KEY POINTS
180RPM hand cannons now require fewer crits to killThe Survivor’s Epitaph drops very steadily from Crucible matchesAuto rifles and scout rifles have been additionally buffed within the final patch
The PvP buffs for a number of weapon archetypes in “Destiny 2” at the moment are dwell together with Solstice 2022, and this might probably result in a resurgence of underperforming hand cannons, scout rifles and auto rifles.
The Survivor’s Epitaph, specifically, has the potential to be a top-tier decide within the Crucible because of the 180RPM hand cannon buff. Previously, developer Bungie introduced that it was going to bump the injury of this weapon archetype as much as enable for faster and extra forgiving kills.
Precision Frame hand cannons ought to now be capable of take down most enemy Guardians with two headshots and two physique photographs, in keeping with the patch notes. Critical hit injury has been elevated from 57 to 60, whereas physique hits now deal 40 injury, up from 37.
The optimum TTK of the Survivor’s Epitaph stays the identical, however it’s now way more forgiving than it was earlier than since gamers now not must hit as many crits.
The Survivor’s Epitaph hand cannon in Destiny 2 Photo: Destiny 2
However, this weapon turns into extraordinarily deadly when a injury buff is energetic.
A small 10% enhance to the Epitaph’s crit injury can lead to a three-shot kill on most Guardians, leading to a 0.67s TTK worth. This is harking back to the “Forsaken” period the place Luna’s Howl and Not Forgotten dominated the Crucible.
Survivor’s Epitaph has 5 completely different injury perks in its fourth column, with Kill Clip and Multikill Clip being probably the most dependable ones. Players can even proc the Radiant buff from the Solar subclass to get that small 10% injury bump.
Granted, such lethality applies to all 180RPM hand cannons, however Survivor’s Epitaph is extraordinarily straightforward to get in comparison with different selections. It can drop after finishing any Crucible match, and it’s obtained S-tier PvP perks like Rapid Hit, Kill Clip, Snapshot Sights and Eye of the Storm.
The solely actual draw back to this gun now’s that it will possibly solely get a max vary of 30 meters and its perk swimming pools are massive, which can make getting the right roll tough.
The Epitaph falls somewhat bit brief within the vary division, nevertheless it greater than makes up for its downsides with its newfound reliability and effectiveness in brief distances.