Martyr's Retribution god roll & best perks

Martyr's Retribution — Destiny 2 Grenade Launcher
Legendary · Grenade Launcher
Where it drops: Source: Episode: Echoes

“That which returns from the void will always seek revenge.”

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Built from 43 curated wishlist rolls for this Grenade Launcher. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

pandapaxxy

pve mkb controller 27 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Martyr's Retribution returns. One of my favorite weapons from Season of the Dawn, does it stand up to current weapons? In short. Yes. Auto-Loading Holster with Incandescent for clearing rooms similar to Chain Reaction. If you prefer solar synergy then this is your go-to." Recommended MW: Blast Radius.

Essential perks

High-Velocity Rounds

Strong alternatives

Auto-Loading Holster Quick Launch Incandescent Kill Clip Vorpal Weapon Heal Clip Envious Assassin Smart Drift Control Linear Compensator

Community wishlist roll

6 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 115 from 6 September 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6axWXT6NCn4jZVuRkCTfiu?si=72aafbad8138409a) with @ImpetusAlways, @CourtProjects and @Saint_Kabr (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing minor enemies in end-game content, particularly with a solar build. Martyr's Retribution is back from the great sunsetting and provides an avenue for new players to obtain a solid solar wave-frame grenade launcher. Its stats are decent at base - 73 Velocity, 65 Handling which equates to 0.37s ready, 0.38s ADS speed and 0.34s stow speed, while the Reload Speed of 63 is a 2.16s reload. Blast Radius is probably the most important barrel perk stat to boost - you're firing at your feet or nearby mostly, so you want the wave as wide and long as possible. High Velocity Rounds is the best magazine perk, boosting Velocity and Reload Speed. In the first trait perk slot, Field Prep takes the total ammo to its maximum of 25, without the need for reserves mods, and speeds up reloads to 1.44s when procced, but Auto-Loading Holster means you're always ready to shoot or Envious Assassin overflows the magazine to get up to 3 in the mag after 11 kills with other weapons. Pair that with Incandescent in the second for add clearing, synergising with solar scorch and ignition verbs through fragments in your build. The Cast No Shadows origin trait is great for reloading and boosting handling for a short time on dealing melee damage. Recommended MW: Blast Radius, with a Quick Access Sling mod.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

High-Velocity Rounds Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Volatile Launch Field Prep Confined Launch Auto-Loading Holster Envious Assassin

Community wishlist roll

6 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 115 from 6 September 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6axWXT6NCn4jZVuRkCTfiu?si=72aafbad8138409a) with @ImpetusAlways, @CourtProjects and @Saint_Kabr (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing minor enemies in end-game content. Martyr's Retribution is back from the great sunsetting and provides an avenue for new players to obtain a solid solar wave-frame grenade launcher. Its stats are decent at base - 73 Velocity, 65 Handling which equates to 0.37s ready, 0.38s ADS speed and 0.34s stow speed, while the Reload Speed of 63 is a 2.16s reload. Blast Radius is probably the most important barrel perk stat to boost - you're firing at your feet or nearby mostly, so you want the wave as wide and long as possible. High Velocity Rounds is the best magazine perk, boosting Velocity and Reload Speed. In the first trait perk slot, Field Prep takes the total ammo to its maximum of 25 and speeds up reloads to 1.44s when procced, but Auto-Loading Holster means you're always ready to shoot or Envious Assassin overflows the magazine to get up to 3 in the mag after 11 kills with other weapons. Pair that with Desperate Measures in the second for an up to ×1.3 damage boost (and pretty easy to proc when Incandescent) to take on beefier minors and the occasional major. The Cast No Shadows origin trait is great for reloading and boosting handling for a short time on dealing melee damage. Recommended MW: Blast Radius, with a Quick Access Sling mod.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Desperate Measures High-Velocity Rounds

