Ascendancy

Ascendancy — Destiny 2 Legendary Rocket Launcher
Legendary Rocket Launcher · Solar · Heavy
Where it drops: Source: Ranks in Vanguard Strikes, Crucible, or Gambit

“"When the time comes, make yours one to remember." —Petra Venj”

Weapon stats

Stability 42
Handling 41
Aim Assistance 61
Ammo Generation 35
Velocity 51
Airborne Effectiveness 3
Recoil Direction 70
Zoom 20
Blast Radius 30
Magazine 1
Reload Speed 27
Rounds Per Minute 15

Intrinsic Traits

Precision Frame

Weapon Perks

Quick Launch
Impact Casing
Impulse Amplifier Ambitious Assassin
Explosive Light Chain Reaction

What the Ascendancy perks do

Precision Frame

This weapon fires a small auto-tracking missile. Missiles lock onto targets when aimed.

Quick Launch

This weapon's barrel provides faster projectiles and much faster aiming. • Greatly increases handling speed • Increases projectile speed

Impact Casing

Increases Impact damage by 10%, resulting in a 2.2% total damage increase (not accounting for other damage perks). High-Impact Rocket Launchers only receive a 1.03% total damage increase.

Impulse Amplifier

Passively grants 20 Reload Speed and 15% decreased Reload Animation Duration (20% for Rocket Launchers). Passively increases Projectile Velocity based on Weapon Archetype: • Rocket Launchers: 10% • Support-Frame Auto Rifles: 15% • Micro-Missile Frame Weapons: 25%

Ambitious Assassin

Reloading after scoring Kills with the weapon overfills the magazine from reserves based on the number of Kills scored. Overfill amount maxes out at 150% of the Magazine Capacity. Always rounds up. Kill counter persists through stow. Overfill amount per Kill scored: • Primary Weapons: 20% • Special and Power Weapons: 10%

Explosive Light

Orb of Power pickups (even while the weapon is stowed) grant 1 Stack of Explosive Light. Maximum of 6 Stacks. Firing the weapon comsumes 1 Stack per Shot, granting increased damage and 100 Blast Radius. Grenade Launchers: 60% increased Explosive damage. Rocket Launchers: 25% increased Impact and Explosive damage. (Does not affect Wolfpack Rounds)

Chain Reaction

Weapon Kills trigger an elemental explosion matching the weapon's element. Damage and radius of the explosions varies based on the weapon's ammo type: • Special Weapons: Up to 67.2 [44.8] damage in a 2.4 meter radius • Power Weapons: Up to 109.2 [72.8] damage in a 3 meter radius

Ascendancy in Destiny 2

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