Built from 226 curated wishlist rolls for this Trace Rifle. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
Recommended rolls
pandapaxxy
pve
mkb
controller
54 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "I think it’s better than Retraced Path. Adaptive munitions is incredibly strong and on a trace rifle will shred shields. Killing tally makes a return and and will be great for general mobbing, but without subsistence or overflow to keep the damage going it will fall off the higher the difficulty of activity you’re in." Recommended MW - Reload.
Strong alternatives
Tactical Battery
Adaptive Munitions
Fluted Barrel
Dragonfly
Smallbore
Corkscrew Rifling
Enhanced Battery
Ionized Battery
Lead from Gold
Surplus
Swashbuckler
Community wishlist roll
pve
52 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Podcast 261. PvE backup roll for general content. Shapeable. The Extrovert origin perk is most useful for CQC (within 15m). Lead From Gold saves a scavenger mod or Surplus helps overall weapon feel. Wellspring pairs well with Surplus, or Swashbuckler/Dragonfly add damage-boosting options. Recommended MW: Reload Speed or Handling, with a Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Fluted Barrel
Strong alternatives
Tactical Battery
Swashbuckler
Adaptive Munitions
Light Battery
Adaptive Munitions
Lead from Gold
Lead from Gold
Surplus
Surplus
Wellspring
Wellspring
Dragonfly
Dragonfly
YeezyGT's S18
pve
48 wishlist rolls
[YeezyGT's S18] [MW: Range] "Hollow Denial has a fantastic perk package, with the crown jewel being Surplus/Killing Tally. Smallbore/Light Battery/Surplus has the ability to add up to 100/100/100 for Stability, Handling and Reload with the option to then invest into Range. Great feeling Trace that shades very well." tags:pve
Strong alternatives
Killing Tally
Fluted Barrel
Surplus
Particle Repeater
Killing Tally
Dragonfly
Dragonfly
Surplus
Light Battery
Arrowhead Brake
Smallbore
pandapaxxy
pvp
mkb
24 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): "In PvP trace rifles are like suped up auto rifles, but the scavenger nerf really put a damper on their usability. Rangefinder is the best in slot. But overall, you’re better off using any auto rifle over a trace rifle." Recommended MW - Range.
Strong alternatives
Full Bore
Rangefinder
Projection Fuse
Swashbuckler
Hammer-Forged Rifling
Tactical Battery
Heating Up
Surplus
Unrelenting
pandapaxxy
pvp
controller
11 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "In PvP trace rifles are like suped up auto rifles, but the scavenger nerf really put a damper on their usability. Rangefinder is the best in slot. But overall, you’re better off using any auto rifle over a trace rifle." Recommended MW - Range.
Essential perks
Smallbore
Strong alternatives
Rangefinder
Projection Fuse
Swashbuckler
Tactical Battery
Heating Up
Surplus
Unrelenting
Community wishlist roll
8 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 do have a Hollow Denial from Season 17, it's shapeable, so you can craft exactly the roll to help. First, a barrel that helps with stability, to keep your reticule steady will help land consistent crits. Then, as a Backup Mag mod alone gets you to the maximum of 107 shots, Light Battery or Tactical Battery boost reload speed. Adaptive Munitions increases damage to non-matching Subjugator "shields" by for a total damage boost of around +45% after 15 hits (+73% when enhanced). If you can get some Killing Tally kills in advance, you'll have an additional +30% damage (so, +125% total damage with enhanced Adaptive Munitions) until you stow or reload. You won't get too much use out of the Extrovert perk with this set-up unfortunately. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Backup Mag mod
Essential perks
Killing Tally
Adaptive Munitions
Strong alternatives
Polygonal Rifling
Light Battery
Smallbore
Fluted Barrel
Corkscrew Rifling
Tactical Battery
Community wishlist roll
pve
8 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Podcast 261. PvE backup roll for void subclasses in general content. Shapeable. The Extrovert origin perk is most useful for CQC (within 15m). Surplus helps overall weapon feel, and Repulsor Brace could be interesting in granting void overshields without a Titan around. Recommended MW: Reload Speed or Handling, with a Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Fluted Barrel
Strong alternatives
Tactical Battery
Repulsor Brace
Surplus
Light Battery
Surplus
Repulsor Brace
Community wishlist roll
pve
7 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Podcast 261. PvE first-choice roll for void subclasses in general content. Shapeable. The Extrovert origin perk is most useful for CQC (within 15m). Lead From Gold saves a scavenger mod, and Repulsor Brace could be interesting in granting void overshields without a Titan around. Recommended MW: Reload Speed or Handling, with a Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Fluted Barrel
Strong alternatives
Tactical Battery
Repulsor Brace
Lead from Gold
Light Battery
Lead from Gold
Repulsor Brace
Community wishlist roll
4 wishlist rolls
Chevy's S17 Super Pog PVE List Reload MW tags:pve, M+KB
Essential perks
Lead from Gold
Corkscrew Rifling
Strong alternatives
Killing Tally
Light Battery
Repulsor Brace
Tactical Battery
Community wishlist roll
pvp
4 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Podcast 261. PvP first-choice roll for void subclasses. Shapeable. The Extrovert origin perk is most useful for CQC (within 15m). Difficult to recommend this in PvP as at Season 17, with the special ammo economy as it is. If you want to tuck one away, Well-Rounded gives decent boosts to weapon-feel stats, and Repulsor Brace could be interesting in granting void overshields without a Titan around. Recommended MW: Reload Speed or Handling, with a Targeting Adjuster, Quick Access Sling or Sprint Grip mod.
Essential perks
Tactical Battery
Fluted Barrel
Strong alternatives
Well-Rounded
Repulsor Brace
Well-Rounded
Repulsor Brace
Community wishlist roll
pve
4 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Podcast 261. PvE first-choice roll for void subclasses in Match Game end-game content. Shapeable. The Extrovert origin perk is most useful for CQC (within 15m). Adaptive Munitions should rip through shields in Match Game, and Repulsor Brace could be interesting in granting void overshields without a Titan around. Recommended MW: Reload Speed or Handling, with a Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Tactical Battery
Fluted Barrel
Strong alternatives
Repulsor Brace
Adaptive Munitions
Adaptive Munitions
Repulsor Brace
Speedrunner's Shopping List
god-pve
2 wishlist rolls
Speedrunner's Shopping List: "Avoiding primary swaps/Special single shot add clear" (good for: all S21 raids and dungeons)
Essential perks
Lead from Gold
Fluted Barrel
Light Battery
Strong alternatives
Wellspring
Repulsor Brace
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.