Destiny 2’s mood hasn’t been great lately. There’s been frustration, questions, that low hum of players waiting for something that feels genuinely new. Renegades doesn’t fix everything, but one of Bungie’s recent reveals is the kind of small, clever change that actually matters to a lot of people: Universal Exotic Ornaments.
Simple Change, Big Impact
This is simple to explain and big in impact. Until now, an exotic piece of gear could only wear ornaments made specifically for that exotic. Got Synthoceps? Fine — you only had the handful of Synthoceps ornaments to choose from. With Universal Exotic Ornaments, Bungie is opening up an entire slot so any exotic ornament that fits the slot can be used across any exotic in that slot for each class. So all Titan exotic arm ornaments, for example, can be swapped between the 16 different exotics that occupy that slot. That suddenly multiplies your customization options—maybe ten times over, maybe more.
The Importance of Destiny Fashion
Why does this matter beyond vanity? Because cosmetics are how many players define themselves in Destiny. Your armor tells a story: how long you’ve played, what events you chased, what grind you endured. Some exotics never got much love — Peregrine Greaves, for instance, had very few good ornament options and could look clunky. This change gives ugly or neglected pieces a shot at looking good without forcing you to hunt a different drop.
Trade-offs and Exceptions
There are trade-offs, of course. Bungie won’t let these universal ornaments appear in PvP matches; in competitive play you’ll see the default appearance so teams can identify what they’re facing. That’s an easy, sensible line to draw. Some players worry about inspection in PvE becoming misleading — that someone could look like they’re wearing one exotic when they’re actually using another — but a quick hover shows the real item. It’s a tiny extra step for clarity, and largely worth the payoff in creative freedom.
A quirky side note: exotic class items have limited benefit because there’s only one exotic class item with a few ornaments, so the cross-sharing impact is limited there. And yes, some players will argue for letting exotics use every legendary ornament too — there are hundreds per slot — but that’s asking Bungie to give away a lot of value for free. You still need to own an ornament to use it, but this change makes each ornament you’ve bought or earned more broadly useful.
If you like Destiny fashion — the slow, joyful art of making a Guardian feel like yours — this is probably the best cosmetic change in the game in years. It doesn’t add weapons or raid mechanics, but it expands the personal canvas in a way that actually matters. What do you think? Will you re-dress your whole loadout when Renegades drops?
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Sources:
- www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/d2renegades_contentcalendar
- www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/11/14/destiny-2-is-adding-its-best-feature-in-years-in-renegades/
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