Zaouli's Bane god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE Controller \ M+KB): Recommended MW: Reload “Did someone say energy Fatebringer? I think so. While it is great to cross compare weapons like that, all it does is allow for loadout diversity. Neither is “superior” because realistically you will not be making the choice of Fatebringer vs Zaouli's Bane, you will have your special weapon combination as well to consider. Want to use Izanagi's Burden or Arbalest? cannot use Fatebringer, the choice has been made for you. Firefly and explosive payload is the combo to get, but incandescent does not require that crit and can make more boom better.“ (Year 5 S18: Season of Plunder Solar Hand Cannon Primary Ammo)|tags:PvE, Controller, M+KB

Strong alternatives

Appended Mag Firefly Fluted Barrel Explosive Payload Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Flared Magwell Extended Mag Well-Rounded Pugilist One for All Incandescent Focused Fury Firefly

pandapaxxy (PvP Controller): Recommended MW: Handling “Similar conversation in PvP. If you want to use Chaperone, use Zaouli's Bane, if you prefer Duality, go Fatebringer. There are tons of combinations like that for you to pick and choose now that you can. Explosive rounds is still the number one choice, but the second perk turns into eye of the storm for the best dueling potential this side of the Nile.“ (Year 5 S18: Season of Plunder Solar Hand Cannon Primary Ammo)

Strong alternatives

Eye of the Storm Fluted Barrel Explosive Payload Accurized Rounds Smallbore Extended Mag Steady Rounds Opening Shot Gutshot Straight Demolitionist Firefly Firefly

Inspired by DMB Podcast 277 with @illPhysics. Backup PvP pick for duelling. Shapeable. Average stats apart from 19 Airborne Effectiveness, but then remember that's skewed by the Palindrome which is a stat monster. TTK is 0.67s with a 3-crits as at v6.2.0.7, with any damage buff make that a more achievable 2-crit, 1-body. You can eke out a little more range, but you'll never match the Palindrome, unfortunately so you might be better off looking for a little extra stability to make hitting headshots a bit more consistent. Opening Shot or Explosive Payload are great choices in the first trait column, with Eye Of The Storm give you an edge in duels. Recommended MW: Range, Handling or Stability, with a Quick Access Sling or Sprint Grip mod depending on your preference.

Essential perks

Eye of the Storm

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Fluted Barrel Flared Magwell Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Tactical Mag Explosive Payload

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 32. PvE first-choice roll for endgame content. Shapeable. The Origin Perk is aimed at playing with a fireteam - the larger, the better your magazine size after reload will be. Good in-slot stats and a great perk pool will give probably give you crafting headaches to shape and level all the rolls you might want! Use the barrel to round out your preferred Range/ Stability/ Handling stat, and then you want as many bullets in the mag as possible with either Tactical Mag or Appended Mag plus a Backup Mag mod, to help with the origin trait boost. For end-game content with a fireteam, Explosive Payload adds flinch and damage (and is useful to disrupt Overload Champions with a matching mod), and One For All or Focused Fury are your reliable damage boost sources. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod.

Essential perks

Explosive Payload

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel One for All Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag Focused Fury

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 32. PvE first-choice roll for endgame content. Shapeable. The Origin Perk is aimed at playing with a fireteam - the larger, the better your magazine size after reload will be. Good in-slot stats and a great perk pool will give probably give you crafting headaches to shape and level all the rolls you might want! Use the barrel to round out your preferred Range/ Stability/ Handling stat, and then you want as many bullets in the mag as possible with Extended Mag (using a trait to help with the reload penalty), to help with the origin trait boost. For end-game content with a fireteam, Ensemble helps with your reloads and handling, and One For All or Focused Fury are your reliable damage boost sources. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, Handling or Stability, with a damage-boosting (Minor, Major, or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Extended Mag Ensemble

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel One for All Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Focused Fury

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 32. PvE first-choice roll for general content. Shapeable. The Origin Perk is aimed at playing with a fireteam - the larger, the better your magazine size after reload will be. Good in-slot stats and a great perk pool will give probably give you crafting headaches to shape and level all the rolls you might want! Use the barrel to round out your preferred Range/ Stability/ Handling stat, and then you want as many bullets in the mag as possible with Tactical Mag or Appended Mag plus the Backup Mag mod, to help with the origin trait boost. It's not common to get Pugilist and Demolitionist on the same weapon, so take advantage to melee everything and throw all the grenades. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod.

