Eleven years. That is how long and painful it has been since the Vex Mythoclast was stunning everyone through Destiny 1 with its godly laser of absolute chaos. Yet the frantic delay has caused players to go berserk, grinding for it amidst nostalgia for those days when that exotic fusion rifle was not just a gun but a legion.
That very old clip with the caption “11 years ago?? 😮🥺 | #Destiny2,” was the start of this blustering wave of nostalgia; the entire community was back in the Vault of Glass praying to RNGesus for a drop.
That is a big question: why has this gun haunted the dreams of players? Oh, let’s count the ways.
First and foremost, the Mythoclast was not just rare: it was mythically rare. Like, “people thought it was fake for weeks.” Suchwords: “This shit was so rare that, for the first few weeks, we weren’t sure if it was even real. Thought the rare low-res videos were a mod or an edit.” To be honest, same.
Then, there’s the serious potency factor. Pre-nerf, this thing was basically a handheld apocalypse. One player pondered: “I got it literally day before the nerf, but always still used it…I still dream about it.” Because once you taste domination of that caliber, nothing really compares to it.
Of course, not everyone would have had such a luxury to actually earn it. Others received theirs through cheese—lucky (or unlucky) depending on whom you asked. A reply said, “Got mine by pushing Atheon off the edge.” Bless! Those were the good old times when raid bosses even deserved to be rudely disregarded to such an extent. Bungie eventually patched that, but memories? Those shall live forever.
And now we talk about today’s grinds: Because in Destiny 2 too, Mythoclast is still top-tier and is a lot of pain to acquire. One lamented: “I’ve been playing since D1, and I’m still trying to get this gun.” Another swooped in with a carefree attitude: “I literally just got Vex to drop in a D1 raid.” The true duality of Guardians.
And then, the big kicker? The sound. That epic, soul-melting BRRRRT of the Mythoclast has been seared into every player’s memory. Another reply said: “I can’t decide whether D1 Mythoclast had the most badass sfx out of any gunshot ever made or the most grating and irritating sound ever.” Both. The answer is both.
So yeah, eleven years later, the Mythoclast is far away from just a gun—it is now literally a time capsule: a relic of a time when so-called exotics really meant something, when raids had gone truly wild and unpredictable, and when one drop was all it took to make you feel like the luckiest Guardian alive.
And if you still do not have it? Well… good luck out there. You’re gonna need it.
