemental affinity, however. Players who don’t want to use Divinity can use a trace rifle suited to their subclass choice, pairing it with a loadout that still lets them use Heavy or Special to damage their opponents (for instance, using Izanagi’s Burden and a rocket launcher).
The predominance of double-special loadouts also means players can run a trace rifle as a primary weapon, while still freeing up all their slots for Exotics or damage-heavy weapons. While this means players may have to separate the Well and the Divinity, Cenotaph Mask can still prove useful.
