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Learn about the Fortunate Star God Roll for PVE and PVP content, the best perks, and how to get it in Destiny 2!
This guide has been updated for Episode Echoes Act II and the Final Shape Expansion.
Fortunate Star is a void lightweight frame combat bow introduced in the 2024 Solstice of Heroes event. Bows are powerful if niche PVE and PVP weapons that do a lot of damage in a single shot, but with a slower rate of fire. Lightweight frame bows do slightly less damage per shot, but have overall better stats across the board than precision frame bows. The Fortunate Star can be Enhanced, granting it better stats and access to enhanced perks in Columns 3 and 4. The Fortunate Star is an event weapon, so it is only available for a limited time during the Solstice of Heroes event. In this guide, we will discuss the PvE and PvP god rolls and how to get the Fortunate Star combat bow.
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PvE Fortunate Star God Roll
The best perks for the Fortunate Star PvE God Roll are Polymer String, Fiberglass Arrow Shaft, Repulsor Brace, and Destabilizing Rounds. These provide important stats, utility, and damage for the weapon.
The following list is the best perks for the Fortunate Star PVE God Roll in Destiny 2:
- Bowstring: Polymer String
- Arrow: Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
- Column 3 Trait: Repulsor Brace
- Column 4 Trait: Destabilizing Rounds
- Masterwork: Draw Time
- Origin Trait: Veist Stinger
- Weapon Mod: Counterbalance Stock
PvE God Roll Breakdown
Fortunate Star has a lot going on for it when it comes to PvE. It has several perks options that are considered great and a few that are unavailable on any other bow. Combat bows benefit from increased draw time and accuracy. As such, the combination of the Polymer String, Fiberglass Arrow Shaft, and a Draw Time masterwork get our draw time to a minimum while still getting a nice accuracy boost. Mods aren’t super important on bows, but this one benefits from Counterbalance Stock or Quick Access Sling mod.
Things get interesting when we start looking at Columns 3 and 4. There are a lot of great combinations here, with most of them being available on other bows though. One combination that is not currently available on any other bow though is the Void build combo of Repulsor Brace and Destabilizing Rounds. Destabilizing Rounds constantly applies the volatile debuff to combatants, while Repulsor Brace grants an overshield for defeating void debuffed combatants. This of course allows for a constant supply of overshields, which is a huge boon in end-game content. Both of the origin traits on the Fortunate Star are decent, but Veist Stinger is probably the more consistent of the two. Overall, this roll is unique and powerful enough to warrant chasing it down during the Fortunate Star’s limited run during the Solstice of Heroes.
Other PvE Rolls of Note
- Archer’s Tempo or Successful Warm-Up / Golden Tricorn, Kill Clip, or Precision Instrument
- Standard Bow god roll for better draw time combined with a damage perk
- Archer’s Tempo or Successful Warm-Up/ Archer’s Gambit
- Capable of getting ridiculously low draw time (97-116ms)
- Loose Change / Destabilizing Rounds
- More of a niche pick that improves the bow’s neutral game stats
How to Use the Fortunate Star in PvE
Legendary bows of any type fill the same roll in PvE activities. They are generally used in Master to Grandmaster level content, where survivability and range are paramount options. Combat bows do a lot of damage in one single precision shot, making them an ideal choice when you need to take enemies down quickly from a great range. Lightweight frames tend to be more forgiving than precision frames but do slightly less damage.
Even though it can fill the roll any bow can, Fortunate Star’s unique roll makes it pair very well in Void or Prismatic builds that work off of the overshield buff. This increases its lethality to large groups of enemies while making it a great defensive option to boot. Just make sure to target those volatile enemies to get the most use out of it.
PvP Fortunate Star God Roll
The best perks for the Fortunate Star PvP God Roll are Polymer String, Fiberglass Arrowshaft, Hip-Fire Grip, and Archer’s Gambit. These provide important stats, utility, and damage for the weapon.
The following list is the best perks for the Fortunate Star PVP God Roll in Destiny 2:
- Bowstring: Polymer String
- Arrow: Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
- Column 3 Trait: Hip-Fire Grip
- Column 4 Trait: Archer’s Gambit
- Masterwork: Drawtime
- Origin Trait: Veist Stinger
- Weapon Mod: Targeting Adjuster
PvP God Roll Breakdown
Fortunate Star doesn’t have as many interesting options as PvE options, but the ones it does have are really good. Just like PvE, combat bows benefit from increased draw time and accuracy. As such, the combination of the Polymer String, Fiberglass Arrow Shaft, and a Draw Time masterwork get our draw time to a minimum while still getting a nice accuracy boost. Targeting Adjuster is just a great overall mod to use in PvP on most weapons, and Fortunate Star benefits from it as well but Freehand Grip may also be powerful considering its god roll.
Fortunate Star has a great perk combination for PvP in Columns 3 and 4. The combination of Hip-Fire Grip and Archer’s Gambit turn this bow into a fast-firing machine. Hip-Fire Grip increases the effectiveness of firing from the hip, while Archer’s Gambit lowers the draw time of the bow significantly. This allows for some ridiculous plays that are otherwise next to impossible just using a bow. This roll is not unique to the Fortunate Star as the precision frame Hush can also roll with it. That being said, lightweight frames have a faster draw time than precision frames. It is worth going after Fortunate Star with this roll as well since Hush has several more perks it can roll with, but its limited-time availability could mean Hush is your only option.
Other PvP Rolls of Note
- Archer’s Tempo or Successful Warm-Up / Golden Tricorn, Kill Clip, or Precision Instrument
- Standard Bow god roll for better draw time combined with a damage perk
- Archer’s Tempo or Successful Warm-Up/ Archer’s Gambit
- Capable of getting ridiculously low draw time (97-116ms)
How to Use the Fortunate Star in PvP
Bows of all frames fill a niche place in the PvP sandbox. They are primarily used as a hot swap weapon, meaning you fire off your arrow and then quickly switch to hand cannon to “clean up” the kill. Building into handling and fast weapon swaps is essential for this type of playstyle, but it remains a powerful if difficult to master option.
However, Fortunate Star’s god roll shouldn’t be played that way. Instead, you should be going for quick kills without aiming down sites. If you can keep chaining kills, you can keep up a ridiculously low draw time. This will make the fire rate of Fortunate Star so fast that you can get a sub-1-second time-to-kill, which is unheard of on bows. This is a bow worth chasing for that reason alone.
How to Get the Fortunate Star in Destiny 2
You obtain the Fortunate Star from the Bonefire Bash activity available during the Solstice of Heroes event. Depending on your performance during the bonfire bash, you will get multiple Solstice of Heroes weapons. These weapons include the Something New hand cannon, Compass Rose shotgun, Crowning Duologue rocket launcher, and Fortunate Star combat bow. These weapons are only available during the Solstice of Heroes event that happens once a year.
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