Exotics and Affinities

Everything you need to know about exotic weapons, exotic traits, affinities, and how the exotic fabricator works in BO7 Endgame.

Terminology

Exotic Fabricator

The machine that spawns after a Guild Strike boss is defeated. You or your squad must deal enough damage to the boss to use it. The Guild Strike leading to O.S.C.A.R. always spawns at Winery when the in-game timer reaches 45:15. A second Guild Strike (Sualk Rebu or Shadow Overlord) also spawns at 45:15 in a fixed set of locations. Zoom in on the tac map to find it.

Nightmare Zone

Also known as Zone 5. The circular zone that appears when a boss fight starts and remains for the rest of the game. Enemies are strongest here. Assignments, activities, and blue cubes reward the highest power. The Mega Abomination respawns in this zone after the boss is defeated.

Exotic Trait

Umbrella term for the exotic effects and utility bonuses that exotic weapons can have.

Exotic Effect

The trait rolled second using the fabricator. Occupies the first slot. All effects end with “rounds” (e.g. mortar rounds).

Utility Bonus

The trait rolled first using the fabricator. Occupies the second slot. Naming varies (e.g. explosive bullets).

Reroll

Using the fabricator to replace an existing trait.

Upgraded Exotic

A loadout or field acquired weapon upgraded to exotic rarity using the fabricator. Applies a 3.5x damage multiplier.

Named Exotic

A field acquired exotic weapon that comes with a name, an exotic camo, two traits, and a 3.5x damage multiplier (e.g. Hypersurge).

Exotic Cache

A case containing one random named exotic. Guaranteed from Dr. Falkner and Mega Abomination kills. Has a chance to drop from Zone 4+ activities (HVT Elim, Prime Target, Surprise Shipment, Strongbox Crack, Gear Drop), Zone 3+ Toxin Field, Zone 4+ elite enemies, and Command Center titans. Can also be found inside Zone 4+ Command Center caches.

Exotic effects

There are 8 exotic effects in Endgame. Each one ends with “rounds” and occupies the first trait slot on an exotic weapon.

Frost Rounds

Graviton Rounds

Incendiary Rounds

Mortar Rounds

Neuro-Disruption Rounds

Photon Rounds

Shock Rounds

Shrapnel Rounds

Named exotics

Each named exotic has an affinity for a specific exotic effect. There are 18 named exotics in total.

Exotic	Weapon	Affinity
Flashburst	M8A1	Frost Rounds
Zeotrope	Echo 12	Frost Rounds
Continuum	Hawker HX	Graviton Rounds
Torrent	M15 Mod 0	Graviton Rounds
Collateral	EGRT-17	Incendiary Rounds
Overcharge	M10 Breacher	Incendiary Rounds
Criticality	A.R.C. M1	Mortar Rounds
Redline	XM325	Mortar Rounds
Ghostmind	VS Recon	Neuro-Disruption Rounds
Neurowall	Warden 308	Neuro-Disruption Rounds
Malspike	Velox 5.7	Photon Rounds
Swarmforge	MPC-25	Photon Rounds
Backdrive	Dravec 45	Shock Rounds
Hypersurge	Sokol 545	Shock Rounds
Reboot	1911	Shock Rounds
Barrage	Razor 9mm	Shrapnel Rounds
Killswitch	AK-27	Shrapnel Rounds
Pulsebreach	Swordfish A1	Shrapnel Rounds

In-game showcase

How each Named Exotic looks in-game with its Exotic Effect and Utility Bonus.

