Destiny 2 Mint Retrograde: God Rolls & How to get it

TL;DR – Summary

Activity	God Rolls	Tier Ranks
	Perk 1: Field Prep (also good: Hatchling) Perk 2: Master of Arms (also good: Frenzy)
	With a weak archetype for PvP and no redeeming perks, this weapon is not worth chasing to take into the Crucible.

Released with The Edge of Fate DLC, Mint Retrograde is a Strand Rocket-Assisted Pulse Rifle that can be farmed by completing Pinnacle Ops activities. 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 Mint Retrograde

With the recent nerfs to Rocket Pulses, the use-case for them has shifted away from boss damage, and more towards being an add-and-major-clearing tool, and so the best perks available will of course change as well.

Thankfully for Mint Retrograde, it has some great roaming perks that lend themselves to helping take down miniboss or elite enemies rather than DPS on a boss-tier enemy itself. With options like Master of Arms and Frenzy alongside Field Prep and Rewind Rounds, Mint Retrograde definitely still has a few tricks up its sleeve, however, it isn’t the meta-defining powerhouse it once was. Mint Retrograde is A-Tier for PvE and D-tier for PvP.

Best alternatives:

	Psi Aeterna IV	Pulse Rifle	Special	Arc	Fireteam Ops Engram	Renegades DLC
	Refusal of the Call	Glaive	Special	Strand	Pit of Heresy Dungeon	Monument of Triumph
	The Call	Sidearm	Special	Strand	The Pale Heart Destination	Monument of Triumph
	Veillantif-D	Pulse Rifle	Special	Solar	Sparrow Racing League	Monument of Triumph (new)

Mint Retrograde Perks and God Rolls

The Mint Retrograde Strand Rocket Pulse can roll with the following perks:

• Perk 1: Beacon Rounds, Rewind Rounds, Field Prep, Hatchling, Impulse Amplifier, and Envious Arsenal.
• Perk 2: Bait and Switch, Chain Reaction, Cascade Point, Elemental Honing, Master of Arms, and Frenzy.
• Origin Trait: Accelerated Assault, Problem Solver, and Vanguard Determination.

Mint Retrograde God Rolls, Destiny 2

Mint Retrograde PvE god rolls

For our barrel and magazine, Quick Launch and Extended Mag are the way to go, giving us more Handling and Velocity, as well as an extra shot in the magazine.

In terms of perks, we recommend Field Prep as it improves the ammo generation of Mint Retrograde quite nicely, however, Hatchling is a suitable alternative if you want to go down that route. For perk 2, it’s pretty simple. Master of Arms is simply the easiest-to-access high damage perk, but Frenzy is an acceptable alternative, losing 10% bonus damage for improved Reload and Handling speeds.

Mint Retrograde PvP god rolls

With a weak archetype for PvP and no redeeming perks, this weapon is not worth chasing to take into the Crucible.

How to get Mint Retrograde

Mint Retrograde can drop from participating in the Pinnacle Ops playlist. You can also attune to it to increase your chances of obtaining it when farming the playlist. For maximum efficiency, keep an eye on the daily rotating bonuses. These could make farming for it particularly efficient on specific days. We cover all Pinnacle Ops weapons here.

How to get Mint Retrograde, Destiny 2

Before you go…

Interested in other top-tier The Edge of Fate weapons? You should check out these Returned Memory God Rolls.