Fimbulwinter Stitch

Rounds Per Minute

260

Impact

51

Range

55

Stability

35

Handling

46

Reload Speed

2

Magazine

15

+3

Aim Assistance

87

Zoom

12

Recoil Direction

100

+4

Airborne Effectiveness

33

Ammo Generation

26

• First choicePvELoad roll

  Controlling groups of Minor adds in general at-level or better content, particularly for Arc builds.

  Add clear
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Trickle ChargeSupercharged Magazine

  Trait 2

  Rolling Storm

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeCorkscrew RiflingFluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Any of

  Armor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared Magwell

  Fimbulwinter Stitch is a precision frame sidearm which are rated C-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic having a worse damage profile than other sidearms, but that might not be such a problem if you look at this as an Arc verb delivery system. The stats are in-band by comparison with its peers - see https://d2foundry.gg/w/2645567209 for how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. The precision frame, and good Recoil Direction means you don't need too much help taming the recoil, so look for a barrel perk that helps Handling and then, although the Reload Speed is slow, you can ignore that with the right trait perks, so you can choose whichever combat effect magazine perk you like, or maybe Flared Magwell for a little extra Stability. For arc builds that use Bolt Charge, you can use Trickle Charge to refill 10% of the magazine on receiving a stack of Bolt Charge, and 20% when you discharge with a lightning bolt on a target, or Supercharged Magazine will refill 5% of the magazine every 1.5s while you're Amplified or, after you sprint when Amplified to gain Speed Booster this accelerates to 5% every 0.25s while the buff is active, overflowing the magazine to up to ×2 capacity. Either of these should pair well with Rolling Storm, to generate a stack of Bolt charge on kills (2 stacks when Amplified). For the Origin Trait, Dawning Surprise has a hidden counter - 6 red bar kills (5 enhanced) or 2 orange/yellow bars will fill this to generate a pickup which last 10s that grants 10% energy to melee, grenade and super, +22 HP and start regeneration, so can be very useful. If you're interested, Fimbulwinter (Old Norse: Fimbulvetr) is the devastating, three-year long winter with no summer that signals the beginning of Ragnarök (the end of the world) in Norse mythology. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Synergy mod or your preferred choice of mod/enhanced mod to boost mag size, weapon stats or ammo regeneration - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By Saint_Kabr and CourtProjects · PvE Podcast 163 Dawning 2025 and Arms Week 2026 weapons
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Controlling groups of Minor adds in both general at-level or better, and end-game underleveled content, particularly for Arc builds.

  Add clear · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Trickle ChargeSupercharged Magazine

  Trait 2

  Jolting Feedback

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeCorkscrew RiflingFluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Any of

  Armor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared Magwell

  Fimbulwinter Stitch is a precision frame sidearm which are rated C-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic having a worse damage profile than other sidearms, but that might not be such a problem if you look at this as an Arc verb delivery system. The stats are in-band by comparison with its peers - see https://d2foundry.gg/w/2645567209 for how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. The precision frame, and good Recoil Direction means you don't need too much help taming the recoil, so look for a barrel perk that helps Handling and then, although the Reload Speed is slow, you can ignore that with the right trait perks, so you can choose whichever combat effect magazine perk you like, or maybe Flared Magwell for a little extra Stability. For endgame use with arc builds, you can use Supercharged Magazine to refill 5% of the magazine every 1.5s while you're Amplified or, after you sprint when Amplified to gain Speed Booster this accelerates to 5% every 0.25s while it's active, overflowing the magazine to up to ×2 capacity or Trickle Charge to refill 10% of the magazine on receiving a stack of Bolt Charge, and 20% when you discharge with a lightning bolt on a target. Either of these should pair well with Jolting Feedback which applies Jolt after 10 hits (9 when enhanced and 7 when amplified), triggering chain lightning on further hits for both target and AoE damage. For the Origin Trait, Dawning Surprise has a hidden counter - 6 red bar kills (5 enhanced) or 2 orange/yellow bars will fill this to generate a pickup which last 10s that grants 10% energy to melee, grenade and super, +22 HP and start regeneration, so can be very useful. If you're interested, Fimbulwinter (Old Norse: Fimbulvetr) is the devastating, three-year long winter with no summer that signals the beginning of Ragnarök (the end of the world) in Norse mythology. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Synergy mod or your preferred choice of mod/enhanced mod to boost mag size, weapon stats or ammo regeneration - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By Saint_Kabr and CourtProjects · PvE Podcast 163 Dawning 2025 and Arms Week 2026 weapons
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Single-target damage against Minor adds in general at-level or better content, particularly for Arc builds.

