Destiny 2: The Best Rolls For The Ghosts Of The Deep Weapons
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- Cold Comfort
- Ghosts Of The Deep Version
- Rite Of The Nine Version
- Greasy Luck
- Ghosts Of The Deep Version
- Rite Of The Nine Version
- New Pacific Epitaph
- Ghosts Of The Deep Version
- Rite Of The Nine Version
- No Survivors
- Ghosts Of The Deep Version
- Rite Of The Nine Version
Ghosts of the Deep is considered one of the most difficult dungeons in Destiny 2 , featuring bosses with health pools that rival some raid bosses. If you can best the encounters within the sunken Hive ship, you'll walk away with some powerful weapons and Taken-themed armor sets. Many of these weapons have been somewhat powercrept in recent years, but thanks to Rite of the Nine, all four weapons have been updated with some fantastic trait combinations.
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PostsIf you're looking to farm for a strong Rocket Launcher or SMG, Ghosts of the Deep is the perfect dungeon to run. Today, we'll be looking at the best trait combinations for all Ghosts of the Deep weapons, including the standard and Rite of the Nine variants of each weapon.
Cold Comfort
Ghosts Of The Deep Version
Cold Comfort used to be considered the go-to Heavy weapon for rocket DPS. It's still a good option in today's meta, although it's been powercrept by the likes of Hezen Vengeance due to that weapon's absurdly strong origin trait. However, if you're looking to min-max your elemental surges and need a Stasis Heavy, Cold Comfort won't disappoint.
The standout combination here is Envious Assassin with Bait and Switch. Getting kills with other weapons will overflow the weapon's magazine, granting you a three-round cartridge. Paired with Restoration Ritual's free reload, you can fire four back-to-back rockets that are all buffed by Bait and Switch's 30 percent damage bonus. No other Stasis rocket can say the same, not even the Rite of the Nine version.
Barrel
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Quick Launch
Impact Casing
Envious Assassin
Bait and Switch
Handling
PvP Roll
Do Not Use
Rite Of The Nine Version
Strangely, the Rite of the Nine version of Cold Comfort is arguably a sidegrade from the original. This weapon can no longer get Envious Assassin in the first column, but you can now get Envious Arsenal in its place. Raw burst DPS isn't as high, although you can now weave Cold Comfort into popular weapon hotswap damage rotations that have risen in popularity after Final Shape.
The second column has two good damage options: Bait and Switch and Elemental Honing. We suggest most players aim for Bait and Switch on this weapon, as it's easier to activate and plays nicely into the gameplay loop that Envious Arsenal encourages. Elemental Honing only matches Bait and Switch at four stacks and exceeds it at five. Both require you to run Prismatic or a weapon that deals multiple damage types—a fairly rare occurrence in today's sandbox. Unless you always run Prismatic, just use Bait and Switch; you're only losing out on a five percent damage bonus.
Barrel
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Quick Launch
Impact Casing
Envious Arsenal
Bait and Switch
Handling
PvP Roll
Do Not Use
Greasy Luck
Ghosts Of The Deep Version
There's not much to say about Greasy Luck. It was the first Rapid-Fire Glaive to grace the Destiny 2 sandbox, trading raw projectile damage for a faster fire rate. In practice, Glaives are mostly used as utility weapons to help fulfill ability spam or tank fantasies. You can't really do either here. Your best bet is to run Replenishing Aegis with Close to Melee for a decent jack-of-all-trades Special weapon in PvE.
Redirection
This is the only Glaive in Destiny 2 that can roll with Redirection in the second column. Unfortunately, melee attacks do not generate Redirection stacks, making this a poor choice compared to Incandescent and Close to Melee.
However, we find that you should aim to get Disruption Break in the first column instead. While reloading Glaives is a royal pain for most builds, Disruption Break is a rare perk in general and has some surprising synergy with Glaives. All Glaive melee attacks count as Kinetic damage, so when you break a combatant's shield with your projectile, your melee gets a free 50 percent damage boost. Pair this with Close to Melee for a solid melee weapon.
Haft
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Auxiliary Reserves
Accurized Rounds
Disruption Break
Close to Melee
Shield Duration
PvP Roll
Do Not Use
Rite Of The Nine Version
The Nine has blessed Greasy Luck with some new perk combinations, some of which are fairly strong for players who don't already own Forthcoming Deviance. Heal Clip and Incandescent is a well-beloved perk combination for players who main Solar subclasses, allowing you to proc Fragments like Ember of Benevolence after every kill. If you hate reloading Glaives as much as we do, then you can opt for Reconstruction or Replenishing Aegis in the first column instead.
