In Destiny 2 Bungie introduced a new exotic weapon: The exotic rocket launcher “Dragon’s Breath” will return as a seasonal reward with the Season of Wishes. The weapon is designed to cause chaos.
What kind of weapon is this?
- The “Dragon’s Breath” rocket launcher originally appeared in December 2014 with Destiny as an exotic weapon in the DLC “The Dark Below”: However, the rocket launcher always remained in the shadow of the mighty Gjallarhorn in Destiny 1. If you’re already using an exotic rocket launcher, it might as well be the horn.
- Now the exotic rocket launcher comes with the “Season of Wishes” to Destiny 2. Bungie promises that they have optimized the weapon for
chaos
. - The idea is that the rocket launcher becomes more powerful the longer you refrain from firing it: Because fuel accumulates. When you fire Dragon’s Breath, it bores into the target and causes burning damage. Additionally, it emits burning pools that deal damage to surrounding targets.
Cool, iconic look for the new rocket launcher
This is the idea of the weapon: The weapon has a very distinctive appearance because it looks like you are holding a dragon that breathes fire. Dragon’s Breath rewards players for waiting to fire, as the more fuel accumulates, the more damage the weapon deals.
The weapon is apparently designed to eliminate groups of enemies through sustained damage.
For the weapon, the exotic catalyst “Pyromancer” can also be earned, which allows the weapon’s fuel to recharge faster.
All weapons from Destiny 1 were supposed to be gone forever
This is the catch: Once again, Bungie does not present a “new Exotic” here, but merely a new version of an old Exotic.
Players lost all the old items they had collected in Destiny 1 during an attack by the Cabal in 2017 when Destiny 2 was released, including exotic items they had searched for a long time.
6 years later, Bungie is now selling these old items piece by piece as new content – this has repeatedly caused unrest in the community. Bungie has been accused of “constant recycling” and selling players content they had already paid for.
But maybe “Dragon’s Breath” can now shine in Destiny 2 like it could never do in Destiny 1 because of Gjallarhorn.
Those interested in “the old weapons” can find them here:
Destiny: These are the best exotic weapons in PvE – 16,000 Guardians have voted
