Destiny 2’s Season of the Splicer brought exciting new content, including weapons, activities, armor, and the long-awaited armor transmogrification feature. Amidst the chaos, players can embark on the Iron Banner Crucible activity to earn the formidable Archon’s Thunder machine gun.
In this guide, we’ll delve into obtaining Archon’s Thunder and explore the recommended God Rolls for PvE and PvP activities, ensuring you wield its power to its full potential.
How to Get Archon's Thunder
To obtain Archon’s Thunder, you must participate in the Iron Banner Crucible activity, which periodically appears throughout the season until the Weekly Reset. There are multiple avenues to acquire this powerful weapon:
- Complete the fourth step of the Iron Banner quest: Progress through the questline and accomplish the necessary objectives until you reach the fourth step. Upon completion, Archon’s Thunder will be yours.
- Participate in Iron Banner matches: Engage in Iron Banner matches and perform well to increase your chances of receiving Archon’s Thunder as a post-match reward.
- Turn in Iron Banner tokens for packages: As you earn Iron Banner tokens by playing matches, save them up and exchange them with Lord Saladin, the Iron Banner vendor, for packages. These packages have a chance to contain Archon’s Thunder.
Note: Complete the entire Iron Banner quest before turning in tokens to Lord Saladin, as he will only accept tokens once the quest is finished. However, your quest progresses to subsequent Iron Banner events throughout the season.
PVP Archon's Thunder God Roll
Focusing on stability, handling, and reload speed for PVP engagements can give you the edge in battles. Here’s the recommended Archon’s Thunder God Roll for PVP:
Perk Slot | Recommended Perk |
Barrel | Polygonal Rifling (Stability +10) |
Magazine | Flared Magwell (Reload Speed +15, Stability +5) |
Perk 1 | Rangefinder (adds its effective range and zoom magnification) |
Perk 2 | Thresh (Executing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy) |
Masterwork | Stability |
Mod | Backup Mag |
By selecting Polygonal Rifling in the barrel slot, you’ll gain a significant boost to stability. Flared Magwell as the magazine perk enhances both reload speed and stability. Rangefinder increases effective range and zoom magnification, giving you an advantage in engagements.
Thresh generates Super energy upon killing enemies, allowing you to unleash devastating supers more frequently. With a Stability masterwork and Backup Mag mod, you’ll further enhance stability and increase magazine capacity.
Corkscrew Rifling provides a balanced mix of handling, stability, and range bonuses, while Chambered Compensator prioritizes stability. Accurized Rounds extend Archon Thunder’s effective range in combat, granting an advantage in engagements. Rangefinder enhances capacity, which is particularly useful in Crucible encounters.
However, Killing Wind can be an excellent alternative, consistently triggering in PvP skirmishes. Lastly, Iron Grip significantly increases stability at the cost of a slower reload speed—a minor tradeoff considering the infrequent need to fill during PvP battles.
PVE Archon's Thunder God Roll
For PVE activities, the focus shifts to maximizing reserves, damage output, and handling significant enemies efficiently. Here’s the recommended Archon’s Thunder God Roll for PVE:
Perk Slot | Recommended Perk |
Barrel | Polygonal Rifling (Stability +10) |
Magazine | Flared Magwell (Reload Speed +15, Stability +5) |
Perk 1 | Field Prep (More ammo reserves. Faster reload, stow, and ready when you’re crouching) |
Perk 2 | Rampage (Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage) |
Masterwork | Stability |
Mod | Major Spec |
Polygonal Rifling in the barrel slot enhances stability, making it easier to land critical hits. Flared Magwell as the magazine perk improves reload speed and stability. Field Prep increases ammo reserves and provides faster reload, stow, and ready speeds when crouching.
Rampage temporarily grants increased damage upon killing enemies, allowing you to dispatch mobs efficiently. A Stability masterwork complements the build, while a Major Spec mod enhances damage against powerful enemies.
Arrowhead Brake enhances handling and recoil control, increasing your ability to land critical hits. Tactical Mag improves reload speed and magazine size, while Appended Mag expands the magazine capacity. For the first perk, Surplus synergizes well with exotic armor pieces that reduce ability cooldowns.
However, Killing Wind shines when swiftly transitioning between targets, triggering the bonus. Rampage grants a damage boost based on consecutive kills, and coupling it with a Rampage Spec Mod ensures the damage boost persists, complementing the benefits of Killing Wind.
Conclusion
Armed with the knowledge of obtaining Archon’s Thunder and the recommended God Rolls for PvE and PvP [1] activities, you’re ready to wield this Solar Machine Gun to devastating effect.
Whether you’re decimating hordes of enemies or asserting dominance in Crucible, Archon’s Thunder will be a formidable companion in your Destiny 2 journey. Good luck, Guardian, and may your thunder be relentless!
