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A Sudden Death — Destiny 2 Shotgun
Legendary · Shotgun
Where it drops: Source: "Prophecy" Dungeon

“"Everything dies. This is proof." —Emissary of the Nine”

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Built from 164 curated wishlist rolls for this Shotgun. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

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YeezyGT's S16

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[YeezyGT's S16] [MW: Range/Handling] "The fastest handling Aggressive Frame in the game. Threat Detector is one of few perks that affect your animation swap speed (up to 43% at x2), rather than pure Handling, which is also available on this through Surplus/Elemental Capacitor/Pulse Monitor. Have also included Snapshot Sights, which works wonders combo'd with Full Choke, as we seem to be slowly moving towards a shotgun meta that requires more and more pellet spread investment."

Strong alternatives

Full Choke Accurized Rounds Elemental Capacitor Threat Detector Frenzy Snapshot Sights Pulse Monitor Surplus Slideshot Assault Mag Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 25. PvE first-choice roll for end-game content. Stiff competition in the slot from Found Verdict, and suffers by comparison from having no adept version. For clearing heftier minors or groups of majors, choose a barrel that helps with handling or stability, then Assault Mag increases firing rate, or Tactical Mag/ Appended Mag increases mag size to maximum. Then Threat Detector, Grave Robber, Field Prep or Slideshot help to keep you shooting, and Surrounded with the Spec mod adds +40% damage in CQC. Worth pairing with the Heavy Handed Charged With Light Mod for free ammo regeneration on CQC kills. Drops from the final (Emissary) chest if you're looking to farm it. Recommended MW: Stability or Handling, with a Surrounded Spec mod.

Essential perks

Surrounded

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Barrel Shroud Threat Detector Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag Field Prep Slideshot Grave Robber

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 25. PvE first-choice roll for end-game content. Stiff competition in the slot from Found Verdict, and suffers by comparison from having no adept version. For clearing heftier minors or groups of majors, choose a barrel that helps with handling or stability, then Assault Mag increases firing rate, or Tactical Mag/ Appended Mag increases mag size to maximum. Then Threat Detector, Grave Robber, Field Prep or Slideshot help to keep you shooting, and Frenzy provides a solid damage boost when in combat. Worth pairing with the Heavy Handed Charged With Light Mod for free ammo regeneration on CQC kills. Drops from the final (Emissary) chest if you're looking to farm it. Recommended MW: Stability or Handling, with a damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Frenzy

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Barrel Shroud Threat Detector Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag Field Prep Slideshot Grave Robber

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns Podcast 233. PvE backup roll. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed.

Essential perks

Assault Mag

Strong alternatives

Barrel Shroud Threat Detector Frenzy Grave Robber Corkscrew Rifling Field Prep Surrounded Pulse Monitor One-Two Punch

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Essential perks

Grave Robber

Strong alternatives

Appended Mag Barrel Shroud One-Two Punch Extended Mag Frenzy Tactical Mag Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 25. PvE backup roll for end-game content. Stiff competition in the slot from Found Verdict, and suffers by comparison from having no adept version. If you're looking for a good One-Two Punch shotgun for use against Majors and the occasional Boss, choose a barrel that helps with handling or stability, then Tactical Mag or Appended Mag increases mag size to maximum, and Slideshot gives you an instant reload between shots and punches/ slaps/ knifings. Drops from the final (Emissary) chest if you're looking to farm it. Recommended MW: Stability or Handling, with a damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

One-Two Punch Slideshot

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Barrel Shroud Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Full Choke Appended Mag

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns Podcast 233. PvE first choice roll. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed.

