Riiswalker god roll & best perks

Riiswalker — Destiny 2 Shotgun
Legendary · Shotgun
Where it drops: Source: Complete Iron Banner matches and earn rank-up packages from Lord Saladin.

“"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 60 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 54 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Riiswalker lost Shot Swap and gained Threat Remover." Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

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

pandapaxxy

pve mkb controller 6 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Riiswalker lost Shot Swap and gained Threat Remover." Recommended MW: Reload Speed.

Essential perks

Harmony Discord

Strong alternatives

Assault Mag Barrel Shroud Appended Mag Tactical Mag Corkscrew Rifling

What these Riiswalker perks do

Harmony

Upon readying the weapon within 3 seconds of getting a Kill with a different weapon: Grants 20% increased damage and 15 Handling for 7 seconds.

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.)

Iron Reach

Passively increases Range by 20 but decreases Stability by 20.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Slickdraw

Passively grants: • 100 Handling • 0.95x Ready Animation Duration Multiplier • 20% decreased Auto Aim Cone Size (No effect on Magnetism AKA Reticle Stickiness)

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

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