History of Parasite
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Parasite is a Solar Exotic Grenade Launcher from Destiny 2: The Witch Queen.
Overview
Its intrinsic perk, "Worm's Hunger", fires Hive worms that explode on impact. Explosion size and damage scale with the number of enemies defeated just before firing, which makes it strong against bosses.
Acquisition
- Finish the Witch Queen campaign, then speak to Ikora Rey at the Enclave to start the "Of Queens and Worms" Exotic quest.
- Per Shacknews, the 17-step quest includes the Birthplace of the Vile strike, Lost Sectors (Sepulcher, Metamorphosis, Extraction), Cryptoglyph runes, patrols in the Florescent Canal, and the final mission "Parasitic Pilgrimage".
- Lost copies can be re-pulled from Collections.
Catalyst
Added in June 2026, the catalyst grants Envious Arsenal: dealing damage with both other weapons before readying Parasite refills it from reserves. The objective is 400 target defeats. PC Gamer’s June 10, 2026 table lists Vanguard Ops, Crucible, Gambit, or Exotic Order payouts as acquisition sources.
Sources
- How To Get Parasite — Screen Rant; Existing source for the acquisition or historical details summarized above.
- How to get Parasite, Of Queens and Worms quest — Shacknews; Existing source for the acquisition or historical details summarized above.
- How to get Destiny 2's Parasite Exotic Grenade Launcher — Windows Central; Existing source for the acquisition or historical details summarized above.
- All 26 new catalysts in Destiny 2's final update — PC Gamer; June 10, 2026 catalyst perk and acquisition table.
- Parasite Catalyst — light.gg; Catalyst perk and completion objective.