Built from 695 curated wishlist rolls for this Machine Gun. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
Recommended rolls
Community wishlist roll
192 wishlist rolls
Constructed by @Adamsdown_Boy (PvE PvE-Minor PvE-SingleAdd PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE roll for clearing individual Minor adds or tougher enemies in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty. Commemoration is an adaptive LMG, which are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic Endgame Analysis Spreadsheet, who says "technically a strict downgrade to aggressive damage profile, but barrier intrinsic is noticeable". The frame intrinsic offers built in Anti-Barrier, but offers no bonuses beyond being "well-rounded, reliable and sturdy" as per the Destiny Data Compendium. The recoil direction is right but pretty tight, so you could still improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits with the barrel perk anyway, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve mag size or Reload Speed work best for a boss damage roll. For add clearing, in the first trait perk column Fourth Time's the Charm generates 2 shots from thin air after 4 crits within 3s of each other, almost doubling your total ammo if you can keep hitting crits, Reconstruction refills 25% of the magazine every 5.5s up to ×2 capacity when stowed or not firing. In the second column for damage, Firing Line boosts crit damage by ×1.2 when you're within 15m of two or more allies in a fireteam, or Focused Fury boosts damage by ×1.25 for a refreshable 12s or until reload or stow, after hitting 35% of base capacity as precision hits - that's ~18. Aegis ranks the Bray Inheritance origin trait as B-Tier - it grants grenade, melee and class ability energy on hits, so works well for any ability build. Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.|tags:PvE PvE-Minor PvE-SingleAdd PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller
Strong alternatives
Tactical Mag
Killing Tally
Arrowhead Brake
Fourth Time's the Charm
Rampage
Reconstruction
Subsistence
Appended Mag
Alloy Magazine
Flared Magwell
Chambered Compensator
Extended Barrel
Fluted Barrel
Corkscrew Rifling
Polygonal Rifling
Smallbore
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Community wishlist roll
160 wishlist rolls
Constructed by @Adamsdown_Boy (PvE PvE-Boss PvE-SustainedDamage PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE roll for sustained DPS in a damage phase against a single yellow-bar target in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty. Commemoration is an adaptive LMG, which are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic Endgame Analysis Spreadsheet, who says "technically a strict downgrade to aggressive damage profile, but barrier intrinsic is noticeable". The frame intrinsic offers built in Anti-Barrier, but offers no bonuses beyond being "well-rounded, reliable and sturdy" as per the Destiny Data Compendium. The recoil direction is right but pretty tight, so you could still improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits with the barrel perk anyway, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve mag size or Reload Speed work best for a boss damage roll. For sustained damage, in the first trait perk column Fourth Time's the Charm generates 2 shots from thin air after 4 crits within 3s of each other, almost doubling your total ammo if you can keep hitting crits, or Reconstruction refills 25% of the magazine every 5.5s up to ×2 capacity when stowed or not firing. In the second column for damage, Firing Line boosts crit damage by ×1.2 when you're within 15m of two or more allies in a fireteam, or Focused Fury boosts damage by ×1.25 for a refreshable 12s or until reload or stow, after hitting 35% of base capacity as precision hits - that's ~18. Aegis ranks the Bray Inheritance origin trait as B-Tier - it grants grenade, melee and class ability energy on hits, so works well for any ability build. Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-SustainedDamage PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller
Strong alternatives
Arrowhead Brake
Fourth Time's the Charm
Firing Line
Extended Mag
Focused Fury
Reconstruction
Appended Mag
Tactical Mag
Alloy Magazine
Flared Magwell
Chambered Compensator
Extended Barrel
Fluted Barrel
Corkscrew Rifling
Polygonal Rifling
Smallbore
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Community wishlist roll
104 wishlist rolls
Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns Podcast 188. PvP backup roll. Recommended MW: Stability, with Counterbalance mod.
Strong alternatives
Tactical Mag
Moving Target
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Surplus
Smallbore
Corkscrew Rifling
Chambered Compensator
Flared Magwell
Dynamic Sway Reduction
Under Pressure
Dragonfly
Accurized Rounds
Rampage
Eye of the Storm
Community wishlist roll
65 wishlist rolls
Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast Versus Enemies episode 48 with @Saint_Kabr, @CourtProjects and @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvE roll for add clear in end-game activities. The Bray Inheritance trait is really useful for PvE, returning from 0.46% to 2% ability energy from hits (the amount depends on the weapon archetype). Good stats and a stellar PvE perk pool make this an LMG worth chasing. You can choose to sort the recoil with Arrowhead Brake, Chambered Compensator or Extended Barrel, or improve stability with Fluted Barrel or Polygonal Rifling. Most mag choices could have a role - boost your magazine size with Appended or Extended Mag, reload speed with Flared Magwell or Alloy Mag, or both with Tactical Mag. For add clear, you need a reload perk or mag extending perk in your first trait column - Subsistence, Fourth Times The Charm, Reconstruction, Rapid Hit or Feeding Frenzy all work with good old Rampage to boost damage by up to 33%. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Backup Mag, or damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod. Tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-God, Controller, M+KB
Essential perks
Rampage
Strong alternatives
Arrowhead Brake
Subsistence
Steady Rounds
Chambered Compensator
Extended Barrel
Fluted Barrel
Polygonal Rifling
Fourth Time's the Charm
Reconstruction
Tactical Mag
Rapid Hit
Appended Mag
Alloy Magazine
Flared Magwell
Feeding Frenzy
Community wishlist roll
controller
pve
37 wishlist rolls
File auto generated from csv pandapaxxy-s15-roundup (tags: controller,pve)
Strong alternatives
Tactical Mag
Reconstruction
Fluted Barrel
Dragonfly
Unrelenting
Feeding Frenzy
Appended Mag
Extended Mag
Rampage
Arrowhead Brake
Smallbore
Community wishlist roll
25 wishlist rolls
Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast Versus Enemies episode 48 with @Saint_Kabr, @CourtProjects and @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvE roll for add clear in end-game activities. The Bray Inheritance trait is really useful for PvE, returning from 0.46% to 2% ability energy from hits (the amount depends on the weapon archetype). Good stats and a stellar PvE perk pool make this an LMG worth chasing. You can choose to sort the recoil with Arrowhead Brake, Chambered Compensator or Extended Barrel, or improve stability with Fluted Barrel or Polygonal Rifling. Most mag choices could have a role - boost your magazine size with Appended or Extended Mag, reload speed with Flared Magwell or Alloy Mag, or both with Tactical Mag. For a fun add-clear option in crowds, pair Dragonfly with Killing Tally. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Backup Mag, or damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod. Tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-God, Controller, M+KB
Essential perks
Killing Tally
Dragonfly
Strong alternatives
Tactical Mag
Arrowhead Brake
Chambered Compensator
Extended Barrel
Fluted Barrel
Polygonal Rifling
Appended Mag
Steady Rounds
Alloy Magazine
Flared Magwell
YeezyGT's S15
god-pve
25 wishlist rolls
[YeezyGT's S15] (PvE): [MW: Handling / Stability] "Don't ever let me see you manually reloading an LMG. Stack up Reconstruction with a mag extender, and you've a match made in heaven. Rampage absolutely mows through enemies, Dragonfly if you want a little more flavour. The beauty of this LMG is how stable it is -- invest in Handling and Stability and you're onto a winner. Very Hammerhead-esque, but in a much nicer form factor."
