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Heretic's Fervor — Destiny 2 Rocket Launcher
Legendary · Rocket Launcher
Where it drops: Source: Episode Revenant Seasonal Activities

“For some, the Drift never ended.”

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Built from 47 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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pandapaxxy

pvp mkb controller 27 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Yeah you see that right. QuickDraw in both column 3 and 4. Double Quickdraw. Super fast. Outside of that weirdness, go for Tracking Module for better chances to hit your intended target, Chill Clip to slow any stragglers or Explosive Light to really up your damage. Double Quickdraw." Recommended MW: Blast Radius.

Essential perks

High-Velocity Rounds

Strong alternatives

Chill Clip Quick Launch Tracking Module Explosive Light Quickdraw Lone Wolf Smart Drift Control Linear Compensator

pandapaxxy

pve mkb controller 14 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Did we need another generic rocket launcher? No, did we get one? Kinda. Rimestealer and Chill Clip immediately brings something more compared to other Stasis rockets but is it enough? Do you use rockets for add clear? No? Neither do I. It's a novelty but I'd rather use tried and true perks like Field Prep or Auto-Loading Holster coupled with Explosive Light for quick bursts of damage." Recommended MW: Blast Radius.

Essential perks

Impact Casing

Strong alternatives

Field Prep Chill Clip Quick Launch Auto-Loading Holster Rimestealer Explosive Light Smart Drift Control Linear Compensator

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 127 from 21 January 2025 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/27QaoJnY0M7c7Ikhz8CbUv?si=397188c406294fcf) with @Saint_Kabr, @ImpetusAlways and @CourtProjects (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Majors sustained Boss damage in general, and end-game underleveled content. First thing to say is, if you already have a good DPS rocket launcher you can pass, even though aggressive frame rocket launchers are in the highest damage-per-shot category, as the ammo reserves are very low. At base, the other stats are decent - 68 Velocity equates to 37.84m/s, 20 Handling is 0.58s ready, 0.49 ADS and 0.48 stow speed, and 54 Reload Speed is a 3.03s per reload. With 0/1/2/3 reserves mods, total ammo count is 8/9/10/10 (max 11). If you do want to save a roll, standard practice is to boosts Velocity and/or handling with the barrel perk, and use Impact Casing as the magazine perk to boost damage a bit by ×1.022. In the first trait perk slot, Field Prep helps with reload when crouched, and maxes our total ammo at 11 with two reserves mods (only one when enhanced), or Auto-Loading Holster to reload in the background. In the second, Explosive Light boosts damage by ×1.25 for up to 6 shots (7 when enhanced). The Dark Ether Reaper origin trait is one of the best in the sandbox for PvE, although less useful for boss DPS weapons. It generates a Dark Ether charge for 5s from kills, and then shoot with any weapon (or run into) the charge to proc a Dragonfly-type detonation which also overflows equipped and stowed Dark Ether weapons to ×1.4 (rounded up) base capacity or ×1.8 when enhanced, completely bypassing reload. So if you have a second Dark Ether weapon, that does mean that you can start a damage phase with 2 rockets loaded. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Quick Access Sling mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create Void Breaches or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Explosive Light Impact Casing

Strong alternatives

Field Prep Quick Launch Smart Drift Control Hard Launch Auto-Loading Holster

What these Heretic's Fervor perks do

Field Prep

Grants the following while Crouched: • 50 Reload Speed • 0.8x Reload Duration Multiplier • 0.8x Ready/Stow Duration Multiplier Passively grants 20 Ammo Generation stat. (50% more than 1 Ammo Generation armor mod)

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)

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.

Auto-Loading Holster

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

Chill Clip

While at/above 50% of the Base Magazine Capacity: Direct Hits apply 60 Slow Stacks for 4 [1.5] seconds (8 [2] with Whisper of Durance) to enemies within 4 meters of the target. Micro-Missile Sidearms and Rapid-Fire Fusion Rifles only apply 40 Slow Stacks. Only activates once per shot/burst.

Rimestealer

Killing Frozen Enemies or Shattering a Stasis Crystal with the weapon grants a Stack of Frost Armor.

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.

Quickdraw

Switching to the Weapon grants 100 Ready/Stow Handling and a 0.95x Ready Animation Duration Multiplier for 1 second. Buff is removed as soon as ADS input is pressed.

Lone Wolf

Passively grants 5 Aim Assist, 15 Airborne Effectiveness, and a 10% decreased ADS Animation Duration. While no allies are within 15 meters: Bonuses are increased to 10 Aim Assist, 30 Airborne Effectiveness, and a 20% decreased ADS Animation Duration.

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