Acosmic god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Acosmic is back and better than ever. Clown Cartridge and any of your favorite damage perks is going to be the roll to get. Impulse Amplifier is also good if you don't remember to reload before damage phases. Air Trigger can get you back to back mags with ease. I would say that Withering Gaze is not the perk to get. It's solid on special weapons and even though it's new it doesn't work well with the best in slot perk, Bait and Switch. If you can lead with Withering Gaze on another weapon you can swap to Acosmic for huge damage numbers." Recommended MW: Blast Radius.

Strong alternatives

Clown Cartridge Bait and Switch Spike Grenades Quick Launch Cascade Point Explosive Light Impulse Amplifier Air Trigger Alloy Casing Smart Drift Control Linear Compensator

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Over in PvP grenade launchers lost a lot of their shine with the health changes. 70 Blast Radius is the target to hit. Impulse Amplifier to boost up grenade Velocity. Withering Gaze with Proximity Grenades or High-Explosive Ordinance wouldn't be the worst combo as you won't be able to OHK and be able to swap to your primary or special for easy clean ups. Explosive Light is easy to get with orb generation through Reaper or Siphon mods. If you opt for general use you can go with Chain Reaction." Recommended MW: Blast Radius.

Strong alternatives

Impulse Amplifier Chain Reaction Spike Grenades Quick Launch Withering Gaze Explosive Light High-Explosive Ordnance Smart Drift Control Linear Compensator

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.1.0.4 (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for Minor add control in general and end-game, underleveled, content. Void rapid-fire grenade launcher Acosmic returns with a couple of new tricks for a boss damage. The stats look decent out of the box. At base, 25 Handling translates to 0.48s ready speed, 0.45s ADS speed and 0.43 stow speed, and with 0/1/2/3 Reserve mods, you hold total ammo of 33/35/37/38 shots. If you want a heavy GL for add clearing (you do you, but don't think we all won't judge you silently for it), look for a barrel perk that boosts Velocity and/or Handling together with a magazine perk that boosts reload speed. For dealing with high-density add groups, in the first trait perk column Reverberation maximises blast radius after your first kill and then in the second, either Chain Reaction to create AoE detonations for additional damage, or Destabilizing Rounds spreads volatility, which you take advantage of with void or prismatic subclass fragments. If you're interested, Acosmic is named after one of the two Hindu aspects of god; to be acosmic is to deny the objective reality of the temporal world - transcendental in a world-negating sense (according to Merriam-Webster). The Search Party origin trait, gaining better ADS and strafe speed when on your own, might be useful when you're away from your fireteam, but think of it more as a useful added extra when it's procced, but don't overlook Nadir Focus for extra velocity. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed depending on your preference, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to generate Void Breaches or Stunloader when there's a matching artifact mod.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Reverberation

Strong alternatives

Mini Frags Hard Launch Chain Reaction Quick Launch Smart Drift Control Alloy Casing Destabilizing Rounds

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 121 from 5 November 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/64p7wnHATJnZB8jnnJUnhP?si=f5552155425a4d6a) with @ImpetusAlways, @CourtProjects and @Saint_Kabr (PvE PvE-Boss PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for sustained damage against Bosses in general and end-game, underleveled, content, particularly for void builds. Void rapid-fire grenade launcher Acosmic returns with a couple of new tricks for a boss damage. The stats look decent out of the box. At base, 25 Handling translates to 0.48s ready speed, 0.45s ADS speed and 0.43 stow speed, and with 0/1/2/3 Reserve mods, you hold total ammo of 33/35/37/38 shots. For boss damage, Hard Launch as the barrel perk squeezes a tiny bit more damage out of Spike Grenades, but otherwise look for one that boosts velocity. For boss damage, in the first trait perk column, Withering Gaze give access to Void weakening if you're not on a void subclass or for you to work with subclass fragments if you are, for an effective ×1.15 damage boost, together with Bait and Switch in the second for ×1.3 damage (which is a ×1.495 total damage boost when both are procced), which helps offset the lack of a reload perk. Maybe a roll to tuck away for a season/episode when we don't have access to weakening via an artifact mod. If you're interested, Acosmic is named after one of the two Hindu aspects of god; to be acosmic is to deny the objective reality of the temporal world - transcendental in a world-negating sense (according to Merriam-Webster). The Search Party origin trait, gaining better ADS and strafe speed when on your own, might be useful when you're away from your fireteam, but think of it more as a useful added extra when it's procced, but don't overlook Nadir Focus for extra velocity. Recommended MW: Reload Speed (if it's Blast Radius, leave it well alone with Spike Grenades) depending on your preference, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to generate Void Breaches, or Stunloader when there's a matching artifact mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Withering Gaze Bait and Switch Spike Grenades

