How To Get The Grand Overture Catalyst (& What It Does)
The Witch Queen extension of destiny 2 saw the release of another season, Season of the Risen, and with it a brand new seasonal weapon. Grand Overture was the main reward for the first season of The Witch Queen era, and at the time of its release it was a nice novelty, somehow forgotten and overshadowed by some legendary heavy weapons.
While Grand Overture is not a particularly powerful heavy weapon, its ability to fire powerful arc missiles sets it apart from the other heavy weapon exotics. Now that Arc 3.0 is out too destiny 2, this machine gun is one of the more interesting options when it comes to clearing heavy weapons. Players looking for something a little different, but still quite powerful, with great arc synergy should look no further than Grand Overture. Here’s how players get their Catalyst and how this Catalyst greatly improves its features.
How to get the Grand Overture Exotic Machine Gun.
Grand Overture was introduced at the same time as The Witch Queen Extension has been released to destiny 2. It was the Season Pass reward for the Season of Risen, and those with the paid Pass could unlock it right outside the gates. Players who completed their Season Pass in Season 16 will likely have this machine gun somewhere in the depths of their vault.
Players who have not played Season 16 must purchase this weapon at the Monument to Lost Lights Exotic kiosk in the tower. The following resources are required to unlock:
- 1 Exotic Cipher
- 100,000 Glimmer
- 200 Legendary Shards
- 1 Ascendant Shard
How to get the Grand Overture Catalyst
Almost as soon as players get their hands on Grand Overture, Banshee-44 will want to talk to them. The Gunsmith offers an exotic quest called “Heavy Does It” that rewards players with the Grand Overture Machine Gun Catalyst at the end. Players who are unable to find this quest may need to check their quest archive for abandoned quests as they may still be there from a few seasons ago. Like most Catalyst quests, Heavy Does It consists of three steps.
Step 1: Players do not need to use the Grand Overture if they choose not to in order to complete the first step of the quest. Enemies of the Cabal can go to the Castellum or complete the Dungeon of Duality for easy advancement. The EDZ also has many locations with Cabal enemies.
- Defeat 50 Cabal enemies
- Get 50 kills with power weapons
- Quickly defeat 15 enemies
Step 2: This step requires players to earn kills with Grand Overture and progress on playlist activities like Vanguard Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit. Higher difficulty victories and strikes such as Nightfall strikes will reward the player with more progress in their calibration.
Step 3: Return to the tower and talk to Banshee-44. The Gunsmith rewards the player with the Grand Overture Catalyst.
The Catalyst must now be upgraded before it can be used. The estimated number of kills is around 400 defeated targets. For heavy weapons, the best farming spot is the Shuro Chi encounter in the Last Wish raid. Grab some rally banners and head to the checkpoint to unlock the catalyst.
What the catalyst does
Once the Catalyst is fully upgraded and installed, players will receive a stat boost for the Grand Overture as well as additional features. The machine gun now has improved handling and stability, both stats bring a +20 point buff each, which is not to be scoffed at.
Additionally, the Grand Overture now has the ability to blind targets with its explosive missiles, and targets affected by the missile’s damage will also detonate.
Is the Grand Overture Catalyst worth it?
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For a while, the Grand Overture was just a cool little niche machine gun. However, the Season of the Plunder completely changed that. Grand Overture not only benefits from the power that machine guns in general have after boosting machine gun damage against common enemies and bosses, but also benefits from the power that arc weapons have this season.
Its projectile damage works well with the Font of Might mod in Arc 3.0 builds that increase Arc damage. Additionally, the fact that it blinds targets and explodes makes it brilliant for most Arc 3.0 builds that rely on blinding and exploding. It has nice synergy with current seasonal builds and mods despite being released a few months early in the game.
However, Grand Overture is not a great DPS weapon. It can be great for ad clearing and Master Ketchcrash in Season 18, but it probably won’t be something players will pick up on in real endgame PVE like Master Raids or Grandmaster Nightfalls. That said, it definitely holds its own in normal raid modes and dungeons when boss damage isn’t essential, so players with a little extra time should consider grinding out its catalyst.
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