Adhortative

Rounds Per Minute

390

Impact

29

Range

46

Stability

55

Handling

47

Reload Speed

39

Magazine

37

Aim Assistance

61

Zoom

17

Recoil Direction

61

Airborne Effectiveness

10

Ammo Generation

52

• First choicePvELoad roll

  Piercing Barrier Champions in activities rated Very Hard, Hard or Normal difficulty.

  Utility · Champions · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Shoot to LootAttrition Orbs

  Trait 2

  Disruption Break

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeChambered CompensatorCorkscrew RiflingExtended BarrelFluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Any of

  Alloy MagazineAppended MagArmor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared Magwell

  The updated Adhortative is an Adaptive pulse rifle which as a subfamily are currently rated C-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic Endgame Analysis spreadsheet in https://www.destiny2.science/ as "small step down from C tier pulse damage profile, but has barrier intrinsic". The frame intrinsic offers no bonuses beyond being "well-rounded, reliable and sturdy", as per the https://www.destiny2.science/ Destiny Data Compendium. The stats are on the low side by comparison with its peers - you can see the stats at https://destiny.report/w/3744058588/the-third-axiom and hopefully https://d2foundry.gg/w/3744058588 will show how weapon stats impact in-game performance when the site is back up and running. The recoil is a little left and a bit loose, so to tighten that up, look for a barrel perk that helps with Recoil Direction or, if you can handle it just go for extra handling, and then with the magazine perk go for Armor-Piercing Rounds for the additional ×1.05 shield damage, one of the other combat effect mags or something that helps improve magazine size or reload. This is, admittedly, a niche anti-Barrier roll but in the first column you could look for Attrition Orbs to spawn a power orb after ~26 hits within 5s of each other to proc armour mods or Shoot to Loot which lets you pick up remote ammo bricks or orbs from safety by shooting them, which also reloads all your weapons from reserves - both are always useful. In the second column, Disruption Break increases kinetic damage by ×1.5 for 5.5s after breaking an elemental shield or barrier, you should be able to quickly finish off Barrier Champions from a safe distance with a kinetic special weapon. The Nano-Munitions origin trait grants a stack up to ×7 for being within 15m of an ally, using a stack to refill 25% of your primary or secondary weapon mag when empty. If you're interested, "Adhortative" relates to the giving of advice, encouragement, or strong urging, such as saying "Okay everyone, let's wipe, rally and have another try". Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.

  Why this roll
  By Saint_Kabr and ImpetusAlways · PvE Podcast 172 - The Best Pulse Rifles

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

• Adhortative