Destiny 2 Psi Aeterna IV: God Rolls & How to get it

TL;DR – Summary

Activity	God Rolls	Tier Ranks
	Perk 1: Trickle Charge (also good: Blast Disruptor) Perk 2: Elemental Honing (also good: Jolting Feedback)
	With a weak archetype for PvP and no redeeming perks, this weapon is not worth chasing to take into the Crucible.

Released with the Renegades DLC, Compact Defender is an Arc Rocket Pulse Rifle that can be farmed by participating in Portal Activities. Being the second weapon in the Rocket Pulse Rifle archetype, it has a lot to live up to, given how strong its predecessor is. 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 the Psi Aeterna IV

Psi Aeterna IV is a Rocket Pulse Rifle, immediately making it one of the better options in your energy slot. While they did receive a slight ammo nerf going into Renegades, they are still outrageously powerful, and Psi Aeterna IV is no exception. 

Coming with Arc-focused perks, Psi Aeterna IV will be excellent if you are running an Arc build, particularly one that does well at generating Bolt Charge thanks to some of the perks. Coming with Trickle Charge is great, as even if you aren’t on Arc, a Storm’s Keep barricade can help you make use of this perk. However, if you are more of a solo player who doesn’t like Arc, Blast Disruptor is also great to boost your Grenade stat for builds that demand a wide range of high stats. Coming with Elemental Honing, too, makes this weapon a very solid option for DPS. Psi Aeterna IV is A-Tier for PvE and D-tier for PvP.

Best alternatives:

	Indebted Kindness	Sidearm	Special	Arc	Warlord's Ruin Dungeon	Monument of Triumph
	Mint Retrograde	Pulse Rifle	Special	Strand	Pinnacle Ops	Monument of Triumph
	Unfall	Sidearm	Special	Arc	Fireteam Ops Engram	Ash & Iron

Psi Aeterna IV Perks and God Rolls

The Psi Aeterna IV Arc Pulse Rifle can roll with the following perks:

• Perk 1: Blast Disruptor, Eddy Current, Beacon Rounds, Stats for All, Reverberation, and Trickle Charge.
• Perk 2: Collective Pugilism, Elemental Honing, Jolting Feedback, One for All, Rolling Storm, and Adrenaline Junkie.
• Origin Trait: Accelerated Assault, Vanguard Determination, and Wild Card.

Psi Aeterna IV God Rolls, Destiny 2

Psi Aeterna IV PvE god rolls

Given Psi Aeterna IV is a special ammo weapon, we want to maximise the Handling, so Quick Launch and a Handling masterwork are ideal. Appended Mag is our magazine of choice because it offers some auto-reloading features and is the best magazine without any negative trade-offs.

For perks, we recommend Trickle Charge as it allows you to continuously fire the weapon in DPS scenarios where this weapon will likely truly shine. However, if you want something more general, Blast Disruptor is a very suitable alternative. For perk 2, again, focusing on DPS, Elemental Honing is by far the best option. This perk will also simply activate in moment-to-moment gameplay, boosting your damage by a solid amount, particularly if you are on Prismatic. However, if you would rather lean further into Arc, Jolting Feedback is a great alternative.

Psi Aeterna IV 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 Psi Aeterna IV

Psi Aeterna IV is a Portal weapon, meaning it comes from any Portal activity. However, pay attention to when it is the featured weapon from a specific activity, as it will drop much more frequently. We cover all Portal Weapons here.

How to get Psi Aeterna IV, Destiny 2

Before you go

Interested in more top-tier weapons from Renegades? You should definitely check these Compact Defender God Rolls.