Riiswalker god roll & best perks

Riiswalker — Destiny 2 Shotgun
Legendary · Shotgun

“"No. I will not allow a Fallen to fight in the Banner, that right is reserved for Guardians alone. But if you insist, I may allow a Guardian to carry a Fallen-forged weapon into battle. You are a weaponsmith, are you not?" —Lord Saladin to an Unknown Eliksni”

Full perk pool, stats & source for Riiswalker →

Built from 54 curated wishlist rolls for this Shotgun. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

pandapaxxy

pvp mkb controller 36 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "If you never grinded out your Wastelander patterns like me, this could be your next best option. Riiswalker was always my favorite lightweight shotgun and this version comes with the same great stat package with a potential 100 range. The one thing that separated it from Wastelander was the lack of Opening Shot, this version comes with Opening Shot, and Slideshot for the coveted 100 range. With all the investments into range your barrel and masterwork should be geared towards handling." Recommended MW: Range or Handling.

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Barrel Shroud Accurized Rounds Slideshot Smallbore Assault Mag Killing Wind Surplus Iron Reach Fragile Focus

pandapaxxy

pve mkb controller 18 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Riiswalker is an interesting weapon. A Fallen-forged weapon that can be used against the Fallen. Oh how the turns have tabled. Discord and Vorpal Weapon are going to be my top picks for keeping your magazine loaded and for extra damage against majors. It will not be better than more defined picks, but it will be strong in less focused strikes and low-end PvE." Recommended MW: Reload.

Essential perks

Vorpal Weapon

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Discord Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag Tactical Mag Surplus

What these Riiswalker perks do

Vorpal Weapon

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

Discord

Grants the following for 7 seconds upon readying the weapon within 5? seconds of scoring a Kill with a different weapon: • 25% decreased ADS Animation Duration • 25% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 30 Airborne Effectiveness Weapon Kills while Discord is active fully refill the Magazine of Primary Weapons, and refund 1 Ammo for Special and Power Weapons. (Scoring multiple kills with a single shot/burst still only refunds 1 ammo.)

Surplus

Grants Stat Bonuses depending on the number of Charged Abilities. Stat Bonuses with 1|2|3+ Charged Abilities: • 5|15|25 Stability • 5|25|60 Handling • 10|25|60 Reload Speed

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.

Slideshot

Sliding refills 15% of the Magazine (rounded up) and grants 20 Range and Stability for your next shot (of the burst) within 2.5 seconds. 0.3 second cooldown after activation but can activate multiple times during a slide. Buff 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.

Iron Reach

Passively increases Range by 20 but decreases Stability by 20.

Fragile Focus

Passively grants 20 Range but deactivates if you drop to 0 Shield HP (Critical Health). Buff reactivates 1 second after your Shields HP fully regenerates.

Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.

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