The Final Shape brought a ton of new and powerful weapons to the table, and that doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. With new weapon archetypes and potent exotics galore, some more generic picks have already been forgotten.
Today, we cover a forgotten weapon that deserves more recognition: the Faith-Keeper.
Name: Faith-Keeper | Type: Rocket LauncherArchetype: Precision | Ammo: HeavyElement: Void | Craftable: YesReleased: The Final Shape | Source: Echoes ActivitiesRequires: Episode 1: Echoes |
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How good is Faith-Keeper
While Faith-Keeper has weaknesses that hold it back from becoming a meta-defining option, it has a nice suite of perks that allow it to excel in more casual settings.
In PvE, the main caveat of the weapon is its frame. While precision frame rocket launchers are closer to their competition than they were previously, they still generally fall behind. As a result, even the best rolls on Faith-Keeper can’t compete with current meta options.
Luckily, this is a slightly different story in The Crucible. Even though Faith-Keeper doesn’t contain much that sets it apart from other picks, its intrinsic tracking does help out a fair bit. If you don’t have a heavy ammo option you already greatly enjoy, Faith-Keeper may be a good choice.
Best alternatives:
Dragon's Breath | Rocket Launcher | Heavy | Solar | Season Pass | ||
Apex Predator | Rocket Launcher | Heavy | Solar | Last Wish Raid | Incandescent,Explosive Light,Reconstruction,Bait and Switch | |
Crux Termination IV | Rocket Launcher | Heavy | Arc | World loot pool | Reconstruction |
Faith-Keeper Perks and God Rolls
The Faith-Keeper rocket launcher can roll with the following perks:
- Perk 1: Strategist, Danger Zone, Field Prep, Impulse Amplifier, Clown Cartridge, Repulsor Brace, Auto-Loading Holster.
- Perk 2: Demolitionist, Frenzy, Destabilizing Rounds, Reverberation, Lasting Impression, Explosive Light, Bipod.
- Origin Trait: Radiolaria Transposer
Faith-Keeper PvE god rolls
PvE Roll: All-Around | |
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Launcher Barrel | Quick Launch |
Magazine | Impact Casing |
Perk 1 | Field Prep (also good: Auto-Loading Holster) |
Perk 2 | Bipod (also good: Explosive Light) |
Masterwork | Handling |
When building this weapon for PvE, we’ll start with Quick Launch, Impact Casing, and a handling masterwork for increases in velocity, handling, and damage.
From there, we’ll opt to build into an ad clear roll since precision frame rockets have intrinsically lower damage than their competition. Field Prep and Bipod is a great combination, allowing you to store and fire an absurd amount of rockets. However, if you do want to use this for damage (which we find difficult to recommend), the combo of Auto-Loading Holster and Explosive Light is your best bet.
Recommended Loadout: Izanagi’s Burden, Indebted Kindness, Faith-Keeper.
Faith-Keeper PvP god rolls
PvE Roll: All-Around | |
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Launcher Barrel | Hard Launch |
Magazine | High-Velocity Rounds |
Perk 1 | Impulse Amplifier |
Perk 2 | Demolitionist |
Masterwork | Velocity |
In The Crucible, our main focus is velocity, so we’ll opt for Hard Launch, High-Velocity Rounds, a Velocity masterwork, and Impulse Amplifier. All of this in combination with precision frame’s intrinsic tracking should allow Faith-Keeper to be extremely easy to use here.
As for your final column perk, extra damage and whatnot aren’t really needed here, so we chose Demolitionist due to its slight increase in utility.
How to get NAFaith-KeeperME
Faith-Keeper is one of several legendary weapons from Episode 1: Echoes. You can acquire this weapon by:
- Completing the seasonal activity, Breach Executable on Nessus
- Decoding Echoes engrams at the H.E.L.M. for four Echo Engrams and 3,000 Glimmer
- Increasing your reputation with Failsafe
You may even find some drops as you progress through The Final Shape’s campaign. We cover all the available Echoes Weapons here.
Before you go
Interested in more top-tier Echoes weapons from Episode 1? You should definitely check out these Chronophage God Rolls.
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