Trade the lingering Vortex for a short-range Handheld Supernova. Hit hard, start Devour, and turn a successful breach into the next grenade.
Contraverse Hold + Legend of Acrius
Handheld Supernova · Devour · Weaken
Equip Magnetic Grenade + Chaos Accelerant. Hold the grenade input to charge, then release a short-range Void blast instead of the ordinary thrown Magnetic Grenade. This conversion is commonly called Handheld Supernova.
The current aspect description also gives this conversion a reduced cooldown and an additional grenade charge. Those are aspect benefits, not effects of reaching 200 Grenade or wearing Exodus Down.
Contraverse Hold grants charging resistance, energy return on charged grenade hits, and Weaken. Feed the Void makes a Void ability kill start enhanced Devour for healing and grenade energy from subsequent kills.
Choose this for close packs and short damage windows. Choose Vortex for persistent area coverage and enemies that remain inside it. This blast has no lingering field to keep ticking damage after release.
Optional comparison: Event Horizon — the Vortex version. This Magnetic guide remains fully readable without that companion file.
Choose a nearby pack, a doorway, or a corner you can retreat behind. Do not charge straight into an exposed stomp zone.
Hold the grenade button until charged, then release toward enemies within the short-range blast. Ordinary throw and charged conversion are different actions.
A charged hit triggers Contraverse's energy return and Weaken. A Void ability final blow starts Devour; grenade final blows also grant Volatile Rounds through Instability.
Finish enemies with your Void primary to sustain Devour and make use of Volatile Rounds. Save Heavy ammo for durable threats.
Use Acrius at a safe distance. With its catalyst, a successful melee hit activates Trench Barrel for up to three shots or its time limit. Do not force the melee if unsafe.
Use the additional grenade charge deliberately, collect Orbs, and Rift behind cover when needed. If no kills are available, disengage instead of expecting Devour to heal on its own.
Enables the charged Magnetic-to-blast conversion. The current description grants the conversion reduced cooldown and an additional grenade charge. Check your live grenade HUD and current aspect text after patches.
Void ability final blows activate enhanced Devour, improving health and grenade-energy restoration. Subsequent final blows sustain your offense.
Child of the Old Gods is not equipped. The charged blast remains a grenade ability, not a Super or melee attack despite its name and short range.
Grenade final blows grant Volatile Rounds to Void weapons. Your Void primary benefits; Arc Acrius does not.
Extends your applicable Void buffs, including Devour. More time to find a kill is not healing without a kill.
Void ability final blows cause targets to explode, adding area pressure after a successful blast.
Melee final blows grant grenade energy. A bonus for a safe cleanup kill, not a reason to punch a full-health boss. A Trench Barrel melee hit alone does not satisfy this final-blow requirement.
Count live fragment modifiers in final stats. Current descriptions include +10 Melee from Instability, +10 Melee from Exchange, and -10 Class / -10 Weapons / -10 Health from Persistence. Do not interpret those bonuses as extra grenade charges.
Chaotic Exchanger: Resist damage while charging a Void grenade with Chaos Accelerant. Charged grenade hits return grenade energy and apply Weaken.
A hit can start the energy return without a kill; a kill enables the Devour and grenade-kill fragment effects. Do not claim a guaranteed full refund from every blast or a lingering Vortex-style second hit.
Shock Blast: High-damage Arc blasts for a safe close-range finish. Its catalyst's Trench Barrel rewards a melee hit with increased damage, handling, and reload speed for a short time or until three shots are fired.
Strongly recommend the catalyst, but never trade survival for its melee trigger. Acrius uses Heavy ammo and does not receive Volatile Rounds.
| Slot | Equip | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Exodus Down HoodLegendary · piece 1 | Void Siphon, grenade-kill Super energy, ammo utility. |
| Arms | Contraverse HoldExotic | Charged-blast engine and grenade-kill mods. |
| Chest | Exodus Down RobesLegendary · piece 2 | Close-range and encounter resistance mods. |
| Legs | Exodus Down BootsLegendary · piece 3 | Arc surge for Acrius and Orb benefits. |
| Class item | Exodus Down BondLegendary · piece 4 | Completes both set bonuses; Rift-to-Orb loop. |
When your shields break, instantly collect nearby Orbs of Power and ammo bricks.
