Built from 268 curated wishlist rolls for this Fusion Rifle. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
Recommended rolls
YeezyGT's S18
pve
128 wishlist rolls
[YeezyGT's S18] [MW: Charge/Stab/Handling] "There's something specific Epicurean does which few others do. Quickdraw/Backup Plan is an incredible combo - something akin to a hot-swap that lets you fire a burst off as quickly as a shotgun can. Similarly, Surplus is a nice option that gives more Handling uptime than Quickdraw." tags:pve
Strong alternatives
Accelerated Coils
Quickdraw
Backup Plan
Fluted Barrel
Backup Plan
Cornered
Cornered
Quickdraw
Surplus
Surplus
Particle Repeater
Polygonal Rifling
Arrowhead Brake
Corkscrew Rifling
Community wishlist roll
pve
40 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 18. PvE first-choice roll for general use. Shapeable. To Excess origin perk is most useful with Tier 4/5 supers with the shortest cooldown, but can add to melee/grenade builds. There are better void fusion rifles available but, if you must, use stability to constrain bolt spread (as a precision frame, recoil is already straight up and down), reduce charge speed with Accelerated Coils and then Feeding Frenzy, or Ensemble in a fireteam, to help with reload, and Repulsor Brace to give yourself an overshield when killing enemies with a void shield. Recommended MW: Stability, with a Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Major, Boss or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Accelerated Coils
Strong alternatives
Polygonal Rifling
Ensemble
Repulsor Brace
Chambered Compensator
Smallbore
Fluted Barrel
Corkscrew Rifling
Ensemble
Feeding Frenzy
Feeding Frenzy
Repulsor Brace
Community wishlist roll
pve
40 wishlist rolls
Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 18. PvE first-choice roll for general use. Shapeable. To Excess origin perk is most useful with Tier 4/5 supers with the shortest cooldown, but can add to melee/grenade builds. There are better void fusion rifles available but, if you must, use stability to constrain bolt spread (as a precision frame, recoil is already straight up and down), reduce charge speed with Accelerated Coils and then Feeding Frenzy, or Ensemble in a fireteam, to help with reload, and Swashbuckler (especially with Solar Titan bonk hammer) to boost damage against beefier champions and minibosses. Recommended MW: Stability or Reload Speed, with a Backup Mag or damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Accelerated Coils
Strong alternatives
Swashbuckler
Polygonal Rifling
Ensemble
Chambered Compensator
Smallbore
Fluted Barrel
Corkscrew Rifling
Ensemble
Feeding Frenzy
Feeding Frenzy
Swashbuckler
pandapaxxy
pve
mkb
controller
36 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "The Epicurean was always a great alternative to Main Ingredient, and after the two Xur Main Ingredients I would like a little breath of fresh air. The Epicurean can roll feeding frenzy and swashbuckler as its main two perks. While it doesn’t have the best PvE applications it is still a great option" Recommended MW - Reload.
Strong alternatives
Liquid Coils
Fluted Barrel
Feeding Frenzy
Swashbuckler
Arrowhead Brake
Chambered Compensator
Enhanced Battery
Ionized Battery
Surplus
Cornered
pandapaxxy
pvp
mkb
12 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB): "Rangefinder is the absolute best in slot perk for the Epicurean. Zoom is the most important thing on fusion rifles. While Main Ingredient still boasts the best in class zoom, the Epicurean can come pretty close. Snapshot sights or surplus will make the Epicurean feel lighter or handle better which is one of its lowest stats. Look for arrowhead brake to clean up the recoil and make those longer ranged voops easier to handle." Recommended MW - Stability.
Essential perks
Arrowhead Brake
Strong alternatives
Accelerated Coils
Rangefinder
Surplus
Particle Repeater
Snapshot Sights
Well-Rounded
Moving Target
pandapaxxy
pvp
controller
12 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): "Rangefinder is the absolute best in slot perk for the Epicurean. Zoom is the most important thing on fusion rifles. While Main Ingredient still boasts the best in class zoom, the Epicurean can come pretty close. Snapshot sights or surplus will make the Epicurean feel lighter or handle better which is one of its lowest stats. Look for arrowhead brake to clean up the recoil and make those longer ranged voops easier to handle." Recommended MW - Stability.
Essential perks
Chambered Compensator
Strong alternatives
Accelerated Coils
Rangefinder
Surplus
Particle Repeater
Snapshot Sights
Well-Rounded
Moving Target
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.