Destiny 2 Gunburn: God Rolls & How to get it

Released with the Ash & Iron Major Update, Gunburn is a Kinetic Lightweight SMG that can be farmed by participating in the Festival of the Lost. Gunburn brings with it a few powerful perk combinations that will scare the life out of any enemy that crosses our path. This guide covers its place in the current Meta, top rolls for PvE and PvP, and how to farm it.

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How good is Gunburn

Gunburn is a solid addition to the Lightweight Frame family and slots nicely in the middle of the archetype. Dropping in with a solid perk set, Gunburn does have potential to fit into a loadout and do a strong job, but it does lack certain perk combinations that the same weapon type holds elsewhere. Gunburn, being an event weapon, is to its advantage chase-wise as it comes with a shiny variant which gives it extra (pumpkin) spice, and this god roll is a great support roll to the wave of powerful Special weapons currently at our disposal. 

The perks definitely show Gunburn as a PvE-focused weapon, with its variety in PvP quite limited. However, it’s got decent base stats, which means it will do the work in either of these god roll picks. Gunburn is A-Tier for PvE and A-Tier for PvP.

Best alternatives:

	Multimach CCX	Submachine Gun	Primary	Kinetic	Iron Banner	Monument of Triumph
	Submission	Submachine Gun	Primary	Kinetic	Vow of the Disciple Raid	Monument of Triumph
	The Showrunner	Submachine Gun	Primary	Kinetic	Xûr	Season 22

Gunburn Perks and God Rolls

The Gunburn Kinetic Submachine Gun can roll with the following perks:

• Perk 1: Bewildering Burst, Lone Wolf, Threat Detector, Stats for All, Recycled Energy, Pugilist, Lead from Light.
• Perk 2: Attrition Orbs, Kinetic Tremors, Ancillary Ordinance, Target Lock, One for All, Wellspring, Binary Orbit.
• Origin Trait: Search Party, Veist Stinger.

Gunburn PvE god rolls

PvE Roll: All-Around
Barrel	Fluted Barrel
Magazine	Flared Magwell
Perk 1	Lead from Light (also good: Bewildering Burst)
Perk 2	Attrition Orbs (also good: One for All, Kinetic Tremors)
Masterwork	Reload Speed
Origin Trait	Veist Stinger

Coming out of the box with a good base to build from, adding Fluted Barrel for Handling and Flared Magwell for added Stability and Reload Speed gets this god roll off to the best start.
The ‘run and gun’ aspect of this archetype is what makes them so fun, so this god roll leans into that aspect. A newer perk to the game in Lead from Light, paired up with Attrition Orbs, makes for good synergy in the gameplay loop, as sustained damage will produce an Orb of Power. Collecting this Orb then feeds Lead from Light, as well as any other Orb of Power picked up, to charge up the Special ammo meter to ensure your big damage dealers in your loadout stay well stocked on ammo.

Kinetic Tremors is also a great choice in the final perk slot, being easy to activate due to the high rate of fire that Gunburn carries.

Gunburn PvP god rolls

PvP Roll: All-Around
Barrel	Hammer-Forged Rifling
Magazine	Accurized Rounds
Perk 1	Lone Wolf
Perk 2	Target Lock
Masterwork	Range
Origin Trait	Search Party

Gunburn won’t be pulling up any trees when it comes to PvP, but just like similar weapons in its archetype, it can get the job done in a skilled hand, and this weapon type has always felt good to use. Start by focusing on the Range stat, which pulls Hammer-Forged Rifling and Accurized Rounds in for a solid +20 off the bat.

For the main per set, start with Lone Wolf. The boosts to Aim Assist and Aim Down Sight (ADS) speeds can be the difference between winning and losing in tight engagements. Round his PvP god roll off with Target Lock. A potent choice in PvP for its damage-boosting capabilities and ability to hit a maximum of 25 percent for sustained damage, Gunburn is the standout perk in this slot, making it the most effective in the Crucible.

How to get Gunburn

Gunburn is obtainable from Eerie Engrams, which drop from the two Festival of the Lost activities, with up to two daily Eerie Engrams also dropping from other Portal activities. You can also buy it with Candy, earn it as part of the Event Home’s Rank rewards, or buy it at the Event Shop. And best of all, it will drop with a higher Tier than your current level. We cover all Festival of the Lost Weapons here.

Before you go

Interested in more top-tier weapons from Festival of the Lost? You should check out these Arcane Embrace God Rolls.