Here’s everything you need to know about the new Alethonym exotic grenade launcher in Destiny 2 Episode Revenant, including its Exotic perk, stats, and how you can unlock it in the game.
We are less than a week away from Destiny 2 Episode Revenant. This upcoming episode promises news activities, major sandbox updates, new and returning rewards, and a brand-new dungeon called Vesper’s Host.
First revealed during the developer livestream, Episode Revenant introduces the new Alethonym Exotic Grenade Launcher in Destiny 2. Like the popular Fighting Lion, Alethonym also uses primary ammo, which means you can use it frequently without worrying about ammo scarcity—always a big plus for grenade launcher enthusiasts out there.
Now, let’s talk about how you can unlock this exotic weapon as well as its exotic perks and stats.
How to get Alethonym Exotic Grenade Launcher in Destiny 2
If you’re eager to get your hands on this frosty grenade launcher, the good news is that it’s pretty straightforward. You can earn the Alethonym through the Episode Revenant’s Season Pass. Players who purchase the Episode Revenant can unlock this exotic weapon.
Destiny 2 Alethonym: Exotic Perks and Stats
The Alethonym is a Stasis primary ammo grenade launcher. Its unique exotic perks allow you to generate Special and Heavy ammo for you and your fireteam. Below, you can check out the full breakdown of the weapon, including exotic perks, and stats.
Alethonym Exotic Grenade Launcher perks:
- Harvester Spike Intrinsic Trait: This weapon fires a Harvester Spike projectile. Dealing final blows with this weapon creates a single Vestige at the target’s location. Impaling more powerful combatants with the projectile creates a steady stream of Vestiges from the target.
- Vestigial Alchemy: This weapon gains energy when picking up Vestiges. R Press with at least 50% energy to cause your next projectile to create ammo bricks for you and your allies on impact. Special bricks are created at 50% energy while Heavy bricks are created at 100% energy.
- Countermass: This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil: Greatly controls recoil, increases stability, and increases handling speed.
- High-velocity Rounds: This weapon’s projectiles are particularly light and quick: Increases projectile speed, and reload speed.
Alethonym Exotic Grenade Launcher stats:
- Weapon Type: Grenade Launcher
- Element: Stasis
- Blast Radius: 100
- Velocity: 84
- Stability: 35
- Handling: 91
- Reload Speed: 80
- Aim Assistance: 69
- Zoom: 13
- Airborne Effectiveness: 4
- RPM: 90
| Image | Name | Type | Element | Ammo | Source | Craftable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alethonym | Grenade Launcher |  Stasis |  Primary | Revenant Season Pass | No |
Huge thanks to Aztecross for providing the images for this new weapon, you can check out his weapon review here.
And, that’s it for this article. In other news, Bungie has also shared a preview of the new Artifact for Episode Revenant, which is very Stasis-focused this time around.
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