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Mos Athanor IV god roll & best perks

Mos Athanor IV — Destiny 2 Hand Cannon
Legendary · Hand Cannon
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Built from 300 curated wishlist rolls for this Hand Cannon. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

SpaceMonkey

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SpaceMonkey (PvP): "Another aggressive that is not quite Igneous Hammer, but it's New Gear and can get some nifty tricks Igneous couldn't get. While being statistically inferior to Crimil's Dagger as well it can get the same roll everyone has been loving on that gun and can be used in a different slot AND is New Gear, if that matters to you." Recommended MW: Range, Handling.

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Ricochet Rounds Hammer-Forged Rifling Keep Away Eye of the Storm Slideways Lone Wolf Adagio Moving Target High-Caliber Rounds Light Mag Armor-Piercing Rounds Flared Magwell Full Bore Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore

SpaceMonkey

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SpaceMonkey (PvP / God-PvP): "Another aggressive that is not quite Igneous Hammer, but it's New Gear and can get some nifty tricks Igneous couldn't get. While being statistically inferior to Crimil's Dagger as well it can get the same roll everyone has been loving on that gun and can be used in a different slot AND is New Gear, if that matters to you." Recommended MW: Range.

Essential perks

Hammer-Forged Rifling Adagio

Strong alternatives

Ricochet Rounds Keep Away Slideways High-Caliber Rounds

What these Mos Athanor IV perks do

Keep Away

While no enemies are within 15 meters: Grants 10 Range, 30 Reload Speed, and decreases Accuracy Cone Growth by 5?%.

Adagio

Weapon Kills grant the following for 7 seconds: • 10 Range • 30% increased damage • 20% longer Firing Delay/Charge Time/Draw Time Hand Cannons only recieve a 27% damage increase. Buff is removed on stow.

Slideways

Sliding refills 15% of the magazine (rounded up) from reserves and grants 15? Stability and 30 Handling for 3 seconds. 0.5 second cooldown between activations. Buff is removed on stow.

High-Caliber Rounds

Hits inflict increased Flinch on Enemies. PVE: Tier 1-2 Minors can be repeatedly staggered. Higher Tier Combatants stagger quicker. PVP: Flinch against Players varies based on damage and Weapon Archetype. Flinch increase ranges between 5-10%.

Opening Shot

Grants the following benefits for your first shot (of the burst): • 20 Aim Assist and 25 Range • 5% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 10% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth Special weapons only receive 50% of the benefits. Stats are rounded up. Firing the weapon prevents the perk from activating for 3 seconds.

Eye of the Storm

Grants a scaling buff to Handling and Accuracy as your Shield Health drops below 40 and reaches maximum strength at 0 Shield HP. Buff at maximum strength grants: • 30 Handling • 40% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 17% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth The buff linearly scales from 0% at 80 Shield HP to 100% at 0 Shield HP (Critical Health). It initially triggers as you drop to 40 Shield HP — giving you 50% of the maximum buff. However, as you regenerate your Shield Health, the buff will still remain until you reach 80 Shield HP where the benefits scale down to zero.

Lone Wolf

Passively grants 5 Aim Assist, 15 Airborne Effectiveness, and a 10% decreased ADS Animation Duration. While no allies are within 15 meters: Bonuses are increased to 10 Aim Assist, 30 Airborne Effectiveness, and a 20% decreased ADS Animation Duration.

Moving Target

Grants the following while Aiming Down Sights (ADS): • 10 Aim Assist • 10% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

Armor-Piercing Rounds

Grants 5% increased damage against Elemental and Barrier Champion Shields. Allows bullets to overpenetrate enemies once.

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

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