FlashburstM8A1 (Burst DMR)

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ZeotropeEcho 12 (Shotgun)

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ContinuumHawker HX (Sniper Rifle)

TorrentM15 Mod 0 (Assault Rifle)

CollateralEGRT-17 (Assault Rifle)

OverchargeM10 Breacher (Shotgun)

CriticalityA.R.C. M1 (Vehicle Launcher)

RedlineXM325 (LMG)

GhostmindVS Recon (Sniper Rifle)

NeurowallWarden 308 (Semi-Auto Rifle)

MalspikeVelox 5.7 (Pistol)

SwarmforgeMPC-25 (SMG)

BackdriveDravec 45 (SMG)

HypersurgeSokol 545 (LMG)

Reboot1911 (Pistol)

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BarrageRazor 9mm (SMG)

KillswitchAK-27 (Assault Rifle)

PulsebreachSwordfish A1 (Burst DMR)

Note

This wiki is community-driven. 15 out of 18 Named Exotics have screenshots so far. Only Zeotrope, Continuum, and Barrage are missing. If you have a screenshot of one of these, share it in our Discord to help complete this page.

Affinity utility bonuses

Each exotic effect has 3 exclusive utility bonuses that can only appear on affinity exotics. These bonuses are indicated by an upward arrow icon.

Frost Rounds

• Flash Freeze - Frost Rounds can trigger on multiple enemies at once
• Ice Cloud - Killed frozen enemies may leave a cloud that slows enemies
• Big Game - Frost Rounds can slow Elite enemies

Graviton Rounds

• Black Hole - Graviton Rounds form a black hole that pulls in enemies before teleporting away nearby survivors
• Warp - Graviton Rounds warp an enemy that deals damage to nearby enemies
• Big Game - Graviton Rounds can activate on Elite enemies

Incendiary Rounds

• Firebomb - When a burned enemy is killed, it explodes
• Petrol - Incendiary Rounds leave pools of fire on the ground
• Big Game - Incendiary Rounds can burn Elite enemies

Mortar Rounds

• Fire Wheel - Create two fire wheels that spin around enemies
• Starburst - Mortar Rounds explode, sending flares through enemies
• Big Game - Mortar Rounds can activate on Elite enemies

Neuro-Disruption Rounds

• Mass Disruption - Turned enemies have a chance to turn other enemies
• Neural Attraction - Turned enemy distracts other enemies for a short time
• Big Game - Neuro-Disruption Rounds can activate on Elite enemies

Photon Rounds

• Blessing - Photon Round healing glyph can give temporary bonus health
• Dual Action - Consuming a healing glyph will temporarily increase health regen
• Big Game - Light Mend can activate on Elite enemies

Shock Rounds

• Chain Lightning - The stunned enemy can spread the stun to others
• Lightning Strike - A bolt of lightning strikes from above and stuns enemies
• Big Game - Shock Rounds can stun Elite enemies

Shrapnel Rounds

• Blast Chain - On explosion, 3 additional explosions occur rapidly
• Blast Shield - Affecting multiple enemies with Shrapnel Rounds reduces damage to player
• Big Game - Shrapnel Rounds can activate on Elite enemies

Affinity exotics explained

An affinity exotic is a named exotic that drops with its specific affinity exotic effect already in the first slot. For example, a Hypersurge found with Shock Rounds in the first slot.

Important details:

• Custom/loadout exotics upgraded at the Fabricator never have access to affinity bonuses, regardless of what exotic effect they roll
• Only named exotics from Exotic Weapon Cases can be affinity exotics
• Affinity exotics can come with an affinity-exclusive utility bonus (indicated by an upward arrow icon)
• You can reroll an affinity exotic for one of its affinity bonuses, as long as you haven’t confirmed a different reroll beforehand
• This reroll is only available if you have not previously accepted a different reroll on that weapon

Caution

Most affinity utility bonuses are currently outclassed by standard utility bonuses like sharpshooter, explosive bullets, and grenade bullets. Hunt for affinity exotics for the novelty or rarity, not with the expectation of finding an overpowered weapon.

Related pages

Exotic Fabricator How to upgrade weapons and reroll exotic traits.

Named Exotics All 18 named exotic weapons, their traits, and affinities.

Utility Bonuses All utility bonuses and which weapon classes they are available on.

Guild Strikes The activity that spawns the Exotic Fabricator on boss defeat.

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Content based on community research by r/bo7endgame contributors. Special thanks to SuicydeStealth, Guilty_Highway6332, pizayumyum, DaddyWick88, and all contributors to the Exotic Weapon Ability Mapping post.