Imperial Decree god roll & best perks

Imperial Decree — Destiny 2 Shotgun
Legendary · Shotgun
Where it drops: Acquired from the Menagerie aboard the Leviathan.

“An Earth artifact, refashioned to suit the Emperor's modest tastes.”

Full perk pool, stats & source for Imperial Decree →

Built from 13 curated wishlist rolls for this Shotgun. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

Community wishlist roll

8 wishlist rolls

PvE pick

Essential perks

Accurized Rounds

Strong alternatives

Full Choke Full Auto Trigger System Rampage Rifled Barrel Feeding Frenzy Swashbuckler

Community wishlist roll

4 wishlist rolls

PvP pick

Essential perks

Accurized Rounds Slideshot

Strong alternatives

Full Choke Rampage Rifled Barrel Swashbuckler

Community wishlist roll

1 wishlist roll

Essential perks

Barrel Shroud Grave Robber Trench Barrel Accurized Rounds

What these Imperial Decree perks do

Full Choke

While Aiming Down Sights: • Decreases Shotgun Pellet Spread by 5% • Reduces Precision Multiplier by 7.6% (1.1078x🠚1.0294x)

Slideshot

Sliding refills 15% of the Magazine (rounded up) and grants 20 Range and Stability for your next shot (of the burst) within 2.5 seconds. 0.3 second cooldown after activation but can activate multiple times during a slide. Buff is removed on stow.

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.

Swashbuckler

Weapon Kills grant a Stack of 'Swashbuckler' for 4.5 seconds. Maximum of 5 Stacks. (Glaive) Melee Kills grant all 5 Stacks instantly. Damage increase at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: 6.7% | 13.3% | 20% | 26.6% | 33.3% Stowing the weapon removes the buff.

Full Auto Trigger System

Weapon fires Full Auto. (Identical to the setting) Decreases Firing Delay by 10% on Shotguns.

Feeding Frenzy

Weapon Kills grant 1 Stack of Feeding Frenzy for 3.5 seconds, increasing the Reload Speed of the weapon. Maximum of 5 Stacks. Bonuses at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: • 8|50|60|75|100 Reload Speed • 2.5%|10%|13%|16%|20% decreased Reload Animation Duration

Grave Robber

Powered Melee Hits and (Glaive) Melee Kills refill the magazine from reserves. 3 second cooldown between activations.

Trench Barrel

Dealing Melee Damage grants the following for the next 3 shots within 5 seconds: • 30 Reload Speed and 30 Handling • 50% increased damage Stowing the weapon removes the buff.

Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.

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