The Moon was quiet when the fireteam landed at Sorrow's Harbor, but the silence was a lie. Three Guardians moved south across the Lunar Battlegrounds, their Sparrows humming over dust and bone. They were not there for bounty fodder. They were hunting a weapon that had shaped raid damage phases for years: Divinity, the Exotic Trace Rifle introduced with the Garden of Salvation Raid during the Shadowkeep expansion. Even in 2026, after seasons, episodes, and sandbox updates, Divinity remains one of the most sought-after support Exotics in Destiny 2.

What makes a Trace Rifle worth an entire quest chain? For Divinity, the answer is not raw damage. It is what the weapon does to a target. Sustained fire with Divinity activates its Intrinsic Trait, Judgment. The beam envelops the target, weakens and stuns them, and creates a large white orb around them. That orb acts as an easy critical spot for the whole Fireteam, and the target takes 30% more damage. If the target remains under Judgment long enough, the Penance Perk triggers a burst of extra damage. Against Overload Champions, this is devastating. Against raid bosses, it is a force multiplier.

Divinity comes with a fixed set of perks that support its role. Both Polygonal Rifling and Particle Repeater increase stability, which is excellent for sustained fire. Composite Stock also raises stability to a lesser degree while slightly improving handling speed. The full perk package is:

Perk	Type	Effect
Polygonal Rifling	Barrel	Increases stability
Particle Repeater	Battery	Increases stability
Penance	Trait	Deals a burst of extra damage after sustained Judgment
Composite Stock	Stock	Slight stability and handling improvement

Why do Fireteams still build around a support weapon instead of pure DPS? Because Divinity does more than debuff. It creates consistency. A glowing white crit spot means every Guardian can land damage, even when a boss is moving, teleporting, or surrounded by visual noise. The 30% damage increase stacks with other team buffs, and the Overload stun keeps dangerous Champions locked down. In high-level content, consistency often matters more than a perfect damage roll.

Guardians looking to earn Divinity must complete the Divine Fragmentation quest. The journey begins on the Moon. From the Sorrow's Harbor Landing Zone, the fireteam traveled south toward the Lunar Battlegrounds. After crossing the loading zone, they made a left and entered a cave. Inside waited a massive Vex gate. It spawned multiple waves of Vex enemies. The Guardians cleared the weaker combatants first, then a boss emerged from the gate. When it fell, it dropped an Exotic Engram that started the Divine Fragmentation quest. That engram was the key.

The quest chain is broken into four parts:

1. Interact with three Oracles on Nessus. Each Oracle sits in a different Lost Sector. The first can be found by traveling from Artifact's Edge to The Quarry. The second is in The Ancient's Haunt Lost Sector in The Tangle region. The third is inside The Conflux Lost Sector.

2. Collect 120 Decryption Core Fragments. These drop from defeating Vex on the Moon. The grind is straightforward but repetitive, so a fireteam makes it faster.

3. Bring the material to the Lectern of Enchantment. The Lectern sits next to Eris Morn. This step turns the collected fragments into progress.

4. Complete seven puzzles in the Garden of Salvation Raid. The final boss must also be defeated in the same attempt. For each puzzle, players must coordinate to connect two energy nodes through holes in walls. There is one challenge before and after every encounter. Exact positioning matters, and a detailed video by YouTuber Br00klynBound has helped many teams learn the correct setups.

After finishing those challenges and defeating the final boss, Guardians earn the Divinity Exotic Trace Rifle in Destiny 2. Is the weapon still worth the effort in 2026? For any player who regularly joins raids, Grandmaster Nightfalls, or other endgame activities, the answer is yes. Divinity is not just a trophy. It is a role. It turns a disorganized damage phase into a focused execution, and it gives a Fireteam an answer to Overload Champions without sacrificing heavy ammo.

The road to Divinity is long. It demands Moon patrols, Nessus Lost Sectors, 120 fragments, and a full raid run with seven extra puzzles. Yet the reward has endured. In a game that constantly changes, Divinity remains a rare constant: a support Exotic that makes everyone else hit harder. For the fireteam that landed at Sorrow's Harbor, the silence was broken, the Vex gate was cleared, and the quest began. The only question left was whether they could coordinate well enough to finish it.