History of Grips of the Ace-Defiant

Overview

Grips of the Ace-Defiant is a Legendary Gauntlets armor piece for the Hunter class, part of the Ace-Defiant armor set (the Ace-Defiant Suit) from the Leviathan Raid (Year 1, Calus-themed; the Sindu pilots described by Emperor Calus). Set pieces: Helm of the Ace-Defiant, Grips of the Ace-Defiant and the rest of the set.

Acquisition

• Dropped by the Leviathan Raid on standard (Normal) mode, per Destinypedia. The sources do not say which encounter drops which piece. Players also earn Emperor Calus Tokens from encounters and trade them to Benedict 99-40 in the Tower for Imperial Engrams containing raid loot.
• Destinypedia lists the Ace-Defiant Suit as the Hunter standard-mode set.
• Craftable and focusing status is not stated in the sources; check the in-game collection for current availability.