CALUS Mini-Tool god roll & best perks

[YeezyGT's S18] [MW: Reload] "Mini-Tool is back and it's fantastic. Enhanced Surrounded (+Spec) is a truly whopping 47% damage buff, Threat Detector remains one of (if not the best) perks for SMGs, and Unrelenting post-buff is very, very good - especially when paired with a perk like Incandescent, which covers multiple enemies at once." tags:god-pve

Essential perks

To Excess

Strong alternatives

Flared Magwell Hammer-Forged Rifling Surrounded Threat Detector Surrounded Incandescent Incandescent Threat Detector Unrelenting Unrelenting Accurized Rounds Steady Rounds Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Chambered Compensator

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Solar 3.0 paired with the CALUS Mini-Tool is a dream. It’s not the most ideal choice without its pairing, but it still puts in some exceptional work. With Solar 3.0’s healing wells, and unrelenting, you might never die. Incandescent is an incredible perk to keep synergy with Solar 3.0, definitely a roll to keep an eye out for." Recommended MW - Reload.

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Feeding Frenzy Unrelenting Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag Extended Mag Grave Robber Disruption Break Incandescent

Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 18. PvE backup roll for general content. Shapeable. To Excess origin perk is most useful with Tier 4/5 supers with the shortest cooldown, but can add to melee/grenade builds. While you're waiting to your own, dealer's choice for barrel - go for what you're comfortable with, and then Tactical Mag gives a range of boosts, or Appended Mag just increases the mag size. Unrelenting helps keep you in a fight or Grave Robber helps with keeping you reloaded, and Incandescent synergises really well with Solar 3.0. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Unrelenting Incandescent Appended Mag Unrelenting Grave Robber Grave Robber Incandescent

Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 18. PvE backup roll for general content. Shapeable. To Excess origin perk is most useful with Tier 4/5 supers with the shortest cooldown, but can add to melee/grenade builds. While you're waiting to build your own, dealer's choice for barrel - go for what you're comfortable with, and then Tactical Mag gives a range of boosts, or Appended Mag just increases the mag size. Unrelenting helps keep you in a fight or Grave Robber helps with keeping you reloaded, and Surrounded with a Surrounded Spec mod gives a huge boost to damage. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Surrounded Spec mod.

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Surrounded Unrelenting Appended Mag Unrelenting Grave Robber Grave Robber Surrounded

Chevy's S17 Super Pog PVE List Range MW tags:pve, M+KB

Essential perks

Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Accurized Rounds Hammer-Forged Rifling Threat Detector Grave Robber Tactical Mag Extended Barrel

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): "CALUS Mini-Tool does not stand as strong in PvP as other possible smgs. The 14 zoom and lack of rangefinder or other heavy range increasing perks makes it fall off in terms of usefulness. It can be usable when paired with MIDA Multi-Tool. MIDA covering the longer ranges and CALUS covering the tight CQC rolls. Not necessarily the most lethal combination, but it works." Recommended MW - Range.

Essential perks

Accurized Rounds

Strong alternatives

Eye of the Storm Hammer-Forged Rifling Threat Detector Fluted Barrel Moving Target Tap the Trigger

Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 18. PvE first-choice roll for end-game content. Shapeable. To Excess origin perk is most useful with Tier 4/5 supers with the shortest cooldown, but can add to melee/grenade builds. If you're building your own, dealer's choice for barrel - go for what you're comfortable with, and then Tactical Mag gives a range of boosts, or Appended Mag just increases the mag size. Threat Detector helps with gun feel in CQC, and Incandescent synergises really well with Solar 3.0 builds. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Backup Mag mod or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Threat Detector Incandescent Appended Mag Threat Detector Incandescent

Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 18. PvE first-choice roll for end-game content. Shapeable. To Excess origin perk is most useful with Tier 4/5 supers with the shortest cooldown, but can add to melee/grenade builds. If you're building your own, dealer's choice for barrel - go for what you're comfortable with, and then Tactical Mag gives a range of boosts, or Appended Mag just increases the mag size. Threat Detector helps with gun feel in CQC, and Surrounded with a Surrounded Spec mod gives a huge boost to damage. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Surrounded Spec mod.

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Threat Detector Surrounded Appended Mag Threat Detector Surrounded

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "CALUS Mini-Tool does not stand as strong in PvP as other possible smgs. The 14 zoom and lack of rangefinder or other heavy range increasing perks makes it fall off in terms of usefulness. It can be usable when paired with MIDA Multi-Tool. MIDA covering the longer ranges and CALUS covering the tight CQC rolls. Not necessarily the most lethal combination, but it works." Recommended MW - Range.

Essential perks

Smallbore Accurized Rounds

Strong alternatives

Eye of the Storm Threat Detector Moving Target Tap the Trigger

Speedrunner's Shopping List: General primary (good for: all S21 raids and dungeons)

Essential perks

Fluted Barrel Flared Magwell Threat Detector Incandescent

Chevy's S17 Super Pog PVE List Range MW tags:pve, M+KB,god-pve

Essential perks

Tactical Mag Grave Robber Extended Barrel Incandescent