Another season, another round of Destiny 2 ritual weapons to grind for and collect. Season of Dawn adds three ritual weapons for Vanguard, Gambit and Crucible. In this guide we’ll go over all three weapons and what their perks in Destiny 2.
Ritual Weapons in Destiny 2: Season of Dawn
Vanguard Ritual Weapon: Buzzard Sidearm
The Buzzard is a Kinetic Adaptive Frame Sidearm that carries the following perks:
- Extended Barrel
- Alloy Magazine
- Outlaw or Fourth Time’s the Charm
- Osmosis or Swashbuckler
- Masterwork: Stability
While it might seem like Buzzard has a unique pinnacle-style perk in Osmosis, it doesn’t. Osmosis is a new perk being added to the pool of perks as of Season of the Dawn. Likely overtime more new weapons that are released in Destiny 2 will have this perk.
What it does is changes the element damage type of the weapon, in this case Buzzard, to match your current subclass whenever you use your grenade until you stow the weapon.
Considering Buzzard is in your Kinetic slot in a way you can run double energy weapons if you take advantage of Osmosis. If you want though you could roll with Swashbuckler if you’d prefer just a simpler damage increase from kills and melee kills.
How to Get Buzzard: Speak to Commander Zavala and accept the quest: “Anything That Moves” and complete the following objectives in Strikes:
- % of Final Blows with Sidearms
- 50 Airborne Sidearm Final Blows
- % of Points from Strike Activities
Gambit Ritual Weapon: Python
Python is an Void Energy aggressive frame Shotgun that has the following perk options:
- Smallbore
- Extended Mag
- Overflow or Feeding Frenzy
- Shield Disorient or One-Two Punch
- Masterwork: Reload
The highlight here is One-Two Punch, which is a sought after perk for PvE and Gambit activities. It boosts your melee attack to astronomical levels for a short time after hitting an enemy with your shotgun, in this case Python, while landing all of the pellets. In other words you need to be real close, especially for an aggressive frame.
It also has Overflow which is unique for a Shotgun. This will automatically reload the weapon as you pick up special ammo on the ground and overflow past the maximum capacity.
How to Get Python: Speak to the Drifter and obtain the ritual weapon quest: “Get Closer” you’ll need to complete the following objectives in Gambit:
- 500 Shotgun Final Blows
- 150 Close Range Final Blows
- Infamy Rank: Heroic
Crucible Ritual Weapon: Komodo-4FR
Komodo-4FR is a Solar Energy Power precision frame Linear Fusion Rifle that features the following suite of perks:
- Polygonal Rifling
- Accelerated Coils
- No Distractions or Moving Target
- Eye of the Storm or Box Breathing
- Masterwork: Charge Time
The highlight for the Komodo-4FR is Box Breathing and No Distractions, two unique perk combos for a Linear Fusion Rifle. Both Box Breathing and No Distractions will kick in after aiming down sights for a few seconds, and together, they will dramatically increase your damage and reduce your flinch respectively.
How to Get Komodo-4FR: Speak to Lord Shaax and accept the ritual weapon quest: “Heart of the Dragon” and then complete the following objectives in Crucible:
- Linear Fusion Rifle Final Blows: 125
- Linear Fusion Rifle Precision Final Blows: 15
- Glory Rank: Heroic
That’s all you need to know for how to get all the Destiny 2: Season of Dawn ritual weapons for this season. Best of luck grinding! For more on year 3 of Destiny 2, be sure to check out our latest wiki guide.
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