Strong alternatives

Volatile Launch Field Prep Confined Launch Auto-Loading Holster Envious Assassin

Community wishlist roll

2 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 115 from 6 September 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6axWXT6NCn4jZVuRkCTfiu?si=72aafbad8138409a) with @ImpetusAlways, @CourtProjects and @Saint_Kabr (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing minor enemies in end-game content. Martyr's Retribution is back from the great sunsetting and provides an avenue for new players to obtain a solid solar wave-frame grenade launcher. Its stats are decent at base - 73 Velocity, 65 Handling which equates to 0.37s ready, 0.38s ADS speed and 0.34s stow speed, while the Reload Speed of 63 is a 2.16s reload. Blast Radius is probably the most important barrel perk stat to boost - you're firing at your feet or nearby mostly, so you want the wave as wide and long as possible. High Velocity Rounds is the best magazine perk, boosting Velocity and Reload Speed. You have the trait perk pairing of Demolitionist, for 10% grenade energy per kill and an instant reload when you throw a grenade, and Adrenaline Junkie for an up to ×1.33 damage boost to take on beefier minors and the occasional major. The Cast No Shadows origin trait is great for reloading and boosting handling for a short time on dealing melee damage. Recommended MW: Blast Radius, with a Quick Access Sling mod.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Adrenaline Junkie High-Velocity Rounds Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Volatile Launch Confined Launch

Community wishlist roll

2 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 115 from 6 September 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6axWXT6NCn4jZVuRkCTfiu?si=72aafbad8138409a) with @ImpetusAlways, @CourtProjects and @Saint_Kabr (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing minor enemies in end-game content. Martyr's Retribution is back from the great sunsetting and provides an avenue for new players to obtain a solid solar wave-frame grenade launcher. Its stats are decent at base - 73 Velocity, 65 Handling which equates to 0.37s ready, 0.38s ADS speed and 0.34s stow speed, while the Reload Speed of 63 is a 2.16s reload. Blast Radius is probably the most important barrel perk stat to boost - you're firing at your feet or nearby mostly, so you want the wave as wide and long as possible. High Velocity Rounds is the best magazine perk, boosting Velocity and Reload Speed. Both Heal Clip and Kill Clip are available, and both proc on the same condition of reloading within 3.5s or so of a kill (so you'll need to act fast!), to Cure you and allies within 15m, and provide a ×1.25 damage boost for 5s to take on beefier minors and the occasional major. The Cast No Shadows origin trait is great for reloading and boosting handling for a short time on dealing melee damage. Recommended MW: Blast Radius, with a Quick Access Sling mod.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Kill Clip High-Velocity Rounds Heal Clip

Strong alternatives

Volatile Launch Confined Launch

What these Martyr's Retribution 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)

Incandescent

Weapon Kills trigger a Solar explosion that applies 30 Scorch Stacks (40 with Ember of Ashes) and deals up to 30 damage to enemies within 4 meters of the target. Killing Elite or higher tier Combatants and Players increases the radius to 8 meters and applies 10 more Scorch Stacks. Scorch damage can be increased through Weapon Damage Buffs.

Auto-Loading Holster

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

Envious Assassin

Upon readying the weapon after scoring Kills with your other Weapons: Refills and/or overfills the Magazine from reserves based on the amount of Weapon Kills scored. Maximum total overfill amount is 200% of the Magazine Capacity. Each activation can only load up to 100% of the Magazine Capacity into the magazine. Loaded ammo per Kill by ammo type (rounds up): • Primary Weapons: 10% of Magazine Capacity • Special and Power Weapons: 20%

Desperate Measures

Weapon Kills grant 'Desperate Measures x1' (DMx1), increasing damage by 10% for 7 seconds. Grenade or Melee Kills grant 20% increased damage for 7 seconds (DMx2). Scoring another Grenade or Melee Kill with DMx2 active increases this to 30% (DMx3). Can be activated while stowed. Weapon, Grenade, and Melee Kills refresh the buff duration.

Adrenaline Junkie

Weapon Kills grant 1 Stack of Adrenaline Junkie for 4.5 seconds. Grenade Kills grant all 5 Stacks instantly even if the weapon is stowed. Adrenaline Junkie benefits: • 20 Handling • 6.7%|13.3%|20%|26.6%|33.3% increased damage at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks

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.

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.

Heal Clip

Finishing a reload within 5.3? seconds of a Kill grants Cure x2 to you and Cure x1 to allies within 15 meters.

Vorpal Weapon

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

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