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Apex Predator god roll & best perks

Apex Predator — Destiny 2 Rocket Launcher
Legendary · Rocket Launcher
Where it drops: Source: Last Wish raid.

“Is it you or I that tops the food chain, o challenger mine?”

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Built from 90 curated wishlist rolls for this Rocket Launcher. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

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YeezyGT's S16

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[YeezyGT's S16] [MW: Velocity/Handling] "Apex Predator is kind of a relic. Rockets are in a fantastic spot now, with so many that can manage things like Lasting Impression, Clown Cartridge stacking with Gjally, etc - that Ambitious Assassin and Genesis feel neutered. Even Tracking Module is dated when intrinsic tracking is on the table with Ascendancy and Royal Entry. Apex Predator wins on style points, but not much else."

Strong alternatives

High-Velocity Rounds Auto-Loading Holster Quick Launch Tracking Module Cluster Bomb Ambitious Assassin Impact Casing Black Powder Alloy Casing Volatile Launch Countermass Smart Drift Control

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Strong alternatives

Kill Clip Quick Launch Impact Casing Tracking Module Ambitious Assassin Alloy Casing Smart Drift Control Linear Compensator Auto-Loading Holster

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Essential perks

Snapshot Sights Tracking Module

Strong alternatives

Volatile Launch High-Velocity Rounds Confined Launch Black Powder Quick Launch

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 23. PvE first choice roll for endgame content. The highest damage subtype. Improve the Velocity with the barrel, and damage with Impact Casing. Then, if you can get a kill before you need burst damage against a major or champion, you can reload for two shots with +33% damage with the Ambitious Assassin and Kill Clip combination. Recommended MW: Reload, with a damage boosting (Major or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Kill Clip Ambitious Assassin Impact Casing

Strong alternatives

Hard Launch Quick Launch Linear Compensator Smart Drift Control

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Essential perks

High-Velocity Rounds

Strong alternatives

Snapshot Sights Cluster Bomb Quick Launch Linear Compensator Auto-Loading Holster Tracking Module

Community wishlist roll

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Essential perks

Snapshot Sights Volatile Launch Black Powder Tracking Module

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 23. PvE first choice roll for endgame content. The highest damage subtype. Reduce the velocity with the barrel to improve the performance of Tracking Module, and improve damage with Impact Casing in the mag. Then pair with a boss damage special weapon, and let Auto-Loading Holster do its job after firing while you continue with a sustained damage phase. Recommended MW: Handling, with a damage boosting (Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Confined Launch Auto-Loading Holster Impact Casing Tracking Module

What these Apex Predator perks do

Snapshot Sights

Passively decreases the ADS Animation Duration: • 50% decrease on Primary Weapons • 20% decrease on Special Weapons

Tracking Module

While Aiming Down Sights and targeting an Enemy: Fired Rockets track the targeted enemy. Diminshed effectiveness in PVP. Tracking persists for 1 second once no longer aiming at the enemy.

Kill Clip

Finishing a reload within 3.6 seconds of a kill grants 25% increased damage for 5 seconds. Stowing the weapon removes the buff. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

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.

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%

Auto-Loading Holster

Refills stowed weapon from reserves after 3.5 seconds of it being stowed.

Cluster Bomb

Rocket detonations release 8 Cluster Bombs. Each Cluster Bomb deals up to 150 [11] damage in a 4 meter radius.

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