  Add clear · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Trickle ChargeSupercharged Magazine

  Trait 2

  Collective Action

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeCorkscrew RiflingFluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Any of

  Armor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared Magwell

  Fimbulwinter Stitch is a precision frame sidearm which are rated C-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic having a worse damage profile than other sidearms. The stats are in-band by comparison with its peers - see https://d2foundry.gg/w/2645567209 for how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. The precision frame, and good Recoil Direction means you don't need too much help taming the recoil, so look for a barrel perk that helps Handling and then, although the Reload Speed is slow, you can ignore that with the right trait perks, so you can choose whichever combat effect magazine perk you like, or maybe Flared Magwell for a little extra Stability. For endgame use with arc builds, you can use Supercharged Magazine to refill 5% of the magazine every 1.5s while you're Amplified or, after you sprint when Amplified to gain Speed Booster this accelerates to 5% every 0.25s while it's active, overflowing the magazine to up to ×2 capacity or Trickle Charge to refill 10% of the magazine on receiving a stack of Bolt Charge, and 20% when you discharge with a lightning bolt on a target. Pair either of those together with Collective Action to use your Ionic Traces, which helpfully track to your position, to boost damage by ×1.2 after collecting an elemental pickup for 7s, refreshable up to a maximum 12s. For the Origin Trait, Dawning Surprise has a hidden counter - 6 red bar kills (5 enhanced) or 2 orange/yellow bars will fill this to generate a pickup which last 10s that grants 10% energy to melee, grenade and super, +22 HP and start regeneration, so can be very useful. If you're interested, Fimbulwinter (Old Norse: Fimbulvetr) is the devastating, three-year long winter with no summer that signals the beginning of Ragnarök (the end of the world) in Norse mythology. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Synergy mod or your preferred choice of mod/enhanced mod to boost mag size, weapon stats or ammo regeneration - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By Adamsdown_Boy · Dawning 2025 and Arms Week 2026 weapons
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Controlling groups of Minor adds in general at-level or better content, particularly for Arc builds.

  Add clear
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Rapid HitLoose Change

  Trait 2

  Voltshot

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeCorkscrew RiflingFluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Any of

  Alloy MagazineFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Fimbulwinter Stitch is a precision frame sidearm which are rated C-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic having a worse damage profile than other sidearms, but that might not be such a problem if you look at this as an Arc verb delivery system. The stats are in-band by comparison with its peers - see https://d2foundry.gg/w/2645567209 for how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. The precision frame, and good Recoil Direction means you don't need too much help taming the recoil, so look for a barrel perk that helps Handling and then, with the reload being slow at base (1.88s), look for a magazine perk that helps with Reload Speed. For use with arc builds, and as a Brigand's Law replacement, in the first trait perk column Loose Change helps after the first time you apply an elemental debuff, providing +50 Reload Speed +20 Aim Assist and ×1.2 ADS movement speed, or Rapid Hit stacks up to ×5 on crit hits for +25 Stability and +60 Reload Speed with a ×0.92 animation multiplier for a refreshable 2s. Pair that with Voltshot in the second column to apply Jolt to the next target you hit within 7s (8s when enhanced), after a reload within 5.3s of a kill, for additional damage to the target on further hits plus AoE chain lightning damage on nearby enemies. For the Origin Trait, Dawning Surprise has a hidden counter - 6 red bar kills (5 enhanced) or 2 orange/yellow bars will fill this to generate a pickup which last 10s that grants 10% energy to melee, grenade and super, +22 HP and start regeneration, so can be very useful. If you're interested, Fimbulwinter (Old Norse: Fimbulvetr) is the devastating, three-year long winter with no summer that signals the beginning of Ragnarök (the end of the world) in Norse mythology. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with a Synergy mod or your preferred choice of mod/enhanced mod to boost mag size, weapon stats or ammo regeneration - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By Saint_Kabr and CourtProjects · PvE Podcast 163 Dawning 2025 and Arms Week 2026 weapons
• First choicePvELoad roll

  "Terrible archetype and worst-in-class ammo gen stat.

  Trait 1

  Supercharged Magazine

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Jolting FeedbackVoltshot

  Barrel

  Corkscrew Rifling

  Magazine

  Flared Magwell

  Pretty disappointing but is still a totally serviceable sidearm for arc enthusiasts." Recommended MW: Reload.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Dawning 2025
• PvELoad roll

  "Terrible archetype and worst-in-class ammo gen stat.

  Trait 1

  Any of

  Loose ChangeSupercharged Magazine

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Jolting FeedbackVoltshot

  Barrel

  Any of

  Corkscrew RiflingFluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Any of

  Armor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsLight Mag

  Pretty disappointing but is still a totally serviceable sidearm for arc enthusiasts." Recommended MW: Reload, Range.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Dawning 2025
• PvELoad roll

  "Terrible archetype and worst-in-class ammo gen stat.

  Trait 1

  Any of

  Loose ChangeSupercharged Magazine

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Jolting FeedbackVoltshot

  Barrel

  Fluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Flared Magwell

  Pretty disappointing but is still a totally serviceable sidearm for arc enthusiasts." Recommended MW: Reload, Range.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Dawning 2025
• PvELoad roll

  "Terrible archetype and worst-in-class ammo gen stat.

  Trait 1

  Loose Change

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Jolting FeedbackVoltshot

  Barrel

  Corkscrew Rifling

  Magazine

  Flared Magwell

  Pretty disappointing but is still a totally serviceable sidearm for arc enthusiasts." Recommended MW: Reload, Range.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Dawning 2025

From the DIM community wish lists (voltron), picks made since Edge of Fate.

• Fimbulwinter Stitch