pandapaxxy
pve
controller
mkb
81 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "There has never been a more iconic legendary machine gun in Destiny 2 outside of Hammerhead. My old Feeding Frenzy and Rampage has been collecting dust but nothing else feels as good. The Brave version of Hammerhead can roll Rewind (WeeWoo) Rounds and Fourth Time's the Charm which will both refund ammo back into your magazine. Envious Assassin will allow you to overflow the magazine to over 200 if you also slot in a backup mag mod. Pair any of those perks will work wonderfully with your “damage” perk of choice. Onslaught will ramp up the RPM to 714, giving you incredible DPS. Killing Tally is one of the best damage perks for machine guns (and trace rifles). It doesn't go away until you reload which is where magazine extending perks like Rewind Rounds or Fourth Time's the Charm work well. Desperate Measures is the best of both worlds combining Adrenaline Junkie / Swashbuckler and Golden Tricorn." Recommended MW: Range, Stability, Handling, Reload Speed.
Strong alternatives
Onslaught
Arrowhead Brake
Appended Mag
Rewind Rounds
Killing Tally
Desperate Measures
Fourth Time's the Charm
Envious Assassin
Armor-Piercing Rounds
Flared Magwell
Fluted Barrel
Smallbore
pandapaxxy
pvp
controller
24 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Over on the PvP side, machine guns haven't been high meta but they have always felt good. Hammerhead with Rewind Rounds and High-Impact Reserves will synergize well with the low ammo from the wall, and refund itself to get you a few more kills. If you wanted to really show some players their own ghosts you could instead opt for Onslaught to delete them at a blistering pace. Over-Under is another good shout here to get rid of most players in rifts. I wouldn't mind hearing more Hammerheads in the crucible. At least I'd know where they are." Recommended MW: Stability.
Strong alternatives
Onslaught
Arrowhead Brake
Ricochet Rounds
Rewind Rounds
Killing Tally
High-Impact Reserves
Under-Over
High-Caliber Rounds
Smallbore
pandapaxxy
pvp
mkb
24 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): "Over on the PvP side, machine guns haven't been high meta but they have always felt good. Hammerhead with Rewind Rounds and High-Impact Reserves will synergize well with the low ammo from the wall, and refund itself to get you a few more kills. If you wanted to really show some players their own ghosts you could instead opt for Onslaught to delete them at a blistering pace. Over-Under is another good shout here to get rid of most players in rifts. I wouldn't mind hearing more Hammerheads in the crucible. At least I'd know where they are." Recommended MW: Range.
Strong alternatives
Onslaught
Extended Barrel
Ricochet Rounds
Rewind Rounds
Killing Tally
High-Impact Reserves
Under-Over
High-Caliber Rounds
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Community wishlist roll
12 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. Hammerhead drops from Onslaught, but there's no focusing, so you're fate lies in the hands of RNGesus. First, Arrowhead Brake to help with recoil, or Chambered Compensator or Polygonal Rifling will also to help land consistent crits. Then Appended Mag which, with a Backup Mag mod, gets you to 75 in the mag (again, if your drop one, Extended Mag works too) - but the inventory stat is on the low side, so you'll max out at 430 - that's 20-25 less than other adaptives. In the first trait perk column, Under-Over provides a base +50% damage against the boss Subjugator "shield". To boost this further, you can choose between Target Lock or Killing Tally, depending on whether there are adds around or not. The Indomitability origin trait isn't going to be that useful, unfortunately, as it only procs on kills. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Backup Mag mod
Essential perks
Under-Over
Strong alternatives
Target Lock
Arrowhead Brake
Appended Mag
Chambered Compensator
Polygonal Rifling
Extended Mag
Killing Tally