Breakneck god roll & best perks

Breakneck — Destiny 2 Auto Rifle
Legendary · Auto Rifle
Where it drops: Source: Open Legendary engrams and earn faction rank-up packages.

“"They don't make Dark Age tech like this anymore. Lucky for you I kept all mine." —The Drifter”

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Built from 129 curated wishlist rolls for this Auto Rifle. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

pandapaxxy

pvp controller 54 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Breakneck is one of those weapons where if you like it, you’ll use it everywhere no matter what. It isn’t incredible in the crucible, but it can hold its own as a precision frame auto rifle. Breakneck gets a touch of SUROS Regime by either speeding up the RPM post kill with Onslaught or slowing it down with Adagio. Depending on how you play, one might feel better than the other. If you’re not looking for a legendary SUROS I’d recommend consistency perks to have a reliable precision frame from gunfight to gunfight." Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Dynamic Sway Reduction Ricochet Rounds Tap the Trigger Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore High-Caliber Rounds Keep Away Enlightened Action Moving Target Adagio

pandapaxxy

pve mkb controller 51 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Breakneck returns to us in all its glory. Onslaught paired with Subsistence gives you the best of both worlds. A faster shot and Actium War Rig-lite. Feeding Frenzy is a nice second but you don’t want to stop firing to lose the damage buff. Onslaught itself also gives you a nice bonus to reload on its own. The obvious choice then is to bump up the magazine and recoil direction to make shooting last longer and be a little easier at those maximum stacks." Recommended MW: Handling.

Strong alternatives

Onslaught Arrowhead Brake Subsistence Flared Magwell Smallbore Fluted Barrel Appended Mag Armor-Piercing Rounds Feeding Frenzy Keep Away Kinetic Tremors

Community wishlist roll

18 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing Minor spec enemies in end-game content. Breakneck is back, and has very solid stats, although it looks like we're never going to see the OG (and OP) Rampage/ Onslaught version again, As a precision frame AR, you don't need to worry about recoil direction, so if you're considering an alternative roll bumps to any combination of the stats should feel good in choosing barrel perk options. Any of the combat effect magazines add utility and then, in the first trait column, you can choose between Subsistence to keep your magazine topped off and Enlightened Action for better handling and reload speed. In the second column, Kinetic Tremors helps with crowd control around a target. Recommended MW: Handling, Stability or Range, with a damage boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Kinetic Tremors

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Subsistence Armor-Piercing Rounds Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling High-Caliber Rounds Ricochet Rounds Enlightened Action

Community wishlist roll

6 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing Minor spec enemies in general content. Breakneck is back, and has very solid stats, although it looks like we're never going to see the OG (and OP) Rampage/ Onslaught version again. As a precision frame AR, you don't need to worry about recoil direction, so if you want a variation on the curated version, you might prefer Smallbore or Corkscrew Rifling as your barrel park, but Extended Magazine or Appended Magazine are definitely the top two options for the magazine. For your general content add-clearing, the combination of Subsistence and Onslaught in the first and second trait columns should minimise your need to reloads while you're working your way through crowds of adds. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed, with a damage boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Onslaught Subsistence

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Extended Mag Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling Appended Mag

What these Breakneck perks do

Onslaught

Weapon Kills grant a Stack of 'Onslaught' for 4.5 seconds. Maximum of 3 Stacks. Benefits at 1|2|3 Stacks of Onslaught: • 16.7% | 28.6% | 37.5% decreased Firing Delay • 15 | 25 | 35 Reload Speed

Subsistence

Weapon Kills refill 10% of the magazine (rounded up) from reserves. Submachine Gun and Auto Rifle Kills refill 17% of the magazine.

Armor-Piercing Rounds

Grants 5% increased damage against Elemental and Barrier Champion Shields. Allows bullets to overpenetrate enemies once.

Kinetic Tremors

Scoring multiple Direct Hits against a target within 3 seconds of each emits 3 damaging shockwaves from its location at the time of activation. Hit counter persists through stow. Shockwaves appear 0.25 seconds after scoring enough Hits and have a 1 second delay between each pulse. With Bows, the initial delay is decreased to 0.167 seconds. Each shockwave deals up to 90 [20] damage in a 6 meter radius. Shockwaves deal 33.33% more damage when activated on Miniboss or higher tier PvE Combatants. Shockwaves inherit Weapon Damage Buffs, the weapon's passive Kinetic Damage Bonus in PVE (10% on Primary, 15% on Special), and its Combatant Damage Scaling. They also count as non-direct Hits with the weapon for other interactions. The perk cannot be retriggered by anyone on a target until 2? seconds after the last shockwave. Hits required for Activation: • Submachine Guns: 14 • Auto Rifles: 12 • Pulse Rifles: 11 • Sidearms: 8 • Precision Hand Cannons and Precision Scout Rifles: 6 • Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles: 5 • Bows, Sniper Rifles: 3

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%.

Enlightened Action

Weapon Hits grant Stacks of Enlightened Action for 2 seconds. Maximum of 12 Stacks. Stat bonuses at 1|2|…|12 Stacks: 2|7|12|15|20|25|30|35|38|40|45|50 Handling and Reload Speed Stacks granted per hit by Weapon Type: • Hand Cannons: 3 Stacks • Bows: ? Stacks • Automatic Weapons: 1 Stack

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

Keep Away

While no enemies are within 15 meters: Grants 10 Range, 30 Reload Speed, and decreases Accuracy Cone Growth by 5?%.

Dynamic Sway Reduction

Each shot while holding down the trigger grants the following benefits: • 1 Stability • ?% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 10% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth Reaches maximum strength after 10 shots, granting 10 Stability, ?% decreased Accuracy Cone Size, and 100% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth.

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.

Moving Target

Grants the following while Aiming Down Sights (ADS): • 10 Aim Assist • 10% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

Adagio

Weapon Kills grant the following for 7 seconds: • 10 Range • 30% increased damage • 20% longer Firing Delay/Charge Time/Draw Time Hand Cannons only recieve a 27% damage increase. Buff is removed on stow.

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