Essential perks

Assault Mag

Strong alternatives

Pulse Monitor Barrel Shroud Frenzy Grave Robber One-Two Punch Corkscrew Rifling

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Chevy's S15 Super Pog PvE Loot List. Recommended MW - Handling

Essential perks

Assault Mag Grave Robber One-Two Punch

Strong alternatives

Rifled Barrel Full Choke

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Essential perks

Tactical Mag Barrel Shroud Grave Robber One-Two Punch

Community wishlist roll

pve pve-god pve-major pve-endgame controller mkb 1 wishlist roll

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 25. PvE first-choice roll for end-game content. Stiff competition in the slot from Found Verdict, and suffers by comparison from having no adept version. If you're looking for a good One-Two Punch shotgun for use against Majors and the occasional Boss, Full Choke keeps the pellet spread tight, Tactical Mag increases mag size to maximum, and Slideshot gives you an instant reload between shots and punches/ slaps/ knifings. Drops from the final (Emissary) chest if you're looking to farm it. Recommended MW: Stability or Handling, with a damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Tactical Mag Full Choke One-Two Punch Slideshot

What these A Sudden Death perks do

Pulse Monitor

Refills Magazine from reserves upon dropping to 30% Shield Health. Can activate while stowed. Grants 50 Handling and a 0.95x Ready/Stow Animation Duration Multiplier while at or below 30% Shield Health. Buff lingers for 1 second once the condition is no longer met.

Frenzy

After being in Combat for 12 seconds: Grants 15% increased damage, 100 Handling, and 100 Reload Speed for 7.2 seconds. Works and can activate while stowed. Dealing and receiving damage refreshes the buff duration. For Frenzy, being in Combat is defined as having either dealt or received damage within the last 5 seconds. Self-damage and environmental damage do not count.

Grave Robber

Powered Melee Hits and (Glaive) Melee Kills refill the magazine from reserves. 3 second cooldown between activations.

One-Two Punch

Hitting a target with all 12 Pellets in the spread increases the damage of your next Melee attack within 3 seconds. Melee Damage increase by weapon type: • Shotgun: 150% additional base melee damage • Hand Cannon: 75% [100?%] additional base melee damage Stowing the weapon removes the buff. The buff does not stack with the passive Melee Damage increase against Frozen non-Boss targets. The higher buff of the two takes precedence.

Threat Detector

Grants 1|2 Stacks while within 15 meters of 1|2+ enemies. Bonuses at 1|2 Stacks: • 15|40 Stability • 18|60 Reload Speed • 25|100 Handling • 0.9x|0.81x Handling Animation Duration Multiplier

Field Prep

Grants the following while Crouched: • 50 Reload Speed • 0.8x Reload Duration Multiplier • 0.8x Ready/Stow Duration Multiplier Passively grants 20 Ammo Generation stat. (50% more than 1 Ammo Generation armor mod)

Surrounded

Being within 15 meters of 3 Enemies grants 40% increased damage. Buff lingers for 1.5 seconds once the condition is no longer met. Exceptions: • Swords only receive a 35% damage increase. • Grenade and Rocket Launchers receive a 35% Explosive Damage increase and a 40% Impact Damage increase. • Wolfpack Rounds receive a 35% Explosive Damage increase.

Full Choke

While Aiming Down Sights: • Decreases Shotgun Pellet Spread by 5% • Reduces Precision Multiplier by 7.6% (1.1078x🠚1.0294x)

Slideshot

Sliding refills 15% of the Magazine (rounded up) and grants 20 Range and Stability for your next shot (of the burst) within 2.5 seconds. 0.3 second cooldown after activation but can activate multiple times during a slide. Buff is removed on stow.

Elemental Capacitor

Grants Passive Bonuses based on the element of your selected Super's element: • Solar: 50 Reload Speed • Arc: 50 Handling • Void: 20 Stability • Strand: 20 Airborne Effectiveness • Stasis: 20 Recoil Direction & 20% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

Snapshot Sights

Passively decreases the ADS Animation Duration: • 50% decrease on Primary Weapons • 20% decrease on Special Weapons

Surplus

Grants Stat Bonuses depending on the number of Charged Abilities. Stat Bonuses with 1|2|3+ Charged Abilities: • 5|15|25 Stability • 5|25|60 Handling • 10|25|60 Reload Speed

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