BxR-55 Battler god roll & best perks

Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns from Podcast 240. PvP backup roll. Intrinsic hipfiring frame perk gives great flexibility, even if the TTK isn't S-Tier (as at the 30th Anniversary sandbox). Recommended MW: Stability or Range with Hip-Fire Grip mod or Icarus Grip mod depending on play style.

Strong alternatives

Kill Clip Perpetual Motion Ricochet Rounds Chambered Compensator Flared Magwell Hammer-Forged Rifling Accurized Rounds Arrowhead Brake Steady Rounds Killing Wind Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Blunt Execution Rounds Eye of the Storm

pandapaxxy (M+KB / PvP): "the BxR-55 Battler is the best feeling 450 pulse in the entirety of Destiny, the shortcomings come from being a 450 frame. A push one way or the other could easily tip the scale into a dominant adaptive or rapid-fire frame meta with how this frame slips right between them. Does it feel fantastic? For sure. Is it meta breaking or a complete game changer? Not at all. To ensure it does feel good, you’re going to want to get Arrowhead Brake to get that sweet 100 recoil direction. Then slot the new full auto retrofit mod and go to town." Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Snapshot Sights Rangefinder Accurized Rounds Extended Barrel Ricochet Rounds Demolitionist Killing Wind Kill Clip Eye of the Storm

[YeezyGT's S16] [MW: Handling / Stability] [Use Counterbalance Stock if you don't have Arrowhead Brake] "The BR may be the best-feeling gun I've ever experienced in Destiny. It's incredibly consistent, performs way outside of its expected range bracket, encourages playing off-angles and surprise plays, and can effectively counter shotgun-rushers in the mid-to-above-average-skill level. Almost everything works here, but I've put just shy of 1000 Crucible kills into a Perpetual/Elemental Capacitor roll, which allows it to be the tightest bullet spread, with some crazy strafe speeds, and truly gives you the edge in most 1v1 fights. For sixes, if you're a better player, Kill Clip instead of Elemental will make you unstoppable. Is the BR a meta-defining weapon? No. Is it viable? Yes. Is it fun as hell? Oh my god, yes."

Essential perks

Perpetual Motion

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Ricochet Rounds Elemental Capacitor Accurized Rounds Kill Clip Eye of the Storm Smallbore Hammer-Forged Rifling Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling

pandapaxxy (M+KB / PvE): "the BxR-55 Battler is the best feeling 450 pulse in the entirety of Destiny, the shortcomings come from being a 450 frame. A push one way or the other could easily tip the scale into a dominant adaptive or rapid-fire frame meta with how this frame slips right between them. Does it feel fantastic? For sure. Is it meta breaking or a complete game changer? Not at all. To ensure it does feel good, you’re going to want to get Arrowhead Brake to get that sweet 100 recoil direction. Then slot the new full auto retrofit mod and go to town." Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

Light Mag Kill Clip Outlaw Extended Barrel Flared Magwell Arrowhead Brake Demolitionist Adrenaline Junkie Blunt Execution Rounds

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 30. PvE first-choice roll for solar subclasses in general content. This is a stat monster - use the barrel to improve Recoil Direction, Handling and Stability, and boost stats further with the mag. The combination of Demolitionist or Pugilist and Incandescent makes this a great choice forSolar 3.0 builds. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed, with a damage boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Ricochet Rounds Demolitionist Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Flared Magwell Light Mag Pugilist

Inspired by DMB Podcast 280 with @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvP pick for kill-chaining. Shapeable. Just great stats across the board, plus the unique hipfire boost from the frame make the Battler a top choice for PvP. You're always likely to be taking damage, so the Hot Swap origin perk will be useful too. Out-of-the-box, this has the same TTK as a lightweight - 0.87s with 7 crits and 1 body, or an accuracy-adjusted TTK in 0.93s (6c, 3b), as at v6.2.5. It does have wonky recoil, which Arrowhead Brake sorts out completely, but extra stability plus the 20 Zoom also makes it controllable. Ricochet Rounds, is the reliable mag perk of choice. For kill-chaining, Killing Wind, Outlaw and Perpetual Motion all provide boosts so that you can take advantage of Kill Clip after your first kill, reducing TTK to 0.53s with (6c), and an accuracy-adjusted TTK of 0.8s (4c, 3b). Recommended MW: Handling or Range, with a Freehand Grip, Quick Access Sling, Sprint Grip or Targeting Adjuster mod depending on your preference.

