Unloved god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Our first Strand burst hand cannon is super interesting. But mostly because Tear exists and is one of the best perks you can get. Subjugation is arguably the best origin trait as of late allowing the weapon to adapt to different enemies. Frenzy will boost your damage normally, but Paracausal Affinity works well if you use dark subclasses." Recommended MW: Reload Speed.

Strong alternatives

Rapid Hit Appended Mag Fluted Barrel Paracausal Affinity Frenzy Tear Dragonfly Hatchling Armor-Piercing Rounds Flared Magwell Smallbore

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 131 from 25 February 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ylHiOQP4ev7qlUTWnXzvD?si=gEk_UXaITayODh1wH2j0SA) with @CourtProjects, @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE pick for use against Minor adds in both general at-level or better, and in end-game underleveled content. Unloved is probably the best-in-kinetic-slot hand cannon as at the time of writing - not only is it the best DPS subfamily, being a heavy-burst frame, but the Subjugation origin trait is essentially a free extra damage perk. At base, the stats are good by comparison with its peers - 65 Range and 14 Zoom equates to 32.78m ADS and 21.85m hipfire, 25 Stability is ×1.1084 flinch resist at 100 Resilience, 25 Handling is 0.40s ready, 0.29s ADS and 0.44s stow speed, 30 Reload Speed is a 2.94s reload and Recoil Direction is 85. The barrel perk can be used to improve the Handling, and the magazine perk can be used to help with Reload Speed or perhaps gain a few extra bullets. The first trait perk column offers the option for double damage perks - either Dragonfly for a Stasis AoE detonation on crit kills, or Hatchling to spawn a Threadling on crit kills or three rapid kills. In the second column, Frenzy provides ×1.15 damage, and maxes out Handling and Reload Speed just for being in combat or, Paracausal Affinity offers a ×1.2 damage boost for 6s for a Strand or Stasis final blow from any source. The Subjugator origin trait is, frankly, nuts - against Minors and Majors it's an extra explosive rounds-style damage boosting perk that also adds flinch, while against Bosses it procs Exhaustion to reduce their outgoing damage by ×0.9. Recommended MW: Handling or Reload Speed, with a Backup Mag mod or, when masterworked, Synergy to create Strand Tangles or, when the artifact mod's around, Stunloader. Also, don't forget to check whether there's a useful Seasonal Fragile mod for the activity you're running.|tags:PvE PvE-MinorSpec PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Strong alternatives

Alloy Magazine Fluted Barrel Dragonfly Frenzy Paracausal Affinity Hatchling Arrowhead Brake Flared Magwell Appended Mag Corkscrew Rifling

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "While heavy burst hand cannons aren't high meta in this sandbox, they are still fun to use. Rapid Hit gives you some much needed stability when you hit your crits. Kill Clip is the only good damage bonus as it's instantaneous after a kill (I know you need to reload, but you should generally be doing that anyway)." Recommended MW: Range.

Strong alternatives

Rapid Hit Kill Clip Ricochet Rounds Hammer-Forged Rifling Closing Time Killing Wind High-Caliber Rounds Smallbore