Nameless Midnight god roll & best perks

Nameless Midnight — Destiny 2 Scout Rifle
Legendary · Scout Rifle
Where it drops: Source: Complete strikes and earn rank-up packages from Commander Zavala.

“Strange things wake at the stroke of twelve.”

Full perk pool, stats & source for Nameless Midnight →

Built from 141 curated wishlist rolls for this Scout Rifle. 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): Recommended MW: Reload. Precision(180) Kinetic Scout Rifle Primary Ammo. "Nameless Midnight is back…again. Fourth Third time’s the charm? I am happy to announce that your year 2 version is just as good as this version, this one can just be infused up to max light. Triple Tap and Outlaw are staples, and this can be “new and exciting” with Frenzy or Kinetic Tremors instead of Explosive Payload. Kinetic Tremors is perfect for GMs or higher tiered content where you can shoot a champion or major and damage the smaller enemies around them."

Strong alternatives

Appended Mag Fluted Barrel Explosive Payload Triple Tap Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Outlaw Outlaw Frenzy Kinetic Tremors

pandapaxxy

pvp controller 36 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): Recommended MW: Stability. Precision(180) Kinetic Scout Rifle Primary Ammo. "In PvP I don’t know if I can really recommend a precision frame. Their time to kill is not great in the current meta and without Box Breathing like Hung Jury SR4 it cannot three-tap with as much ease. You can roll Kill Clip for those three-taps. Perpetual Motion is great for bringing up some of Nameless Midnight’s lackluster stats."

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Zen Moment Explosive Payload Accurized Rounds Fluted Barrel Smallbore Steady Rounds Perpetual Motion Opening Shot Kill Clip

pandapaxxy

pvp mkb 24 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): Recommended MW: Stability. Precision(180) Kinetic Scout Rifle Primary Ammo. "In PvP I don’t know if I can really recommend a precision frame. Their time to kill is not great in the current meta and without Box Breathing like Hung Jury SR4 it cannot three-tap with as much ease. You can roll Kill Clip for those three-taps. Perpetual Motion is great for bringing up some of Nameless Midnight’s lackluster stats."

Strong alternatives

Outlaw Fluted Barrel Explosive Payload Accurized Rounds Smallbore Steady Rounds Outlaw Opening Shot Kill Clip

What these Nameless Midnight perks do

Explosive Payload

Splits off 50% of the weapon's bodyshot damage into an Explosive Payload that detonates on impact. The Payload deals 30% increased damage in PvE and staggers PvE Combatants more. On Hand Cannons, the Payload deals 7% decreased damage in PvP. The remaining Impact damage portion receives an increased Crit Multiplier to compensate for the Payload not benefitting from crits. [PvE] Total damage is increased by 15% of the weapon's bodyshot damage. For crits, the overall increase is roughly equal to 15% divided by the Crit Multiplier. [PvP] Total damage remains roughly the same but can vary by 1-2% in either direction for crits.

Triple Tap

Scoring 3 Precision Hits within 2 seconds of each refills 1 Ammo into the Magazine from thin air. Cannot load the Magazine beyond its base capacity. Precision Hit counter persists through stow.

Outlaw

Precision Kills grant 70 Reload Speed with a 0.9x decreased Reload Animation Duration for 6 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Outlaw

Precision Kills grant 70 Reload Speed with a 0.9x decreased Reload Animation Duration for 6 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

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.

Kinetic Tremors

Scoring multiple Direct Hits against a target within 3 seconds of each emits 3 damaging shockwaves from its location at the time of activation. Hit counter persists through stow. Shockwaves appear 0.25 seconds after scoring enough Hits and have a 1 second delay between each pulse. With Bows, the initial delay is decreased to 0.167 seconds. Each shockwave deals up to 90 [20] damage in a 6 meter radius. Shockwaves deal 33.33% more damage when activated on Miniboss or higher tier PvE Combatants. Shockwaves inherit Weapon Damage Buffs, the weapon's passive Kinetic Damage Bonus in PVE (10% on Primary, 15% on Special), and its Combatant Damage Scaling. They also count as non-direct Hits with the weapon for other interactions. The perk cannot be retriggered by anyone on a target until 2? seconds after the last shockwave. Hits required for Activation: • Submachine Guns: 14 • Auto Rifles: 12 • Pulse Rifles: 11 • Sidearms: 8 • Precision Hand Cannons and Precision Scout Rifles: 6 • Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles: 5 • Bows, Sniper Rifles: 3

Zen Moment

Weapon Hits grant 1 Stack of the perk for 1 second up to the maximum of 5? Stacks. Benefits granted per Stack: • Grants ?% Flinch Resistance • Reduces Visual Weapon Shake by 15% • Reduces Reticle Bounce by 15% Stacks gained per Weapon Hit by weapon type: • Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles: 2? • Pulse Rifles, Sidearms: 1.5 • Other Weapons: 1

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.

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.

Kill Clip

Finishing a reload within 3.6 seconds of a kill grants 25% increased damage for 5 seconds. Stowing the weapon removes the buff. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

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