Destiny 2’s The Witch Queenexpansion comes witha new range of Exotic itemsfor players to discover, and one of such items that caught the attention of players before the expansion’s release was the Parasite Exotic Grenade Launcher.
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This worm-launching weapon is not only unique in design but also fitting considering the campaign story and the theme of the expansion centering around the Hive and Darkness. Moreover, the Parasite is one of the few weapons capable of speaking and packs quite a big punch in terms of damage. Here’show players can get the Parasite Grenade Launcher inDestiny 2.
Complete The Witch Queen Campaign
Before players can even dream of getting their hands on this Exotic Grenade Launcher, they will need tocomplete The Witch Queen campaignon any difficulty. Once the campaign is finished, speak with Ikora Rey on Mars at the Enclave. Ikora will prompt the player to go and meet Mara Sov, found in the weapon testing range behind the weapon crafting Relic.
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Speak with Mara Sov and a cutscene will ensue, where the Queen of the Awoken enlists the help of the guardian in figuring out what should be done about Savathun’s worm.
Complete The Quest: Of Queens And Worms
Speaking with Mara Sov is only the first step in a somewhat lengthy Exotic quest. This list shows in order what players will need to do after speaking with Ikora Rey at the end of the campaign:
How To Complete The Mission: Parasitic Pilgrimage
Players will have to take Savathun’s worm through a wave of enemies while standing inside green areas to collect Hive energy. All the while, a timer on the left shows how long players have until the worm detonates. Once the worm has been satiated, players will need to collect 3 more Concentrated Hive Lights from the following area by interacting with Hive floor traps after killing surrounding enemies.
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After all Light has been stolen, the player needs to escape the area using a nearby portal that will take them straight into the Temple of the Wrathful, where Mara Sov is preparing the final ritual of the mission. Place the worm inside the green bubble, and don’t let any enemies enter the ritual circle around it.
The next step is to deliver the worm to Mara Sov deeper inside the temple. Once again, a timer is found at the left of the screen, so players need to be fast when moving forward. At the final destination, Mara will give players the Parasite Grenade Launcher, and the final task begins. While Mara completes the ritual, players must protect her by killing the attacking Scorn using their new grenade launcher.
Standing in the green Hive energy spots will replenish Heavy ammo, making the final fight more bearable.
The Parasite Exotic Grenade Launcher
The Parasite Exotic Grenade Launcher is a Solar weapon with a unique projectile: a worm. The explosion has a pretty big radius, which makes it easy to splash on the player themselves. This triggers one of its perks, the Worm Byproduct, which boosts the player’s damage while using the grenade launcher.
The Worm’s Hunger intrinsic trait allows players to get kills with other weapons and build a stack of maximum 20 points. When the grenade launcher is fired at this maximum stack, it deals incredible amounts of damage and can be lethal when splashed on the player themselves.
Once this weapon is unlocked, the worm can be heard making comments during certain activities, such as Wellspring.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queenis available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
