Seasonal Weapon God Rolls – Destiny 2: Season Of The Wish

Bungie has upped the loot chase in Destiny 2’s Season of the Wish with some fantastic seasonal weapons. Plenty of new archetypes have been introduced that greatly expand build flexibility, including the first Legendary Trace Rifle to reside in the Kinetic slot and Strand Slug Shotgun.

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Season of the Witch suffered from weapons with lackluster perk pools or bad stat packages. That’s not the case here, with each gun offering niche to powerful perk combinations that are only a tier under endgame loot. From the new Wish weapons to the reprised Undying guns, here are our god roll recommendations for every seasonal weapon added in Season of the Wish.

Adhortative

One of Season of Undying’s more popular weapons, Adhortative has returned in Season of the Wish with a reprised perk pool and a unique origin trait. Unfortunately, this weapon hasn’t aged particularly well in PvE. Golden Tricorn gets you the same 50% damage bonus that Multikill Clip used to, but it’s tough to get that first kill in anything tougher than Normal difficulty.

That’s why we recommend Shoot to Loot and Incandescent for general play. Enhanced Incandescent will Scorch and Ignite enemies with a good deal of consistency, although it will struggle in Legend difficulty and above.

Crucible players should keep an eye on Adhortative, however, as it’s the only 390 Pulse Rifle to roll with Heal Clip and Golden Tricorn. This is a powerful perk combination for Gunslinger Hunters using Fr0st-EE5, creating a great ability loop while buffing the gun’s TTK to 0.6s. If you don’t have a perfectly rolled Jorum’s Claw from Iron Banner, Adhortative is a solid replacement. For straight dueling, there are far better options.

Appetence

Appetence is the first Legendary Trace Rifle to deal Stasis damage, also making it the first Legendary Trace Rifle to reside in the Kinetic slot. This immediately makes Appetence a must-own for PvE players who love double Special builds. Perk-wise, the real standout is Demolitionist in the first column paired with either a damage perk (Killing Tally or Headstone) or Wellspring to double down on energy gains.

Crucible players should stay away from Trace Rifles in general unless they have excellent aim. You can get a TTK shift to 0.67s with High Ground active, a fairly easy perk to trigger, yet the harsh headshot requirement of Trace Rifles makes them difficult to recommend in the current PvP sandbox. For PvE players, Appetence is a must-own and absolutely worth crafting.

Doomed Petitioner

Doomed Petitioner is the first three-round burst Linear Fusion Rifle to deal Void damage, and it’s the second Aggressive LFR to roll with Surrounded. This is an S-tier perk on a Heavy weapon if you can consistently damage a boss while surrounded by a couple of enemies—Ghosts of the Deep and Crota’s End come to mind. Briar’s Contempt can technically do the same thing, but that weapon comes from a raid.

This doesn’t, and it has great synergy with Void builds that can trigger Volatile Rounds. Pair it with Reconstruction or Envious Assassin for some solid DPS numbers. Crucible players can skip this weapon entirely. Legendary LFRs aren’t worth using over Heavy Grenade Launchers or Exotic Rocket Launchers currently. If you must, a roll with Keep Away and Moving Target will suffice.

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Imperative

As is a common theme with Season 23’s weapons, Imperative is the second Scout Rifle to roll with Demolitionist and Kinetic Tremors, the first being Transfiguration, a raid weapon. This perk combination is amazing in PvE, creating powerful AoE shockwaves by landing a few bullets on the same target. Anything that dies by this blast will then partially recharge your grenade, greatly improving your ability uptime.

Scout Rifles in the Crucible rely heavily on landing consistent headshots from a distance, which is something Imperative is particularly good at. It doesn’t have the absurd TTK shifts that Transfiguration is capable of, yet this gun has two great neutral game perks: No Distractions and Explosive Payload. Build this gun for stability, and you become virtually immune to flinch.

Lethophobia

Imperial Needle has returned in the form of Lethophobia, featuring some strange perk combinations that we’ve never seen on a Bow before. PvE players can make a general long-range workhorse with Successful Warm-Up and Golden Tricorn to make this weapon reliably one-tap red bars when fully buffed. It’s not as good as Exotic Bows or even No Turning Back, but it’s a decent option for newer players.

Lightweight Bow mains that love hot-swapping guns will love Lethophobia. This is the first Bow to roll with Disruption Break, granting a 50% damage buff to Kinetic weapons if you break the target’s shield with this weapon. This works against Guardians and has amazing synergy with high-damage Primaries. Better yet, you can pair this with Steady Hands to buff your handling or Impulse Amplifier for consistent long-range headshots.

Optative

Optative is a 180 RPM Hand Cannon that deals Void damage, an archetype that’s already overcrowded with solid options. If you love 180 Hand Cannons, we highly recommend getting Word of Crota instead. Demolitionist and Golden Tricorn make this a poor man’s Word of Crota, but this gun has nothing close to Sword Logic or the Cursed Thrall origin trait.

You won’t be getting streaks with this gun in PvP, either. Precision Hand Cannons require a damage buff to become competitive, but this forces your build to use a Solar subclass for Radiant or an Exotic that buffs weapon damage. You can get three taps with Golden Tricorn or Kill Clip active, but that first kill is going to feel like pulling teeth in this sandbox.

Scalar Potential

Rapid-Fire Pulse Rifles aren’t a meta pick currently, but they can hold their own with the right perks. Scalar Potential is effectively a weaker, more accessible version of last season’s Oversoul Edict from Crota’s End. If you already have a god roll Horror’s Least or Oversoul Edict, you can safely skip this weapon.

But if you don’t, Overflow and Golden Tricorn is a decent enough workhorse for Normal difficulty. It will struggle in Legend+ content, but that’s true for nearly every Legendary Pulse Rifle. Crucible players can make this gun quite consistent with Keep Away and Headseeker for some easy three-burst kills. It won’t top Horror’s Least, but Scalar Potential is a decent enough weapon if you like Pulse Rifles.

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Scatter Signal

This is the second time in a row that Bungie has released a meta-defining Fusion Rifle as a seasonal weapon. Scatter Signal is a Rapid-Fire weapon that deals Strand damage, making it a direct competitor to Riptide for the Kinetic slot. While this gun lacks the raw utility offered by Chill Clip, if you only care about single-target DPS, Scatter Signal is an objective upgrade.

Overflow and Controlled Burst is the strongest Fusion Rifle perk combo you can ask for. Enhancing both perks will offer a 16-round magazine that unleashes powerful bursts with a blazing 414ms charge rate. It’s also a Strand weapon, so you could proc Unraveling Rounds through an Artifact perk or a Fragment for even more damage.

In Season of the Wish, you can use the Unraveling Orbs perk from this season’s Artifact to gain Unraveling Rounds for a short duration. Any Orbs of Power will proc this perk, including those made by a Well of Radiance or Ward of Dawn.

We highly recommend using this in dungeons and raids to increase your team’s DPS.

PvP is where this gun gets interesting. You have some great options in the first column—featuring perks like Surplus and Encore—but Enlightened Action is a first for a Fusion Rifle. Landing five bolts will max this perk, offering a massive +50 handling and +50 reload speed buff for a short time. This pairs exceptionally well with Kickstart to make a snappy, fast-firing Fusion Rifle.

But we can’t dismiss this season’s newest perk: Slice. After using your class ability, your next five hits will inflict the Sever debuff. This reduces the target’s damage output by 15%, a drastic decrease that can completely shift a gunfight in your favor. And since this is a Fusion Rifle, you can quickly move your reticle mid-burst to tag multiple targets with a single shot. We doubt this will be a meta PvP pick, but theorycrafters will have a field day with this gun.

Subjunctive

Back during Season of Undying, Subjunctive never got a chance to shine due to the tight chokehold Recluse held on the meta. Years have passed since then, yet Subjunctive wasn’t left in the dust. Bungie has given this weapon a major upgrade with an incredible suite of perks to choose from.

PvE players should build this gun with Threat Detector and Voltshot. No other reload perk on this gun will let you refresh Voltshot, not even Stats for All, so Threat Detector is your best bet. Get a kill, reload, and release a flurry of chain lightning by hitting your next target.

Crucible players won’t find a meta-defining weapon in Subjunctive since it can’t roll with Target Lock, but it can hold its own if you aim for the head. Under Pressure and Golden Tricorn is arguably the best perk combination here, making this gun far more accurate during the second half of a gunfight. Land a kill, and Golden Tricorn will drop the weapon’s TTK to 0.6s, provided you can land mostly headshots.

Supercluster

Destiny 2’s first Strand Slug Shotgun is a pure menace in both PvE and PvP. Slugs are already great for slaying majors and weaker miniboss targets, but Supercluster takes this to a new level with Reconstruction and Cascade Point. Land a few headshots, then swap to Supercluster to release a flurry of high-damage slugs in three seconds. It’s a great burst DPS option.

PvP players can take advantage of Slideshot and Hatchling on this gun. With the right perks, you can achieve 100 range, 100 handling, and 91 stability mid-slide. This makes landing a precision kill trivial, generating a Threadling to distract any nearby targets. It’s great in PvE, a surprisingly fun PvP gun, and is fully craftable. There’s not much more you could want from a Shotgun.

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