Bungie’s iconic space looter-shooter has been enjoying quite a bit of success with its seasonal model. Despite the debacle withThe Witch QueenDeluxe Edition and dungeonscoming in Year 5, the game is in its best state since launch all the way back in 2017. The new things coming toDestiny 2withThe Witch Queenand Year 5 are going to build on solid foundations, and there is always the chance Bungie will fix a few pesky issues that have been lingering for a while.
Among them, there is a specific Raid Exotic weapon hasn’t been given too much attention from players, and its design might prevent it from ever shining properly in any activity outside of Gambit. This is the Eyes of Tomorrow rocket launcher, an Exotic heavy weapon that’s mainly designed to defeat multiple smaller enemies in a single volley rather than tackling big baddies and dish out tons of damage. Yet,Destiny 2’s 30th Anniversary Packis coming with another emblematic Exotic rocket launcher in the form of Gjallarhorn, which might end up doing everything Eyes of Tomorrow is designed to do but better.
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Comparing Destiny 2’s Eyes of Tomorrow to Destiny’s Gjallarhorn
When Eyes of Tomorrow was released with theDeep Stone Crypt Raid, some players were quick to call it the new Gjallarhorn, or at least a slightly differentDestiny 2version. There are two main perks to account for while looking at Eyes of Tomorrow, the first being Eyes on All and the second being Adaptive Ordnance. The former is what grants the rocket launcher its ability to track targets and fire at multiple enemies at once, whereas the latter is a damage bonus perk that procs if a single volley manages to defeat four or more opponents, and it only lasts for an extra volley.
Gjallarhorn was released in Year 1 ofDestiny, and it came with another set of perks that resemblesEyes of Tomorrow, but not quite. Gjallarhorn had Tracking, which basically worked the same way as Eyes of Tomorrow’s Eyes on All, but it also came with Grenades and Horseshoes and Wolfpack Rounds. The former allowed Gjallarhorn’s missiles to detonate based on proximity, which was very useful in PvE, especially when combined with Wolfpack Rounds that split rockets into cluster missiles upon detonation.
Eyes of Tomorrow has a much harder to proc perk with Adaptive Ordnance, simply because it requires killing a few adds. If it is used for add clearing, the perk will most likely be active at all times, but this option is currently subpar due to theammo economyfor heavy weapons and rocket launchers. Thus, Eyes of Tomorrow is lackluster at best against most bosses, and it is out-damaged even by Legendary weapons on some occasions. By contrast, Gjallarhorn was the best weapon inDestinywhen it came to PvE because it could do either thing exceptionally well, and it became the top choice for DPS in high-end content.
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Destiny 2’s Possible Rocket Launcher Meta in Season 16
Destiny 2introduced the concept of ritual weapons a while back, and in Year 4 they were shared by all ritual vendors rather than each having a different gun available. The first ritual weapon to come with this system was a sniper rifle calledAdoredin Season 12, and it set the pattern for all of Year 4 of ritual weapons being introduced in a Season and becoming meta in the next thanks to seasonal mods and anti-Champion mods. Season 13 had Anti-Barrier sniper rifles and Sundering Glare, and it introduced a grenade launcher called Salvager’s Salvo as its ritual weapon.
Season 14 had Unstoppable grenade launchers and Breach and Clear, and it came with Null Composure as its ritual weapon. The fusion rifle became meta this Season, where there was the Unstoppable fusion and linear fusion rifle mod, as well asParticle Deconstructionfor DPS. Because Season of the Lost’s ritual weapon is Ascendancy, a rocket launcher, many players assume that Season 16 will come with a set of mods for that weapon archetype. As such, it’s likely both Gjallarhorn and Eyes of Tomorrow will see a lot of use.
However, it’s also likely that theDestiny 2version of Gjallarhornwill still be much better than Eyes of Tomorrow at everything, leaving it up to the seasonal mods to make either shine more than the other. Eyes of Tomorrow could be meta only if there was a seasonal mod that improved the general ammo economy of rocket launchers, maybe restoring ammo to the reserves when killing multiple targets. In that case, Eyes of Tomorrow would be strong in any add clearing scenario, which is otherwise an issue due to how quickly players run out of ammo.
For any mod that either increases the damage dealt by rocket launchers or applies any sort of debuff to the enemies, Gjallarhorn will still be the go-to option, further making Eyes of Tomorrow a niche pick for any content - including where it is used now. Ultimately, Bungie should buff Eyes of Tomorrow or change its design to better fitDestiny 2’s meta, especially considering thehype around Gjallarhornwill obscure the Raid Exotic even more.
Destiny 2is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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