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Mykel's Reverence (Adept) god roll & best perks

Mykel's Reverence (Adept) — Destiny 2 Sidearm
Legendary · Sidearm
Where it drops: Source: "Root of Nightmares" Raid

“"Pain… Fear… Sacrifice… Feed the fiend." —Mykel, Leader of the Acolytes of Nezarec”

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Built from 141 curated wishlist rolls for this Sidearm. 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): Recommended MW: Reload. Rapid-Fire(450) Strand Sidearm Primary Ammo. "Mykel’s Reverence gives us Rewind Rounds (try saying that 5 times fast) and Frenzy for bonus damage and a near-never ending magazine. It’s like discount Subsistence. Swashbuckler is best if you use melee heavy builds coupled with Pugilist to get those charged melee’s back sooner."

Strong alternatives

Appended Mag Fluted Barrel Rewind Rounds Frenzy Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore Light Mag Pugilist Thresh Swashbuckler Harmony

pandapaxxy

pvp controller 36 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): Recommended MW: Range. Rapid-Fire(450) Strand Sidearm Primary Ammo. "In PvP being a rapid-fire frame means this sidearm has extremely limited range. It will shut down shotgun apes and fusion rushers with ease but it does mean you are hard capped at around 15m of range. Being able to bring up the stability will make putting down those rushers easier but it will still require 5 crits and a body shot to kill 10 resilience Guardians. High risk decent reward."

Strong alternatives

Perpetual Motion Smallbore Ricochet Rounds Tap the Trigger Fluted Barrel Hammer-Forged Rifling High-Caliber Rounds Elemental Capacitor Swashbuckler Offhand Strike

pandapaxxy

pvp mkb 24 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): Recommended MW: Range. Rapid-Fire(450) Strand Sidearm Primary Ammo. "In PvP being a rapid-fire frame means this sidearm has extremely limited range. It will shut down shotgun apes and fusion rushers with ease but it does mean you are hard capped at around 15m of range. Being able to bring up the stability will make putting down those rushers easier but it will still require 5 crits and a body shot to kill 10 resilience Guardians. High risk decent reward."

Strong alternatives

Perpetual Motion Extended Barrel Ricochet Rounds Tap the Trigger Extended Mag High-Caliber Rounds Elemental Capacitor Swashbuckler Offhand Strike

Community wishlist roll

9 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 57 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LOWj7jLe0eiacDYwEbK22) with @CourtProjects, @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. Backup PvE roll for Minor add-clearing in end-game content. Most Raid weapons boast stellar stat packages, and Mykel's Reverence is no different - this is the best rapid-fire sidearm. With a Recoil Direction of 96, you can spec into your preference of Range and/or Stability in the barrel and use the magazine to add a combat utility perk. Rewind Rounds is the best of the support perks in the first trait column for primary weapons, pairing with Frenzy as the second column signature perk to effectively extend the magazine and keep the 15% damage boost going. The Harmonic Resonance origin trait can boost damage still further by a stacking 3.33% with one other RoN Raid weapon or 10% with two. Reccommended MW: Reload Speed, Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Rewind Rounds Frenzy

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Ricochet Rounds Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling High-Caliber Rounds Armor-Piercing Rounds

Community wishlist roll

6 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 57 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LOWj7jLe0eiacDYwEbK22) with @CourtProjects, @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE roll for Minor add-clearing in end-game content. Most Raid weapons boast stellar stat packages, and Mykel's Reverence is no different - this is the best rapid-fire sidearm. With a Recoil Direction of 96, you can spec into your preference of Range, Stability and/or Reload Speed in the barrel and magazine. Rewind Rounds is the best of the support perks in the first trait column for primary weapons, pairing with Frenzy as the second column signature perk to effectively extend the magazine and keep the 15% damage boost going. The Harmonic Resonance origin trait can boost damage still further by a stacking 3.33% with one other RoN Raid weapon or 10% with two. Reccommended MW: Reload Speed, Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Rewind Rounds Frenzy

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Flared Magwell Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Alloy Magazine

Community wishlist roll

6 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 57 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LOWj7jLe0eiacDYwEbK22) with @CourtProjects, @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE roll for Darkness subclass synergy for Minor add-clearing in end-game content. Most Raid weapons boast stellar stat packages, and Mykel's Reverence is no different - this is the best rapid-fire sidearm. With a Recoil Direction of 96, you can spec into your preference of Range and/or Stability in the barrel and magazine. Rewind Rounds is the best of the support perks in the first trait column for primary weapons, pairing with Paracausal Affinity for a 20% damage boost following a kill from any Darkness damage source. The Harmonic Resonance origin trait can boost damage still further by a stacking 3.33% with one other RoN Raid weapon or 10% with two. Reccommended MW: Reload Speed, Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Paracausal Affinity Rewind Rounds

