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The Fighting Lion Catalyst interestingly doesn’t directly benefit the Fighting Lion but may still be worth obtaining for some players. That being said, it does take quite a bit of work to obtain and fully upgrade, which may not be worth it. To decide for yourself, here’s everything you need to know about what the Fighting Lion Catalyst does and where to get it.

What The Fighting Lion Catalyst Does

The Fighting Lion Catalyst gives the grenade launcher a unique perk:

Chimera – after firing the Fighting Lion, all equipped Kinetic and Power-based weapons will receive a three-second or so boost to handling and accuracy.

With the right loadout, players can fire upon an enemy with the Fighting Lion then quickly switch to a Power or Kinetic weapon to receive the boost. Considering the Fighting Lion struggles in close quarters due to its detonation mechanics, a good pairing weapon could be an SMG or Handcannon. Having a Sniper Rifle is also recommended for targets outside of Fighting Lion’s range. The key is to make sure the chosen weapons are Kinetic or Power to take advantage of the boost.

How To Find The Fighting Lion Catalyst

Obtaining the Fighting Lion Catalyst isn’t terribly difficult, though it can be time-consuming. Any non-Guardian enemy located anywhere in the game has the rare chance to drop the Fighting Lion Catalyst. There doesn’t seem to be a concrete way to improve drop odds and holding the weapon itself doesn’t seem to have any effect either.

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A solid strategy is to chase down low-level opponents to grind a large number out quickly. Alternatively, just waiting for the Fighting Lion to drop organically during regular play allows the player to do other things.

Upgrading The Fighting Lion Catalyst

Upgrading the Fighting Lion Catalyst can be a bit tedious due to the requirements. The player will need to do two things:

Defeat 1,000 enemies using the Fighting Lion Successfully complete 2,500 Bounties.

The first objective isn’t picky about enemy type so the player can grind out PVE content or go chase down players in Crucible or Gambit. The key is to ensure the killing blow is done with the Fighting Lion, which means forgoing the Chimera bonus in many cases.

Completing 2,500 Bounties is going to take some time and a lot of Glimmer. The player can purchase up to five Daily Bounties costing 1,250 Glimmer in total. It would take 500 days to upgrade the Fighting Lion if the player only used Daily Bounties.

Because of this, it’s important to do more than just the dailies. Fortunately, Destiny 2 offers a staggering number of Bounties from a variety of sources. Every planet has someone offering Bounties, every game mode has a Bounties merchant, and each season introduces a host of Bounty-based content.

Tips

While the Fighting Lion is incredibly fun it’s not the most powerful or useful Grenade Launcher in the game. It’ll get the job done in most cases, but higher-level content is going to present challenges for a Fighting Lion user. Given the lengths required to upgrade the Fighting Lion Catalyst, it’s recommended to grind the 1,000 kills quickly and then complete the bounties over time.

Because the bounties don’t need to be achieved with the Fighting Lion, a solid strategy is to knock out the 2,500 by pursuing the requirements of another Catalyst. For instance, The Colony Catalyst requires grinding Guardians in Crucible to drop. Players could chase down this Catalyst while also knocking out Crucible bounties.

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