There is no denying thatTom Clancy’s The Division 2is one of the most fun co-op games around. Completing missions with friends, competition against opposing teams, and even just hunting downall the rubber ducksallows players to enjoy countless hours of ever-changing content.
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With aStadia release on the horizon, even more players will soon be running and gunning in the game than ever before. Having a stronger piece of gear can be a great way to have an advantage in raids as well as in taking down foes in Conflict Mode. The Eagle Bearer can be a perfect gun to help players have an edge up on the competition!
What Is The Eagle Bearer?
The Eagle Bearer is anexotic assault riflethat can only be gotten as a drop from Operation Dark Hours. Exotics are the best weapons and equipment available in the game. Exotic denotes the highest tier of rarity which means they all come with three unique talents. Plus they just all have special visual markings as well making them all a flashy way to kill enemies with flair.
One of the most essential things when grinding for exotics iskeeping in mind gear scores. The World Tier players are at directly influences the gear score of any exotics. Players may want to grind to higher levels before hunting down the Eagle Bearer so that their efforts will be maximized once it is acquired.
What The Eagle Bearer Does
The Eagle Bearer comes with three powerfulunique perks:
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The perks of the Eagle Bearer can help it be more accurate at longer ranges than other guns. It can even upstage the Police M4 in terms of distance and accuracy. It is one of the only assault rifles to have a 60 bullet magazine. Other rifles require extended magazines to be able to matchthis level of firepower.
How To Use The Eagle Bearer
Managing headshot kills to ramp up accuracy can turn into a snowball effect where players are able to keep racking up kills one after another. With the larger magazine, it’s also easier to keep that finger on the trigger to keep blasting!
The Eagle Bearer also keeps players alive longer thanks to Tenacity. The buff can also help players survive frantic firefights or when backed into a corner. Even when the weapon isn’t in use it’s helping keep players protected, how cool is that? Players can even “become surrounded” on purpose if they are careful just to take advantage of others who may be surprised their ambush isn’t going according to plan.
How To Get The Eagle Bearer
The only way to get the Eagle Bearer is by completing Operation Dark Force which was the first-everraid released forDivision 2. Teams of eight players have to battle their way through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to take down the final boss: a DDP-52 Razorback. With four other bosses along the way, it’s no easy task to complete.
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To obtain the Eagle Bearer, players can either receive it as a random drop from one of the raid’s bosses or complete the raid a total of five times. Don’t be fooled —this is not a raid a player can easily grind outto get this exotic weapon. Each boss is incredibly difficult and takes skill and strategy to take down.
Strategy: Taking Down Each Boss
Going in with a strategyto take down each boss in the raid will help players not only have a better chance at reaching that five completions mark but also kill bosses who may drop the Eagle Bearer as loot. Here are some basic tips for taking each of them down.
The players that manage this five times or are lucky with their loot will be the proud owners of the Eagle Bearer. The raid isn’t for the faint of heart but playerswith good cooperationthat can learn its ins and outs won’t regret having this powerful weapon in their arsenal.
