Destiny 2 Undercurrent: God Rolls & How to get it

Wave frame grenade launchers are some of the most consistently strong weapons in PvE, making the introduction of a new one always a big deal. Undercurrent is no exception—simply being a wave frame has garnered substantial amounts of interest from the community.

However, Undercurrent has enormous shoes to fill; new and more potent weapons are always being released into the game, creating a sandbox that is increasingly hard to survive in. So, how does Undercurrent stack up against fan favorites? What are its best rolls? And how do you even obtain it?

Name: Undercurrent

Type: Grenade Launcher Archetype: Wave

Ammo: Special Element: Arc

Craftable: No Released: Season 23

Source: Nightfall: The Ordeals Requires: Free-to-Play

Chapters

How good is Undercurrent

Competing directly with Forbearance (perhaps the best special weapon Destiny 2 has to offer), Undercurrent has to meet a high bar to reach mainstream popularity. And while it fails to do so, the weapon makes a solid attempt that could win some players over.

The main draw to Forbearance in PvE is Chain Reaction, a perk that pushes the grenade launcher’s ad-clear potential into exotic levels of potency. Sadly, Undercurrent doesn’t feature this trait. However, it does feature worthy substitutes, such as Voltshot and One for All. Plus, with perks like Ambitious Assassin, Demolitionist, and Stats for All in the third column, Undercurrent has its fair share of successes.

In PvP, wave frame grenade launchers simply aren’t as potent, especially considering that Undercurrent’s perks are clearly geared toward PvE alone.

Overall, Undercurrent is an A-Tier pick in PvE and a D-Tier pick in PvP. 

Best alternatives:

	Forbearance (Brave)	Grenade Launcher	Special	Arc	Onslaught Activity	Bait and Switch
	Forbearance	Grenade Launcher	Special	Arc	Vow of the Disciple Raid	Bait and Switch
	New Pacific Epitaph	Grenade Launcher	Special	Stasis	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon
	Harsh Language	Grenade Launcher	Special	Void	Lost Sector	Repulsor Brace

Undercurrent Perks and God Rolls

The Undercurrent grenade launcher can roll with the following perks:

• Perk 1: Lead from Gold, Field Prep, Stats for All, Ambitious Assassin, Eddy Current, Demolitionist.
• Perk 2: Voltshot, One for All, Bait and Switch, Adrenaline Junkie, Attrition Orbs, High Ground.
• Origin Trait: Stunning Recovery, Vanguard’s Vindication.

Undercurrent God rolls, Destiny 2

Undercurrent PvE god roll

While there’s no way that Undercurrent can top meta picks, attempting to get as close to there as possible is your best bet.

Quick Launch, High-Velocity Rounds, and a velocity masterwork are all no-brainers since velocity is the most important stat here. Ambitious Assassin is the clear choice for general gameplay in the first column, while Demolitionist and Lead from Gold are niche but potent in the right situation. 

For the final column, Voltshot almost functions as a budget version of Chain Reaction. If you instead want something a bit more generic, One for All and Adrenaline Junkie work well.

Undercurrent PvP god roll

Wave frames aren’t built to excel in The Crucible, and Undercurrent is perhaps the leading example of that fact.

If you do happen to want to get a PvP roll of this weapon, you’ll once again want to start by building into velocity with Quick Launch, High-Velocity Rounds, and a velocity masterwork.

Borderlining in uselessness, Undercurrent’s main host of perks is so underwhelming that it doesn’t even really matter what you pick. Regardless, we chose the synergistic combination of Demolitionist and Adrenaline Junkie. While it’s hard to say that these will prove useful in moment-to-moment gameplay, your other options aren’t much better; in the end, we recommend farming for a different weapon entirely when it comes to PvP.

How to get Undercurrent

Undercurrent is a part of the Nightfall loot pool this Episode, meaning it follows the Nightfall loot rotation and only appears once every few weeks. After you obtain your first copy of the weapon, you can directly purchase additional copies from Zavala in the Tower. We cover all Nightfall Weapons available today here.

How to get Undercurrent, Destiny 2

You can find all of our Destiny 2 God Rolls here.

Before you go

Interested in more top-tier Nightfall weapons? You should definitely check out our The Slammer God Rolls guide.