Built from 228 curated wishlist rolls for this Hand Cannon. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
Recommended rolls
YeezyGT's WQ
god-pvp
120 wishlist rolls
[YeezyGT's WQ] [MW: Range / Stab] "Cantata's taken the new season by storm. With access to S-Tier perks like Eye of the Storm / Opening Shot, Rapid Hit / Rangefinder, Vorpal swappables, Timed Payload for flinch, Moving Target for Aim Assist - there's something here for everyone. Invest into Range where possible when not using Rangefinder, and try to find the stability kick that works for you. Feels somewhat similar to Waking Vigil, which is a bit of an acquired taste."
Essential perks
Suros Synergy
Strong alternatives
Opening Shot
Eye of the Storm
Accurized Rounds
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Rangefinder
Timed Payload
Vorpal Weapon
Moving Target
Rapid Hit
Tactical Mag
Flared Magwell
Fluted Barrel
Corkscrew Rifling
Smallbore
pandapaxxy
pve
mkb
controller
54 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Cantata-57 feels good, and that’s at base. Everything else just builds this gun up to be a beast in PvE content; rivaling even Fatebringer. Ideally you’d want rapid hit and vorpal to cover your majors and minors, but timed payload is a great PvE perk similar to explosive payload. The delay in PvE is negligible and you get nothing but benefits. Rapid hit only works if the bullet portion hits crits but with the aim assist and PvE hit boxes you shouldn’t have a horrible time getting rapid hit going." Recommended MW: Reload.
Strong alternatives
Tactical Mag
Rapid Hit
Vorpal Weapon
Fluted Barrel
Smallbore
Corkscrew Rifling
Appended Mag
Extended Mag
Steady Hands
Timed Payload
Focused Fury
pandapaxxy
pvp
mkb
52 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): "Having eye of the storm and rangefinder or opening shot is a combo we haven’t had since Season of Opulence [...]. Eye of the storm and opening shot give you better accuracy for almost your entire gunfight. Whereas rangefinder allows you to comfortably compete with Palindrome. You could also opt for rapid hit to make your consecutive crits easier to hit, or the newly buffed hip-fire grip should you want Under Your Skin levels of spicy. Cantata-57 also completely power crept Annual Skate out of the water by allowing it incredible neutral perks and access to timed payload. Cantata-57 has set itself up to be a really dominant threat to the “top 3” hand cannons." Recommended MW: Range.
Strong alternatives
Eye of the Storm
Fluted Barrel
Rangefinder
Accurized Rounds
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Smallbore
Tactical Mag
Rapid Hit
Hip-Fire Grip
Opening Shot
Timed Payload
Community wishlist roll
pve
1 wishlist roll
Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 13. PvE first-choice roll for end-game use. Very good option for an arc energy primary weapon, particularly when there's an anti-champion mod to pair with it. Solid base stats, so your choice of barrel and mag, with Rapid Hit for a better feeling weapon on crit hits and and Timed Payload for flinch and bonus damage. Recommended MW: Handling. Stability or Reload Speed, with Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Rapid Hit
Timed Payload
Community wishlist roll
1 wishlist roll
Chevy's S16 Super Pog PvE Loot List. Recommended MW - Range/Handling
Essential perks
Rapid Hit
Vorpal Weapon
Accurized Rounds
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.