Update:Destinyplayers mustcomplete the Beauty in Destruction quest(click for details) in order to unlock the Year 3 Gjallarhorn, then they can infuse the Iron Gjallarhorn with the rocket launcher.
Bungie has officially revealedDestiny: Rise of Iron, the fall expansion that will releaseSeptember 20of this year. After a massive leak the night before Bungie’s official reveal, fans found out that the exotic rocket launcherGjallarhorn would be making its returninRise of Iron.
With that reveal came details that a new version of the exotic called Iron Gjallarhorn would be a bonus to those who pre-orderRise of Iron. This left manyDestinyfans with questions whether the new, updated version of Gjallarhorn would be placed behind a pre-order wall, only available to those who shelled out the cash early.
But during their live stream reveal, Bungie cleared up the issue. All players who own theRise of Ironexpansion, no matter when they purchase it, will receive a quest that leads to the end reward of a Gjallarhorn rocket launcher. But for those who do pre-order the expansion, they will receive the same rocket launcher with the same stats, but with a different skin—the Iron Gjallarhorn is a black and silver version of the classic gold and white Gjallarhorn.
Rise of Iron’s creative director, Chris Barrett said that come September, players will go on a quest “to forge a new Gjallarhorn from the armor of fallen heroes.” From the story details that have been released it sounds like the exotic will be created from the armor ofthe Iron Lords, who take center stage in this expansion.
Gjallarhorn is a legendary weapon in theDestinycommunity, and was far and away the best exotic in the game in Year 1, and even led to a lot ofelitism amongDestinyfansespecially on LFG sites. To commemorate the special place Gjallarhorn has had among fans, Bungie put together this special trailer:
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The exotic rocket launcher was admittedly broken, so powerful that Bungie chosenot to allow the exotic to move forwardinto Year 2. By the timeRise of Ironcomes out, longtime fans will have spent an entire year without having Gjallarhorn be effective at relevant Light level, so it will be interesting to see how Bungie chooses to rebalance the weapon for Year 3. If nothing else most expect some new changes for the weapon, like Bungie has done withother exotics that have been addedto the game sinceThe Taken King.
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Destiny: Rise of Ironlaunched on July 08, 2025, only on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
