“"Breathe. Line up the shot. Enjoy the quiet before the kill." —The Drifter”
Built from 207 curated wishlist rolls for this Combat Bow. 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
81 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Hush is back! Arguably the greatest bow to ever exist. Archer’s Gambit also makes a return this season You can pair that with Archer’s Tempo for even faster draw times bringing it all the way down to a 157ms draw time with Elastic String and a draw time masterwork. Unrelenting with Incandescent will allow you to keep your health up while downing groups from afar and Shoot to Loot with either Incandescent or Explosive Head is niche but can keep your ammo topped up." Recommended MW: Draw Time.
Strong alternatives
Archer's Tempo
Elastic String
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Incandescent
Archer's Gambit
Explosive Head
Unrelenting
Shoot to Loot
Straight Fletching
Helical Fletching
Flexible String
Polymer String
pandapaxxy
pvp
mkb
controller
54 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "In PvP bows are not the strongest weapons but a very niche but strong combo is Off-Hand Strike and Archer’s Gambit. Opening Shot and Archer’s Gambit also have strong synergy, as does Hip-Fire Grip. Archer’s Tempo and Explosive Head or Incandescent are going to be better for general use. Impulse Amplifier is great if you're using this bow more as a one and done versus maining it or cleaning up with it." Recommended MW: Draw Time.
Strong alternatives
Opening Shot
Elastic String
Explosive Head
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Incandescent
Archer's Gambit
Impulse Amplifier
Straight Fletching
Helical Fletching
Flexible String
Polymer String
Community wishlist roll
27 wishlist rolls
Adamsdown_Boy - information as at v8.0.0.6 (PvE / PvE-MinorSpec / PvE-God / M+KB / Controller): PvE pick for add-clearing Minor enemies in general content, particularly for melee builds. Hush is back, but is now in a quite crowded pool of solar bows, so it doesn't really stand out. If you already have a well-rolled solar bow, you can happily pass. If you're still looking, bring down Draw Time as much as you can with your Bowstring perk, and then recover any lost accuracy with the Arrow perk. Although, if you're using a bow right, you should be a fair distance from enemies there is the option of Pugilist in the first trait perk column, and Swashbuckler or Golden Tricorn in the second, or even Surrounded. Let's just say if you have that procced regularly that you really should examine your life choices. The perk pool is huge, so reset Gambit rank as many times as you can before you start focusing engrams. The Gun and Run origin trait is useful, if not very noticeable. Recommended MW: Draw Time or Reload Speed, with a Backup Mag mod.
Essential perks
Pugilist
Strong alternatives
Elastic String
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Swashbuckler
Polymer String
Flexible String
Straight Fletching
Helical Fletching
Golden Tricorn
Surrounded
Community wishlist roll
27 wishlist rolls
Adamsdown_Boy - information as at v8.0.0.6 (PvE / PvE-MinorSpec / PvE-God / M+KB / Controller): PvE pick for add-clearing Minor enemies in general content, for Titans using Hazardous Propulsion. Hush is back, but is now in a quite crowded pool of solar bows, so it doesn't really stand out. If you already have a well-rolled solar bow, you can happily pass. If you're still looking, bring down Draw Time as much as you can with your Bowstring perk, and then recover any lost accuracy with the Arrow perk. For Titans who need their barricade back as fast as possible to use Hazardous Propulsion with, Strategist speeds up class ability regeneration in the first trait perk column, and you can pair this with a damage perk like Incandescent (even better with solar fragments), Frenzy or Explosive Head. The perk pool is huge, so reset Gambit rank as many times as you can before you start focusing engrams. The Gun and Run origin trait is useful, if not very noticeable. Recommended MW: Draw Time or Reload Speed, with a Backup Mag mod.
Essential perks
Strategist
Strong alternatives
Elastic String
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Incandescent
Polymer String
Flexible String
Straight Fletching
Helical Fletching
Explosive Head
Frenzy
Community wishlist roll
18 wishlist rolls
Adamsdown_Boy - information as at v8.0.0.6 (PvE / PvE-MinorSpec / PvE-EndGame / PvE-God / M+KB / Controller): PvE pick for add-clearing Minor enemies in end-game content. Hush is back, but is now in a quite crowded pool of solar bows, so it doesn't really stand out. If you already have a well-rolled solar bow, you can happily pass. If you're still looking, bring down Draw Time as much as you can with your Bowstring perk, and then recover any lost accuracy with the Arrow perk. The standard endgame bow pairings of either Archer's Tempo or Shoot to Loot in the first perk column are available in the first trait perk column, with Explosive Head in the second for a little bonus damage and flinch, or Frenzy for a reliable +15% damage, and mexxed reload speed and handling. The perk pool is huge, so reset Gambit rank as many times as you can before you start focusing engrams. The Gun and Run origin trait is useful, if not very noticeable. Recommended MW: Draw Time or Reload Speed, with a Backup Mag mod.
Essential perks
Frenzy
Strong alternatives
Archer's Tempo
Elastic String
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Polymer String
Flexible String
Straight Fletching
Helical Fletching
Shoot to Loot
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.