Sarpedon-D

Rounds Per Minute

100

Impact

96

Range

51

Stability

27

Handling

10

Reload Speed

27

Magazine

8

Aim Assistance

63

Zoom

12

Recoil Direction

85

Airborne Effectiveness

21

Ammo Generation

52

• First choicePvELoad roll

  "It's a good weapon and it comes with the best primary archetype in the game right now.

  Trait 1

  Any of

  Eddy CurrentTrickle Charge

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Rolling StormOne-Two PunchVoltshot

  Barrel

  Any of

  SmallboreBarrel ShroudCorkscrew Rifling

  Magazine

  Any of

  Accurized RoundsTactical MagFlared Magwell

  That being said, it is exclusive to arc subclasses since the only good perk 1 options are both heavily arc-buff based." Recommended MW: Reload, Range, Handling.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Renegades
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Clearing individual Minor adds or tougher enemies in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty, particularly with Arc melee builds.

  Minor adds · Single targets · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Eddy CurrentTrickle Charge

  Trait 2

  Any of

  One-Two PunchTrench Barrel

  Barrel

  Any of

  Barrel ShroudCorkscrew RiflingFull Choke

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagTactical MagAlloy MagazineFlared Magwell

  Sarpedon-D is a spread shot hand cannon which as a subfamily are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic as a huge statistical outlier but a little niche and close-range. The frame intrinsic fires a spread of 12 pellets that disappear after 25m as per the https://www.destiny2.science/ Destiny Data Compendium. The stats are decent by comparison with its peers - you can see at https://d2foundry.gg/w/3318545829 how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. Use the barrel perk to boost Handling or tighten up the pellet spread, and then with the magazine perk go for something that helps improve the poor Reload Speed or the magazine size. Arc builds give you access to Amplified and Spark of Frequency, and the boosts to Handling, Stability and Reload Speed, and you can improve that in the first trait perk column with Eddy Current which boosts Handling with a ×0.95 animation scalar and +20 Reload Speed with a ×0.95 animation scalar for 3s after sprinting for 1.5s, which is all applied instantly when Amplified with +60 to Reload Speed. Alternatively, you can use Spark of Momentum together with Trickle Charge to refill 10% of the magazine on receiving a stack of Arc Bolt Charge, and 20% when you discharge with a lightning bolt on a target. For melee builds, there's both One-Two Punch for +75% melee damage for 3s for hitting all 12 pellets (10 when enhanced) or Trench Barrel to provide ×1.5 damage for 5s or three shots together with +30 (+35 enhanced) to Handling and Reload Speed after a melee hit. You've got a choice of origin traits. You might be lucky and get the rare Accelerated Assault origin trait, which passively refills 10% of the magazine, and boosts damage by ×1.05 for getting 3 hits within a 1.6s window. Otherwise there's Problem Solver, which is very good for PvE when facing yellow bars - 4 hits from the central pellet of the spread will apply Exhaust to an enemy, reducing damage output to ×0.9 for a refreshable 5s and grant +50 to Reload Speed and Handling for 10s (12s enhanced) - both effects are also refreshable. There's also Vanguard Vindication which provides up to ×3 stacks on kills within 20s of using a class ability that reduces incoming damage to a max ×0.94 for a refreshable 10s (12.5s enhanced). Finally, Häkke Breach Armaments passively boosts damage against vehicles by ×1.15 (×1.2 enhanced), turrets and constructs by ×1.3 (×1.6 enhanced) and Stasis crystals by ×1.45. If you're interested, Sarpedon was a son of Zeus and Europa and king of Lycia, killed in the Trojan War. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By ImpetusAlways, Saint_Kabr and CourtProjects · PvE Podcast 167 - Grandmaster Gear Breakdown
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Clearing groups of Minor adds in activities rated Normal difficulty, particularly with Arc builds.

  Minor adds · Add groups
  Trait 1

  Trickle Charge

  Trait 2

  Rolling Storm

  Barrel

  Any of

  Barrel ShroudCorkscrew RiflingFull Choke

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagTactical MagAlloy MagazineFlared Magwell

  Sarpedon-D is a spread shot hand cannon which as a subfamily are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic as a huge statistical outlier but a little niche and close-range. The frame intrinsic fires a spread of 12 pellets that disappear after 25m as per the https://www.destiny2.science/ Destiny Data Compendium. The stats are decent by comparison with its peers - you can see at https://d2foundry.gg/w/3318545829 how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. Use the barrel perk to boost Handling or tighten up the pellet spread, and then with the magazine perk go for something that helps improve the poor Reload Speed or the magazine size, although Arc builds give you access to Amplified and Spark of Frequency, and the boosts to Handling, Stability and Reload Speed. For Arc Bolt Charge builds, in the first trait perk column Trickle Charge refills 10% of the magazine on receiving a stack of Arc Bolt Charge, and 20% when you discharge with a lightning bolt on a target to pair with Rolling Storm in the second column to generate ×1 stack of Arc Bolt Charge (×2 when Amplified) on a kill, to trigger a lightning bolt at ×10 stacks for both target and AoE damage. You've got a choice of origin traits. You might be lucky and get the rare Accelerated Assault origin trait, which passively refills 10% of the magazine, and boosts damage by ×1.05 for getting 3 hits within a 1.6s window. Otherwise there's Problem Solver, which is very good for PvE when facing yellow bars - 4 hits from the central pellet of the spread will apply Exhaust to an enemy, reducing damage output to ×0.9 for a refreshable 5s and grant +50 to Reload Speed and Handling for 10s (12s enhanced) - both effects are also refreshable. There's also Vanguard Vindication which provides up to ×3 stacks on kills within 20s of using a class ability that reduces incoming damage to a max ×0.94 for a refreshable 10s (12.5s enhanced). Finally, Häkke Breach Armaments passively boosts damage against vehicles by ×1.15 (×1.2 enhanced), turrets and constructs by ×1.3 (×1.6 enhanced) and Stasis crystals by ×1.45. If you're interested, Sarpedon was a son of Zeus and Europa and king of Lycia, killed in the Trojan War. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By ImpetusAlways, Saint_Kabr and CourtProjects · PvE Podcast 167 - Grandmaster Gear Breakdown
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Clearing individual Minor adds or tougher enemies in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty, particularly with Arc melee builds.

