Destiny 2 Apex Predator: God Rolls & How to get it

In a DPS meta dominated by rocket launchers, Apex Predator is one of the best choices at your disposal. It has a range of offensive perks in both columns, and it can be crafted with enhanced versions of those perks. This guide covers the best rolls Apex Predator has to offer.

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How good is Apex Predator?

Based on usage stats, Apex Predator is the most-used Legendary rocket launcher in PvE and second most-used in PvP.

It can roll a number of good perks, including Reconstruction with Bait and Switch, which is what most players are going for. Many also use at least one Gjallahorn on the fireteam to maximize the damage output by Apex Predators.

It can take some time to get the roll you need, so in the meantime, you can use the latest Rocket Launcher, Semiotician, introduced in Season 22, and also The Hothead, which is a decent overall weapon.

Best alternatives:

	Cynosure	Rocket Launcher	Heavy	Strand	Playlist: Vanguard
	Hezen Vengeance	Rocket Launcher	Heavy	Solar	Vault of Glass Raid
	Semiotician	Rocket Launcher	Heavy	Strand	Xûr

Apex Predator God Rolls and Perk Pool

The Apex Predator rocket launcher can roll with the following perks: 

• Perk 1: Danger Zone, Reconstruction, Incandescent, Tracking Module, Demolitionist, Slideways, Threat Detector
• Perk 2: Explosive Light, Bait and Switch, Vorpal Weapon, Bipod, Frenzy, Surrounded, Collective Action
• Origin Trait: Explosive Pact

Apex Predator PvE god rolls

PvE Roll: DPS
Barrel	Quick Launch
Magazine	Impact Casing
Perk 1	Reconstruction
Perk 2	Bait and Switch (also good: Explosive Light)
Masterwork	Handling

Apex Predator is a go-to PvE rocket launcher in today’s meta. Quick Launch and Impact casing will give the weapon much-needed handling and stability to fire quickly and consistently. But if you don’t need those extra stats, you can always switch to something like an Alloy Casing for more reload speed.

The golden combo for Apex Predator is Reconstruction with Bait and Switch. Reconstruction is the best perk for boss damage as Perk 1. You can go for Demolitionist or Incandescent if you want to ad clear to the rocket launcher, but that is not something we’d recommend as rocket launchers shine at boss DPS. Bait and Switch has a few decent replacements like Explosive Light or Vorpal Weapon and can be decent if you find it difficult to trigger Bait and Switch.

Apex Predator PvP god rolls

PvP Roll: All-Around
Barrel	Smart Drift Control
Magazine	High-Velocity Rounds
Perk 1	Tracking Module or Reconstruction
Perk 2	Collective Action or Vorpal Weapon
Masterwork	Reload Speed or Velocity

Rocket launchers are something players use sparingly in PvP. It’s just not viable when you have more flexible and faster options like grenade launchers or machine guns. Despite being one of the most used rocket launchers, Apex Predator is especially lacking with PvP perks.

To be completely honest, almost everything Apex Predator has is garbage for PvP. For barrel and magazine, you can get away with Smart Drift Control for an overall bump in stats and High-Velocity Rounds for extra speed (both projectile and reload).

It’s the perks where things get tough. In Perk 1 you can go for a Tracking Module which still works in PvP although with diminishing performance compared to PvE. As Perk 2, we’d probably recommend Vorpal Weapon or Collective Action. The issue is that most of the perks in the Perk 2 slot are very hard to take advantage of. If you can create Orbs of Power consistently in PvP, you can go for Explosive Light for that 10% damage boost. Otherwise, just look for something that synergizes with your PvP build.

How to get Apex Predator

Apex Predator drops from any of the Last Wish raid encounters and secret chests. There are five encounters and two secret chests in the raid, so you have a relatively decent chance of getting a weapon’s copy.

Each week, you can visit Hawthorne in the Tower to acquire a quest to complete all encounters of the Last Wish raid. The quest will grant you a Deepsight weapon to help you get the patterns quicker. Getting a decent Apex Predator can be challenging, especially if you are not a frequent raider. However, you can also use the Wish Wall to get both secret chests each week. You can find the entire Last Wish loot table here.

You can find all of our D2 Weapon God Rolls here.

Before you go

Interested in more top-tier weapons from the Last Wish raid? You should check out these Nation of Beasts God Rolls.

Post written by Edward Strazd