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Bane of Sorrow god roll & best perks
Legendary · Machine Gun
Where it drops: Acquired from the raid "Crown of Sorrow."
“"A Reefborn heavy implement, rewritten with Hive voices to make way for Gahlran the failed. Now yours." —Emperor Calus”
Full perk pool, stats & source for Bane of Sorrow →
Built from 25 curated wishlist rolls for this Machine Gun. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
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Weak archetype but curated Bane is pretty good
What these Bane of Sorrow perks do
Kill Clip
Finishing a reload within 3.6 seconds of a kill grants 25% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Stowing the weapon removes the buff.
Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.
Feeding Frenzy
Weapon Kills grant 1 Stack of Feeding Frenzy for 3.5 seconds, increasing the Reload Speed of the weapon. Maximum of 5 Stacks.
Bonuses at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks:
• 8|50|60|75|100 Reload Speed
• 2.5%|10%|13%|16%|20% decreased Reload Animation Duration
High-Caliber Rounds
Hits inflict increased Flinch on Enemies.
PVE: Tier 1-2 Minors can be repeatedly staggered. Higher Tier Combatants stagger quicker.
PVP: Flinch against Players varies based on damage and Weapon Archetype. Flinch increase ranges between 5-10%.
Rampage
Weapon Kills grant a Stack of Rampage. Maximum of 3 Stacks.
Stacks expire one at a time every 4.5 seconds.
Grants a 10%|21%|33.1% damage increase at 1|2|3 Stacks.
Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.
Tap the Trigger
Firing grants 'Tap The Trigger' for 0.6 seconds, providing the following benefits:
• 40 Stability
• 50% decreased Recoil
• 10% decreased Accuracy Cone Size
Fusion Rifles only receive 25% of the benefits.
Buff cannot be refreshed until Automatic Weapons stop firing, or until the next burst.
[Controller-Only] Weapon fires the instant trigger pressure is applied.
Outlaw
Precision Kills grant 70 Reload Speed with a 0.9x decreased Reload Animation Duration for 6 seconds.
Buff is removed on stow.
Dragonfly
Precision Kills cause targets to explode, dealing up to 123.89 [95.3] weapon-matching elemental damage in a 4.5-meter radius.
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.
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