Essential perks

Pugilist Demolitionist

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag

[YeezyGT's S18] [MW: Stability/Reload] "Zaouli's is bad and I love it. Invest (highly) into Stability, get used to hip-firing to avoid the aggressive model recoil, and have something on-hand that can force a reload (dodge, Rain of Fire, Rally Barricade, etc). Incandescent feels very, very good on this paired with the scorch fragments from Solar 3.0. If you like it, you like it. If you don't, you don't." tags:pve

Essential perks

Runneth Over Fluted Barrel Flared Magwell

Strong alternatives

Explosive Payload Incandescent Incandescent Demolitionist Demolitionist Explosive Payload

Inspired by DMB Podcast 277 with @illPhysics. (??? ???): Backup PvP pick for kill-chaining. Shapeable. Average stats apart from 19 Airborne Effectiveness, but then remember that's skewed by the Palindrome which is a stat monster. TTK is 0.67s with a 3-crits as at v6.2.0.7, with any damage buff make that a more achievable 2-crit, 1-body. You can eke out a little more range, but you'll never match the Palindrome, unfortunately so you might be better off looking for a little extra stability to make hitting headshots a bit more consistent. In 6v6 game modes, where you're more likely to be near a team-mate, Ensemble provides a hefty Handling and Reload Speed bump, with Firefly weakening opponents near your kill for a follow-up shot and bumping Reload Speed even more. Recommended MW: Range, Handling or Stability, with a Quick Access Sling or Sprint Grip mod depending on your preference.

Essential perks

Ensemble Firefly

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Flared Magwell Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Tactical Mag

Inspired by DMB Podcast 277 with @illPhysics. Backup PvP pick for kill-chaining with Solar 3.0 subclasses. Shapeable. Average stats apart from 19 Airborne Effectiveness, but then remember that's skewed by the Palindrome which is a stat monster. TTK is 0.67s with a 3-crits as at v6.2.0.7, with any damage buff make that a more achievable 2-crit, 1-body. You can eke out a little more range, but you'll never match the Palindrome, unfortunately so you might be better off looking for a little extra stability to make hitting headshots a bit more consistent. In 6v6 game modes, where you're more likely to be near a team-mate, Ensemble provides a hefty Handling and Reload Speed bump, with Incandescent spreading scorch stacks to opponents near your kill for a follow-up shot. Recommended MW: Range, Handling or Stability, with a Quick Access Sling or Sprint Grip mod depending on your preference.

Essential perks

Ensemble Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Flared Magwell Corkscrew Rifling Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Tactical Mag

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 32. PvE first-choice roll for general content. Shapeable. The Origin Perk is aimed at playing with a fireteam - the larger, the better your magazine size after reload will be. Good in-slot stats and a great perk pool will give probably give you crafting headaches to shape and level all the rolls you might want! Use the barrel to round out your preferred Range/ Stability/ Handling stat, and then you want as many bullets in the mag as possible with Tactical Mag or Appended Mag plus the Backup Mag mod, to help with the origin trait boost. Then shape your own solar Fatebringer with Explosive Payload in the first trait slot which, adds flinch and damage, and is useful to disrupt Overload Champions with a matching mod, and Firefly (which should have the spec mod effects rolled in soon by Bungie) in the second. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod.

Essential perks

Explosive Payload Firefly

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 32. PvE first-choice roll for Solar subclasses in general content. Shapeable. The Origin Perk is aimed at playing with a fireteam - the larger, the better your magazine size after reload will be. Good in-slot stats and a great perk pool will give probably give you crafting headaches to shape and level all the rolls you might want! Use the barrel to round out your preferred Range/ Stability/ Handling stat, and then you want as many bullets in the mag as possible with Tactical Mag or Appended Mag plus the Backup Mag mod, to help with the origin trait boost. Then, to synergise with Solar subclasses, you can craft a mini-Sunshot by taking Explosive Payload for additional flinch, damage and utility against Overload Champions, together with Incandescent for your scorch and ignite explosion chaining. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, Handling or Stability, with a Backup Mag mod.

Essential perks

Explosive Payload Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Tactical Mag Fluted Barrel Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling Appended Mag

Inspired by DMB PvE Podcast 32. PvE first-choice roll for Solar subclasses in general content. Shapeable. The Origin Perk is aimed at playing with a fireteam - the larger, the better your magazine size after reload will be. Good in-slot stats and a great perk pool will give probably give you crafting headaches to shape and level all the rolls you might want! Use the barrel to round out your preferred Range/ Stability/ Handling stat, and then you want as many bullets in the mag as possible with Extended Mag (using a trait to help with the reload penalty, to help with the origin trait boost. Then, to synergise with Solar subclasses, you can craft a mini-Sunshot by taking Ensemble for the faster reload and handling in a fireteam, together with Incandescent for your scorch and ignite explosion chaining. Recommended MW: Reload Speed, Handling or Stability, with a damage-boosting (Minor, Major, or Taken Spec) mod.

Essential perks

Extended Mag Ensemble Incandescent

Strong alternatives

Fluted Barrel Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore Corkscrew Rifling