Nessa's Oblation (Adept) god roll & best perks

Nessa's Oblation (Adept) — Destiny 2 Shotgun
Legendary · Shotgun
Where it drops: Source: "Root of Nightmares" Raid

“"His influence doesn't end at his Fourth Tomb. I will find the rest… by any means necessary." —Nessa, Acolyte of Nezarec”

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Built from 133 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

pandapaxxy

pve mkb controller 81 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): Recommended MW: Reload. Pinpoint Slug(65) Void Shotgun Special Ammo. "Does this make Nessa’s Obligation the energy pairing to Heritage? Reconstruction and a damage perk make this weapon strong in both aspects. But the perk pairing I am most excited to try out is Dragonfly and Destabilizing Rounds. I would love to see if the Dragonfly damage causes the volatile to explode meaning one shot can wipe out groups with ease. I would love to add this shotgun to my arsenal."

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Reconstruction Fluted Barrel Frenzy Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag Tactical Mag Fourth Time's the Charm Dragonfly Vorpal Weapon Destabilizing Rounds

pandapaxxy

pvp controller 24 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): Recommended MW: Range. Pinpoint Slug(65) Void Shotgun Special Ammo. "In PvP not having even Surplus for handling is a bit of a bummer. Your only way of increasing your handling is perks itself and dexterity mods. A lot is going to have to go into this shotgun to make it usable. Opening Shot doesn’t make up for the lack of handling."

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Reconstruction Fluted Barrel Accurized Rounds Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Assault Mag Demolitionist Harmony

Community wishlist roll

12 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 burst damage against Majors in end-game content. While slug shotguns aren't the burst damage meta they once were, they can still deal decent damage when the occasion demands. For the barrel, stability is a bit more important than normal, to keep your reticule on target, but Handling is still useful too. Assault Mag increases RPM to 70 to increase your damage output. As your first trait column support perk, Reconstruction or Fourth Time's The Charm both work to extend the magazine during a damage window and, for your second column signature perk, take your choice of Frenzy, Vorpal Weapon or Focused Fury to boost damage output with. 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. Recommended MW: Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Adept Big Ones or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Assault Mag

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Reconstruction Frenzy Fourth Time's the Charm Vorpal Weapon Focused Fury Corkscrew Rifling Arrowhead Brake Fluted Barrel

Community wishlist roll

4 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 Light subclass synergy against Majors in end-game content. While slug shotguns aren't the burst damage meta they once were, they can still deal decent damage when the occasion demands. For the barrel, stability is a bit more important than normal, to keep your reticule on target, but Handling is still useful too. Tactical Mag boosts your mag size, stability and reload speed, so is a bit of a no-brainer for the magazine perk. As your first trait column support perk, Demolitionist means grenades (remember, it's 20% grenade energy for special weapon kills), which means you should have an easy way to proc Paracausal Affinity for 20% bonus damage for 6s to clear beefier Minors, and Majors. 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. Recommended MW: Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Adept Big Ones or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Tactical Mag Paracausal Affinity Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Arrowhead Brake Fluted Barrel

Community wishlist roll

4 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 Light subclass synergy against Majors in end-game content. While slug shotguns aren't the burst damage meta they once were, they can still deal decent damage when the occasion demands. For the barrel, stability is a bit more important than normal, to keep your reticule on target, but Handling is still useful too. Appended Mag adds a shot, which is always a good thing, as your magazine perk. As your first trait column support perk, Demolitionist means grenades (remember, it's 20% grenade energy for special weapon kills), which means you should have an easy way to proc Paracausal Affinity for 20% bonus damage for 6s to clear beefier Minors, and Majors. 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. Recommended MW: Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Adept Big Ones or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Appended Mag Paracausal Affinity Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Arrowhead Brake Fluted Barrel

Community wishlist roll

4 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 Void subclass synergy in end-game content. While slug shotguns aren't the burst damage meta they once were, they can still be effective to control beefier minors, and majors. For the barrel, stability is a bit more important than normal, to keep your reticule on target, but Handling is still useful too. Tactical Mag boosts your mag size, stability and reload speed, so is a bit of a no-brainer for the magazine perk. It's unusual to be able to roll two Void perks, so the opportunity to roll Repulsor Brace in the first trait column as your support perk, for damage reduction void overshields, and Destabilizing Rounds as your signature perk in the second to spread volatility on a kill is difficult to pass up. 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. Recommended MW: Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Adept Big Ones or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Tactical Mag Repulsor Brace Destabilizing Rounds

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Arrowhead Brake Fluted Barrel

Community wishlist roll

4 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 Void subclass synergy in end-game content. While slug shotguns aren't the burst damage meta they once were, they can still be effective to control beefier minors, and majors. For the barrel, stability is a bit more important than normal, to keep your reticule on target, but Handling is still useful too. Appended Mag adds a shot, which is always a good thing, as your magazine perk. It's unusual to be able to roll two Void perks, so the opportunity to roll Repulsor Brace in the first trait column as your support perk, for damage reduction void overshields, and Destabilizing Rounds as your signature perk in the second to spread volatility on a kill is difficult to pass up. 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. Recommended MW: Range, Stability or Handling - just go with your preference, with a damage-boosting (Adept Big Ones or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-EndGame, Controller, M+KB

Essential perks

Repulsor Brace Appended Mag Destabilizing Rounds

Strong alternatives

Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Arrowhead Brake Fluted Barrel

What these Nessa's Oblation (Adept) perks do

Reconstruction

Every 6 seconds while not firing the weapon: Loads 25% of the Magazine Capacity (rounded up) into the Magazine from reserves. Can overfill the Magazine up to double the normal capacity. Works even while stowed.

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.

Fourth Time's the Charm

Scoring 4 Precision Hits within 2 seconds of each refills 2 Ammo into the Magazine from thin air. Cannot load the Magazine beyond its base capacity. Precision Hit counter persists through stow.

Dragonfly

Precision Kills cause targets to explode, dealing up to 123.89 [95.3] weapon-matching elemental damage in a 4.5-meter radius.

Vorpal Weapon

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

Destabilizing Rounds

Weapon Kills apply Volatile to enemies in a 7 meter radius around the target and grant Volatile Rounds for 3 seconds. 1.5 second cooldown between activations.

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.

Demolitionist

Weapon Kills grant 10% Grenade Ability Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant 20%. Using your Grenade Ability refills the Magazine with a 3 second cooldown. 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.

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.

Focused Fury

Scoring 35% of the Base Magazine Capacity as Precision Hits grants 25% increased damage for 11 seconds. Stowing or Reloading the weapon resets the Precision Hit counter. The buff remains active while stowed. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

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

Repulsor Brace

Kills against Void Debuffed enemies grant a 45 HP Void Overshield for 8 seconds (12 with Echo of Persistence).

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