Acquiring the powerful Xenophage Exotic Machine Gun remains one of the most memorable journeys in Destiny 2. This distinct power weapon relies on heavy explosive rounds to deal massive single-target damage, making it a staple for challenging end-game activities. To build this weapon, Guardians must embark on an intricate, puzzle-heavy quest across the Moon.
Unlocking The Journey Exotic Quest
The path to claiming your machine gun begins by uncovering a hidden exotic quest line called The Journey. Players need to travel to the Enduring Abyss area located deep underneath the Moon map, which can be accessed from Sorrow's Harbor. Once you enter the primary room overlooking the glowing Pyramid ship, you will find four statues lining the adjacent walls.
Interacting with these structures in a specific sequence triggers the mechanism needed to start the quest. Approaching them from the entrance, you should activate the close right statue, the far left, the far right, and finally the close left. Successfully solving this short timed event spawns a hidden treasure chest in the middle of the room containing your new assignment.
Solving the Moon Lost Sector Puzzles
The next phase requires navigating all four of the Moon's local K1 Lost Sectors to collect essential path fragments. After defeating the final boss in each sector, you will discover a 3x3 grid of strange glowing Hive runes near the exit path. The objective is to shoot individual runes until every panel matches the designated reference symbol displayed directly above the main grid.
Because shooting a single panel changes the adjacent icons on its cardinal plane, inputting the correct code requires careful precision. For K1 Logistics, the required panel solution code is top-left, bottom-left, middle-right, and center. Completing these logic challenges across all locations updates your quest and unlocks the path forward.
Venturing Into the Pit of Heresy Dungeon
With the fragments collected, the remaining phases of the quest transition into the atmospheric Pit of Heresy dungeon activity. After navigating your way past the initial encounters, you must locate a door without a hanging rune on the upper-left side of the wall. Venturing inside this unique room allows you to interact with a hidden marker to advance to the next step.
Continuing further brings players into a massive cavern patrolled by invincible ogres where you must find a special plate along the cliffside. Stepping on this plate materializes a sequence of temporary platforms hovering out over the dark void. Jumping across allows you to collect a burning charge used to ignite two separate braziers near a locked door down the path.
Defeating Volmar and Claiming Xenophage
Opening the locked door reveals a secret chamber housing a hidden level boss known as Volmar, the Tempted. This special encounter utilizes unique mechanics where players must collect an elemental orb and deposit it at a matching altar. Doing so rewards you with a temporary vengeance buff that corresponds to a specific damage type.
You can only harm the boss using the element that matches your current active buff, meaning you should equip a varied loadout before the fight. After defeating the boss, you can head back to Sanctuary on the Moon to speak with Eris Morn. Handing over the final quest item completes your journey, adding the exceptional weapon to your permanent collection.
