Destiny 2 Osteo Striga: God Rolls, Catalyst & How to get it

Ease to use and extremely powerful, Osteo Striga instantly became many players’ favorite Exotic. Its poison-spreading effect makes it one of the best ad-clear primaries in PvE, and its enemy-tracking bullets make it an easy-to-use option in PvP. Plus, its catalyst is S-tier, further cementing it into one of the best weapons in Destiny 2.

This guide will show you how to get the weapon, the best rolls, and how to find its catalyst.

Name: Osteo Striga

Type: Submachine Gun Archetype: Exotic

Ammo: Primary Element: Kinetic

Craftable: Yes Released: Season 16

Source: The Witch Queen Campaign Requires: The Witch Queen

How to get the Osteo Striga

The Osteo Striga was previously only available to players who owned the Deluxe Edition of The Witch Queen expansion. But nowadays, Osteo Striga is rewarded to all players who finish The Witch Queen campaign (owning the Deluxe edition is no longer required).

Once The Witch Queen campaign is completed, you can head over to the Enclave and craft the weapon.

The weapon costs:

• 7 Resonant Alloy
• 15,000 Glimmer
• 2,375 Resonant Elements
• 1 Ascendant Alloy

You’ll only be able to choose from a limited selection of perks the first time around, and you’ll have to level up the weapon to unlock more perks and, eventually, the Catalyst. However, the weapon is fantastic, even at level 1.

How to get the Osteo Striga, Destiny 2

How good is the Osteo Striga

Osteo Striga features the following Exotic perks:

• Screaming Swarm: Fires a stream of sentient, toxic projectiles that track the targeted enemy.
• Toxic Overload: Landing a final blow or multiple precision hits triggers a burst that poisons nearby targets.

This weapon has it all. It has enemy-tracking bullets, a poison-spreading effect, and just feels great to use. In PvE, its easy and consistent ad-clear potential rivals that of Huckleberry. Osteo Striga is also way more fun and flashy than The Huckleberry, boosting its ranking even more.

In PvP, the main draw to this weapon is its tracking bullets, which allow it to compete at longer ranges. The tracking feature also makes Osteo Striga significantly easier to use compared to other options, making it great for new players.

Lastly, the weapon is craftable, meaning you can customize the weapon however you’d like and secure your very own Osteo Striga god roll. All in all, there isn’t much to hate about this weapon. Its ad-clear, ease-of-use, and fun factor are all unrivaled, making it the best SMG currently in the game.

Osteo Striga God Rolls for PvE and PvP

Once you’ve crafted Osteo Striga, it will be up to you to level it up and unlock all the different Barrel, Magazine, and Stock perks.

Osteo Striga God rolls, Destiny 2

Osteo Striga PvE god roll

• Barrel: Fluted Barrel
• Magazine: Flared Magwell
• Stock: Short-Action Stock

This is a perfectly balanced SMG for PvE, featuring excellent handling and stability. It doesn’t have much Reload, but Reload is less relevant because of the Catalyst.

Osteo Striga PvP god roll

• Barrel: Polygonal Rifling
• Magazine: Accurized Rounds
• Stock: Hand-Laid Stock

For PvP, we prefer a roll with a little more range and more stability, as you want to be able to hit those seven shots (required for the kill) as reliably as possible:

Osteo Striga’s best Perks

Unlike some Legendary weapons that usually have a perk or two above the rest, the Osteo Striga offers a fair selection of good perks. According to Light.gg, these are the most popular perks based on more than 100,000 copies of the weapon:

Best Osteo Striga build

A dedicated build is definitely not required for this weapon to be effective. Osteo Striga is highly lethal and one of the best weapons in the game, especially with the catalyst. However, if you want to take it to the next level, you can pair it with a specific Warlock exotic.

Armor	Class	Type	Requirements	Source	Released	Requires	Exotic Perk
Necrotic Grip	Warlock	Arms	Beyond Light	Lost Sectors	Season 12	Beyond Light	Exotic Perk: "Damaging combatants envenoms them with poison that deals increasing damage over time. Defeating a poisoned combatant spreads the condition to nearby targets."

The best build for Osteo Striga involves using the Necrotic Grip Exotic gauntlets. With Necrotic Grip, defeating poisoned enemies spreads the condition to nearby targets. In this case, every enemy you defeat using Osteo Striga will spread the poison even further.

This combination is so broken that you can easily clear entire rooms of enemies, barely lifting a finger.

How to get the Osteo Striga Catalyst

The catalyst for the Osteo Striga can be purchased at the Enclave Relic on the Throne World as soon as Weapon Level 10 has been reached.

Osteo Striga Catalyst, Destiny 2

The catalyst unlocks the following perk:

• Osteo Striga Catalyst: Poison final blows return ammo to the magazine.

Unlike every other Catalyst in Destiny 2, Osteo Striga’s is unlocked as soon as you purchase it and use it to when reshaping the weapon at the Relic.

Catalyst: Osteo Striga

Ammo: Primary Element: Kinetic

Source: Crafting Relic Requires: The Witch Queen

How to Unlock: ► Reach Level 10 to purchase at Crafting Relic Released: Season 16

Before you go…

Are you looking for other top-tier Exotics with random rolls? We cover the top Dead Man’s Tale God rolls here.