  Minor adds · Single targets · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Eddy Current

  Trait 2

  Voltshot

  Barrel

  Any of

  Barrel ShroudCorkscrew RiflingFull Choke

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagTactical MagAlloy MagazineFlared Magwell

  Sarpedon-D is a spread shot hand cannon which as a subfamily are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic as a huge statistical outlier but a little niche and close-range. The frame intrinsic fires a spread of 12 pellets that disappear after 25m as per the https://www.destiny2.science/ Destiny Data Compendium. The stats are decent by comparison with its peers - you can see at https://d2foundry.gg/w/3318545829 how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. Use the barrel perk to boost Handling or tighten up the pellet spread, and then with the magazine perk go for something that helps improve the poor Reload Speed or the magazine size, although Arc builds give you access to Amplified and Spark of Frequency, and the boosts to Handling, Stability and Reload Speed. For Arc synergy, in the first trait perk column Eddy Current boosts Handling with a ×0.95 animation scalar and +20 Reload Speed with a ×0.95 animation scalar for 3s after sprinting for 1.5s, which is all applied instantly when Amplified with +60 to Reload Speed. In the second column, Voltshot applies Arc 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. You've got a choice of origin traits. You might be lucky and get the rare Accelerated Assault origin trait, which passively refills 10% of the magazine, and boosts damage by ×1.05 for getting 3 hits within a 1.6s window. Otherwise there's Problem Solver, which is very good for PvE when facing yellow bars - 4 hits from the central pellet of the spread will apply Exhaust to an enemy, reducing damage output to ×0.9 for a refreshable 5s and grant +50 to Reload Speed and Handling for 10s (12s enhanced) - both effects are also refreshable. There's also Vanguard Vindication which provides up to ×3 stacks on kills within 20s of using a class ability that reduces incoming damage to a max ×0.94 for a refreshable 10s (12.5s enhanced). Finally, Häkke Breach Armaments passively boosts damage against vehicles by ×1.15 (×1.2 enhanced), turrets and constructs by ×1.3 (×1.6 enhanced) and Stasis crystals by ×1.45. If you're interested, Sarpedon was a son of Zeus and Europa and king of Lycia, killed in the Trojan War. Recommended MW: Handling or Stability, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By Adamsdown_Boy · Grandmaster Gear breakdown weapons
• First choicePvELoad roll

  "It's a good weapon and it comes with the best primary archetype in the game right now.

  Trait 1

  Trickle Charge

  Trait 2

  Trench Barrel

  Barrel

  Any of

  SmallboreBarrel ShroudCorkscrew Rifling

  Magazine

  Any of

  Accurized RoundsTactical MagFlared Magwell

  That being said, it is exclusive to arc subclasses since the only good perk 1 options are both heavily arc-buff based." Recommended MW: Reload, Range, Handling.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Renegades
• First choicePvELoad roll

  "It's a good weapon and it comes with the best primary archetype in the game right now.

  Trait 1

  Eddy Current

  Trait 2

  Trench Barrel

  Barrel

  Any of

  SmallboreBarrel Shroud

  Magazine

  Any of

  Tactical MagFlared Magwell

  That being said, it is exclusive to arc subclasses since the only good perk 1 options are both heavily arc-buff based." Recommended MW: Reload, Range, Handling.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Renegades
• First choicePvELoad roll

  "It's a good weapon and it comes with the best primary archetype in the game right now.

  Trait 1

  Eddy Current

  Trait 2

  Trench Barrel

  Barrel

  Any of

  SmallboreBarrel ShroudCorkscrew Rifling

  Magazine

  Accurized Rounds

  That being said, it is exclusive to arc subclasses since the only good perk 1 options are both heavily arc-buff based." Recommended MW: Reload, Range, Handling.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Renegades
• First choicePvELoad roll

  "It's a good weapon and it comes with the best primary archetype in the game right now.

  Trait 1

  Eddy Current

  Trait 2

  Trench Barrel

  Barrel

  Corkscrew Rifling

  Magazine

  Any of

  Tactical MagFlared Magwell

  That being said, it is exclusive to arc subclasses since the only good perk 1 options are both heavily arc-buff based." Recommended MW: Reload.

  Why this roll
  By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Renegades

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

• Sarpedon-D