Festival of the Lost has a new SMG, Gunburn, which is bound to strike fear into the heart of the Headless Ones. The new Kinetic Lightweight weapon brings the newly released Kinetic perks, as well as one of the most wanted traits in primaries that don’t deal elemental damage.
Gunburn already faces steep competition against the Multimach CCX, which is a beloved, easily available, god-rolled legacy SMG with Attrition Orbs/Kinetic Tremors available at Banshee-44’s stand. Still, Gunburn gets up to 10 percent more damage since it counts as new gear, which may be enough to consider switching, and its perk pool also comes with new additions.
Here are our Gunburn god rolls for PvE in Destiny 2‘s Festival of the Lost, based on perk info from light.gg.
Gunburn PvE god roll in Destiny 2
- Barrel: Polygonal Rifling, Corkscrew Rifling, or Chambered Compensator.
- Mag: Flared Magwell, Tactical Mag, Alloy Mag, or Appended Mag.
- First perk: Bewildering Burst.
- Second perk: Kinetic Tremors and Ancillary Ordnance.
- Honorable mention: One For All.
In our Gunburn god roll, we’re aiming for the staple Kinetic perks: Bewildering Burst in the third column, plus Kinetic Tremors and/or Ancillary Ordnance in the fourth.
Gunburn’s third column isn’t much of a struggle. Bewildering Burst is by far our favorite option, since it can disorient enemies without much setup. If you’re looking for something else, Pugilist is usually a good choice for melee-based builds, while Lead from Light can help you get some extra Special ammo. Threat Detector isn’t bad either, especially since Gunburn’s base reload speed isn’t great, and Lone Wolf can be a bit redundant with the Search Party origin trait (though Veist Stinger might be the play here). Still, we think the Kinetic-exclusive perk comes out on top.
The fourth column has more viable options: Kinetic Tremors and Ancillary Ordnance are our favorite picks, though One For All continues to bring a strong damage buff. Attrition Orbs is in this column, which means it’s up against some heavy-hitters and probably won’t see much use here. Binary Orbit can work, especially with access to Solar, Arc, or Void damage, though we’re leaning toward the others.
For parts, our priority is getting faster reloads, preferably with some stability thrown into the mix. These aren’t the most decisive aspects of the weapon, however, so this should be more of a tie-breaker than actual criteria.
All in all, you can find plenty of options in Gunburn, though we recommend focusing on the Kinetic parts of its kit—especially if you’re using the Techsec set bonus.
How to get Gunburn in Destiny 2
The Gunburn SMG is available as part of Festival of the Lost and debuted in the event’s 2025 edition. It has a chance of dropping wherever you can get Festival of the Lost Engrams. Haunted Altars is your safest bet, with two Eerie Engrams and a chance of bonus drops. Certain Portal activities, which are marked by an Eerie Engram icon, may also give you some Halloween-styled rewards.
The SMG is bound to disappear once the event ends, however, so it’s best to go for a roll while the celebrations live. Like Solstice, any Festival of the Lost items you receive will drop one tier above your usual rewards.
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