Festival Flight - Legendary Grenade Launcher

Festival Flight is a Grenade Launcher Strand Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Grenade Launcher - Strand - Special - Area Denial Frame

Source: Solstice

Light up the sky anew.

Weapon frame

Area Denial Frame

Burst fire Grenade Launcher. Each projectile creates a lingering pool on impact that deals damage over time.

Base stats

StatValue
Blast Radius100
Velocity73
Stability28
Handling64
Reload Speed64
Aim Assistance74
Zoom13
Airborne Effectiveness4
Ammo Generation69
Rounds Per Minute72
Magazine1
Recoil Direction80

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

  • 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

  • Blast Distributor
    Dealing splash damage grants a bonus to Grenade stat.
  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Recycled Energy
    Reloading after defeating targets grants energy to your lowest charged ability.
  • Transcendent Moment
    Final blows grant bonus stats based on the weapon's damage type alignment. Light elements grant stability and handling. Dark elements grant range and aim assist. While Transcendent, this weapon gets both bonuses.
  • Envious Arsenal
    Dealing damage with both other weapons before readying this weapon refills it from reserves.
  • Ambitious Assassin
    Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.
  • Slice
    Casting your class ability allows this weapon to sever targets on hit for a brief duration, up to a maximum number of targets.

Right column perks

  • Binary Orbit
    Elemental final blows opposite this weapon increase damage for a short duration. Darkness final blows boost Arc, Solar, and Void weapons. Light final blows boost Stasis, Strand, and Kinetic weapons.
  • Frenzy
    Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
  • One for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
  • Vorpal Weapon
    Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
  • Attrition Orbs
    Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
  • Hatchling
    Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with this weapon spawns a Threadling at the target's location.
  • Elemental Honing
    Dealing unique elemental damage grants this weapon a stacking damage bonus. This bonus is increased for kinetic weapons.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Dream Work
    Once per reload, assists or assisted final blows partially refill the weapon from reserves and increase reload speed for a short duration. Bows receive faster draw time.
  • Suros Synergy
    Reloading grants this weapon bonus handling and reduces incoming flinch for a short time.

Masterwork options