The Festival of the Lost is back, and you know what that means—it’s officially candy season, but not the kind that rots your teeth. I’m talking about Eerie Engrams, those spooky purple engrams that let us skip the randomness and focus exactly what we want via Hocus Focusing. In 2026, with even more Exotics in the pool, knowing which chest pieces to target can save you a mountain of candy and heartbreak. So here I am, a Guardian who’s been burned by too many Lucky Pants drops, ready to walk you through the ten best chest Exotics you should be chasing this Festival. Spoiler: some of these have been buffed, reworked, or loved by the sandbox gods right up to Season 28, while others are simply timeless. Let’s dive in before Eva Levante talks us into buying another overpriced mask.
10 Lucky Raspberry
If you had told me back in 2022 that Lucky Raspberry would crack any top ten list, I would have laughed and dismantled another one. But oh, how times change. With the Arcbolt Grenade glow-up in Season of the Witch (back in ’23), this chest piece went straight from vault warmer to arc-powered menace. The Exotic perk Probability Matrix boosts Arcbolt chaining, gives grenade energy when you damage foes with Jolt or collect Ionic Traces, and—wait for it—lets those nades stun Overload Champions. In 2026, with Champion density higher than ever in Nightfalls and Onslaught, having a reliable intrinsic stun on your grenade is a life-changing treat. It’s not the flashiest, but it turns your Hunter into a walking lightning generator. Trick? No, definitely treat.
9 Armamentarium
Old reliable, the Armamentarium. This Titan chest piece has been around since Warmind, and despite newer, shinier exotics appearing every year, an extra grenade charge never really falls out of style. The perk And Another Thing is as straightforward as it gets: a second grenade in your pocket. Sure, it doesn’t double your Touch of Thunder Lightning nade charges (we all tried), but on Void Titan with Scatter or Suppressor grenades, you’ll be tossing explosives like a crazed baker throwing bread rolls. In 2026’s ability-heavy sandbox, maintaining 100% grenade uptime without any gimmicks is a flex. So while the kids are busy with their Abeyant Leaps, I’ll be here, lobbing a second grenade at their stunned champions.
8 The Sixth Coyote
Double Dodge. The name says it all. The Sixth Coyote grants a second class ability charge, and in the era of Strand and Void invisibility spamming, having another dodge ready is pure gold. Want to vanish twice in a row with Vanishing Step? Go for it. Prefer to suspend entire squads with Ensnaring Slam? Double the dodge, double the suspended chumps. The Sixth Coyote doesn’t discriminate; it works with any subclass and basically any Hunter build that relies on dodging (which is all of them). It’s not the most exciting exotic, but it’s the one I always end up putting back on when I wipe in Grandmasters and mutter, “If only I had one more dodge…” Farm it now and keep it forever.
7 Phoenix Protocol
I still remember the days when Phoenix Protocol could refund your entire Well of Radiance. Ah, the glory days. Nerfs since then capped the super return at 50%, but in 2026, a half-filled super bar for standing in your Well and killing things is nothing to scoff at—especially when you chain Wells with another Warlock wearing the same robe. Battle-Hearth still delivers reliable super energy for assists and kills inside your Well, making it a staple in raid encounters where you need to carpet an area with healing rifts made of light. It may not be the S-tier beast it once was, but coordinating with a fireteam of Phoenix Protocol users will have you cycling Wells faster than Eva Levante cycles through festival cosmetics.
6 Mantle of Battle Harmony
Mantle of Battle Harmony received a substantial update in Season of Defiance that finally gave it a damage buff to match its super energy generation. The Absorption Cells perk now grants four stacks of Weapon Surge for 11 seconds when your super is full, on top of refunding super energy on elemental matching weapon kills. This means if you’re rolling an Arc Warlock with an Arc weapon, you become a self-sustaining powerhouse—ability regen, damage spikes, and near-constant super cycling. It’s one of those exotics that sits beautifully in your vault until you want to buildcraft around a specific surge modifier in a GM or raid, and then you wonder why you ever took it off. Get a good roll during the Festival; future you will thank me.
