The Prospector

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The Prospector
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Production overview

Manufacturer:

Tex Mechanica

Rarity class:

Exotic

Weapon type:

Grenade Launcher

Min-max accuracy:

Moderate

Min-max impact:

Moderate

Min-max stability:

High

Min-max handling:

Moderate

Min-max magazine:

8

Specifications

Feed system:

Drum Magazine

Ammunition type:

Grenades

Fire mode:

Full-Auto

Rate of fire:

150 RPM

Damage:

Arc

Effective range:

Medium

Service history

In service:

Guardians

 

The Prospector is an Exotic Grenade Launcher in Destiny 2.

Lore tab

"SOME THINGS SHOULD STAY BURIED"

"Get your axe and your pick and your shovel and your spine. We're goin' prospectin'."
"What?"
"That. The quote. I don't get it."
"It's an old saying. It's about puttin' in a hard day's work."
"Seems... antiquated."
"How so?"
"My grenade launcher's full auto and goes boom on command. What do I need hand tools for?"
"It's a metaphor. It ain't literal. At least not anymore. Your launcher is your hand tool."
"Ahh. Got it. Good to know."

Gameplay

Fires grenades that can be timed (through holding firing button) to detonate simultaneously.

Weapon Mods

Comstock Lode - Equip this Weapon Ornament to change the appearance of The Prospector.

Weapon Perks

Excavation - Hold to fire grenades. Release to detonate all live grenades simultaneously.
Volatile Launch - This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload.

  • Greatly increases blast radius
  • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Slightly decreases projectile speed

Augmented Drum - Heavy, high capacity drum.

  • Greatly increases magazine size
  • Greatly decreases reload speed

Full Auto Trigger System - Holding down the trigger will fire this weapon at full auto.
Hand-Laid Stock - This weapon is optimized for recoil control.

  • Increases stability[1]

Trivia

  • The Comstock Lode ornament's name is likely a reference to the the real life Comstock Lode, a large deposit of silver ore located in the state of Nevada first discovered around 1859.
  • The Prospector was once rated one of the worst exotics in Destiny 2 but with the arrival of the Leviathan raid it was found that it was the only way to destroy the Watchers in the Leviathan underbelly without triggering the alarm sequence playing solo.

Gallery

List of appearances

References

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