Veleda-F god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Veleda-F is an interesting example of a sniper. It does one thing really well, and that's with the new perk Withering Gaze. It applies Weaken. Given any DPS rotation especially with Envious Arsenal, Recombination, Envious Assassin, etc. whatever you use this works perfectly with Bait and Switch. It applies Weaken for you and your allies. While not a great standalone sniper for end game activities." Recommended MW: Reload Speed.

Strong alternatives

Repulsor Brace Arrowhead Brake Appended Mag Withering Gaze Destabilizing Rounds Firing Line Deconstruct Air Trigger Tactical Mag Flared Magwell Fluted Barrel Corkscrew Rifling

pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Veleda-F is probably the only weapon I wanted to farm this season for a very easy 100 range and handling through barrels, MW and Slickdraw. Throw on Extended Mag and an Icarus grip for better AE and retire my Albruna-D. Being able to run anything in the fourth column is a nice bonus. BUT being a world drop nuked those chances. Closing Time is the nice new perk and can be paired with Lone Wolf as most people would grind for. If you're more old school you can go Snapshot and Opening Shot (as is tradition)." Recommended MW: Range or Handling.

Strong alternatives

Closing Time Fluted Barrel Lone Wolf Accurized Rounds Opening Shot Withering Gaze Snapshot Sights Slickdraw Appended Mag Tactical Mag Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling

Adamsdown_Boy written v8.1.5 ) )(PvE PvE-Utility PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE utility pick to weaken Bosses and Majors in general, and end-game underleveled content. Unfortunately, aggressive frame snipers like Veleda-F aren't the optimal choice for damage. At base the stats are average - 47 Zoom, 80 Range, 30 Handling is 0.43s ready speed, 0.44s ADS speed and 0.38s stow speed, while the Reload Speed of 27 is a 3.26s reload. With 0/1/2/3 reserve mods, you'll have total ammo of 21/23/24/25 shots (max is 27) and magazine size of 3 (maximum 5). Both Handling and Reload Speed could do with a little help with barrel and magazine perks, although there's also something to be said for a larger capacity mag too. A unique special weapon trait perk combination, for niche use against vehicles and constructs to possibly tuck away for an "in case of emergency, break glass" moment in end-game activities is Deconstruct (×1.4 damage to vehicles and constructs), Vorpal Weapon (×1.15 damage to vehicles and constructs) together with the Hakke Breach Armaments origin trait (×1.15 damage to vehicles and ×1.3 damage to constructs). Altogether, that makes a ×1.8515 damage boost to vehicles and ×2.093 damage to constructs. If you're interested, Veleda was a priestess and prophet of the Bructeri Germanic tribe during the Batavian rebellion against Rome in 69–70 CE. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Backup Mag mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Utility PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Vorpal Weapon Deconstruct

Strong alternatives

Appended Mag Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Tactical Mag Extended Mag

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies episode 123 from 19 November 2024 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3n08KP410ui1TXoEdBmsvu?si=79e5ef3228b24096) with @Saint_Kabr and @ImpetusAlways (PvE PvE-Boss PvE-Utility PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller): First-choice PvE utility pick to weaken Bosses and Majors in general, and end-game underleveled content. Veleda-F is, hopefully, a harbinger future void snipers that we can consider in a fireteam's loadout for major and boss damage, even though aggressive frames aren't the optimal choice for damage. At base the stats are average - 47 Zoom, 80 Range, 30 Handling is 0.43s ready speed, 0.44s ADS speed and 0.38s stow speed, while the Reload Speed of 27 is a 3.26s reload. With 0/1/2/3 reserve mods, you'll have total ammo of 21/23/24/25 shots (max is 27) and magazine size of 3 (maximum 5). Both Handling and Reload Speed could do with a little help with barrel and magazine perks, although there's also something to be said for a larger capacity mag too. Air Trigger in the first trait perk column provides the equivalent of 1.5 reserves mods (2 when enhanced) for more total ammo and, if you can co-ordinate starting reloading during a jump, adds 30 to Reload Speed and a ×0.8 reload animation duration. Withering Gaze in the second column applies the same weaken debuff as Divinity - effectively a ×1.15 boost to damage for 6s for the whole fireteam, so could be used in combination with a Boss damage heavy weapon. Interestingly, you can also extend the timer of sources of 30% weaken, such as Felwinter's Helm and Tractor Cannon (but not Hunter Tethers unfortunately) by using Withering Gaze to reapply the debuff. Hopefully in future we'll see the trait in the first column of a sniper rifle. If you're interested, Veleda was a priestess and prophet of the Bructeri Germanic tribe during the Batavian rebellion against Rome in 69–70 CE. The Hakke Breach Armaments origin trait increases damage against vehicles (×1.15), constructs (×1.3) and Stasis crystals (×1.45), which can be situationally useful. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Backup Mag mod.|tags:PvE PvE-Boss PvE-Utility PvE-EndGame PvE-God M+KB Controller

Essential perks

Withering Gaze Slickdraw Extended Mag

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling