Bane of Sorrow

Rounds Per Minute

360

Impact

70

Range

68

Stability

22

Handling

49

Reload Speed

17

Magazine

61

+13

Aim Assistance

30

Zoom

16

Recoil Direction

99

+30

Airborne Effectiveness

16

Ammo Generation

44

• First choicePvELoad roll

  Clearing groups of Minor adds in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty, particularly with Void builds.

  Minor adds · Add groups · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Destabilizing RoundsDemoralize

  Trait 2

  Killing TallyOne for All

  Barrel

  Any

  Magazine

  Alloy MagazineAppended MagArmor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Bane of Sorrow 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 left of vertical and quite loose so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits with your barrel perk, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve mag size or Reload Speed work best here. For add clearing with Void builds, in the first trait perk column, Destabilizing Rounds spreads Void Volatility on a kill in a 6.5m radius and provides Volatile Rounds for 5.25s, or Demoralize spreads a ~4m AoE cloud of Void Weaken to nearby enemies for a ×1.15 boost to damage for your fireteam for 5s on a crit kill. In the second column, for damage, Killing Tally gains a stack for each enemy killed up to ×3 to boost damage by up to ×1.3 until you reload or stow, or One For All boosts damage by ×1.35 for a non-refreshable 11s after hitting three separate targets within 3s of each. Aegis ranks the Elliptical Orbit origin trait as A-Tier - it passively grants Inner Orbit, boosting Stability, Reload Speed and Flinch Resist, but the real impact is when it changes to Outer Orbit for a refreshable 3s after sprinting for 1.5s which significantly boosts Ammo Generation, for double special builds. 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

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

  Minor adds · Single targets · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Lead From Light

  Trait 2

  Killing TallyOne for All

  Barrel

  Any

  Magazine

  Alloy MagazineAppended MagArmor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Bane of Sorrow 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 left of vertical and quite loose so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits with your barrel perk, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve mag size or Reload Speed work best here. To support a double special build - or add clearing while running Divinity for a fireteam - Lead from Light grants up to ×6 stacks on orb pickup which are consumed on kills to provide a ×1.25 scalar to special ammo generation. In the second column, for damage, Killing Tally gains a stack for each enemy killed up to ×3 to boost damage by up to ×1.3 until you reload or stow, or One For All boosts damage by ×1.35 for a non-refreshable 11s after hitting three separate targets within 3s of each. Aegis ranks the Elliptical Orbit origin trait as A-Tier - it passively grants Inner Orbit, boosting Stability, Reload Speed and Flinch Resist, but the real impact is when it changes to Outer Orbit for a refreshable 3s after sprinting for 1.5s which significantly boosts Ammo Generation, for double special builds. 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

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

  Minor adds · Single targets · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Dimensional ShiftFourth Time's the Charm

  Trait 2

  Withering Gaze

  Barrel

  Any

  Magazine

  Alloy MagazineAppended MagArmor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Bane of Sorrow 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 left of vertical and quite loose so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits with your barrel perk, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve mag size or Reload Speed work best here. For taking on tougher adds with Void builds, in the first trait perk column, Fourth Time's the Charm generates 2 shots from thin air after 4 crits within 3s of each other, almost doubling your total ammo if you can keep hitting crits, or Dimensional Shift grants Dimensional Breach on picking up a Void Breach which, while active provides a refreshable 8s overshield on kills. In the second column, for damage, Withering Gaze applies the Void Weaken debuff to targets after ADS-ing for 1.3s for ×1.15 damage for a refreshable 6s for your fireteam, but if the stronger ×1.3 weaken has been applied from Tractor Cannon or Shadowshot, a proc will reapply at the higher value. Aegis ranks the Elliptical Orbit origin trait as A-Tier - it passively grants Inner Orbit, boosting Stability, Reload Speed and Flinch Resist, but the real impact is when it changes to Outer Orbit for a refreshable 3s after sprinting for 1.5s which significantly boosts Ammo Generation, for double special builds. 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

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

  Bosses · Sustained damage · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Fourth Time's the Charm

  Trait 2

  Aggregate ChargePrecision Instrument

  Barrel

  Any

  Magazine

  Extended MagAlloy MagazineAppended MagFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Bane of Sorrow 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 left of vertical and quite loose so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits with your barrel perk, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve mag size or Reload Speed work best here. For sustained boss damage, in the first trait perk column Fourth Time's the Charm generates 2 shots from thin air after 4 crits within 3s of each other, almost doubling your total ammo if you can keep hitting crits. In the second column for damage, Aggregate Charge provides a stack for each different elemental debuff up to ×3 stacks to boost damage by ×1.33, with each stack lasting as long as the debuff is active or, as you're aiming for crits anyway with FttC, Precision Instrument grants up to ×6 stacks of escalating damage on repeated crit hits up to ×1.3 at 6 stacks for 1.25s or until you miss a crit. Aegis ranks the Elliptical Orbit origin trait as A-Tier - it passively grants Inner Orbit, boosting Stability, Reload Speed and Flinch Resist, but the real impact is when it changes to Outer Orbit for a refreshable 3s after sprinting for 1.5s which significantly boosts Ammo Generation, for double special builds. 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

  Clearing individual Minor adds or tougher enemies in activities rated Normal, Hard or Very Hard difficulty.

  Minor adds · Single targets · Endgame
  Trait 1

  Feeding Frenzy

  Trait 2

  Mega Kill Clip

  Barrel

  Any

  Magazine

  Alloy MagazineAppended MagArmor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared MagwellLight Mag

  Bane of Sorrow 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 left of vertical and quite loose so you could improve recoil control or look to boost Stability to help hit crits with your barrel perk, or Handling if you can land your shots. In the magazine perk slot, perks that improve mag size or Reload Speed work best here. For taking on tougher adds, in the first trait perk column, Feeding Frenzy kills provide up to ×5 stacks for max +100 Reload Speed with a ×0.8 animation scalar for 3.5s. In the second column, for damage, Mega Kill Clip boosts damage by ×1.4 with a duration of 3s + (2s × the number of kills) up to a max 20s, on finishing a reload within 5s of a kill. Aegis ranks the Elliptical Orbit origin trait as A-Tier - it passively grants Inner Orbit, boosting Stability, Reload Speed and Flinch Resist, but the real impact is when it changes to Outer Orbit for a refreshable 3s after sprinting for 1.5s which significantly boosts Ammo Generation, for double special builds. 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

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

• Bane of SorrowHolofoil
• Bane of Sorrow