Essential perks
Reconstruction
Strong alternatives
Extended Mag
Dragonfly
Corkscrew Rifling
Fluted Barrel
Accurized Rounds
Rampage
Appended Mag
Steady Rounds
Polygonal Rifling
Smallbore
Community wishlist roll
controller
pvp
23 wishlist rolls
File auto generated from csv pandapaxxy-s15-roundup (tags: controller,pvp)
Strong alternatives
Dynamic Sway Reduction
Under Pressure
Fluted Barrel
Accurized Rounds
Eye of the Storm
Moving Target
Surplus
Tactical Mag
Arrowhead Brake
Community wishlist roll
18 wishlist rolls
Adamsdown_Boy - information as at v8.0.0.6 PvE / PvE-Boss / PvE-BossSpec / PvE-EndGame / PvE-God / M+KB / Controller): PvE pick for killing boss-tier Subjugators. As per @mossy_max (https://x.com/mossy_max/status/1804893174965338387) - boss-tier Subjugators have a 20% damage reduction to all non-matching damage, going up to 30% DR to all damage after they "screech", which counts as a shield in-game and reacts to shield-based trait perks. If you can get into a Deep Stone Crypt raid, Commemoration can be shaped after 5 red-boxes. First, Arrowhead Brake to help with recoil (if you just drop one, Chambered Compensator or Polygonal Rifling will also to help land consistent crits). Then Tactical Mag with a Backup Mag mod gets you to 75 shots in the mag, or, if you drop one, Appended or Extended Mag work too. In the first trait perk column, Adaptive Munitions increases damage to non-matching Subjugator "shields" for a total damage boost of around +45% after 15 hits (+73% when enhanced). To boost this further, in the second column, you can choose between Firing Line for +20% damage if you're in a fireteam, or Killing Tally for up to +30% if there are adds around. The Bray Inheritance origin trait will do its work in the background, speeding up your class ability regeneration as you land shots. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Backup Mag mod
Essential perks
Adaptive Munitions
Strong alternatives
Arrowhead Brake
Appended Mag
Firing Line
Chambered Compensator
Polygonal Rifling
Extended Mag
Tactical Mag
Killing Tally
Community wishlist roll
16 wishlist rolls
Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns Podcast 188. PvP first choice roll. Recommended MW: Stability, with Counterbalance mod.
Essential perks
Accurized Rounds
Strong alternatives
Moving Target
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Surplus
Smallbore
Corkscrew Rifling
Chambered Compensator
Dynamic Sway Reduction
Under Pressure
Community wishlist roll
10 wishlist rolls
Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast Versus Enemies episode 48 with @Saint_Kabr, @CourtProjects and @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvE roll for burst or sustained majors or boss damage in end-game activities. The Bray Inheritance trait is really useful for PvE, returning from 0.46% to 2% ability energy from hits (the amount depends on the weapon archetype). Good stats and a stellar PvE perk pool make this an LMG worth chasing. You can choose to sort the recoil with Arrowhead Brake, Chambered Compensator or Extended Barrel, or improve stability with Fluted Barrel or Polygonal Rifling. Most mag choices could have a role - boost your magazine size with Appended or Extended Mag, reload speed with Flared Magwell or Alloy Mag, or both with Tactical Mag. If you're focusing on one target for damage, Reconstruction overflows your mag to doble size, or Fourth Time's the Charm can keep you topped up against a big boss crit, while Firing Line boosts damage by 20% when you're in a fireteam. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Backup Mag, or damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod. Tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-God, Controller, M+KB
Essential perks
Firing Line
Steady Rounds
Strong alternatives
Arrowhead Brake
Fourth Time's the Charm
Chambered Compensator
Extended Barrel
Fluted Barrel
Polygonal Rifling
Reconstruction
Community wishlist roll
6 wishlist rolls
Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns Podcast 188. PvE first choice roll. Recommended MW: Stability, with Backup Mag mod.
Essential perks
Reconstruction
Dragonfly
Strong alternatives
Appended Mag
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Chambered Compensator
Tactical Mag
Smallbore
Corkscrew Rifling
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