The Inquisitor god roll & best perks

The Inquisitor — Destiny 2 Shotgun
Legendary · Shotgun

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Built from 44 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

pve mkb controller 36 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): Recommended MW: Reload. Pinpoint Slug(65) Arc Shotgun Special Ammo. "FILO and Gunnora’s Axe have some competition in PvE. The Inquisitor looks to do the job of both add clear and damage. Golden Tricorn blows Vorpal out of the water and Fourth Time’s the Charm adds more shots into your magazine to keep that damage going. Subsistence with and damage bonus could allow you to use Inquisitor as your main add-clear weapon or just something to nuke majors and champs with. Niche but interesting to see."

Strong alternatives

Appended Mag Fourth Time's the Charm Fluted Barrel Golden Tricorn Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Assault Mag Subsistence Swashbuckler Adrenaline Junkie

pandapaxxy

pvp controller 8 wishlist rolls

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller): Recommended MW: Range. Pinpoint Slug(65) Arc Shotgun Special Ammo. "Gunnora’s Axe blows the Inquisitor out of the water. Not having access to Threat Detector or Slickdraw really puts this shotgun at a disadvantage. I would grind it out for collections or a trophy but Iron Banner will be better for farming a dedicated pinpoint slug."

Essential perks

Opening Shot

Strong alternatives

Perpetual Motion Fluted Barrel Accurized Rounds Smallbore Assault Mag Demolitionist

What these The Inquisitor perks do

Fourth Time's the Charm

Scoring 4 Precision Hits within 2 seconds of each refills 2 Ammo into the Magazine from thin air. Cannot load the Magazine beyond its base capacity. Precision Hit counter persists through stow.

Golden Tricorn

While the perk's buff isn't active, Weapon Kills grant 'Golden Tricorn x1' for 7 seconds, increasing weapon damage by 15%. Additional Kills refresh the buff duration. While Golden Tricorn x1 or x2 is active: Grenade or Elemental Melee Kills matching the element of the Weapon grant Golden Tricorn x2 for 10 seconds, increasing weapon damage by 50%. Clarity tooltip editor's note: We're replacing the previous Powered Melee term with Elemental Melee. The former is now exclusively used for perks that require the consumption of a Melee Ability Charge. This note is temporary and will be removed in the future.

Subsistence

Weapon Kills refill 10% of the magazine (rounded up) from reserves. Submachine Gun and Auto Rifle Kills refill 17% of the magazine.

Swashbuckler

Weapon Kills grant a Stack of 'Swashbuckler' for 4.5 seconds. Maximum of 5 Stacks. (Glaive) Melee Kills grant all 5 Stacks instantly. Damage increase at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: 6.7% | 13.3% | 20% | 26.6% | 33.3% Stowing the weapon removes the buff.

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

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.

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.

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