Red Tape god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy & WarlockMaggie (PvP / M+KB): "[pandapaxxy] Red Tape doesn't do anything exceptional but it does play into Stasis shenanigans if you use the crystals to gain a new sightline. You don't have to be near the Stasis crystal or enemy which means you can get Frost Armor from anywhere across the map. Keep Away and Lone Wolf also lean into this but don't give as many benefits. Explosive Payload would be great for fighting duals as the extra flinch is incredibly frustrating to fight against. [WarlockMaggie] I’m definitely going to be looking for a roll or few of this as it is our only non-Exotic Lightweight Stasis Scout. On par with the stats of Echoes’ Patron of Lost Causes, Red Tape does have better perks for PvP, including some unique combos like Closing Time + High-Impact Reserves. As with other longer range weapons, focus on Stability and Handling both in Masterwork, Magazine and/or Barrels." Recommended MW: Stability, Handling.

Strong alternatives

Headstone Closing Time Steady Rounds Corkscrew Rifling High-Impact Reserves Explosive Payload Keep Away Lone Wolf Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Fluted Barrel Polygonal Rifling

WarlockMaggie (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "(Prerelease notes) No bureaucracy here, Red Tape delivers a solid set of perks! Spec into Stability, Recoil mitigation and/or Reload for your Barrels and Magazines. And with stats handled, you can get grenade energy back with Demolitionist or get Frost Armor via Rimestealer, plus create crystals with Headstone or just do a chunk of damage with Focused Fury or Adrenaline Junkie!" Recommended MW: Stability or Reload Speed.

Strong alternatives

Headstone Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Rimestealer Focused Fury Adrenaline Junkie Fourth Time's the Charm Demolitionist Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Chambered Compensator Smallbore

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Red Tape doesn't do anything exceptional but it does play into Stasis shenanigans if you use the crystals to gain a new sightline. You don't have to be near the Stasis crystal or enemy which means you can get Frost Armor from anywhere across the map. Keep Away and Lone Wolf also lean into this but don't give as many benefits. Explosive Payload would be great for fighting duals as the extra flinch is incredibly frustrating to fight against." Recommended MW: Stability.

Strong alternatives

Headstone Arrowhead Brake Rimestealer Accurized Rounds Explosive Payload Keep Away Lone Wolf Steady Rounds Fluted Barrel Smallbore

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 127 from 21 January 2025 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/27QaoJnY0M7c7Ikhz8CbUv?si=397188c406294fcf) with @Saint_Kabr, @ImpetusAlways and @CourtProjects (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for Minor adds in general, and end-game underleveled content, particularly on Stasis builds. Red Tape is, surprisingly the first Lightweight frame stasis scout rifle - one of the stronger scout subfamilies for damage output in PvE, and offering the usual +20 Mobility and ×1.0625 boost to movement speed. At base, the stats are decent - the spread of stats among its peers is pretty compressed, though - 32 Range equates to 70.52m ADS and 35.27m hipfire, 33 Stability, 64 Handling is 0.36s ready, 0.30 ADS and 0.34 stow speed, and 52 Reload speed is a 1.96s reload. Look to boost Handling on M+KB, or improve control for controller with the barrel perk. In the mag, with the origin trait to bypass reload you could just go all-out for magazine size, or maybe look for additional reload speed for manual reloads in the mag perk slot. In the first trait perk slot, for general utility, Attrition Orbs and Demolitionist both offer something to buildcraft around, and Headstone give you something to use in stasis builds to synergise with subclass fragments, as well as decent AoE damage when the crystals are shattered. The Dark Ether Reaper origin trait is one of the best in the sandbox for PvE - generate a Dark Ether charge for 5s from kills, and then shoot with any weapon (or run into) the charge to proc a Dragonfly-type detonation which also overflows equipped and stowed Dark Ether weapons to ×1.4 (rounded up) base capacity or ×1.8 when enhanced, completely bypassing reload. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create stasis shards or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Headstone

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Demolitionist Arrowhead Brake Polygonal Rifling Flared Magwell Extended Mag Alloy Magazine Attrition Orbs

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 127 from 21 January 2025 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/27QaoJnY0M7c7Ikhz8CbUv?si=397188c406294fcf) with @Saint_Kabr, @ImpetusAlways and @CourtProjects (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-Champion PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for Minor adds in general, and end-game underleveled content, particularly on Stasis builds. Red Tape is, surprisingly the first Lightweight frame stasis scout rifle - one of the stronger scout subfamilies for damage output in PvE, and offering the usual +20 Mobility and ×1.0625 boost to movement speed. At base, the stats are decent - the spread of stats among its peers is pretty compressed, though - 32 Range equates to 70.52m ADS and 35.27m hipfire, 33 Stability, 64 Handling is 0.36s ready, 0.30 ADS and 0.34 stow speed, and 52 Reload speed is a 1.96s reload. Look to boost Handling on M+KB, or improve control for controller with the barrel perk. In the mag, with the origin trait to bypass reload you could just go all-out for magazine size, or maybe look for additional reload speed for manual reloads in the mag perk slot. In the first trait perk slot, for general utility, Attrition Orbs and Rimestealer (if you're using a Stasis subclass to general stasis crystals to proc it) both offer something to buildcraft around, and Explosive Payload is always useful in your kit for a passive damage boost (×1.15 bodyshot ×1.085 crit), as well as extra flinch and easier Champion stuns. The Dark Ether Reaper origin trait is one of the best in the sandbox for PvE - generate a Dark Ether charge for 5s from kills, and then shoot with any weapon (or run into) the charge to proc a Dragonfly-type detonation which also overflows equipped and stowed Dark Ether weapons to ×1.4 (rounded up) base capacity or ×1.8 when enhanced, completely bypassing reload. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create stasis shards or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-Champion PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Explosive Payload

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Attrition Orbs Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Polygonal Rifling Flared Magwell Extended Mag Alloy Magazine Rimestealer

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 127 from 21 January 2025 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/27QaoJnY0M7c7Ikhz8CbUv?si=397188c406294fcf) with @Saint_Kabr, @ImpetusAlways and @CourtProjects (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for Minor adds in general, and end-game underleveled content, particularly on Stasis builds. Red Tape is, surprisingly the first Lightweight frame stasis scout rifle - one of the stronger scout subfamilies for damage output in PvE, and offering the usual +20 Mobility and ×1.0625 boost to movement speed. At base, the stats are decent - the spread of stats among its peers is pretty compressed, though - 32 Range equates to 70.52m ADS and 35.27m hipfire, 33 Stability, 64 Handling is 0.36s ready, 0.30 ADS and 0.34 stow speed, and 52 Reload speed is a 1.96s reload. Look to boost Handling on M+KB, or improve control for controller with the barrel perk. In the mag, with the origin trait to bypass reload you could just go all-out for magazine size, or maybe look for additional reload speed for manual reloads in the mag perk slot. For Stasis builds, it's not the first scout rifle to offer the trait perk combination of Rimestealer, for Frost Armor stacks from breaking crystals generated by Headstone crit kills, but it's probably the best legendary that does. The Dark Ether Reaper origin trait is one of the best in the sandbox for PvE - generate a Dark Ether charge for 5s from kills, and then shoot (or run into) the charge to proc a Dragonfly-type detonation, which also overflows equipped and stowed Dark Ether weapons to ×1.4 (rounded up) base capacity or ×1.8 when enhanced, completely bypassing reload. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create stasis shards or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Headstone Rimestealer

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Polygonal Rifling Flared Magwell Extended Mag Alloy Magazine

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.1.5.4 (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): PvE pick for Minor adds in general, and end-game underleveled content, particularly on grenade builds. Red Tape is, surprisingly the first Lightweight frame stasis scout rifle - one of the stronger scout subfamilies for damage output in PvE, and offering the usual +20 Mobility and ×1.0625 boost to movement speed. At base, the stats are decent - the spread of stats among its peers is pretty compressed, though - 32 Range equates to 70.52m ADS and 35.27m hipfire, 33 Stability, 64 Handling is 0.36s ready, 0.30 ADS and 0.34 stow speed, and 52 Reload speed is a 1.96s reload. Look to boost Handling on M+KB, or improve control for controller with the barrel perk. In the mag, with the origin trait to bypass reload you could just go all-out for magazine size, or maybe look for additional reload speed for manual reloads in the mag perk slot. If you don't already have the combination of Demolitionist and Adrenaline Junkie, then it's a very natural pairing. Get a grenade kill to proc the ×1.33 damage boost for 4.5s, and then recover grenade energy through add kills to rinse and repeat. The Dark Ether Reaper origin trait is one of the best in the sandbox for PvE - generate a Dark Ether charge for 5s from kills, and then shoot with any weapon (or run into) the charge to proc a Dragonfly-type detonation which also overflows equipped and stowed Dark Ether weapons to ×1.4 (rounded up) base capacity or ×1.8 when enhanced, completely bypassing reload. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create stasis shards or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Adrenaline Junkie Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Polygonal Rifling Flared Magwell Extended Mag Alloy Magazine