Retold Tale god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Retold Tale was and still is one of my favorite shotguns. I used it a ton before getting my best Mindbender’s Ambition. I still prefer the U shaped sights on Retold. I grinded out a decent Compass Rose with QuickDraw and Snapshot Sights, so we will see if Retold will be better. I think most players will still opt for a Matador but having a super snappy shotgun won’t hurt your vault space too much (though seeing the state of your vault it might be a tough squeeze /s)." Recommended MW: Handling or Range.

Strong alternatives

Quickdraw Snapshot Sights Barrel Shroud Accurized Rounds Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore Assault Mag Slideshot Killing Wind Barrel Constrictor

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 91 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/50NPk7xF3Tt6X3DVucE9jU?si=44d2b7d44a5a4aec) with @CourtProjects and @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvE pick for burst damage to Major Spec enemies in end-game content, particularly for melee builds. Retold Tale has okay stats compared to other precision frame shotguns and the trait pool is weighted towards PvP, but there's still some nice combinations here. First, for the barrel perk, Full Choke keeps the pellet spread tighter, or Barrel Shroud, Smallbore or Corkscrew Rifling all add useful stats and for the mag slot while Tactical Mag or Assault Mag are the top two choices, Light Mag or Appended Mag aren't bad alternatives. If you don't already have a One-Two Punch Shotgun, then this can work - Lead From Gold to keep your ammo topped off, or Slideshot for instant slide reloads in the first trait column to support One-Two Punch in the second to pair with an aggressive melee-focussed build for burst damage against Majors, including stunned Champions. The Advanced Reflexes origin trait is quite useful in PvE - when activated by an enemy hit, it adds +30 Handling for additional ready and ADS speed, together with a handy +20 Mobility, for 7.5s. Recommended MW: Range or Stability, with a damage boosting (Major or Taken Spec) mod. Tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

One-Two Punch

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Full Choke Lead from Gold Barrel Shroud Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Assault Mag Light Mag Appended Mag Slideshot

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Retold Tale is not a PvE shotgun. It does come with some nice PvE perks like One-Two Punch, but the lack of Grave Robber lowers it in my opinion. Destabilizing Rounds and Repulsor Brace have good synergy but on a shotgun I’d rather take a good damage perk over an add clearing one." Recommended MW: Reload.

Strong alternatives

Repulsor Brace Assault Mag Barrel Shroud One-Two Punch Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore Appended Mag Tactical Mag Lead from Gold Destabilizing Rounds

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 91 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/50NPk7xF3Tt6X3DVucE9jU?si=44d2b7d44a5a4aec) with @CourtProjects and @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvE pick for add-clear of Minor Spec enemies in end-game content, particularly with a void subclass. Retold Tale has okay stats compared to other precision frame shotguns and the trait pool is weighted towards PvP, but there's still some nice combinations here. First, for the barrel perk, Barrel Shroud, Smallbore or Corkscrew Rifling all add useful stats and for the mag slot while Assault Mag or Tactical Mag are the top two choices, Light Mag or Appended Mag aren't bad alternatives. For your trait combination, this is the first pellet shotgun that offers the the trait combination of Repulsor Brace and Destabilizing Rounds for aggressive CQC add clearing. You don't need a void subclass to make use of them - they'll work perfectly well without - but you can improve the effect with void fragments. The Advanced Reflexes origin trait is quite useful in PvE - when activated by an enemy hit, it adds +30 Handling (or +20 charge rate with swords), for additional ready and ADS speed, together with a handy +20 Mobility, for 7.5s. Recommended MW: Range or Stability, with a damage boosting (Minor or Taken Spec) mod. Tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Repulsor Brace Destabilizing Rounds

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Tactical Mag Light Mag Appended Mag