Destiny 2 May be Repeating History With its Overpowered Gjallarhorn

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Gjallarhorn's comeback toDestiny 2 was dreaded and anticipated at the same time because of the weapon's legacy and how powerful it proved to be in Destiny. When Gjallarhorn came back, it was during the longest Season in the history of Destiny 2, alongside the 30th Anniversary Pack and the Grasp of Avarice Dungeon. Season of the Lost already had a defined meta with fusion rifles shredding through everything thanks to recent buffs and the effects of the Particle Deconstruction seasonal mod, which remains one of the most powerful ever introduced.

In fact, Particle Deconstruction altered the meta in a way that made it hard to justify using any non-fusion rifle weapon archetype in at least one slot, with players even using one for both the Energy and Power slot at the same time. Gjallarhorn was not handled well in terms of power balance, but it was just introduced at a time when its power was not creeping over everything else, thus not making it the go-to weapon across all game modes. Yet, this Exotic rocket launcher is now dominating the charts in Destiny 2's Season of the Risen, and that might justify nerfs to Gjallarhorn in the near future.

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Season of the Risen's less defined meta that doesn't rely on a single powerhouse mod is the perfect testing ground for how potent Gjallarhorn really is, and how consistently good it can be. Gjallarhorn is still one of the hardest-hitting weapons in the whole game: it has tracking missiles, two rockets in the magazine with its catalyst, and a good balance of ammo economy versus ammo needed. Destiny 2's endgame is balanced through hard modifiers such as Match Game or the new Acute Burns, which Gjallarhorn can ignore thanks to its sheer