No Reprieve god roll & best perks

[YeezyGT's S18] [MW: Range/Handling] "The main reason people want this in the PvE community is for the Triple Tap/Surrounded combo. Surrounded (+Spec) is a whopping 40% damage buff, adding up to 47% for Enhanced Surrounded (+Spec). It's rather niche for those scenarios where there are active ads mid-damage phase, or you can use it as a workhorse single-target cleanup weapon, in which case, I'd recommend Surplus." tags:pve

Strong alternatives

Surrounded Assault Mag Fluted Barrel Triple Tap Triple Tap Surrounded Surplus Surplus Accurized Rounds Light Mag Hammer-Forged Rifling Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Full Bore

pandapaxxy (PvE Controller \ M+KB): Recommended MW: Reload “I am excited for the synergy with this shotgun. This is the only shotgun to get headstone, and that makes it incredibly strong right out of the gate. Stasis synergy or not, having a pocket crystal whenever you want makes this very appealing. The crowd control from a stasis crystal or the add clearing potential is all right there. Whether you want a larger mag via triple tap, or faster reloads via feeding frenzy or outlaw. All are incredible choices.“ (Year 5 S18: Season of Plunder Stasis Shotgun Special Ammo)|tags:PvE, Controller, M+KB

Strong alternatives

Headstone Assault Mag Fluted Barrel Triple Tap Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag Tactical Mag Feeding Frenzy Outlaw Outlaw Harmony Swashbuckler

pandapaxxy (PvP Controller): Recommended MW: Range or Handling “Headstone also makes this the best legendary slug shotgun for PvP. Denying a res, or just applying slow to enemies after a shotgun kill creates openings only this shotgun can deliver. Another great build would be melee focused builds with pugilist and swashbuckler. Swashbuckler can one shot to the body with five stacks, made even easier with radiant or other damage boosting subclass perks. Keep an eye out for this weapon or craft one to your specifications.“ (Year 5 S18: Season of Plunder Stasis Shotgun Special Ammo)

Strong alternatives

Headstone Accurized Rounds Hammer-Forged Rifling Surplus Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Assault Mag Pugilist Swashbuckler Snapshot Sights

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 31. PvE first-choice roll for melee builds in general content. The Origin Perk works well in CQC, and in particular for melee-heavy playstyles. High-ish stats make this fairly competitive in slot (if you don't look too closely at Heritage, anyway). You can never go wrong with a bit more range from your barrel, and faster fire rate, or an extra round in the mag and better reload speed. You can turn this into a great melee support option with Pugilist and Wellspring (for ability regen) or Swashbuckler (for damage output). Recommended MW: Reload Speed, with a damage-boosting (Minor, Major, or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod.

Essential perks

Pugilist

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Smallbore Swashbuckler Tactical Mag Hammer-Forged Rifling Corkscrew Rifling Wellspring

Inspired by DMB Podcast 275 conversation with Gleaux. The Origin Perk is aimed at CQC, so should be useful here. Shapeable. Backup choice for a slug-shottie, and the perks can make this into a kill-chaining monster if you can find the ammo. Go for range with your barrel and mag. Then, as this is a CQC weapon, Pugilist is the best option for the first train column, and then a fully-procced Swashbuckler or Enhanced Surrounded (when Bungie rolls the boost from the mod into the perk) in the second column brings the damage up to one-shot body levels. Recommended MW: Range, with a Freehand Grip or Targeting Adjustor mod.

Essential perks

Light Mag Pugilist

Strong alternatives

Full Bore Swashbuckler Hammer-Forged Rifling Surrounded

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 31. PvE first-choice roll for endgame content. The Origin Perk works well in CQC, and in particular for melee-heavy playstyles. High-ish stats make this fairly competitive in slot (if you don't look too closely at Heritage, anyway). You can never go wrong with a bit more range from your barrel, and faster fire rate, or an extra round in the mag and better reload speed. For endgame content, Triple Tap keeps the bullets coming, and Surrounded provides a huge boost to CQC damage, complimenting the origin perk, and will help with damage against champions when the mod is in town. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, with a damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Triple Tap Surrounded

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Smallbore Tactical Mag Hammer-Forged Rifling Corkscrew Rifling

Inspired by DMB Podcast 275 conversation with Gleaux. The Origin Perk is aimed at CQC, so should be useful here. Shapeable. First choice for a slug-shottie, and the perks can make this into a kill-chaining monster if you can find the ammo. Go for range with your barrel and mag. Then, as this is a CQC weapon, Pugilist is the best option for the first train column, and then a fully-procced Swashbuckler or Enhanced Surrounded (when Bungie rolls the boost from the mod into the perk) in the second column brings the damage up to one-shot body levels. Recommended MW: Range, with a Freehand Grip or Targeting Adjustor mod.

Essential perks

Pugilist Accurized Rounds

Strong alternatives

Full Bore Swashbuckler Surrounded Hammer-Forged Rifling

Inspired by DMB Podcast 275 conversation with Gleaux. The Origin Perk is aimed at CQC, so should be useful here. Shapeable. Backup choice of slug-shottie, particularly for kill-chaining with Stasis subclasses who can use an Aspect to create Stasis shards and Fragments to use those to regain melee and grenade energy or for Damage Reduction. Go for range with your barrel and mag. Then, as this is a CQC weapon, Pugilist is the best option for the first trait column, and Headstone gives you all the stasis good stuff in the second and, as a bonus in Comp or Trials, prevents revives while the crystal persists. Recommended MW: Range, with a Freehand Grip or Targeting Adjustor mod.

Essential perks

Headstone Light Mag Pugilist

Strong alternatives

Full Bore Hammer-Forged Rifling

Speedrunner's Shopping List: Double slug (good for: Last Wish/Spire of the Watcher)

Essential perks

Assault Mag Fluted Barrel Triple Tap Surrounded

Inspired by DMB Podcast 275 conversation with Gleaux. The Origin Perk is aimed at CQC, so should be useful here. Shapeable. Excellent first-choice slug-shottie, particularly for Stasis subclasses who can use an Aspect to create Stasis shards, and Fragments to use those to regain melee and grenade energy or for Damage Reduction. Go for range with your barrel and mag. Then, as this is a CQC weapon, Pugilist is the best option for the first trait column, and Headstone gives you all the stasis good stuff in the second and, as a bonus in Comp or Trials, prevents revives while the crystal persists. Recommended MW: Range, with a Freehand Grip or Targeting Adjustor mod.

Essential perks

Headstone Full Bore Pugilist Accurized Rounds

Chevy's S18 Super Pog PVE List - MW Reload/Handling tags:pve, M+KB

Essential perks

Assault Mag Fluted Barrel Focused Fury Triple Tap