Qua Vinctus IV

Rounds Per Minute

360

Impact

70

Range

70

Stability

20

Handling

43

Reload Speed

31

Magazine

44

Aim Assistance

32

Zoom

16

Recoil Direction

89

+30

Airborne Effectiveness

14

Ammo Generation

38

• First choicePvELoad roll

  Individual Minor adds or tougher enemies in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty, particularly on Strand builds.

  Minor adds · Single targets · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Triple TapDemolitionist

  Trait 2

  Any of

  TearMeganeura

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeChambered CompensatorCorkscrew RiflingExtended BarrelFluted BarrelHammer-Forged RiflingPolygonal RiflingSmallbore

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagTactical MagAlloy MagazineFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Qua Vinctus IV is a high-impact LMG, which are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic Endgame Analysis Spreadsheet​, who says "highest total damage without losing that much DPS, also stagger intrinsic". The frame intrinsic offers built in Anti-Unstoppable, ×0.8 accuracy cone size and ×0.83 accuracy cone growth when moving 2.8m/s or less (crouch walking speed) as per the Destiny Data Compendium. The recoil direction is just to the right of vertical but pretty tight so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve Reload Speed or mag size are the best available. To clear adds, perhaps supporting a double special loadout, in the first trait perk column Triple Tap generates one ammo from thin air for hitting three crits within 3s of each other, or Demolitionist generates chunk grenade ability energy on kills and an instant magazine refill on grenade use. In the second column, Meganeura builds up to ×3 stacks on crit hits for a refreshable 4s for AoE explosive damage in a 7.5m radius on a crit kill - the explosion is treated as weapon damage so inherits damage boosts and also procs subclass fragments, or Tear spreads ~4m AoE Strand Sever on a crit kill to reduce damage output to ×0.6 from enemies affected. Aegis ranks the Wild Card origin trait as C-Tier - it provides the chance of Telesto-like "Experimental Submunitions" dropping on a kill - the number depends on the enemy tier - that last up to 10.5s and explode on contact or proximity to an enemy for a bit of damage. That's still better than the D-Tier Roar of Battle which grants a barely noticeable +10 Stability and Handling for 6s after dealing or taking damage every 0.5s or so for 2s. If you're interested, the name translates to "as a memorial" or "for a memory/ remembrance", and links to the ghost Targe reflecting on his bond with Zavala. Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.

  Why this roll
  By Adamsdown_Boy · The Best Machine Guns
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Individual Minor adds or tougher enemies in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty, particularly on Strand builds.

  Minor adds · Single targets · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Hatchling

  Trait 2

  Any of

  TearMeganeura

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeChambered CompensatorCorkscrew RiflingExtended BarrelFluted BarrelHammer-Forged RiflingPolygonal RiflingSmallbore

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagTactical MagAlloy MagazineFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Qua Vinctus IV is a high-impact LMG, which are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic Endgame Analysis Spreadsheet​, who says "highest total damage without losing that much DPS, also stagger intrinsic". The frame intrinsic offers built in Anti-Unstoppable, ×0.8 accuracy cone size and ×0.83 accuracy cone growth when moving 2.8m/s or less (crouch walking speed) as per the Destiny Data Compendium. The recoil direction is just to the right of vertical but pretty tight so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve Reload Speed or mag size are the best available. To clear adds, perhaps supporting a double special loadout, in the first trait perk column Demolitionist generates chunk grenade ability energy on kills and an instant magazine refill on grenade use. In the second column, Meganeura builds up to ×3 stacks on crit hits for a refreshable 4s for AoE explosive damage in a 7.5m radius on a crit kill - the explosion is treated as weapon damage so inherits damage boosts and also procs subclass fragments, or Tear spreads ~4m AoE Strand Sever on a crit kill to reduce damage output to ×0.6 from enemies affected. Aegis ranks the Wild Card origin trait as C-Tier - it provides the chance of Telesto-like "Experimental Submunitions" dropping on a kill - the number depends on the enemy tier - that last up to 10.5s and explode on contact or proximity to an enemy for a bit of damage. That's still better than the D-Tier Roar of Battle which grants a barely noticeable +10 Stability and Handling for 6s after dealing or taking damage every 0.5s or so for 2s. If you're interested, the name translates to "as a memorial" or "for a memory/ remembrance", and links to the ghost Targe reflecting on his bond with Zavala. Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.

