Perks are an essential component of a weapon; they make how a gun feels and performs. Correct combinations of perks are necessary to acquire the weapon’s god roll.Destiny 2’s Season of the Deep introduced six brand-new perks.
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These perks include Bipod, Collective Action, Invisible Hand, Controlled Burst, Eddy Current, and Invisible Hand. Some of these are exclusive to weapon archetypes, while some are specific to theaffinity of the subclass.
6Invisible Hand
Invisible Hand is a PvP perk that aims to provide a weapon with more stability. It states: “Repeatedly missing targets increases the weapon’s stability for a short time. This buff lasts for a short duration after a target is hit.” This perk provides the weapon with about 25 more stability after missing 4 shots within 2.5 seconds of each other.
Invisible Hand might be the worst perk in the game; the extra 25 stability is not that great to begin with; then, it only gives it to the weapon after missing 4 shots. You do not need stability in PvE, so you would only want stability on aweapon in The Crucible, but you simply cannot afford to miss 4 shots in The Crucible. In a duel,each shot is critical, and missing a single shot will usually result in death. Invisible Hand does nothing for the gun; what little it does is too late in a one-on-one brawl.
Bipod is aRocket Launcher-exclusive perk that states that “Increases Rocket Launcher ammo and reserves, but reduces damage, blast radius, and reload speed.” This perk was teased inSeason of Defiance, and a lot of people were excited about this perk as Rocket Launchers are the meta options for damage inraidsanddungeons. However, this perk turned out to be a complete disappointment.
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Rocket Launchers need perks that boost their damage, reload speed, and ammo economy. While Bipod improves the ammo economy, it completely butchers the other two essential components. Bipod doubles the magazine capacity and increases total reserves by 5 but decreases blast radius by 30, reload speed by 20, and damage by 40 percent. Overall, this perk is more negative for a weapon than positive.
4Eddy Current
Eddy Current is a perk exclusive to arc weapons. It is a pretty unique perk that states that it “Temporarily increases reload speed after sprinting. This effect is improved when you are amplified.” Being amplified is not that difficult in PvE, so you will get the most out of this perk in PvE.
Eddy Current requires the player to sprint for 3 seconds to get a boost in reload speed. While the exact amount of boost it gives is not known, it is pretty noticeable in the game. The problem with Eddy Current is that it is overshadowed by other reload speed perks like Outlaw, Feeding Frenzy, and Frenzy, which provide a damage boost on top of reload speed. All these perks require you to be in combat and play the game your way. Eddy Current forces you to sprint to utilize the perk, which may not be possible in some cases.
Discord is the type of perk that is useless on many weapons, but on certain weapons, it is amazing. It states, “Final Blows with other weapons grant this weapon increased speed for aiming down sights, accuracy, and airborne effectiveness for a short time. When Discord is active, final blows refund ammo.”
For PvE, the main appeal of Discord is refunding ammo, whereas, for The Crucible, the entire perk is appealing. Discord is a good perk option for only special and heavy ammo weapons. On primary ammo weapons, you already have infinite ammo, and the rest of the bonuses can be acquired by better perks. Discord allows a weapon to infinitely fire — if you are securing kills with every shot — without ever needing to reload or worry about your ammo economy when the perk is looped correctly.
2Collective Action
Collective Action is a damage-boosting perk and states: “Collecting elemental pickups or throwing a strand tangle grants a stacking period of increased damage. Elemental pickups include Void Breaches, Stasis Shards, Ionic Traces, and Strand Tangles.”
This perk is only viable if you are using a build revolving around one of the elemental pickups. Fortunately, some mods are always available in theartifact modsthat enhance one or two elemental pickups. So, if you are using a build that uses those mods, having a weapon with Collective Action is a viable option as it will give a 20 percent damage boost to that weapon.
1Controlled Burst
Controlled Burst is a Fusion Rifle exclusive perk and is incredibly powerful at that. It states: “Landing every shot in burst grants this weapon increased damage and reduced charge time for a short duration.” This perk effectively turns your fusion rifles into a Legendary Merciless (Exotic Solar Fusion Rifle).
Controlled Burst is a 20 percent damage increase for 2 seconds but can be re-applied if you land every shot in the next burst; hence you can chain this perk until your weapon runs out of ammo. A 20 percent damage boost is no joke, and Fusion Rifles are already a top-tier choice for special weapons. DPS Controlled Burst provides a free damage boost by simply landing your shots.