Essential perks

Kill Clip Ricochet Rounds

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Killing Wind Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Outlaw Perpetual Motion

Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns from Podcast 240. PvE first choice roll. Recommended MW: Stability, Range or Reload Speed with Backup Mag or damage-boosting mod.

Essential perks

Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Blunt Execution Rounds Flared Magwell Chambered Compensator Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Arrowhead Brake Steady Rounds Adrenaline Junkie

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 26. PvE first-choice roll for general content. This is a stat monster - use the barrel to improve Recoil Direction, Handling and Stability, and boost stats further with the mag. Perpetual Motions will take your gunfeel stats over 90 when active or Outlaw does gives you snappy reloads after a kill, while Kill Clip is a reliable 33% damage boost. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed, with a damage boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Kill Clip

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Perpetual Motion Flared Magwell Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Light Mag Outlaw

Inspired by DMB Podcast 280 with @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvP pick for kill-chaining, particularly for solar subclasses. Shapeable. Just great stats across the board, plus the unique hipfire boost from the frame make the Battler a top choice for PvP. You're always likely to be taking damage, so the Hot Swap origin perk will be useful too. Out-of-the-box, this has the same TTK as a lightweight - 0.87s with 7 crits and 1 body, or an accuracy-adjusted TTK in 0.93s (6c, 3b), as at v6.2.5. It does have wonky recoil, which Arrowhead Brake sorts out completely, but extra stability plus the 20 Zoom also makes it controllable. Ricochet Rounds, is the reliable mag perk of choice. For kill-chaining, Killing Wind or Perpetual Motion all provide boosts so that you can take advantage of the scorch spread by an ignition kill. Recommended MW: Handling or Range, with a Freehand Grip, Quick Access Sling, Sprint Grip or Targeting Adjuster mod depending on your preference.

Essential perks

Ricochet Rounds Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Killing Wind Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Perpetual Motion

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 26. PvE first-choice roll for end-game content. This is a stat monster - use the barrel to improve Recoil Direction, Handling and Stability, and boost stats further with the mag. Perpetual Motions will take your gunfeel stats over 90 when active and then Blunt Execution Rounds pairs well with the various melee options available as at Season 17 v4.1.5.2 for a 500% damage boost for one burst. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed, with a damage boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Blunt Execution Rounds Perpetual Motion

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Ricochet Rounds Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Flared Magwell Light Mag

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 26. PvE first-choice roll for general content. This is a stat monster - use the barrel to improve Recoil Direction, Handling and Stability, and boost stats further with the mag. The combination of Demolitionist and Adrenaline Junkie makes this a great choice for grenade builds. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed, with a damage boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Adrenaline Junkie Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Ricochet Rounds Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Flared Magwell Light Mag

pandapaxxy (Controller / PvP): "the BxR-55 Battler is the best feeling 450 pulse in the entirety of Destiny, the shortcomings come from being a 450 frame. A push one way or the other could easily tip the scale into a dominant adaptive or rapid-fire frame meta with how this frame slips right between them. Does it feel fantastic? For sure. Is it meta breaking or a complete game changer? Not at all. To ensure it does feel good, you’re going to want to get Arrowhead Brake to get that sweet 100 recoil direction. Then slot the new full auto retrofit mod and go to town." Recommended MW: Stability.

Essential perks

Arrowhead Brake Flared Magwell

Strong alternatives

Snapshot Sights Rangefinder Demolitionist Killing Wind Kill Clip Eye of the Storm