Scatter Signal god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Oh hey, a new strand fusion rifle. Will Scatter Signal be better than Pressurized Precision? Well neither are great as Strand fusion rifles. But for a “Kinetic” fusion rifle I think Scatter Signal rivals and possibly beats out Riptide for best in slot fusion. Overflow and Controlled Burst for added damage throughout the magazine. You’ll only need one magazine booster to hit the fusion cap of 8 shots or you can opt for an even faster firing fusion with Accelerated Coils. Overflow will double your magazine capacity giving you 16 shots, 15 of which will have an extra 20% damage increase. If you opt for Extended Battery for the 16 total shots you can slot in Major or Boss spec for an additional 7.77% damage to every shot." Recommended MW: Charge Time.

Strong alternatives

Accelerated Coils Arrowhead Brake Perpetual Motion Controlled Burst Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Enhanced Battery Surplus Overflow Adagio Hatchling

Constructed by @Adamsdown_Boy (PvE PvE-Boss PvE-SustainedDamage PvE-EndGame M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE utility roll to deal with Overload and Unstoppable Champions in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty, particularly for Stasis builds. Scatter Signal is a rapid-fire fusion rifle, which are rated F-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic being a "strict downgrade from high-impact and precision frames for boss damage". The frame intrinsic offers built in Anti-Overload, better total ammo reserves and a ×0.8 reload animation scalar when the battery is empty as per the https://www.destiny2.science/ Destiny Data Compendium. The stats are excellent by comparison with its peers - you can see them at https://destiny.report/w/2558925366/scatter-signal and hopefully https://d2foundry.gg/w/2558925366 will show how weapon stats impact in-game performance when the site is back up and running. With 9 bolts to control, look for a barrel perk that helps with recoil control together with any other stat that you want to bump. As the battery perk, Accelerated Coils improves charge time by 40ms at the cost of ×0.98 base damage, or Enhanced Battery plus a Backup Mag mod gets you to the maximum of 8 shots. In the first trait perk column, it's difficult to look past Overflow which refills the battery from reserves and and boosts its capacity to ×2 of base (×2.2 when enhanced), rounded up, on picking up an ammo brick. Otherwise Enlightened Action builds stacks on hits for a refreshable 2s that build after 12 bolt hits to a max +50 Handling and Reload Speed (+55 when enhanced). In the second column for damage, Controlled Burst reduces charge time to ×0.9 and boosts damage by ×1.2 for 2s (2.5s when enhanced) after a kill or landing all the bolts in a burst. The Dragon's Vengeance origin trait refills the battery from reserves, and grants +10 Range and +5 Handling with a ×0.975 Charge Time scalar for 11s after reaching critical health or on the death of an ally. If you're interested, the name has a deeper meaning tied to the cosmic communication themes of Season of the Wish and the lead-up to The Final Shape, reinforced by its hexadecimal lore tab that translates to a chilling message about a "churning singularity of shadow and mimicry" where minds orbit its gravity to "bridge communion with a Voice." Recommended MW: Charge Time, with a Charge Time or Backup Mag mod or your preferred choice to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-SustainedDamage PvE-EndGame M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Controlled Burst

Strong alternatives

Accelerated Coils Arrowhead Brake Overflow Enlightened Action Enhanced Battery Chambered Compensator Extended Barrel Fluted Barrel Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "In PvP there’s not a lot that can convince me that rapid-fire frame fusion rifles are anything other than anti-shotgun weapons. The “Uno Reverse” of the Destiny weapons. Scatter Signal doesn’t really lean into the anti-ape role but it does have a few tricks up its metaphorical sleeve in Kickstart for the most ape fusion we can get. Lower the charge time as low as it can go or just throw on Kickstart for extra damage and speedier shots. I’d pair that with Perpetual Motion for the bonuses to stability and handling. This way the rest of your perks can be invested into range." Recommended MW: Range.

Essential perks

Projection Fuse

Strong alternatives

Perpetual Motion Kickstart Hammer-Forged Rifling Arrowhead Brake Smallbore Overflow Surplus Hatchling

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 92 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qpoxXfXzBXohHBrdQnHbd?si=aH9jqq3kRwOtwQoh2YhHDA) with @CourtProjects and @ImpetusAlways. First-choice PvE pick for fallback damage against Boss spec in end-game content, particularly with a Strand subclass. Shapeable. Scatter Signal is perhaps one of the best weapons for burst damage as at v7.3.0.5 - great all-round stats as well as offering excellent trait combinations. Controlling recoil, with nine bolts, is important, as is snappiness - Arrowhead Brake helps tidy up recoil direction, but you might consider Fluted Barrel for the combination of handling and stability instead. Enhanced Battery gives the same number of charges (8) as Ionized, without any reload penalty. Slice, as the first trait column perk, when procced after using your class ability reduces outgoing damage from a target by 40% for 8s - increased by 50% with the Thread of Continuity fragment, whether or not they're immune - very useful in boss fights or as part of a Bait and Switch weapon rotation. Controlled Burst as the second trait perk reduces charge time to 414 and boosts damage by 20% for hitting all your bolts. The Dragon's Vengeance origin trait can be useful, although it only procs once your health bar turns red or an ally dies. You'll get a reload and 11s of a boost to range and either charge rate or handling. Recommended MW: Charge Time, with a damage boosting (Boss or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Slice Controlled Burst Enhanced Battery

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Fluted Barrel