Lance Ephemeral

Rounds Per Minute

140

Impact

55

Range

46

Stability

39

Handling

77

Reload Speed

59

Magazine

6

Aim Assistance

74

Zoom

40

Recoil Direction

87

+30

Airborne Effectiveness

4

Ammo Generation

54

• First choicePvELoad roll

  Boss damage rotations and backup boss damage in both general at-level or better, and end-game underleveled content.

  Bosses · Endgame
  BarrelArrowhead BrakeCorkscrew RiflingFluted Barrel

  MagazineTactical MagExtended MagAlloy Magazine

  Trait 1Fourth Time's the CharmEnvious ArsenalRewind Rounds

  Trait 2Bait and SwitchElemental Honing

  Lance Ephemeral is a rapid frame sniper - the best subfamily for damage output and offering the ×0.8 animation modifier when reloading from an empty mag - but is in the kinetic slot where you've probably got Mint Retrograde equipped, unfortunately. The stats are good by comparison with its peers, including a lowish 40 Zoom, and they're helped further at Tier 4/5 when barrel and magazine perks are enhanced - see https://d2foundry.gg/w/688593230 for how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. From @mossy_max's spreadsheet (https://destiny2.science/reserves), base mag size is 5 (max 6) and total ammo is 26 (max 31). With boss damage rotation weapons, Handling affects ready, ADS and stow speeds, so that's what you're looking for with the barrel perk, while you can use the magazine perk to max out the number of shots. For a boss damage roll, look for first trait perk column options to minimise reloads and reduce downtime. Envious Arsenal refills the magazine from reserves on dealing damage with both of your other weapons, Rewind Rounds refills 60% of hits landed (70% when enhanced) from reserves, or Fourth Time's the Charm loads 2 shots from reserves after 4 crits within 2s (3s when enhanced) of each other. For damage, in the second column, Bait and Switch boosts damage by ×1.3 for 10s (11s when enhanced) for doing damage with your other two weapons, so is your first choice pairing with Envious Arsenal, or Elemental Honing - grants an escalating stack of damage up to ×1.35 for 20s (23s when enhanced) for each elemental damage type inflicted, which can be refreshed with a new damage type until you've run through all 5. The Frame of Reference Origin Trait stacks up to ×5 times on kills, providing up to ×1.07 damage and boosts to Reload Speed and Range for 8s, with the timer pausing when the weapon's stowed. Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod/enhanced mod to boost mag size, weapon stats, ammo regeneration, or elemental pickups for builds - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

  Why this roll
  By CourtProjects, Saint_Kabr and ImpetusAlways · PvE Podcast 155 Desert Perpetual raid and epic raid weapons

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