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Waking Vigil god roll & best perks
Legendary · Hand Cannon
Where it drops: Source: Complete activities in the Dreaming City.
“"We have a duty to this solar system that goes deeper than blood, deeper than oaths." —Paladin Devi Cassl”
Full perk pool, stats & source for Waking Vigil →
Built from 322 curated wishlist rolls for this Hand Cannon. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
What these Waking Vigil perks do
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.
Rangefinder
Aiming Down Sights grants the following benefits:
• 10 Range
• 10% increased Effective Zoom
• 5% increased Projectile Speed
The Effective Zoom increase pushes out Aim Assist Falloff by 10%, reduces (Absolute) Recoil by 10% and narrows the Accuracy and Aim Assist Cones by the same amount. (This is the normal behavior of Zoom and isn't unique to Rangefinder)
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%.
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
Disruption Break
On Elemental, Barrier or Guardian Shield Break:
Applies Kinetic Damage Vulnerability to the enemy, increasing Kinetic damage taken by 50% for 5.5 [5] seconds.
Stacks with all other Buffs and Debuffs (including itself).
Armor-Piercing Rounds
Grants 5% increased damage against Elemental and Barrier Champion Shields.
Allows bullets to overpenetrate enemies once.
Outlaw
Precision Kills grant 70 Reload Speed with a 0.9x decreased Reload Animation Duration for 6 seconds.
Buff is removed on stow.
Kill Clip
Finishing a reload within 3.6 seconds of a kill grants 25% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Stowing the weapon removes the buff.
Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.
Surplus
Grants Stat Bonuses depending on the number of Charged Abilities.
Stat Bonuses with 1|2|3+ Charged Abilities:
• 5|15|25 Stability
• 5|25|60 Handling
• 10|25|60 Reload Speed
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%]
Dragonfly
Precision Kills cause targets to explode, dealing up to 123.89 [95.3] weapon-matching elemental damage in a 4.5-meter radius.
Snapshot Sights
Passively decreases the ADS Animation Duration:
• 50% decrease on Primary Weapons
• 20% decrease on Special Weapons
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.
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.
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