History of Liar's Handshake
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Overview
Liar's Handshake is Exotic Hunter Gauntlets introduced in Season of the Drifter. Its Cross Counter perk powers up a melee counterattack after an Arc melee or incoming melee hit and heals on the counter. With The Edge of Fate (July 15, 2025), Bungie increased its PvE basic and Arc melee damage bonus from 200% to 400%.
Acquisition
- Random drop from Exotic Engrams and extremely rare world drops.
- Master Rahool offers Novel Focusing for past-expansion Exotic armor; this option became available without a reputation-track reset on July 15, 2025. Check the vendor for current eligibility and requirements.
Sources
- This Week In Destiny - 06/19/2025 — Bungie, previewing the PvE damage increase.
- Destiny 2 Update 9.0.0.1 — Bungie, July 2025 change release and Rahool focusing changes.
- Destiny 2 Update 9.1.0 — Bungie, September 2025 fix for Disorienting Blow interaction.