Rocket-Assisted Frame sidearms have been some of the most popular weapons in Destiny 2 during The Final Shape, and The Edge of Fate introduced another rocket archetype to the game—the Rocket-Assisted pulse rifle.
Mint Retrograde is the first Rocket-Assisted pulse rifle in the game, a 200 RPM special weapon that deals high damage and synergizes with everything rocket-related. Much like The Call with sidearms, Mint Retrograde kicks off the rocket pulse lineup with a Strand element to pair with an Energy primary.
Here are our Mint Retrograde PvE and PvP god rolls in Destiny 2.
What is the Mint Retrograde god roll in Destiny 2?
Mint Retrograde PvE god roll
- Barrel: Smart Drift Control
- Magazine: Appended Mag
- Perk one: Rewind Rounds
- Perk two: One for All
- Masterwork: Velocity
Mint Retrograde PvP god roll
- Barrel: Smart Drift Control
- Magazine: High-Velocity Rounds
- Perk one: Beacon Rounds
- Perk two: Master of Arms
- Masterwork: Velocity
Mint Retrograde offers plenty of solid PvE options. The generalist god roll is Rewind Rounds with One for All. Rewind Rounds refills ammo based on the number of hits, reducing the need to ever reload. One for All grants a 35 percent increased damage buff when hitting three separate targets. It’s a massive damage bonus that is easy to trigger.
If you’re looking for more elemental synergy, there’s Hatchling in the third column to create threadlings and Slice, Elemental Honing, and Chain Reaction in the fourth column. There’s also an Envious Arsenal + Bait and Switch combination if you want to include Mint Retrograde in damage rotations. All of these are excellent perks, depending on what you need for your build.
Much like Rocket-Assisted sidearms, Mint Retrograde isn’t suitable for PvP. Projectile weapons have never been consistent, and it’s hard to account for enemy movement when firing one. You could run a combination of Beacon Rounds and Master of Arms. Beacon Rounds increases reload speed and grants tracking to projectiles after a kill. Master of Arms grants increased damage for a kill, stacking up to two times, resulting in an up to 25 percent damage increase.
Still, don’t expect Mint Retrograde to outperform top special weapons in PvP, including shotguns and fusion rifles. Its main use is PvE after all.
How to get Mint Retrograde in Destiny 2
Mint Retrograde drops from Pinnacle Ops inside the Portal. Pinnacle Ops are mainly Exotic missions, including Encore, Kell’s Fall, and The Whisper, and those have a separate loot pool from Solo or Fireteam Ops.
Every day, there’s at least one activity with a Bonus Focus item. The Bonus Focus guarantees a specific reward, allowing you to focus farm a weapon or an armor piece. You can wait until Mint Retrograde is a Bonus Focus drop or farm an activity in hopes of getting lucky.
To get enhanced perks on a weapon in The Edge of Fate, you must get at least a Tier 2 copy of the weapon. Increase your Power and do higher difficulty missions in the Portal to get better loot.
