Division (Adept) god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "A heavy burst sidearm reminiscent of Death By Scorn. Yeah, remember that gun? Gosh it's been so long. I know we've had a few stellar weapons in this archetype come out. Like the reprised Breachlight or Liminal Vigil. Division does lean into Arc verbage better than the others, so if you refer Arc in PvE this will be right up your alley. Just remember it's still a sidearm." Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

Eddy Current Appended Mag Voltshot Hammer-Forged Rifling Sword Logic Surrounded Pugilist Grave Robber Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 135 from 25 March 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JwIN3avdyW27aRjv4Zb2D?si=21b247e788174887) with @CourtProjects, @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for clearing groups of Minor adds in both general at-level and end-game underleveled content. Division is a heavy burst, so is in one of the better sidearm subfamilies for damage output, as well as improving resistance to flinch. At base, the stats are okay - 50 Range and 12 Zoom equate to 15.60m ADS and 13.00m hipfire, 39 Stability is ×1.1427 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 33 Handling is 0.34s ready, 0.27s ADS and 0.36s stow speed, 24 Reload Speed is a 1.86s reload, Recoil Direction is 97 and magazine is 24 (max 40). On Controller, a little help with controlling recoil is useful, or on M+KB boost handling with the barrel perk, and look for reload speed with the magazine perk. For an all-purpose roll, combining Grave Robber from the first trait perk column, for an instant magazine refill on an element melee hit or melee kill, Eddy Current to improve Reload Speed after sprinting or when Amplified, or Pugilist as a utility perk to generate melee ability energy, together with Surrounded for a ×1.4 (×1.47 when enhanced) damage boost while you're within 15m of three or more enemies are decent combinations, if you don't already have something similar in your Vault. Willing Vessel is a useful, if unspectacular origin trait to boost gunfeel stats in the background as you hit and kill targets, but if you're in a fireteam, and manually reloading, Runneth Over will overfill your magazine by an additional 10% (rounded up) for each Guardian you're within 15m of. Recommended MW: Handling, Stability or Reload Speed, with an Adept Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create Ionic Traces or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God PvE-EndGame M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Surrounded

Strong alternatives

Alloy Magazine Grave Robber Fluted Barrel Eddy Current Pugilist Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Heavy burst sidearms haven't seen a ton of luck in the crucible outside of niche builds with mechaneers tricksleeves. To the Pain will make this feel stickier with damage. Kill Clip or Sword Logic will be your best damage increases. Offhand-Strike will be fun if you like to Hip-Fire." Recommended MW: Range.

Essential perks

Accurized Rounds

Strong alternatives

Kill Clip Hammer-Forged Rifling To the Pain Sword Logic Offhand Strike Hip-Fire Grip Encore Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 135 from 25 March 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JwIN3avdyW27aRjv4Zb2D?si=21b247e788174887) with @CourtProjects, @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for clearing groups of Minor adds in both general at-level and end-game underleveled content, particularly with a melee build. Division is a heavy burst, so is in one of the better sidearm subfamilies for damage output, as well as improving resistance to flinch. At base, the stats are okay - 50 Range and 12 Zoom equate to 15.60m ADS and 13.00m hipfire, 39 Stability is ×1.1427 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 33 Handling is 0.34s ready, 0.27s ADS and 0.36s stow speed, 24 Reload Speed is a 1.86s reload, Recoil Direction is 97 and magazine is 24 (max 40). On Controller, a little help with controlling recoil is useful, or on M+KB boost handling with the barrel perk, and look for reload speed with the magazine perk. For melee builds, the trait perk combination of Pugilist to regain melee ability energy (and boost Handling by +35 for 3s) and Swashbuckler for escalating damage up to ×1.33 damage for 4.5s, refreshable on kills, is a natural one. Willing Vessel is a useful, if unspectacular origin trait to boost gunfeel stats in the background as you hit and kill targets, but if you're in a fireteam, and manually reloading, Runneth Over will overfill your magazine by an additional 10% (rounded up) for each Guardian you're within 15m of. Recommended MW: Handling, Stability or Reload Speed, with an Adept Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create Ionic Traces or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God PvE-EndGame M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Pugilist Swashbuckler

Strong alternatives

Alloy Magazine Fluted Barrel Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 135 from 25 March 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JwIN3avdyW27aRjv4Zb2D?si=21b247e788174887) with @CourtProjects, @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God PvE-EndGame M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for clearing groups of Minor adds in both general at-level and end-game underleveled content, particularly with an arc build. Division is a heavy burst, so is in one of the better sidearm subfamilies for damage output, as well as improving resistance to flinch. At base, the stats are okay - 50 Range and 12 Zoom equate to 15.60m ADS and 13.00m hipfire, 39 Stability is ×1.1427 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 33 Handling is 0.34s ready, 0.27s ADS and 0.36s stow speed, 24 Reload Speed is a 1.86s reload, Recoil Direction is 97 and magazine is 24 (max 40). On Controller, a little help with controlling recoil is useful, or on M+KB boost handling with the barrel perk, and look for reload speed with the magazine perk. For arc builds, and if you never got the chance to craft a Brigand's Law, the trait perk combination of Eddy Current in the first column can just about max out Reload Speed when you're Amplified, with a ×0.95 animation scalar, which is ideal to use with Voltshot in the second to apply Jolt to targets for chunk damage and AoE arc damage for add clearing. Willing Vessel is a useful, if unspectacular origin trait to boost gunfeel stats in the background as you hit and kill targets, but if you're in a fireteam, and manually reloading, Runneth Over will overfill your magazine by an additional 10% (rounded up) for each Guardian you're within 15m of. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, Handling or Stability, with an Adept Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create Ionic Traces or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God PvE-EndGame M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Eddy Current Voltshot

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Flared Magwell Tactical Mag Alloy Magazine Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling