Joxer's Longsword god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "You've got so many options for spreading Weaken or Volatile with Joxer’s Longsword. Destabilizing Rounds is my choice because it spreads easily and has a shorter cooldown. Easy choice for killing trash mobs. Withering Gaze is nice for juicier targets like champions. And the newest perk Demoralize is just so incredible. Spreading Weaken on precision kills is just so easy. It also has a dope name so we can't pass that up." Recommended MW: Handling.

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Destabilizing Rounds Rewind Rounds Withering Gaze Demoralize Dragonfly Repulsor Brace Armor-Piercing Rounds Flared Magwell Fluted Barrel Smallbore

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 133 from 11 March 2025 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/49VFDRj05iDXTJDOBqQpga?si=e61731a19fb64938) with @CourtProjects, @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for use against Minor add groups in both general at-level or better, and end-game underlevelled content. Joxer's Longsword is only the second non-endgame Heavy Burst frame pulse rifle - it's a Crucible weapon so if you're focussing with Shaxx reset your reputation as many times as you can to get as many options as possible in the two trait perk columns. At base, the stats are on the low side by comparison with its end-game peers, but in-band when compared to Corrasion - 74 Range and 18 Zoom equate to 38.79m ADS and 21.55m hipfire, 33 Stability is ×1.1292 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 36 Handling is 0.43s ready, 0.39s ADS and 0.42s stow speed, 33 Reload Speed is a 2.18s reload and Recoil Direction is 59. Base magazine size is 30. Use the barrel perk to improve Handling, and then any of the combat effect magazine perks or something to help with the slow reload speed. In the first trait perk column, for end-game use, Shoot to Loot is always a good option, picking up power orbs and ammo bricks and reloading all your weapons. To match with that, One For All boosts damage by ×1.35 for 10s for just hitting three enemies, or for dealing with add crowds, Destabilizing Rounds spreads volatility and procs volatile rounds, or Demoralize spreads Weaken on a crit kill, effectively boosting damage to nearby enemies by ×1.18. Of the three origin traits, One Quiet Moment is probably the most useful for PvE, boosting Handling by +20 and Reload Speed by +40 with a ×0.95 animation duration after 5s of not dealing or receiving damage, or and 1.5s after you get a kill but if you're trying to hit crits, Nadir Focus boosts range by up to +10 and up to ×1.075 increased accuracy cone size as you fire. If you're interested, Joxer is a character from the "Xena: Warrior Princess" TV series. Recommended MW: Handling with a Backup Mag mod or, when fully enhanced, Synergy to create Void Breaches or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Shoot to Loot

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake High-Caliber Rounds One for All Destabilizing Rounds Demoralize Armor-Piercing Rounds Ricochet Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Light Mag Fluted Barrel

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Heavy burst pulses haven't been ultra meta outside of a few specific player's hands. Lone Wolf is an easy pick for boosting stats passively and doubling when alone. Headseeker provides some forgiveness if you miss and Gutshot Straight boosts just the body shot damage, pushing total damage even further." Recommended MW: Stability.

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Ricochet Rounds Zen Moment Lone Wolf Headseeker Desperate Measures Gutshot Straight Enlightened Action High-Caliber Rounds Smallbore

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 133 from 11 March 2025 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/49VFDRj05iDXTJDOBqQpga?si=e61731a19fb64938) with @CourtProjects, @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for use against Minor add groups in both general at-level or better, and end-game underlevelled content, particularly for void builds. Joxer's Longsword is only the second non-endgame Heavy Burst frame pulse rifle - it's a Crucible weapon so if you're focussing with Shaxx reset your reputation as many times as you can to get as many options as possible in the two trait perk columns. At base, the stats are on the low side by comparison with its end-game peers, but in-band when compared to Corrasion - 74 Range and 18 Zoom equate to 38.79m ADS and 21.55m hipfire, 33 Stability is ×1.1292 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 36 Handling is 0.43s ready, 0.39s ADS and 0.42s stow speed, 33 Reload Speed is a 2.18s reload and Recoil Direction is 59. Base magazine size is 30. Use the barrel perk to improve Handling, and then any of the combat effect magazine perks or something to help with the slow reload speed. For void build synergy, you have access to Repulsor Brace in the first trait perk column, for a Void Overshield for 8s when killing an enemy affected by a void debuff. To match with that, for dealing with add crowds, Destabilizing Rounds spreads volatility and procs volatile rounds, or Demoralize spreads Weaken on a crit kill, effectively boosting damage to nearby enemies by ×1.18. Of the three origin traits, One Quiet Moment is probably the most useful for PvE, boosting Handling by +20 and Reload Speed by +40 with a ×0.95 animation duration after 5s of not dealing or receiving damage, or and 1.5s after you get a kill but if you're trying to hit crits, Nadir Focus boosts range by up to +10 and up to ×1.075 increased accuracy cone size as you fire. If you're interested, Joxer is a character from the "Xena: Warrior Princess" TV series. Recommended MW: Handling with a Backup Mag mod or, when fully enhanced, Synergy to create Void Breaches or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Repulsor Brace

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake High-Caliber Rounds Destabilizing Rounds Demoralize Armor-Piercing Rounds Ricochet Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Light Mag Fluted Barrel

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 133 from 11 March 2025 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/49VFDRj05iDXTJDOBqQpga?si=e61731a19fb64938) with @CourtProjects, @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for use against Minor add groups in both general at-level or better, and end-game underlevelled content, particularly for void builds. Joxer's Longsword is only the second non-endgame Heavy Burst frame pulse rifle - it's a Crucible weapon so if you're focussing with Shaxx reset your reputation as many times as you can to get as many options as possible in the two trait perk columns. At base, the stats are on the low side by comparison with its end-game peers, but in-band when compared to Corrasion - 74 Range and 18 Zoom equate to 38.79m ADS and 21.55m hipfire, 33 Stability is ×1.1292 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 36 Handling is 0.43s ready, 0.39s ADS and 0.42s stow speed, 33 Reload Speed is a 2.18s reload and Recoil Direction is 59. Base magazine size is 30. Use the barrel perk to improve Handling, and then any of the combat effect magazine perks or something to help with the slow reload speed. You have access to double damage perks through Dragonfly in the first trait perk column, for a Void explosion on a crit kill for AoE damage. That can extend the spread of Destabilizing Rounds to spread volatility and proc volatile rounds, or Demoralize to spread Weaken on a crit kill, effectively boosting damage to nearby enemies by ×1.18. Of the three origin traits, One Quiet Moment is probably the most useful for PvE, boosting Handling by +20 and Reload Speed by +40 with a ×0.95 animation duration after 5s of not dealing or receiving damage, or and 1.5s after you get a kill but if you're trying to hit crits, Nadir Focus boosts range by up to +10 and up to ×1.075 increased accuracy cone size as you fire. If you're interested, Joxer is a character from the "Xena: Warrior Princess" TV series. Recommended MW: Handling with a Backup Mag mod or, when fully enhanced, Synergy to create Void Breaches or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Dragonfly

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake High-Caliber Rounds Destabilizing Rounds Demoralize Armor-Piercing Rounds Ricochet Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Light Mag Fluted Barrel

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.5.2.1 (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for use against Minor add groups in both general at-level or better, and end-game underlevelled content, particularly for void builds. Joxer's Longsword is only the second non-endgame Heavy Burst frame pulse rifle - it's a Crucible weapon so if you're focussing with Shaxx reset your reputation as many times as you can to get as many options as possible in the two trait perk columns. At base, the stats are on the low side by comparison with its end-game peers, but in-band when compared to Corrasion - 74 Range and 18 Zoom equate to 38.79m ADS and 21.55m hipfire, 33 Stability is ×1.1292 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 36 Handling is 0.43s ready, 0.39s ADS and 0.42s stow speed, 33 Reload Speed is a 2.18s reload and Recoil Direction is 59. Base magazine size is 30. Use the barrel perk to improve Handling, and then any of the combat effect magazine perks or something to help with the slow reload speed. It might look a little old-fashioned now, but it you're new to Destiny and haven't already got a pulse rifle with Demolitionist or Pugilist in the first trait perk column and Desperate Measures in the second, they're a natural pairing, boosting damage by up to ×1.3 for 7s by combining weapon and ability kills, while regaining either grenade or melee energy on weapon kills. Of the three origin traits, One Quiet Moment is probably the most useful for PvE, boosting Handling by +20 and Reload Speed by +40 with a ×0.95 animation duration after 5s of not dealing or receiving damage, or and 1.5s after you get a kill but if you're trying to hit crits, Nadir Focus boosts range by up to +10 and up to ×1.075 increased accuracy cone size as you fire. If you're interested, Joxer is a character from the "Xena: Warrior Princess" TV series. Recommended MW: Handling with a Backup Mag mod or, when fully enhanced, Synergy to create Void Breaches or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Desperate Measures

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake High-Caliber Rounds Demolitionist Pugilist Armor-Piercing Rounds Ricochet Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Light Mag Fluted Barrel

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): "Heavy burst pulses haven't been ultra meta outside of a few specific player's hands. Lone Wolf is an easy pick for boosting stats passively and doubling when alone. Headseeker provides some forgiveness if you miss and Gutshot Straight boosts just the body shot damage, pushing total damage even further." Recommended MW: Range.

Essential perks

Hammer-Forged Rifling

Strong alternatives

Headseeker Ricochet Rounds Lone Wolf Desperate Measures Zen Moment Gutshot Straight Enlightened Action High-Caliber Rounds

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.5.2.1 (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for use against Minor add groups in both general at-level or better, and end-game underlevelled content, particularly for void builds. Joxer's Longsword is only the second non-endgame Heavy Burst frame pulse rifle - it's a Crucible weapon so if you're focussing with Shaxx reset your reputation as many times as you can to get as many options as possible in the two trait perk columns. At base, the stats are on the low side by comparison with its end-game peers, but in-band when compared to Corrasion - 74 Range and 18 Zoom equate to 38.79m ADS and 21.55m hipfire, 33 Stability is ×1.1292 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 36 Handling is 0.43s ready, 0.39s ADS and 0.42s stow speed, 33 Reload Speed is a 2.18s reload and Recoil Direction is 59. Base magazine size is 30. Use the barrel perk to improve Handling, and then any of the combat effect magazine perks or something to help with the slow reload speed. It might look a little old-fashioned now, but it you're new to Destiny and haven't already got a pulse rifle with Demolitionist in the first trait perk column and Adrenaline Junkie in the second, they're a natural pairing, boosting damage by up to ×1.33 for 4.5s after a grenade kill, while regaining grenade energy on weapon kills. Of the three origin traits, One Quiet Moment is probably the most useful for PvE, boosting Handling by +20 and Reload Speed by +40 with a ×0.95 animation duration after 5s of not dealing or receiving damage, or and 1.5s after you get a kill but if you're trying to hit crits, Nadir Focus boosts range by up to +10 and up to ×1.075 increased accuracy cone size as you fire. If you're interested, Joxer is a character from the "Xena: Warrior Princess" TV series. Recommended MW: Handling with a Backup Mag mod or, when fully enhanced, Synergy to create Void Breaches or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Adrenaline Junkie Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake High-Caliber Rounds Armor-Piercing Rounds Ricochet Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Light Mag Fluted Barrel

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.5.2.1 (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for use against Minor add groups in both general at-level or better, and end-game underlevelled content, particularly for void builds. Joxer's Longsword is only the second non-endgame Heavy Burst frame pulse rifle - it's a Crucible weapon so if you're focussing with Shaxx reset your reputation as many times as you can to get as many options as possible in the two trait perk columns. At base, the stats are on the low side by comparison with its end-game peers, but in-band when compared to Corrasion - 74 Range and 18 Zoom equate to 38.79m ADS and 21.55m hipfire, 33 Stability is ×1.1292 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 36 Handling is 0.43s ready, 0.39s ADS and 0.42s stow speed, 33 Reload Speed is a 2.18s reload and Recoil Direction is 59. Base magazine size is 30. Use the barrel perk to improve Handling, and then any of the combat effect magazine perks or something to help with the slow reload speed. It might look a little old-fashioned now, but it you're new to Destiny and haven't already got a pulse rifle with Pugilist in the first trait perk column and Swashbuckler in the second, they're a natural pairing, boosting damage by up to ×1.33 for 4.5s after a melee kill, while regaining melee energy on weapon kills. Of the three origin traits, One Quiet Moment is probably the most useful for PvE, boosting Handling by +20 and Reload Speed by +40 with a ×0.95 animation duration after 5s of not dealing or receiving damage, or and 1.5s after you get a kill but if you're trying to hit crits, Nadir Focus boosts range by up to +10 and up to ×1.075 increased accuracy cone size as you fire. If you're interested, Joxer is a character from the "Xena: Warrior Princess" TV series. Recommended MW: Handling with a Backup Mag mod or, when fully enhanced, Synergy to create Void Breaches or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Pugilist Swashbuckler

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake High-Caliber Rounds Armor-Piercing Rounds Ricochet Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Light Mag Fluted Barrel