Typhon GL5 god roll & best perks

Typhon GL5 — Destiny 2 Grenade Launcher
Legendary · Grenade Launcher
Where it drops: Source: Open Legendary engrams and earn faction rank-up packages.

“Host a launch party with the Typhon GL5 by Omolon.”

Full perk pool, stats & source for Typhon GL5 →

Built from 62 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): "I was kind of hoping for better from Typhon GL5. It had tough competition from the likes of Blast Battue, Crowd Pleaser, and even Memory Interdict. With a stacked line up Typhon GL5 had to either impress or get left behind. Unfortunately the latter is what is happening. Even with chill clip you really would be better off using a headstone weapon for the stasis crystal shatter and slow / freeze. Chill clip was underwhelming but does have room to grow." Recommended MW: Reload.

Essential perks

Spike Grenades

Strong alternatives

Demolitionist Quick Launch Frenzy Linear Compensator Smart Drift Control Impulse Amplifier Unrelenting Adrenaline Junkie Chill Clip

YeezyGT's WQ

god-pve 24 wishlist rolls

[YeezyGT's WQ] [MW: Velocity / Reload] "Typhon GL5 feels fantastic - Impulse Amplifier, as always, seems to be the driving force for this, along with the new Omolon Origin Trait that bolsters reload for the top half of the magazine. Explosive Light is a top-tier option for orb-heavy engagements, though comes into effect less often than you'd think post-orb change. Adrenaline Junkie would be my workhorse recommendation here, until the day that Heavy Grenade Launchers see themselves as a viable DPS option again."

Essential perks

Omolon Fluid Dynamics

Strong alternatives

Impulse Amplifier Explosive Light Spike Grenades Quick Launch Adrenaline Junkie Frenzy Demolitionist Proximity Grenades Hard Launch

pandapaxxy

pvp mkb controller 6 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "In PvP there aren;t many good options. The perk pool is limited to begin with and you’re better off using the heavy grenade launchers you already have." Recommended MW: Blast Radius.

Essential perks

Adrenaline Junkie Proximity Grenades

Strong alternatives

Impulse Amplifier Confined Launch Quick Launch Volatile Launch Demolitionist

Community wishlist roll

pve 3 wishlist rolls

Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 12. PvE first choice roll for end-game content. Omolon trait gives stability and reload speed in the top half of the mag. Your preference of barrel and mag for blast radius or velocity and reload speed. Then pair with Demolitionist for more grenades and Adrenaline Junkie for grenade builds, Chill Clip to slow groups of enemies or Frenzy for a reliable damage boost against beefier enemies. Recommended MW: Blast Radius, Velocity or Reload Speed with a damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Adrenaline Junkie Chill Clip Frenzy

Community wishlist roll

pve 1 wishlist roll

Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 12. PvE first choice roll for Boss DPS. Omolon trait gives stability and reload speed in the top half of the mag. This is the first legendary stasis grenade launcher, and the first with Explosive Light since Wendigo. Your preference of barrel for blast radius or velocity, and Spike Grenades to maximise single-target damage. Then pair with Impulse Amplifier for faster projectiles and reload speed. Recommended MW: Reload Speed with a damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Impulse Amplifier Explosive Light Spike Grenades

Community wishlist roll

1 wishlist roll

Chevy's S16 Super Pog PvE Loot List. Recommended MW - Velocity

Essential perks

Hard Launch Explosive Light Spike Grenades Demolitionist

What these Typhon GL5 perks do

Spike Grenades

Increases Grenade Impact damage: • 12.12% increase on Special Grenade Launchers • 12.5% increase on Power Grenade Launchers Due to the ratio of Detonation and Impact damage being tied to the Blast Radius stat on Grenade Launchers, a lower stat will provide a slightly higher overall damage increase.

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.

Frenzy

After being in Combat for 12 seconds: Grants 15% increased damage, 100 Handling, and 100 Reload Speed for 7.2 seconds. Works and can activate while stowed. Dealing and receiving damage refreshes the buff duration. For Frenzy, being in Combat is defined as having either dealt or received damage within the last 5 seconds. Self-damage and environmental damage do not count.

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%

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%

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

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.

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)

Omolon Fluid Dynamics

The upper 50% of the Magazine has up to 20 Stability and 30 Reload Speed. The benefits decrease linearly as the Magazine approaches 50% capacity.

Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.

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