Gaining, losing, or spending Armor Charge heals you and grants brief damage reduction, scaling with the amount of charge shifted.
Use actual set-bonus-enabled pieces, not ornaments or old copies without perks. Never deliberately break your shields to trigger pickups.
Acrius is the only Exotic weapon. Keep a valid Champion plan rather than assuming short-range damage alone is a stun.
Checked 23 October 2026. The linked Monument of Triumph roll guides rate these S-tier for PvE; this is not a verified live usage ranking. Use the refreshed Gnawing Hunger version for the listed perk pairs.
| Weapon / slot | Recommended perks | Why use it? |
|---|---|---|
| Gnawing Hunger (refreshed)Void · Energy · Primary auto rifle | Demolitionist + Rampage Alternative: Repulsor Brace + Destabilizing Rounds | Cleanup after a Supernova starts Devour. Receives Volatile Rounds and, with Demolitionist, refills grenade energy through kills. The alternate pair is a defensive choice, not two extra perks. |
| Accelerando-42Strand · Kinetic slot · Special fusion | Overflow + Controlled Burst | Direct follow-up burst when Heavy ammo should be saved. Land complete bursts for the perk benefit; manage charge time instead of charging both grenade and fusion while exposed. |
| Ouster EngineStasis · Kinetic slot · Special area-denial GL | Auto-Loading Holster + Chaos Reshaped | Adds persistent lane coverage that Magnetic's instantaneous blast lacks. It is a Special weapon, not an ability grenade; Firepower does not activate just because the weapon is a grenade launcher. Replaces Accelerando-42. |
Damage-first target: 200 Grenade / 100 Class / 50 Melee / 50 Super. A 400-point planning allocation, not a verified inventory loadout. Above-100 Grenade fits the damaging grenade focus.
Apply fragment modifiers before judging final totals; preserve the set bonus and essential resistances. Leave room for Health and Weapons rather than treating them as mandatory zeroes. Nearby values are fine because stats scale per point.
| Slot | Recommended mods | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Void Siphon Ashes to Assets Heavy Ammo Finder | Void weapon multikills make Orbs. Grenade final blows grant bonus Super energy; Finder supports Acrius ammo. |
| Arms | Firepower Bolstering Detonation | Grenade final blows make Orbs, subject to cooldown. Grenade damage returns class energy. A charged blast is still a grenade ability. |
| Chest | Melee Damage Resistance Concussive Dampener 1× encounter-matched resist | Protect against nearby threats and splash, respecting each mod's actual conditions. No guaranteed stomp survival. |
| Legs | Arc Weapon Surge Innervation Recuperation | Arc Surge buffs Acrius and causes timed Armor Charge decay. Orbs return grenade energy and heal you. |
| Class item | Bomber Powerful Attraction Reaper | Rift use returns grenade energy and gathers nearby Orbs; your next weapon final blow after class ability use creates an Orb. |
Siphon, Firepower, and Reaper supply Orbs. With the surge equipped, Orb pickups grant Armor Charge; timed decay removes it. Both changes feed Exodus Down's personal defensive effect.
Arc Surge does not buff the Void primary or Handheld Supernova. Avoid adding Kickstart spenders casually: they compete with the surge and need separate consideration for a multi-charge grenade setup.
Two fast blast kills do not promise two Firepower Orbs if its cooldown is active. Use the real displayed energy costs and smaller stat mods when needed; prioritize resistances and the core Orb engine over perfect totals.
Devour, Contraverse, Demolitionist, and Innervation support recharge. Exchange is only a safe melee-kill bonus, not the core energy source.
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"I'm using the burst version: charged Magnetic becomes a short-range Supernova, not a Vortex. I'll weaken the pack, start Devour, then pressure the priority target. If I miss or can't safely get close, I'll reset rather than force it."
Magnetic: immediate short-range burst and charge flexibility.
Vortex: lingering area damage and coverage.
Both retain Contraverse Hold, Devour, and four-piece Exodus Down.
Prepared 23 October 2026. Current retrieved aspect text underpins the blast conversion, reduced cooldown, and extra charge. This is a curated recommendation, not an in-game-tested optimum or measured DPS benchmark. Verify live tooltips, attribution, costs, and cooldowns after patches.
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