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Roar of the Bear god roll & best perks
Legendary · Rocket Launcher
Where it drops: Source: Complete Iron Banner matches and earn rank-up packages from Lord Saladin.
“"Silimar's defense broke more assaults than not. His retribution would shake the ground." —Lord Saladin”
Full perk pool, stats & source for Roar of the Bear →
Built from 72 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.
What these Roar of the Bear perks do
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%]
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)
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%
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%
Lasting Impression
Passively grants 50 Blast Radius.
Rockets attach on impact and detonate after 3 seconds, dealing 35% increased Explosive Damage.
Due to the split of impact and explosive damage on Rocket Launchers, this perk only provides an overall increase of 26-27% damage for the sake of boss DPS.
Does not buff the damage of 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
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.
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.
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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