The Keening god roll & best perks

The Keening — Destiny 2 Sidearm
Legendary · Sidearm
Where it drops: Source: Complete Crucible matches and earn rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx.

“"I heard a Ghost die once, in Twilight Gap. Still hear it sometimes, on dark nights…"”

Full perk pool, stats & source for The Keening →

Built from 120 curated wishlist rolls for this Sidearm. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

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Rapid Hit Fluted Barrel Armor-Piercing Rounds Multikill Clip One for All Unrelenting Vorpal Weapon Subsistence Appended Mag Extended Mag Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling

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Rapid Hit High-Caliber Rounds Fluted Barrel Multikill Clip Moving Target Snapshot Sights Killing Wind Ricochet Rounds Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling

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Essential perks

Hammer-Forged Rifling

Strong alternatives

Rapid Hit Snapshot Sights High-Caliber Rounds Multikill Clip Moving Target Killing Wind Ricochet Rounds

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Essential perks

Rapid Hit Vorpal Weapon Fluted Barrel Armor-Piercing Rounds

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controller god-pvp 1 wishlist roll

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Essential perks

Rapid Hit Snapshot Sights High-Caliber Rounds Fluted Barrel

What these The Keening perks do

Rapid Hit

"Buffed Hits" grant 1 Stack of Rapid Hit for 2 seconds. Maximum of 5 Stacks. "Buffed Hits" refer to any "Yellow Number" Hits such as Precision Hits or Hits against debuffed targets. Benefits at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: • 2|12|14|18|25 Stability • 5|30|35|42|60 Reload Speed • 0.99x|0.96x|0.95x|0.945x|0.92x Reload Duration Multiplier

Vorpal Weapon

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

Armor-Piercing Rounds

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

Snapshot Sights

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

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%.

Multikill Clip

Finishing a reload within 3.6 seconds of scoring 1|2|3 Weapon Kills within 3.5 seconds of each grants 17%|33%|50% increased damage for 5 seconds. Buff is overwritten every time it is triggered and is removed on stow.

One for All

Scoring Weapon Hits against 3 Separate Enemies within 3 seconds of each grants 35% increased damage for 10 seconds. Does not require Direct Hits. Buff duration cannot be refreshed.

Unrelenting

Starts Health Regeneration and restores 65 HP upon reaching 100% Activation Progress with Weapon Kills within 5 seconds of each. Activation Progress by Enemy Rank: • Minor Combatants: 34% • Players: 67% • Elites, Minibosses, and Bosses: 100%

Subsistence

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

Moving Target

Grants the following while Aiming Down Sights (ADS): • 10 Aim Assist • 10% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

Killing Wind

On Weapon Kill, for 5 seconds: • 50 Mobility • 40 Handling and 20 Range • 5% increased Damage Falloff Distance Additional Kills extend the duration by 5 seconds, up to 8 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

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