Dead Messenger

Dead Messenger — Destiny 2 Exotic Grenade Launcher
Exotic Grenade Launcher · Void · Special
Where it drops: Source: "Vox Obscura" Exotic Quest

“A gift for the empress who has everything.”

Weapon stats

Stability 27
Handling 40
Aim Assistance 78
Ammo Generation 70
Velocity 73
Airborne Effectiveness 6
Recoil Direction 73
Zoom 13
Blast Radius 50
Magazine 1
Reload Speed 50
Rounds Per Minute 72

Intrinsic Traits

Trinary Vision Trinary Vision Trinary Vision Trinary Vision

Weapon Perks

Quick Launch Volatile Launch Confined Launch Countermass Smart Drift Control Linear Compensator Hard Launch
High-Velocity Rounds Implosion Rounds
The Fundamentals
Hand-Laid Stock Composite Stock Fitted Stock Short-Action Stock
Thresh Unrelenting Demolitionist
Empty Catalyst Socket Turnabout

What the Dead Messenger perks do

Trinary Vision

Fires three wave-frame grenade launcher projectiles that can [cannot] deal overlapping damage. Each projectile deals 581 [?] damage and travels 12 meters across the ground.

Quick Launch

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

Volatile Launch

This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload. • Greatly increases blast radius • Slightly decreases handling speed • Slightly decreases projectile speed

Confined Launch

This weapon's launch parameters are particularly stable. • Greatly increases stability • Increases blast radius • Decreases projectile speed

Countermass

This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil. • Greatly controls recoil • Increases stability • Increases handling speed

Smart Drift Control

This barrel is broadly optimized for firing control. • Moderately controls recoil • Increases stability • Increases handling speed • Slightly increases projectile speed

Linear Compensator

This weapon's launch barrel is well-balanced. • Slightly increases projectile speed • Slightly increases blast radius • Slightly increases stability

Hard Launch

This weapon's launch barrel is optimized for projectile speed. • Greatly increases projectile speed • Decreases stability • Slightly decreases blast radius

High-Velocity Rounds

This weapon's projectiles are particularly light and quick. • Increases projectile speed • Increases reload speed

Implosion Rounds

This weapon's projectiles travel faster and have a controlled explosion. • Increases projectile speed • Greatly increases stability • Decreases blast radius

The Fundamentals

Hold [Reload] to cycle this weapon's element between Arc, Solar, and Void. Selected element persists through stow and death. Grants 30% [10%] increased damage for 10 seconds upon receiving or applying an elemental buff or debuff that matches the currently selected element. Buff can be activated while stowed.

Hand-Laid Stock

This weapon is optimized for recoil control. • Increases stability

Composite Stock

This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. • Slightly increases stability • Slightly increases handling speed

Fitted Stock

This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy • Increases stability • Moderately controls recoil • Slightly decreases handling speed

Short-Action Stock

This weapon is especially easy to grip. • Greatly increases handling speed

Thresh

Weapon Kills grant an additional 1% Super Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant an additional 1.5% instead.

Unrelenting

Starts Health Regeneration and restores 65 HP upon reaching 100% Activation Progress with Weapon Kills within 5 seconds of each. Activation Progress by Enemy Rank: • Minor Combatants: 34% • Players: 67% • Elites, Minibosses, and Bosses: 100%

Demolitionist

Weapon Kills grant 10% Grenade Ability Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant 20%. Using your Grenade Ability refills the Magazine with a 3 second cooldown. Ability energy gained may be significantly decreased based on your selected ability's Chunk Energy Scalar. Learn more about this mechanic in our explainer blog post on the Clarity website.

Empty Catalyst Socket

No perk currently selected. More perks become available as the weapon level increases.

Turnabout

Grants the Turnabout trait: Upon breaking a Combatant's Elemental Shield or the Shield of a Guardian in their Super: Grants a 30 HP Overshield for 10 seconds.

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