How to Get the Navigator Catalyst in Destiny 2 (Ghosts of the Deep)

Start with The Navigator itself: it drops only from the final boss of Ghosts of the Deep, Šimmumah ur-Nokru. Then run the dungeon with the rifle in hand and find its secret encounter: 3 piles of dead Ghosts, hidden statues and 3 fights against Thul-Ar, Acolyte of Nokris.

Defeating Thul-Ar for the 3rd time opens the catalyst chest. After that, the catalyst asks for 700 kills with The Navigator.

The rifle is a random drop from the dungeon’s final encounter, and completing the dungeon’s triumphs raises your chance at it. Ghosts of the Deep lies in the Arcology on Titan and arrived with Season of the Deep in May 2023.

1. With The Navigator equipped, find a pile of dead Ghosts in a secluded part of the Arcology and take the Vestige of Light.
2. Bring the Vestige to the hidden statue nearby. Thul-Ar, Acolyte of Nokris, appears with a group of yellow-bar enemies.
3. Defeat those enemies to break Thul-Ar’s shield, then damage Thul-Ar until the boss flees deeper into the dungeon.
4. Repeat the same steps at the 2nd pile of dead Ghosts.
5. At the 3rd pile, defeat Thul-Ar for good and open the secret chest with the catalyst.

The Navigator is a Strand Exotic trace rifle that uses Special ammo and fires at 1000 rounds per minute. Its intrinsic, Protective Weave, gives Woven Mail to you and to any ally you shoot.

Its Exotic trait, Weft Cutter, severs a target that takes sustained damage. Microcosm, the Kinetic heavy trace rifle of The Final Shape, has its own Microcosm quest guide.

The catalyst unlocks after 700 kills with The Navigator. Once done, it upgrades the rifle to a Masterwork.

The full list of Exotic catalysts lives in our Destiny 2 exotic catalysts guide.

Our Navigator and catalyst package has a Pro farm the rifle and run the secret encounter on your account. The same dungeon page also sells the Ghoul title and a Solo Flawless clear.