  Why this roll
  By Adamsdown_Boy · PvE Podcast 174 - The Best Machine Guns
• First choicePvELoad roll

  Sustained DPS against a single yellow-bar target in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty, particularly on Strand builds.

  Bosses · Sustained damage · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Any of

  Triple TapDemolitionist

  Trait 2

  Killing Tally

  Barrel

  Any of

  Arrowhead BrakeChambered CompensatorCorkscrew RiflingExtended BarrelFluted BarrelHammer-Forged RiflingPolygonal RiflingSmallbore

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagTactical MagExtended MagAlloy MagazineFlared Magwell

  Qua Vinctus IV is a high-impact LMG, which are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic Endgame Analysis Spreadsheet​, who says "highest total damage without losing that much DPS, also stagger intrinsic". The frame intrinsic offers built in Anti-Unstoppable, ×0.8 accuracy cone size and ×0.83 accuracy cone growth when moving 2.8m/s or less (crouch walking speed) as per the Destiny Data Compendium. The recoil direction is just to the right of vertical but pretty tight so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve Reload Speed or mag size work best for a boss damage roll. For sustained damage against bosses, in the first trait perk column Triple Tap generates one ammo from thin air for hitting three crits within 3s of each other, effectively adding ~50% to your total ammo if you can keep hitting crits, or Demolitionist generates chunk grenade ability energy on kills and an instant magazine refill on grenade use. In the second column, Killing Tally gains a stack for each enemy killed in an add phase up to ×3 to boost damage by up to ×1.3 until you reload or stow. Aegis ranks the Wild Card origin trait as C-Tier - it provides the chance of Telesto-like "Experimental Submunitions" dropping on a kill - the number depends on the enemy tier - that last up to 10.5s and explode on contact or proximity to an enemy for a bit of damage. That's still better than the D-Tier Roar of Battle which grants a barely noticeable +10 Stability and Handling for 6s after dealing or taking damage every 0.5s or so for 2s. If you're interested, the name translates to "as a memorial" or "for a memory/ remembrance", and links to the ghost Targe reflecting on his bond with Zavala. Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.

  Why this roll
  By Adamsdown_Boy · The Best Machine Guns
• First choicePvELoad roll

  "This is a really good machine gun and very unique.

  Trait 1

  Demolitionist

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Killing TallyMeganeura

  Barrel

  Arrowhead Brake

  Magazine

  Appended Mag

  Definitely recommend picking this up. With accelerated assault this becomes probably the best general purpose MG in the game." Recommended MW: Handling.

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

  "This is a really good machine gun and very unique.

  Trait 1

  Any of

  HatchlingDemolitionist

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Killing TallyMeganeura

  Barrel

  Any of

  Corkscrew RiflingFluted Barrel

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Definitely recommend picking this up. With accelerated assault this becomes probably the best general purpose MG in the game." Recommended MW: Handling, Reload.

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

  "This is a really good machine gun and very unique.

  Trait 1

  Hatchling

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Killing TallyMeganeura

  Barrel

  Arrowhead Brake

  Magazine

  Any of

  Appended MagFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Definitely recommend picking this up. With accelerated assault this becomes probably the best general purpose MG in the game." Recommended MW: Handling, Reload.

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

  "This is a really good machine gun and very unique.

  Trait 1

  Demolitionist

  Trait 2

  Any of

  Killing TallyMeganeura

  Barrel

  Arrowhead Brake

  Magazine

  Any of

  Flared MagwellLight Mag

  Definitely recommend picking this up. With accelerated assault this becomes probably the best general purpose MG in the game." Recommended MW: Handling, Reload.

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

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

• Qua Vinctus IV