Friction Fire god roll & best perks

Friction Fire — Destiny 2 Submachine Gun
Legendary · Submachine Gun
Where it drops: Source: "Hunt for the Wrathborn" Quest

“Speed, heat, and Light. Fire away.”

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Built from 234 curated wishlist rolls for this Submachine Gun. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

YeezyGT's S15

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[YeezyGT's S15] (PvE): [MW: Reload Speed / Stability] "If 600RPMs were to receive a PvE buff in future, Friction Fire would be a good weapon to have in your back pocket. Subsistence is incredibly strong post-Primary ammo changes, Threat Detector is always a top-tier pick for SMGs, and FF can roll with Rampage for easy ad clearance, Wellspring for ability boosting, and Vorpal if we're likely to see Anti-Barrier SMG again in future. It does struggle with Reload Speed, so invest in here, with the second priority being Stability, as this one's a bit bouncy."

Strong alternatives

Appended Mag Subsistence Rampage Corkscrew Rifling Vorpal Weapon Wellspring Threat Detector Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Alloy Magazine Fluted Barrel Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore

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Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Subsistence Fluted Barrel Unrelenting Field Prep Rampage Vorpal Weapon Auto-Loading Holster Appended Mag Extended Mag Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling

Community wishlist roll

18 wishlist rolls

Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns Podcast 187. PvE first choice roll. Recommended MW: Reload

Essential perks

Chambered Compensator

Strong alternatives

Subsistence Unrelenting Flared Magwell Killing Wind Steady Rounds Tactical Mag Threat Detector Wellspring

Community wishlist roll

9 wishlist rolls

Inspired by Destiny Massive Breakdowns Podcast 187. PvP first choice roll. Recommended MW: Reload

Essential perks

Rampage Chambered Compensator

Strong alternatives

Subsistence Steady Rounds Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Killing Wind Threat Detector

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Essential perks

Vorpal Weapon

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Killing Wind Smallbore Accurized Rounds Threat Detector Corkscrew Rifling

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB Podcast 264 conversation with @pattycakesGG. PvP first-choice S-Tier roll for kill-chaining. Not obtainable as at S17, unfortunately, but we can hope it's reprised at some point. Precision frame, so recoil control is easier as the direction is pretty much vertical, and the 16 Zoom constrains bullet spread too. Push out range and zoom as far as you can with your barrel, mag and Masterwork, mixing in stability if you need help to control the recoil. Threat Detector boosts Stability and Reload Speed in CQC which pairs with Rampage, to help out with chaining kills. Masterwork: Range or Stability, with a Sprint Grip or Quick Access Sling, if you're playing aggressively, or a Targeting Adjustor for more passive playstyles.

Essential perks

Accurized Rounds Rampage Threat Detector

Strong alternatives

Full Bore Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore

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Essential perks

Vorpal Weapon Hammer-Forged Rifling

Strong alternatives

Killing Wind Accurized Rounds Threat Detector Tactical Mag

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB Podcast 264 conversation with @pattycakesGG. PvP first-choice S-Tier roll for kill-chaining. Not obtainable as at S17, unfortunately, but even after the Zoom nerf, it's still very good. Precision frame, so recoil control is easier as the direction is pretty much vertical, and the 16 Zoom constrains bullet spread too. Push out range and zoom as far as you can with your barrel, mag and Masterwork, mixing in stability if you need help to control the recoil. Killing Wind adds useful stat boosts after a kill, and Rampage is probably the most useful second trait, to help out with chaining kills. Masterwork: Range or Stability, with a Sprint Grip or Quick Access Sling, if you're playing aggressively, or a Targeting Adjustor for more passive playstyles.

Essential perks

Killing Wind Accurized Rounds Rampage

Strong alternatives

Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB Podcast 264 conversation with @pattycakesGG. PvP first-choice S-Tier roll for kill-chaining. Not obtainable as at S17, unfortunately, but even after the Zoom nerf, it's still very good. Precision frame, so recoil control is easier as the direction is pretty much vertical, and the 16 Zoom constrains bullet spread too. Push out range and zoom as far as you can with your barrel, mag and Masterwork. Killing Wind adds useful stat boosts after a kill, and Rampage is probably the most useful second trait, to help out with chaining kills. Masterwork: Range, with a Sprint Grip or Quick Access Sling, if you're playing aggressively, or a Targeting Adjustor for more passive playstyles.

Essential perks

Full Bore Killing Wind Accurized Rounds Rampage

Community wishlist roll

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Essential perks

Vorpal Weapon Fluted Barrel Accurized Rounds Threat Detector

Community wishlist roll

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Essential perks

Vorpal Weapon Fluted Barrel Killing Wind Accurized Rounds

What these Friction Fire perks do

Subsistence

Weapon Kills refill 10% of the magazine (rounded up) from reserves. Submachine Gun and Auto Rifle Kills refill 17% of the magazine.

Rampage

Weapon Kills grant a Stack of Rampage. Maximum of 3 Stacks. Stacks expire one at a time every 4.5 seconds. Grants a 10%|21%|33.1% damage increase at 1|2|3 Stacks. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

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%]

Wellspring

On Weapon Kill: Grants 8% Ability Energy split equally amongst all uncharged abilities. Abilities with multiple charges only receive one third of the ability energy normally split to them once they have a full ability charge ready. Ability energy gained may be significantly decreased based on your selected ability's Chunk Energy Scalar. Learn more about this mechanic in our explainer blog post on the Clarity website.

Threat Detector

Grants 1|2 Stacks while within 15 meters of 1|2+ enemies. Bonuses at 1|2 Stacks: • 15|40 Stability • 18|60 Reload Speed • 25|100 Handling • 0.9x|0.81x Handling Animation Duration Multiplier

Alloy Magazine

Linearly grants a Reload Duration Multiplier as your magazine drops from 50% capacity to empty. Reload Duration Multiplier scales from 0.9x at 50% capacity to 0.8x with an empty magazine.

Unrelenting

Starts Health Regeneration and restores 65 HP upon reaching 100% Activation Progress with Weapon Kills within 5 seconds of each. Activation Progress by Enemy Rank: • Minor Combatants: 34% • Players: 67% • Elites, Minibosses, and Bosses: 100%

Killing Wind

On Weapon Kill, for 5 seconds: • 50 Mobility • 40 Handling and 20 Range • 5% increased Damage Falloff Distance Additional Kills extend the duration by 5 seconds, up to 8 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Field Prep

Grants the following while Crouched: • 50 Reload Speed • 0.8x Reload Duration Multiplier • 0.8x Ready/Stow Duration Multiplier Passively grants 20 Ammo Generation stat. (50% more than 1 Ammo Generation armor mod)

Auto-Loading Holster

Refills stowed weapon from reserves after 3.5 seconds of it being stowed.

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