Arcane Embrace god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Arcane Embrace is the newest frame to Destiny 2. A double fire slug shotgun. Each trigger pull fires two semi-deadly slugs. (Only semi if you can hit your shots). Over in your regular PvE activities it shouldn't matter unless you regularly GM or something. Fourth Times the Charm will give you one extra trigger pull for two consecutive burst crits. Precision Instrument stacks quickly on double fire frames and will work nicely against chunky health bars and champions. Surrounded can work better depending on the encounter and how confident you are at staying alive. Bonus points for Desperado for shotgun go brrrrr." Recommended MW: Reload Speed.

Strong alternatives

Precision Instrument Appended Mag Fourth Time's the Charm Fluted Barrel Surrounded Desperado Grave Robber Dual Loader Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Arcane Embrace is not good in PvP. You need to land both shots to kill and one *has* to be a crit in order for you to secure the kill. Tap the Trigger and Closing Time both help your accuracy and Lone Wolf will boost your mid tier aim assist. If you treat this like a normal shotgun or slug you're going to have a bad time." Recommended MW: Range.

Essential perks

Accurized Rounds

Strong alternatives

Closing Time Fluted Barrel Lone Wolf Tap the Trigger Swashbuckler Slideshot Threat Detector Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.1.0.4 (PvE PvE-Boss PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Majors, Champions and Bosses in general and end-game, underleveled, content, particularly with arc builds. Arcane Embrace is the first of a new subfamily of Heavy Burst shotguns, which look like they might be the new top pick for special weapon boss DPS, doing 9.88% more damage that slug shotguns if both shits hit. The stats look similar to Pin Point Slug shotties too, and by that standard are pretty decent. At base, with 0/1/2/3 Reserve mods, you hold total ammo of 26/29/33/34, but you can chew through ammo fast, firing two shots with each trigger pull. The usual play for shotguns of boosting handling with the barrel perk still applies and, as there's no Assault Mag, look to a magazine perk that helps with Reload Speed. If you've not yet got a Voltshot shotgun, this is a decent choice - you could use Dual Loader or Threat Detector for better reloads after a kill (you only need to reload a single shell, not the whole mag which should take less than a second), to then proc Voltshot to apply Jolt for decent chunk damage on a target and AoE lightning for some crowd control too, to synergise with arc fragments. 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. Recommended MW: Handling, Reload Speed depending on your preference, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to generate Ionic Traces or Stunloader when there's a matching artifact mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-MajorSpec PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Voltshot

Strong alternatives

Dual Loader Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Flared Magwell Threat Detector

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-MajorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Majors, Champions and Bosses in general and end-game, underleveled, content. Arcane Embrace is the first of a new subfamily of Heavy Burst shotguns, which look like they might be the new top pick for special weapon boss DPS, doing 9.88% more damage that slug shotguns if both shits hit. The stats look similar to Pin Point Slug shotties too, and by that standard are pretty decent. At base, with 0/1/2/3 Reserve mods, you hold total ammo of 26/29/33/34, but you can chew through ammo fast, firing two shots with each trigger pull. The usual play for shotguns of boosting handling with the barrel perk still applies and, as there's no Assault Mag, look to a magazine perk that helps with Reload Speed. When in CQC, the trait perk combination of Threat Detector, boosting gunfeel when you're near 2+ enemies, and Surrounded for a chunky ×1.4 boost to damage (×1.47 when enhanced) when you're near 3 or more enemies, is hard to beat to burst down Majors, Champions and the occasional Boss. 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. Recommended MW: Handling, Reload Speed depending on your preference, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to generate Ionic Traces or Stunloader when there's a matching artifact mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-MajorSpec PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Surrounded Threat Detector

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Flared Magwell Alloy Magazine

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 backup sustained Boss damage in general and end-game, underleveled, content. Arcane Embrace is the first of a new subfamily of Heavy Burst shotguns, which look like they might be the new top pick for special weapon boss DPS, doing 9.88% more damage that slug shotguns if both shits hit. The stats look similar to Pin Point Slug shotties too, and by that standard are pretty decent. At base, with 0/1/2/3 Reserve mods, you hold total ammo of 26/29/33/34, but you can chew through ammo fast, firing two shots with each trigger pull. The usual play for shotguns of boosting handling with the barrel perk still applies and, as there's no Assault Mag, look to a magazine perk that helps with Reload Speed. For sustained boss damage, once you're out of heavy ammo, the perk trait combination of Fourth Time's the Charm and Precision Instrument, if you can consistently hit a boss crit spot to take advantage of the up to ×1.25 boost to precision damage and extend your mag. 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. Recommended MW: Handling, Reload Speed depending on your preference, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Stunloader when there's a matching artifact mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-BossSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Precision Instrument Fourth Time's the Charm

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Arrowhead Brake Flared Magwell Alloy Magazine Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling