History of Illicit Reaper Bond

Overview

The Illicit Reaper Bond is a Legendary Warlock Bond in the Armor category. Its flavor text reads: "When the end comes… Will you clear the way for him, Warlock?"

It carries the Reaper +1 intrinsic. Reaper is the mote role in Gambit Prime: its pieces create motes for the team. Its intrinsic perk unlocks Gambit Prime set perks when multiple pieces from the set are equipped. Gambit Prime armor has three ranks, Illicit, Outlawed and Notorious, and each piece adds role points (one for Illicit, two for Outlawed, three for Notorious).

Other Reaper pieces in the set: Illicit Reaper Boots, Illicit Reaper Cloak, Illicit Reaper Gauntlets, Illicit Reaper Gloves, Illicit Reaper Greaves, Illicit Reaper Grips, all part of Gambit Prime armor.

Acquisition

Bungie's item data lists Xûr as the source. Earlier guides describe Gambit Prime armor as earned through The Reckoning: a Weak Synthesizer turns a Synth into a Mote, which is banked at the start of The Reckoning, and each completed run unlocks one random piece of that role. The Reckoning was vaulted with Beyond Light on November 10, 2020. Other guides describe the rank route instead: complete Gambit Prime matches and increase your rank. The sources disagree on the method.