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Pre Astyanax IV — Destiny 2 Combat Bow
Legendary · Combat Bow

“The lord of the city grants the blessing of precision.”

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Built from 99 curated wishlist rolls for this Combat Bow. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

pandapaxxy

mkb controller pve 63 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Next up is a very interesting and arguable best in slot bow. Pre Astyanax IV is a solar bow rivaling Tyranny of Heaven and Strident Whistle, but neither can slot in adept mods. Adept Big Ones plus Precision Instrument will be an incredible combination. Incandescent for clearing rooms is another strong choice but I'm leaning towards Precision Instrument as the best in slot." Recommened MW: Draw Time.

Strong alternatives

Archer's Tempo Precision Instrument Elastic String Fiberglass Arrow Shaft Shoot to Loot Incandescent Enlightened Action Explosive Head Straight Fletching Helical Fletching Polymer String Flexible String

pandapaxxy

controller pvp 18 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Pre Astyanax IV is not really meant for the crucible but you can achieve some really great stats through adept mods. Either lowering the draw time further or increasing the accuracy. Archer's Tempo is the best in slot, but you can pair that with a bunch of other perks like Opening Shot, Explosive Head, or even Successful Warm-Up for even faster follow up shots after a kill." Recommended MW: Draw Time.

Essential perks

Archer's Tempo

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Elastic String Fiberglass Arrow Shaft Successful Warm-Up Straight Fletching Helical Fletching Polymer String Flexible String

Community wishlist roll

12 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 77 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RxkTOwLINWvKzUitNoAFy?si=1426d1f760c544b5) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr while @CourtProjects is on holiday. First-choice PvE pick for add clear of Minor Spec enemies in end-game content. The literal translation means "Before Astyanax". Astyanax (“Lord of the City”), in Greek legend, is the Trojans' popular nickname for the son of the city's greatest warrior, Prince Hector of Troy, and his wife Andromache. If you haven't got a well-rolled solar Precision bow, this is your chance - the stats are poor, but there are still decent trait combos to chase. If you do, then you can happily pass this by. As ever with bows, we're looking to reduce the draw time with the bowstring, so Elastic String is the top choice, with Polymer String and Flexible String being decent alternate choices. Then, to recover the lost accuracy with the arrow perk, choose between Fiberglass Arrow Shaft or Straight Fletching. Archer's Tempo is the usual reliable choice as the support perk to speed up draw time, but you might also look at Shoot to Loot for picking up ammo bricks remotely in end-game content. In the second trait column as the signature perk, Explosive Head adds a passive boost to damage and adds flinch, and increases the radius for a Shoot to Loot ammo pickup. Recommended MW: Draw Time or Reload Speed, with a damage-boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Explosive Head

Strong alternatives

Archer's Tempo Elastic String Fiberglass Arrow Shaft Polymer String Flexible String Straight Fletching Shoot to Loot

Community wishlist roll

6 wishlist rolls

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 77 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RxkTOwLINWvKzUitNoAFy?si=1426d1f760c544b5) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr while @CourtProjects is on holiday. First-choice PvE pick for Solar synergy and add clear of Minor Spec enemies in end-game content. The literal translation means "Before Astyanax". Astyanax (“Lord of the City”), in Greek legend, is the Trojans' popular nickname for the son of the city's greatest warrior, Prince Hector of Troy, and his wife Andromache. If you haven't got a well-rolled solar Precision bow, this is your chance - the stats are poor, but there are still decent trait combos to chase. If you do, then you can happily pass this by. As ever with bows, we're looking to reduce the draw time with the bowstring, so Elastic String is the top choice, with Polymer String and Flexible String being decent alternate choices. Then, to recover the lost accuracy with the arrow perk, choose between Fiberglass Arrow Shaft or Straight Fletching. Archer's Tempo is the usual reliable choice as the support perk to speed up draw time. In the second trait column as the signature perk, Incandescent provides the solar synergy and helps with crowd control for minor adds. Recommended MW: Draw Time or Reload Speed, with a damage-boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-God, PvE-EndGame, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Archer's Tempo Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Elastic String Fiberglass Arrow Shaft Polymer String Flexible String Straight Fletching

What these Pre Astyanax IV perks do

Archer's Tempo

Precision Hits decrease Draw Time by 25% for 3 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Explosive Head

Splits off 50% of the Bow's bodyshot damage into an Explosive Payload that detonates in a 3 meter radius on impact. The Payload deals 30% increased damage in PvE and staggers PvE Combatants more. Payload detonation time after hitting a target or surface depends on the distance. 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. On crits, the overall increase is 10.33% for Precision Bows and 9.69% for Lightweight Bows. [PvP] Total damage remains roughly the same but can vary by 1-2% in either direction for crits.

Shoot to Loot

Weapon Hits against Orbs of Power collect them. If collecting ammo is possible: Weapon Hits against Ammo Bricks pick them up, trigger Ammo Pickup Effects, and refill all Weapons from reserves. Does not require direct hits.

Incandescent

Weapon Kills trigger a Solar explosion that applies 30 Scorch Stacks (40 with Ember of Ashes) and deals up to 30 damage to enemies within 4 meters of the target. Killing Elite or higher tier Combatants and Players increases the radius to 8 meters and applies 10 more Scorch Stacks. Scorch damage can be increased through Weapon Damage Buffs.

Precision Instrument

Direct Weapon Hits grant a stack of Precision Instrument for 1.25 seconds (2.1 seconds on weapons with a Draw/Charge Time). Maximum of 6 stacks. Reloading the weapon (except on Bows) or missing removes all stacks... usually. Heavy Burst Frame weapons can only gain 1 stack per burst. Adaptive Burst Linear Fusion Rifles require 1.5? Hits for each stack (and missing sometimes does not remove your stacks on them). Precision damage increase at 1|2|... stacks: 4.17% | 8.33% | 12.5% | 16.67% | 20.83% | 25%

Enlightened Action

Weapon Hits grant Stacks of Enlightened Action for 2 seconds. Maximum of 12 Stacks. Stat bonuses at 1|2|…|12 Stacks: 2|7|12|15|20|25|30|35|38|40|45|50 Handling and Reload Speed Stacks granted per hit by Weapon Type: • Hand Cannons: 3 Stacks • Bows: ? Stacks • Automatic Weapons: 1 Stack

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.

Successful Warm-Up

Weapon Kills decrease Charge/Draw Time by 37.5% for 6 seconds. Kills while the perk is active add 4 seconds to the duration up to a maximum of 20 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

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