Salvager's Salvo - Legendary Grenade Launcher

Salvager's Salvo is a Grenade Launcher Arc Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Grenade Launcher - Arc - Special - Lightweight Frame

Source: Salvager's Salvo Armament Quest

The only way out is through.

Weapon frame

Lightweight Frame

One-shot handheld Grenade Launcher with remote detonation.
[Shoot] : Fire; release to detonate.

Base stats

StatValue
Blast Radius100
Velocity70
Stability26
Handling70
Reload Speed70
Aim Assistance70
Zoom13
Airborne Effectiveness2
Ammo Generation70
Rounds Per Minute90
Magazine1
Recoil Direction75

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Volatile Launch
    This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload.
    • Greatly increases blast radius
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
    • Slightly decreases projectile speed
  • Confined Launch
    This weapon's launch parameters are particularly stable.
    • Greatly increases stability
    • Increases blast radius
    • Decreases projectile speed
  • Countermass
    This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil.
    • Greatly controls recoil
    • Increases stability
    • Increases handling speed
  • Hard Launch
    This weapon's launch barrel is optimized for projectile speed.
    • Greatly increases projectile speed
    • Decreases stability
    • Slightly decreases blast radius
  • Linear Compensator
    This weapon's launch barrel is well-balanced.
    • Slightly increases projectile speed
    • Slightly increases blast radius
    • Slightly increases stability
  • Quick Launch
    This weapon's barrel provides faster projectiles and much faster aiming.
    • Greatly increases handling speed
    • Increases projectile speed
  • Smart Drift Control
    This barrel is broadly optimized for firing control.
    • Moderately controls recoil
    • Increases stability
    • Increases handling speed
    • Slightly increases projectile speed

Magazine or battery options

  • Disorienting Grenades
    Detonation has a brief disorienting effect.
    • Greatly decreases blast radius
  • Proximity Grenades
    Grenades fired from this weapon have increased proximity detection but a decreased blast radius.
  • Spike Grenades
    Grenades fired from this weapon do increased damage on direct hits.
    • Increases stability
  • High-Velocity Rounds
    This weapon's projectiles are particularly light and quick.
    • Increases projectile speed
    • Increases reload speed
  • Implosion Rounds
    This weapon's projectiles travel faster and have a controlled explosion.
    • Increases projectile speed
    • Greatly increases stability
    • Decreases blast radius

Left column perks

  • Ambitious Assassin
    Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.
  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Chain Reaction
    Each final blow with this weapon creates an elemental damage explosion.
  • Light Touch
    This weapon gains reload speed, handling, and aim down sight speed when you are amplified, radiant, or have Devour.
  • Unrelenting
    Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.
  • Trickle Charge
    Receiving or discharging Bolt Charge partially loads the magazine from reserves.

Right column perks

  • Vorpal Weapon
    Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
  • Gear Shift
    Reloading after a final blow or becoming amplified grants a period of increased damage. Stacks 5x.
  • Collective Action
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of increased damage. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Voltshot
    Reloading this weapon after defeating a target overcharges this weapon for a short period of time, causing it to jolt on its next hit.
  • Rolling Storm
    Final blows grant Bolt Charge.
    While amplified, final blows grant additional Bolt Charge.
  • Reaper's Tithe
    Multiple simultaneous final blows queue up a stacking damage buff. Timer starts on next weapon fire; final blows extend this timer.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Accelerated Assault
    Dealing sustained damage with this weapon increases reload speed and Sword charge rate and slightly increases damage.
  • Problem Solver
    Dealing sustained damage to Champion, miniboss, or boss combatants exhausts them and grants this weapon handling and reload speed.

    Exhausted targets deal reduced outgoing damage.
  • Vanguard Determination
    After using your class ability, final blows with this weapon grant you bonus damage resistance.

Masterwork options