Strong alternatives

Hard Launch Quick Launch Smart Drift Control

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 121 from 5 November 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/64p7wnHATJnZB8jnnJUnhP?si=f5552155425a4d6a) with @ImpetusAlways, @CourtProjects and @Saint_Kabr (PvE PvE-Boss PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for sustained damage against Bosses in general and end-game, underleveled, content. Void rapid-fire grenade launcher Acosmic returns with a couple of new tricks for a boss damage. The stats look decent out of the box. At base, 25 Handling translates to 0.48s ready speed, 0.45s ADS speed and 0.43 stow speed, and with 0/1/2/3 Reserve mods, you hold total ammo of 33/35/37/38 shots. For boss damage, Hard Launch as the barrel perk squeezes a tiny bit more damage out of Spike Grenades, but otherwise look for one that boosts velocity. Air Trigger may sound like a weird recommendation for the first trait perk, but it's more for the additional reserves - equivalent to 1.5 reserve mods (2 mods when enhanced) and, as long as you start your reload animation while in the air, the whole reload will be sped up. You'll need a fast reload to use with Bait and Switch for the ×1.3 damage boost for 10s. The Search Party origin trait, gaining better ADS and strafe speed when on your own, might be useful when you're away from your fireteam, but think of it more as a useful added extra when it's procced, but don't overlook Nadir Focus for extra velocity. If you're interested, Acosmic is named after one of the two Hindu aspects of god; to be acosmic is to deny the objective reality of the temporal world - transcendental in a world-negating sense (according to Merriam-Webster). Recommended MW: Velocity or Reload Speed (if it's Blast Radius, leave it well alone with Spike Grenades) depending on your preference, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to generate Void Breaches, or Stunloader when there's a matching artifact mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Hard Launch Air Trigger Bait and Switch Spike Grenades

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.1.0.4 (PvE PvE-Boss PvE-MajorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Majors and Champions in general and end-game, underleveled, content. Void rapid-fire grenade launcher Acosmic returns with a couple of new tricks for a boss damage. The stats look decent out of the box. At base, 25 Handling translates to 0.48s ready speed, 0.45s ADS speed and 0.43 stow speed, and with 0/1/2/3 Reserve mods, you hold total ammo of 33/35/37/38 shots. Look for a barrel perk that boosts Velocity and/or Handling together with Spike Grenades as the magazine perk. For burst damage, Clown Cartridge in the first trait perk column lets you take full advantage of Explosive Light's up to 6 shots (7 when enhanced) of ×1.25 bonus damage just for picking up power orbs, in the second. If you're interested, Acosmic is named after one of the two Hindu aspects of god; to be acosmic is to deny the objective reality of the temporal world - transcendental in a world-negating sense (according to Merriam-Webster). The Search Party origin trait, gaining better ADS and strafe speed when on your own, might be useful when you're away from your fireteam, but think of it more as a useful added extra when it's procced, but don't overlook Nadir Focus for extra velocity. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed depending on your preference, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to generate Void Breaches or Stunloader when there's a matching artifact mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-MajorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Hard Launch Clown Cartridge Explosive Light Spike Grenades