5 Hallowfire Heart
Remember when Hallowfire Heart was basically just a passive ability regen robe that gathered dust? Well, Season of the Witch gave it a fiery rework, and now it brings its own Sunspots to the party. The Sunfire Furnace perk creates a Sunspot on Solar takedowns while you’re already standing in one, and significantly boosts ability regen when your Super is charged. The days of Heart of Inmost Light walking all over Hallowfire are long gone. In 2026, this chest piece is a monster on a Sunbreaker Titan built around Sol Invictus, showering the battlefield in healing flames while your grenades and melees recharge at rapid speed. It even gives a little airborne effectiveness stat bump for those of you still trying to live your Lion Rampant dreams.
4 Heart of Inmost Light
This one needs little introduction, but I’ll indulge. Heart of Inmost Light was the king of ability spam back when Storm Grenades dominated the crucible, and while it’s been tuned slightly over the years, the core loop remains unchanged: use an ability, empower the other two. Overflowing Light gives you faster regen, more damage on melees and grenades, and a beefier Barricade. It’s subclass-agnostic, so whether you’re punching with Arc, throwing shields with Void, or conjuring Stasis crystals, Heart amps up the whole kit. The consistency alone makes it a Festival farming priority. Even in 2026, I still see Titans running it in raids, dungeons, and yes, even in PvP where one-shot lightning grenades occasionally still sneak through.
3 Starfire Protocol
Starfire Protocol went from “meh” to absolutely busted after Solar 3.0 dropped, then received a well-deserved nerf in Season of the Deep. Yet here we are in 2026, and it’s still a fantastic exotic for Warlocks who enjoy Fusion Grenade play. Fusion Harness gives you a second grenade charge and recharges those grenades when you deal empowered weapon damage, with final blows granting even more energy. Pair it with a weapon that can empower you (Radiant, Empowering Rift, or certain perk combos), and you’ll be tossing miniature suns at bosses that just keep coming. The Rift energy refund on grenade kills is the cherry on top. It may not be the raid DPS monster of old, but for general add clear and sustained boss damage, Starfire still slaps.
2 Vesper of Radius
Vesper of Radius spent years as the laughingstock of Warlock exotics. Then Season of the Deep rolled around and gave it both a damage buff and blind-on-Arc shockwave functionality, instantly propelling it into the meta for GMs and master content. The Planetary Torrent perk makes your Rifts periodically emit Arc shockwaves, kills cause explosions, and the blind effect on an Arc subclass neutralizes everything nearby while you stand there regaining Rift energy faster when surrounded. In 2026, with the endless waves of enemies Bungie loves to throw at us, popping a Rift in a choke point with Vesper equipped feels like activating easy mode. If you haven’t touched the sad old Vesper in your vault, this Festival is your sign to focus a shiny new one.
1 Gyrfalcon’s Hauberk
And the number one spot goes to the Void Hunter’s best friend, Gyrfalcon’s Hauberk. Ever since its rework, See Me, Feel Me has turned every invis break into a Volatile Rounds festival for your Void weapons. Finish a combatant while invisible? Now you and nearby team-mates get an overshield, bonus weapon damage, and faster class ability regen. This exotic single-handedly defines the Void Hunter power fantasy: weave in and out of stealth, blow everything up with Volatile, and keep your allies covered in purple overshields. It’s a staple for solo dungeons, master nightfalls, and basically any content where staying alive and dealing big damage are both required. If you can only afford to focus one chest exotic this Festival of the Lost, make it Gyrfalcon’s Hauberk. Because in the eternal battle between Trick and Treat, this one is the full-sized candy bar.
Final Thoughts
Festival of the Lost 2026 is the perfect time to fill those gaps in your Exotic collections, and Hocus Focusing makes the grind almost civilized. Whether you’re a grenade-spamming Titan, a Well-chaining Warlock, or a dodge-a-holic Hunter, there’s a chest piece on this list that will make your fireteam wonder why you suddenly got so much better. Just remember to stock up on candy, ignore Eva’s endless souvenir sales, and focus those Eerie Engrams like your life depends on it. And if you see me in the Tower wearing a glowing chicken mask, no you didn’t.
List originally inspired by seasonal exotic rankings from the post-Deep era and updated for the 2026 meta.