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Prolonged Engagement god roll & best perks
Legendary · Submachine Gun
Where it drops: Source: Complete strikes and earn rank-up packages from Commander Zavala.
“Fight until the bitter end.”
Full perk pool, stats & source for Prolonged Engagement →
Built from 96 curated wishlist rolls for this Submachine Gun. 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
72 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "This submachine gun is incredible. Decent base stats, good base recoil direction, a million and a half perks. What could be better? Despite not having perfect recoil I would still try and hit 100 with arrowhead brake. Flared magwell or appended is dealer’s choice. I find with reload gauntlets or the plethora of ways to bypass reload are more than enough for me. Subsistence is one such way. Being able to ignore a whole stat on your weapon means you can invest those stat points into any other stat. You will still need to reload eventually and having a good reload stat will make that feel less like a slow molasses river. Finally there’s your damage perks. Frenzy is tried and true, and headstone is just a wonderful add clear perk. Multikill clip is best used with a dedicated reload perk like feeding frenzy or outlaw." Recommended MW - Reload.
Strong alternatives
Arrowhead Brake
Subsistence
Flared Magwell
Frenzy
Corkscrew Rifling
Smallbore
Appended Mag
Feeding Frenzy
Outlaw
Outlaw
Headstone
Multikill Clip
pandapaxxy
pvp
mkb
16 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): "Unfortunately for Prolonged Engagement it won’t see a lot of use outside of PvE. Having 14 zoom makes it firmly middle of the pack and having the lowest base range in its class (technically Escape Velocity is lower, but Escape Velocity also gets sights, not barrels) doesn’t help it. What it lacks in range it does make up for in stability, being on the upper percentile. It also has some of the best aim assist for its archetype. Rangefinder is definitely a must, as is pushing up the range. Hammer-forged rifling or smallbore is going to be key, but don’t decrease other stats just to increase your range." Recommended MW - Range.
Strong alternatives
Fluted Barrel
Ricochet Rounds
Killing Wind
Rangefinder
Smallbore
High-Caliber Rounds
Eye of the Storm
Headstone
pandapaxxy
pvp
controller
8 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Unfortunately for Prolonged Engagement it won’t see a lot of use outside of PvE. Having 14 zoom makes it firmly middle of the pack and having the lowest base range in its class (technically Escape Velocity is lower, but Escape Velocity also gets sights, not barrels) doesn’t help it. What it lacks in range it does make up for in stability, being on the upper percentile. It also has some of the best aim assist for its archetype. Rangefinder is definitely a must, as is pushing up the range. Hammer-forged rifling or smallbore is going to be key, but don’t decrease other stats just to increase your range." Recommended MW - Stability.
Essential perks
Arrowhead Brake
Strong alternatives
Ricochet Rounds
Killing Wind
Rangefinder
High-Caliber Rounds
Eye of the Storm
Headstone
What these Prolonged Engagement perks do
Subsistence
Weapon Kills refill 10% of the magazine (rounded up) from reserves.
Submachine Gun and Auto Rifle Kills refill 17% of the magazine.
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.
Feeding Frenzy
Weapon Kills grant 1 Stack of Feeding Frenzy for 3.5 seconds, increasing the Reload Speed of the weapon. Maximum of 5 Stacks.
Bonuses at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks:
• 8|50|60|75|100 Reload Speed
• 2.5%|10%|13%|16%|20% decreased Reload Animation Duration
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.
Headstone
Precision Kills create a Large Stasis Crystal at the target's location.
Tier 1-2 Minor and Tier 1 Elite Combatants only spawn a Medium Stasis Crystal.
Creating 5 Crystals within ? seconds prevents the perk from activating for 5 seconds.
Multikill Clip
Finishing a reload within 3.6 seconds of scoring 1|2|3 Weapon Kills within 3.5 seconds of each grants 17%|33%|50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Buff is overwritten every time it is triggered and is removed on stow.
Killing Wind
On Weapon Kill, for 5 seconds:
• 50 Mobility
• 40 Handling and 20 Range
• 5% increased Damage Falloff Distance
Additional Kills extend the duration by 5 seconds, up to 8 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.
Rangefinder
Aiming Down Sights grants the following benefits:
• 10 Range
• 10% increased Effective Zoom
• 5% increased Projectile Speed
The Effective Zoom increase pushes out Aim Assist Falloff by 10%, reduces (Absolute) Recoil by 10% and narrows the Accuracy and Aim Assist Cones by the same amount. (This is the normal behavior of Zoom and isn't unique to Rangefinder)
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%.
Eye of the Storm
Grants a scaling buff to Handling and Accuracy as your Shield Health drops below 40 and reaches maximum strength at 0 Shield HP.
Buff at maximum strength grants:
• 30 Handling
• 40% decreased Accuracy Cone Size
• 17% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth
The buff linearly scales from 0% at 80 Shield HP to 100% at 0 Shield HP (Critical Health).
It initially triggers as you drop to 40 Shield HP — giving you 50% of the maximum buff. However, as you regenerate your Shield Health, the buff will still remain until you reach 80 Shield HP where the benefits scale down to zero.
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