Song of Ir Yût god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Machine guns have not had a dominant presence in PvP since Hammerhead was sunset (RIP). You can make Song of Ir Yut feel great by bumping up all its stats. Elemental Capacitor will juice up Void or Arc builds while having slightly less utility on Stasis and negligible effects on Strand and Solar. I would argue it’s better than Target Lock because you’ll only be getting half a magazine in PvP but if the damage scales like I think it does, it could be incredible (I’ll edit this if I am wrong.)" Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

Target Lock Fluted Barrel Ricochet Rounds Zen Moment Elemental Capacitor Keep Away Demolitionist High-Caliber Rounds Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "I did not participate in the raid race, but this weapon was one of the first to reach my ears on being a potential monster. Bait and Switch can put out some incredible damage, and you get to pair it with either Reconstruction or Rewind Rounds, both will extend your magazine and allow you to keep the DPS going. If you prefer less weapon swapping I would go Target Lock to keep damage up and really lay into that boss. Sword Logic or Voltshot are both great at clearing rooms and your choice will depend on how you feel about reloading a machine gun." Recommended MW: Reload.

Strong alternatives

Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Feeding Frenzy Bait and Switch Target Lock Sword Logic Reconstruction Flared Magwell Rewind Rounds Fluted Barrel

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 79 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qz5FD88RfmGHDjedV6nGo?si=7e1c1558ecea4f1c) with @ImpetusAlways, @Saint_Kabr and @CourtProjects. First-choice PvE pick for add-clear against chunkier Minor Spec enemies and the occasional major in end-game content. Shapeable. There's a lot of competition in the arc LMGs, and Song of Ir Yût has lower than average stats but saves itself with some nice trait perk combinations. Handling makes most weapons feel better - Fluted Barrel adds the most, but Arrowhead Brake also helps max out the recoil direction in the barrel perk slot. For the magazine perk, you can choose the combat effect mag of your preference, or maybe go with Appended Mag or Flared Magwell to round out the stats further. As the first trait column support perk, Unrelenting as the second column signature perk is great in end-game content for healing you and keeping you in a fight. You've got a pretty big mag, so you can use it to start and then escalate the new-to-season-22 Sword Logic perk damage tiers to rip through Minor Spec adds and the occasional Major. Maybe not so useful with this roll, but the Cursed Thrall origin perk synergises well with melee builds and is a lot of fun for helping soften up groups of enemies when active. Recommended MW: Handling or Range, with a damage boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) or Backup Mag mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Sword Logic Unrelenting

Strong alternatives

High-Caliber Rounds Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Armor-Piercing Rounds Ricochet Rounds Appended Mag Flared Magwell

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 79 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qz5FD88RfmGHDjedV6nGo?si=7e1c1558ecea4f1c) with @ImpetusAlways, @Saint_Kabr and @CourtProjects. First-choice PvE pick for add-clear against chunkier Minor Spec enemies and the occasional major in end-game content. Shapeable. There's a lot of competition in the arc LMGs, and Song of Ir Yût has lower than average stats but saves itself with some nice trait perk combinations. Handling makes most weapons feel better - Fluted Barrel adds the most, but Arrowhead Brake also helps max out the recoil direction in the barrel perk slot. Maximise your magazine size with Extended Mag or Appended Mag as the perk, and then in the first column as the support perk, you can then make the most of this with Rewind Rounds or Reconstruction so you can essentially keep firing til you run out of ammo. With this set-up, you can start and then escalate the new-to-season-22 Sword Logic perk damage tiers to rip through Minor Spec adds and Majors, and even an occasional boss. Maybe not so useful with this roll, but the Cursed Thrall origin perk synergises well with melee builds and is a lot of fun for helping soften up groups of enemies when active. Recommended MW: Handling or Range, with a damage boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Sword Logic

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Extended Mag Rewind Rounds Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Reconstruction

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 79 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qz5FD88RfmGHDjedV6nGo?si=7e1c1558ecea4f1c) with @ImpetusAlways, @Saint_Kabr and @CourtProjects. First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Major Spec enemies and sustained damage against Boss Spec enemies in end-game content. Shapeable. There's a lot of competition in the arc LMGs, and Song of Ir Yût has lower than average stats but saves itself with some nice trait perk combinations. Handling makes most weapons feel better - Fluted Barrel adds the most, but Arrowhead Brake also helps max out the recoil direction in the barrel perk slot. Maximise your magazine size with Extended Mag or Appended Mag as the perk, and then in the first column as the support perk, you can then make the most of this with Rewind Rounds or Reconstruction so you can essentially keep firing til you run out of ammo. With this set-up, you can use Bait-and-Switch as the second column signature perk for 10s of +35% damage, which is great for shorter boss damage phases (think Caretaker in Vow). Maybe not so useful with this roll, but the Cursed Thrall origin perk synergises well with melee builds and is a lot of fun for helping soften up groups of enemies when active. Recommended MW: Handling or Range, with a damage boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Bait and Switch

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Extended Mag Rewind Rounds Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Reconstruction

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 79 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qz5FD88RfmGHDjedV6nGo?si=7e1c1558ecea4f1c) with @ImpetusAlways, @Saint_Kabr and @CourtProjects. First-choice PvE pick for sustained damage against Boss Spec enemies in end-game content. Shapeable. There's a lot of competition in the arc LMGs, and Song of Ir Yût has lower than average stats but saves itself with some nice trait perk combinations. Handling makes most weapons feel better - Fluted Barrel adds the most, but Arrowhead Brake also helps max out the recoil direction in the barrel perk slot. Maximise your magazine size with Extended Mag or Appended Mag as the perk, and then in the first column as the support perk, you can then make the most of this with Rewind Rounds or Reconstruction so you can essentially keep firing til you run out of ammo. With this set-up, you can reach the highest stacks of +40% damage woth Target Lock as the second column signature perk, which is great for sustained boss damage phases. Maybe not so useful with this roll, but the Cursed Thrall origin perk synergises well with melee builds and is a lot of fun for helping soften up groups of enemies when active. Recommended MW: Handling or Range, with a damage boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Target Lock

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Extended Mag Rewind Rounds Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Reconstruction