Silicon Neuroma god roll & best perks

Silicon Neuroma — Destiny 2 Sniper Rifle
Legendary · Sniper Rifle
Where it drops: Source: Nightfall

“"My future is concurrently irreversible and unknowable. Before it overtakes me, I desire a more abrupt end to those responsible." —Asher Mir”

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Built from 421 curated wishlist rolls for this Sniper Rifle. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

Recommended rolls

YeezyGT's WQ

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[YeezyGT's WQ] [MW: Handling / Range] "Silicon Neuroma's back, and coming for Succession's neck. Snapshot/Opening Shot is the usual god-roll, though there's some interesting interactions with Frenzy / Adrenaline Junkie (in a separate col. to Snapshot) that allows for 1-shot body shots (setup-dependent). Firmly Planted also has a strong following, so its safe to say we'll see some of these floating around when the Adepts become available."

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Vanguard's Vindication Arrowhead Brake Snapshot Sights Accurized Rounds Stunning Recovery Frenzy Adrenaline Junkie Demolitionist Firmly Planted High-Caliber Rounds Ricochet Rounds Armor-Piercing Rounds Fluted Barrel Hammer-Forged Rifling Corkscrew Rifling Smallbore

pandapaxxy

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pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Silicon Neuroma is the current Bite of the Fox alternative. Even with the snapshot / opening shot combo. The biggest factor is the addition of adept mods like adept handling or adept icarus to really bump up the feel.". Recommended MW - Handling.

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Snapshot Sights High-Caliber Rounds Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Ricochet Rounds Firmly Planted Hammer-Forged Rifling Perpetual Motion Adrenaline Junkie Demolitionist

pandapaxxy

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pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Aggressive snipers have been lacking ever since Bite of the Fox was removed from the loot pool. With the exact same zoom levels and a circular scope it is a nice alternative to those who don’t have one (or non-sunset version) with the ability to slot adept mods come the grandmaster release. For PvE, firing line will be your best friend. Triple tap with appended mag and adept backup mag or regular backup mag with extended mag you will hit the perfect threshold for triple tap returns.". Recommended MW - Reload.

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Firing Line Triple Tap Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Extended Mag Perpetual Motion Demolitionist Focused Fury

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB Podcast 262 conversation with @ItzShadow. PvP first-choice S-Tier roll for duelling. The lowest zoom scope on an aggressive frame sniper, but the origin trait's not really any use in PvP, unfortunately. Look for range with barrel and mag, without damaging other stats. Snapshot Sights is still useful to be first to ADS and is essential with the low handling, while Opening Shot maximises range and boosts aim assist when active. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability (to help a little with flinch), with a Targeting Adjuster mod if you're more passive or Quick Access Sling mod if you're more aggressive.

Essential perks

Opening Shot Snapshot Sights

Strong alternatives

Ricochet Rounds Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Armor-Piercing Rounds High-Caliber Rounds

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 11. PvE first choice roll for Burst damage on a Major or Boss. The Stunning Recovery origin trait could be useful when there's an anti-champion sniper mod. Choose your barrel depending on your Range/Stability/Handling preferences. Appended Mag gets you an extra round in the mag, giving five crit hits before reloading with Triple Tap. Firing Line is your choice for damage in a fireteam, while Frenzy or Focused Fury are better for solo activities. Recommended MW: Reload Speed or Handling, with a damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Appended Mag Triple Tap

Strong alternatives

Firing Line Frenzy Focused Fury

Community wishlist roll

2 wishlist rolls

Chevy's S17 Super Pog PVE List Reload MW tags:pve, M+KB

Essential perks

Fluted Barrel Extended Mag Triple Tap

Strong alternatives

Firing Line Frenzy

What these Silicon Neuroma perks do

Firing Line

Being within 15 meters of 2 allies grants 20% increased Precision Damage.

Triple Tap

Scoring 3 Precision Hits within 2 seconds of each refills 1 Ammo into the Magazine from thin air. Cannot load the Magazine beyond its base capacity. Precision Hit counter persists through stow.

Frenzy

After being in Combat for 12 seconds: Grants 15% increased damage, 100 Handling, and 100 Reload Speed for 7.2 seconds. Works and can activate while stowed. Dealing and receiving damage refreshes the buff duration. For Frenzy, being in Combat is defined as having either dealt or received damage within the last 5 seconds. Self-damage and environmental damage do not count.

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.

Snapshot Sights

Passively decreases the ADS Animation Duration: • 50% decrease on Primary Weapons • 20% decrease on Special Weapons

Armor-Piercing Rounds

Grants 5% increased damage against Elemental and Barrier Champion Shields. Allows bullets to overpenetrate enemies once.

High-Caliber Rounds

Hits inflict increased Flinch on Enemies. PVE: Tier 1-2 Minors can be repeatedly staggered. Higher Tier Combatants stagger quicker. PVP: Flinch against Players varies based on damage and Weapon Archetype. Flinch increase ranges between 5-10%.

Perpetual Motion

While moving at a minimum of 2 meters per second: Grants a Stack of 'Perpetual Motion' after 2 seconds and a second Stack after 10 seconds. Each Stack provides 10 Stability, 10 Handling, and 10 Reload Speed. All Stacks are removed if movement speed is below 2 m/s for 0.5 seconds. Works and can activate while stowed.

Demolitionist

Weapon Kills grant 10% Grenade Ability Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant 20%. Using your Grenade Ability refills the Magazine with a 3 second cooldown. Ability energy gained may be significantly decreased based on your selected ability's Chunk Energy Scalar. Learn more about this mechanic in our explainer blog post on the Clarity website.

Focused Fury

Scoring 35% of the Base Magazine Capacity as Precision Hits grants 25% increased damage for 11 seconds. Stowing or Reloading the weapon resets the Precision Hit counter. The buff remains active while stowed. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

Firmly Planted

While Crouched: • 30 Handling and 20 Stability • -40% Accuracy Cone Size • -17% Accuracy Cone Growth • -80% horizontal Recoil Effects are halved on Fusion Rifles (decimals are rounded up).

Adrenaline Junkie

Weapon Kills grant 1 Stack of Adrenaline Junkie for 4.5 seconds. Grenade Kills grant all 5 Stacks instantly even if the weapon is stowed. Adrenaline Junkie benefits: • 20 Handling • 6.7%|13.3%|20%|26.6%|33.3% increased damage at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks

Vanguard's Vindication

Weapon Kills restore 10 HP.

Stunning Recovery

Stunning a Champion refills the magazine from reserves, restores 60 HP, and grants 40 Recovery for 3 seconds.

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

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