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Flared Magwell Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Ricochet Rounds

Community wishlist roll

6 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 57 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LOWj7jLe0eiacDYwEbK22) with @CourtProjects, @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. Backup PvE roll for Darkness subclass synergy for Minor add-clearing in end-game content. Most Raid weapons boast stellar stat packages, and Mykel's Reverence is no different - this is the best rapid-fire sidearm. With a Recoil Direction of 96, you can spec into your preference of Range and/or Stability in the barrel and magazine. Rewind Rounds is the best of the support perks in the first trait column for primary weapons, pairing with Paracausal Affinity for a 20% damage boost following a kill from any Darkness damage source. The Harmonic Resonance origin trait can boost damage still further by a stacking 3.33% with one other RoN Raid weapon or 10% with two. Reccommended MW: Reload Speed, Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Paracausal Affinity Rewind Rounds

Strong alternatives

Smallbore High-Caliber Rounds Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Armor-Piercing Rounds

What these Mykel's Reverence (Adept) perks do

Rewind Rounds

Upon emptying the Magazine: Refills 60% of the number of Hits landed (rounded up) into the Magazine from reserves. Hits are counted from either your last reload or the last time the perk was triggered. Does not require Direct Hits. Requires firing 28.75% of the Magazine Capacity for the refill to activate. Cannot load the Magazine beyond its base capacity. Hits after triggering a refill do not count while the Rewind Rounds buff is active (1? second). Adaptive Burst Linear Fusion Rifle behavior: • Each individual bolt in the burst counts as a Hit • Refill amount is uniquely 14% of the number of Hits rounded up (numbers are subject to change once we get more data points)

Frenzy

After being in Combat for 12 seconds: Grants 15% increased damage, 100 Handling, and 100 Reload Speed for 7.2 seconds. Works and can activate while stowed. Dealing and receiving damage refreshes the buff duration. For Frenzy, being in Combat is defined as having either dealt or received damage within the last 5 seconds. Self-damage and environmental damage do not count.

Pugilist

Weapon Kills grant 10% Melee Ability Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant 20%. Dealing Melee Damage grants 35 Handling for 3 seconds. Ability energy gained may be significantly decreased based on your selected ability's Chunk Energy Scalar. Learn more about this mechanic in our explainer blog post on the Clarity website.

Thresh

Weapon Kills grant an additional 1% Super Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant an additional 1.5% instead.

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.

Harmony

Upon readying the weapon within 3 seconds of getting a Kill with a different weapon: Grants 20% increased damage and 15 Handling for 7 seconds.

Perpetual Motion

While moving at a minimum of 2 meters per second: Grants a Stack of 'Perpetual Motion' after 2 seconds and a second Stack after 10 seconds. Each Stack provides 10 Stability, 10 Handling, and 10 Reload Speed. All Stacks are removed if movement speed is below 2 m/s for 0.5 seconds. Works and can activate while stowed.

Tap the Trigger

Firing grants 'Tap The Trigger' for 0.6 seconds, providing the following benefits: • 40 Stability • 50% decreased Recoil • 10% decreased Accuracy Cone Size Fusion Rifles only receive 25% of the benefits. Buff cannot be refreshed until Automatic Weapons stop firing, or until the next burst. [Controller-Only] Weapon fires the instant trigger pressure is applied.

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%.

Elemental Capacitor

Grants Passive Bonuses based on the element of your selected Super's element: • Solar: 50 Reload Speed • Arc: 50 Handling • Void: 20 Stability • Strand: 20 Airborne Effectiveness • Stasis: 20 Recoil Direction & 20% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

Offhand Strike

Weapon Kills grant the following benefits to hip-firing for 🡅8 seconds: • 30 Stability • 45% increased Damage Falloff Distance • ~3° larger Precision Aim Angle • 95%? decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 95%? decreased Accuracy Cone Growth. Buff is removed on stow. 🡅 Buff Duration is increased by 1 second.

Alloy Magazine

Linearly grants a Reload Duration Multiplier as your magazine drops from 50% capacity to empty. Reload Duration Multiplier scales from 0.9x at 50% capacity to 0.8x with an empty magazine.

Armor-Piercing Rounds

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

Paracausal Affinity

Scoring a Kill from any source matching the elemental alignment of the weapon grants 20% increased damage for 6 seconds. Buff can activate while stowed. Light Alignment: Arc, Solar, Void Darkness Alignment: Stasis, Strand

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