A Sudden Death god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "A Sudden Death is not a great shotgun for PvE, while you do have Envious Assassin and One-Two Punch which together allow you to never worry about reloading, I find rapid-fire frames at the opposite end of the shotgun spectrum better for One-Two Punch. Trench Barrel and Grave Robber are great combinations for “maining” this shotgun but an even better combination would be Destabilizing Rounds and Repulsor Brace, the issue with this combo is that it’s a shotgun and not a primary ammo weapon." Recommended MW: Range, Stability, Handling, or Reload Speed.

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Envious Assassin Barrel Shroud One-Two Punch Trench Barrel Destabilizing Rounds Grave Robber Repulsor Brace Appended Mag Tactical Mag Corkscrew Rifling

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "I used all my “creator” luck on my own personal Sudden Death, which I am very happy with. Threat Detector and Opening Shot are going to be the tried and true combinations. If you rock exotics like Ophidians, Dragon’s Shadow, or even Speedloader Slacks you can go with Slideshot, and those who love arc will love Elemental Capacitor. Opening Shot regardless of third column perk is still your best bet." Recommended MW: Range or Handling.

Essential perks

Opening Shot

Strong alternatives

Barrel Shroud Accurized Rounds Threat Detector Elemental Capacitor Slideshot Assault Mag Smallbore

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 97 from 13 March 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Uy7pfo5Thjtt2MF4vZitv?si=8e3adcb68d234006) with @ImpetusAlways, @Saint_Kabr and @CourtProjects. First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Minor and Boss Spec enemies in end-game content. A Sudden Death returns as void, rather than arc shotgun with the rather poor stats you'd expect from a Year 1 gun. If you already have a burst damage void shotgun then feel free to pass as it's likely a fair bit better. If you are making do, then Barrel Shroud or Corkscrew Rifling pad out the Handling stats a little, or Full Choke tightens the pellet spread as the barrel perk, and Assault Mag speeds up shots, or Tactical Mag adds one to the mag as the magazine perk. You could take your choice of either Threat Detector's Handling and Reload buffs or Envious Assassin for an overflowed magazine to start an engagement with. One-Two Punch doubles melee damage when procced for fast burst damage against majors and champions. The Crossing Over origin trait is useful all around for PvE, with bumps to range and handling in the top half of a magazine, and a small 3% damage boost at the bottom. Recommended MW: Handling, with a damage boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

One-Two Punch

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Envious Assassin Full Choke Tactical Mag Barrel Shroud Threat Detector Corkscrew Rifling

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 97 from 13 March 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Uy7pfo5Thjtt2MF4vZitv?si=8e3adcb68d234006) with @ImpetusAlways, @Saint_Kabr and @CourtProjects. First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Minor and Boss Spec enemies in end-game content. A Sudden Death returns as void, rather than arc shotgun with the rather poor stats you'd expect from a Year 1 gun. If you already have a burst damage void shotgun then feel free to pass as it's likely a fair bit better. If you are making do, then Barrel Shroud or Corkscrew Rifling pad out the Handling stats a little as the barrel perk, and Assault Mag speeds up shots, or Tactical Mag adds one to the mag as the magazine perk. You could take your choice of either Threat Detector's Handling and Reload buffs or Envious Assassin for an overflowed magazine to start an engagement with. Trench Barrel bumps up damage by 50% for three shots when procced - although you'll obviously need to be right up close to take advantage! The Crossing Over origin trait is useful all around for PvE, with bumps to range and handling in the top half of a magazine, and a small 3% damage boost at the bottom. Recommended MW: Handling, with a damage boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Trench Barrel Threat Detector

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Corkscrew Rifling Tactical Mag