The Wendigo GL3 God Roll weapon is hard to obtain but a very powerful Grenade Launcher in Destiny 2. The guide provides Wendigo GL3 Godroll and helps you understand why and what are the best perks for this weapon.
How to get Wendigo GL3 in Destiny 2
To get Wendigo GL3 in Destiny 2, players need to complete this weapon’s associated Vanguard quest. Nightfalls, especially at the higher difficulties, have a chance to drop specific weapons based on the week that you do them. When Grandmasters open up toward the end of the season, the Adept version of these weapons can be acquired. Adept versions of these weapons get +3 to all of their stats and gain the ability to use Adept mods, which are typically much better than their normal counterparts.
The Wendigo GL3 and its adept version are currently available to be acquired the week of February 21st to February 27th during Season 19, Season of the Seraph and will be available again during certain weeks of Season 20, Season of Defiance. (We will add the rotation for the weapons when it is known next season.)
Wendigo GL3 God roll Statistics Analysis
Stat-wise the Wendigo is not much different than most Adaptive Frame Heavy Grenade Launchers. Where it shines is its perk pool and ability to use Adept mods on the Adept version. A direct comparison is the Typhon GL5, which shares a lot of its stats and perks. If you have a god roll Typhon, then farming for this gun may not be as important, unless you just want an Arc version of almost the exact same weapon with a minor boost in performance. That being said this weapon is absolutely worth chasing, especially it Adept version.
PvE – Wendigo GL3 Godroll
| Barrel | Quick Launch, Hard Launch |
| Magazine | Spike Grenades |
| Perk 1 | Clown Cartridge |
| Perk 2 | Explosive Light |
| Origin Trait | Omolon Fluid Dynamics |
| Masterwork | Velocity, Handling |
| Mod | Boss Spec (Adept Big Ones Spec) |
Barrel Perk: For our barrel perk, we want to mitigate adding to our Blast Radius while increasing our velocity. Hard Launch does this best, but comes at a cost to our stability. Quick Launch increases our velocity and handling with no cost. I personally prefer Quick Launch. Smart Drift Control is also a decent option. Note that of all the perks that matter on the god roll, this is the least important. If everything else is what it needs to be but this is not, do not feel the need to keep grinding this weapon out.
Magazine: Spike Grenades are the king of DPS on grenade launchers. Because of how they work, we want higher velocity and lower blast radius to get the most damage out of them. I would argue that of all the perks recommended here, this one is the most important, to be specific. Spike Grenades or bust.
Perk 1: Clown Cartridge will overfill our drum on reload, allowing us to put more rounds down range and do much more damage during burst DPS phases. Auto-Loading Holster and Field Prep are also great options.
Perk 2: Explosive Light is one of the absolute best perks for damage you can get on a Grenade Launcher. It does require a bit of set-up, needing you to pick up an orb of Light to get the buff on a shot. This should be easy enough though as most DPS phases will start in a Well of Radiance anyway. Honestly, though, any perk here except Rangefinder would be an alright choice, but Explosive Light is the best of a decent pool.
Origin Trait: None of the origin perks for this weapon really help with this weapon’s use case, but Omolon Fluid Dynamics is probably the best choice.
Masterwork: A Handling masterwork allows quicker aiming down sights and faster swap speeds, which are extremely helpful for getting this weapon out and dealing damage quickly. A Velocity masterwork also will directly increase your damage by a decent amount. Either is a fine roll, with Velocity being preferred.
Mod: Boss Spec. As a primarily boss damaging weapon, we are going to want to put on our boss spec mod to have us doing as much damage as possible. The Adept version should use Adept Big Ones to increase the pool of enemies it can deal that damage too.
Grenade Launchers are getting a decent buff during Lightfall and Season of Defiance. It’s unsure if they will be a META choice, but the Wendigo is absolutely worth grabbing.
PvP – Wendigo GL3 Godroll
| Barrel | Volatile Launch |
| Magazine | High-Explosive Ordinance |
| Perk 1 | Chain Reaction |
| Perk 2 | Frenzy |
| Origin Trait | Vanguard’s Vindication |
| Masterwork | Blast Radius |
| Mod | Quick Access Sling (Adept Blast Radius) |
Barrel: Volatile Launch. For PvP, we are going the complete opposite route with this weapon. We want to hit our targets easily when they are moving, and that means more Blast Radius. You’re gonna see a trend with these perks, and for our first one we want Volatile Launch.
Magazine: There are few Magazine perks that could work here, but my personal choice is High Explosive Ordinance. Blast Radius for days.
Perk 1: The Wendigo’s perk pool seems like it was designed for PvE in mind, so our best option is Chain Reaction. You won’t be getting enough ammo for the other options to really matter in PvP.
Perk 2: Like Column 3, most of these perks just feel like they won’t really help you perform in PvP except in very niche cases. Frenzy is probably the best choice, with Rangefinder being a decent runner up.
Origin Trait: The only Origin perk with any sort of relevance for this gun in PvP usage is Vanguard’s Vindication. Stunning Recovery is actually useless, and it is doubtful you will ever have enough heavy ammo for Omolon Fluid Dynamics to ever even come into play.
Masterwork: Blast Radius is the only stat that matters. We want to be able to hit the ground near a target and do as much damage as possible.
Mod: For mods, we want to use Quick Access Sling for draw time on the base version of the weapon. If you have the Adept version, use Adept Blast Radius.
Heavy Grenade Launchers are a niche choice for PvP at most times. Wendigo very much feels like it was designed for PvE rather than PvP, but you can make it work. I would not farm for this for PvP. There are just so many better options.
Conclusion – Wendigo GL3 God Roll
I personally miss the Grenade Launcher META of the Season of Opulence days. I doubt it will ever come back in that form again; however, with the Grenade launcher buff coming with Lightfall and this particular launcher’s amazing PvE perks, I’m excited to see them make a comeback. Thank you for reading Destiny 2: Wendigo GL3 God Roll Guide!
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