Cantata-57 god roll & best perks

Cantata-57 — Destiny 2 Hand Cannon
Legendary · Hand Cannon
Where it drops: Source: Open Legendary engrams and earn faction rank-up packages.

“SUROS invites you to flex your pipes.”

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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

What these Cantata-57 perks do

Rapid Hit

"Buffed Hits" grant 1 Stack of Rapid Hit for 2 seconds. Maximum of 5 Stacks. "Buffed Hits" refer to any "Yellow Number" Hits such as Precision Hits or Hits against debuffed targets. Benefits at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: • 2|12|14|18|25 Stability • 5|30|35|42|60 Reload Speed • 0.99x|0.96x|0.95x|0.945x|0.92x Reload Duration Multiplier

Vorpal Weapon

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

Steady Hands

Weapon Kills grant 100 Handling and a 0.825x Handling Animation Duration Multiplier to all weapons for 8.5 seconds. Additional kills while the perk is active refresh the duration to 6.5 seconds.

Timed Payload

Splits off 55% of the Weapon's Bodyshot damage into a Explosive Payload that detonates after a 0.6 second delay. The Payload deals 30% increased damage in PvE and staggers PvE Combatants more. The remaining Impact damage portion receives an increased Crit Multiplier to compensate for the Payload not benefitting from crits. [PvE] Total damage is increased by ~16.5% of the weapon's Bodyshot damage. On Crits, the overall increase is 10.9% for Adaptive/Precision Hand Cannons and 10.17% for Aggressive Hand Cannons. [PvP] Total damage remains roughly the same but can vary by 1-2% in either direction for crits.

Focused Fury

Scoring 35% of the Base Magazine Capacity as Precision Hits grants 25% increased damage for 11 seconds. Stowing or Reloading the weapon resets the Precision Hit counter. The buff remains active while stowed. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

Eye of the Storm

Grants a scaling buff to Handling and Accuracy as your Shield Health drops below 40 and reaches maximum strength at 0 Shield HP. Buff at maximum strength grants: • 30 Handling • 40% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 17% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth The buff linearly scales from 0% at 80 Shield HP to 100% at 0 Shield HP (Critical Health). It initially triggers as you drop to 40 Shield HP — giving you 50% of the maximum buff. However, as you regenerate your Shield Health, the buff will still remain until you reach 80 Shield HP where the benefits scale down to zero.

Rangefinder

Aiming Down Sights grants the following benefits: • 10 Range • 10% increased Effective Zoom • 5% increased Projectile Speed The Effective Zoom increase pushes out Aim Assist Falloff by 10%, reduces (Absolute) Recoil by 10% and narrows the Accuracy and Aim Assist Cones by the same amount. (This is the normal behavior of Zoom and isn't unique to Rangefinder)

Hip-Fire Grip

Grants the following benefits while hipfiring: • 25 Stability and 15 Aim Assist • 2.7° larger Precision Aim Cone Angle • 30% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 20% increased Aim Assist Falloff Distance • 20% increased Damage Falloff Distance The Damage Falloff increase does not apply to The Last Word, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, and Fusion Rifles. PvP-specific note: the Precision Aim Cone Angle increase essentially just allows you to hit Crits while aimed above or slightly to the side of the head. (This is already the default behavior of Submachine Guns, Sidearms, Bows, Machine Guns, and Linear Fusion Rifles so it does not affect them)

Opening Shot

Grants the following benefits for your first shot (of the burst): • 20 Aim Assist and 25 Range • 5% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 10% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth Special weapons only receive 50% of the benefits. Stats are rounded up. Firing the weapon prevents the perk from activating for 3 seconds.

Suros Synergy

Finishing a reload grants 40 Handling and 20% Flinch Resistance for 6 seconds. Buff duration cannot be refreshed.

Moving Target

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

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