In the second column, you can run Incandescent for easy Scorch application or Chain Reaction to buff the add-slaying potential of this weapon. Chain Reaction isn't quite as strong on Special weapons as it once was, but this perk can still put in some serious work if enemies are clustered together. If you're just looking for a good melee weapon, then Close to Melee is still an option here, although you won't be able to pair it with Disruption Break on this version since it's no longer in the first trait column.
Haft
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Auxiliary Reserves
Accurized Rounds
Heal Clip OR Reconstruction
Incandescent OR Chain Reaction
Shield Duration
PvP Roll
Do Not Use
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PostsNew Pacific Epitaph
Ghosts Of The Deep Version
Wave-Frame Grenade Launchers have been powercrept by Rocket Sidearms in recent seasons, but they're still a solid option for slaying fodder units and majors alike. New Pacific Epitaph is great at this if you can ramp up Redirection stacks. Hits against fodder units will double your damage against orange bars and tougher units, allowing this weapon to obliterate most enemies in a single shot.
Pair it with Unrelenting for free healing or Demolitionist to generate a ton of grenade energy. It's not ideal for hotswap DPS scenarios like other GLs, but if you want to slay tons of adds and are getting bored with Rocket Sidearms, New Pacific Epitaph is still a good option.
Barrel
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Quick Launch
High-Velocity Rounds
Unrelenting
Redirection
Blast Radius
PvP Roll
Do Not Use
Rite Of The Nine Version
Updates to this weapon in Rite of the Nine haven't moved the needle much on its effectiveness. It can now get Envious Arsenal in the first column if you want to use it for hotswap DPS rotations, although there are far better options for that in today's sandbox— Wilderflight , Wild Style, and most Area-Denial Frames. You can get Sword Logic in the second column now, although we still find Redirection plays to this weapon's strengths the best.
In the first column, the only notable options here are Unrelenting and Demolitionist, which are the same ideal perks as last time. Recycled Energy would be a good option if it weren't bugged and gave practically zero energy. Rimestealer is generally better on other weapon archetypes and requires you to generate Stasis crystals somehow. Lead from Gold is a decent choice if you plan on using the Gravity Well origin trait. Otherwise, this is the same weapon as before with a new skin.
Barrel
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Quick Launch
High-Velocity Rounds
Unrelenting OR Lead from Gold
Redirection
Blast Radius
PvP Roll
Do Not Use
No Survivors
Ghosts Of The Deep Version
No Survivors was overshadowed by the likes of Shayura's Wrath and Immortal when it was originally released, so it never had a true chance to shine. The base version is completely overshadowed by its Rite of the Nine version in today's sandbox, notably for PvE. If you need to use a PvE SMG, go with Demolitionist and Incandescent.
Crucible players will likely want Surplus for a general stat buff and Target Lock to reduce the weapon's base TTK to 0.67s, a fairly competiitve TTK for an SMG. You could opt for Elemental Capacitor over Target Lock, although the stat buff is tough to value over a raw TTK downshift.
Barrel
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Smallbore
Ricochet Rounds
Demolitionist
Incandescent
Range
PvP Roll
Smallbore
Ricochet Rounds
Surplus
Target Lock
Range
Rite Of The Nine Version
Bungie gave this weapon a serious overhaul in Rite of the Nine, refreshing its perk pool with some S-tier combinations for both PvE and PvP. This is the first SMG to get Heal Clip and Incandescent, pairing nicely with Solar builds and aggressive playstyles. Frequent reloading will also make good use of the Gravity Well origin trait, vacuuming nearby ammo drops whenever you load a new magazine.
If you aren't leaning into Solar, you can run Rewind Rounds with Master of Arms for a powerful workhorse SMG.
SMGs aren't popular in the Crucible currently, but if they ever enter the meta again, you'll want a good copy of No Survivors in your vault. Surplus is a fairly rare perk that has only become stronger with the rise of multi-charge abilities in PvP builds. Getting max stacks of Surplus is fairly easy and drastically improves the stats of your weapon.
You can pair this with Target Lock for a constant 0.67s TTK or Zen Moment to remove all incoming flinch. Armor 3.0 might make Target Lock less desirable in PvP, so don't immediately discard Zen Moment if you get it.
Barrel
Magazine
Column One
Column Two
Masterwork
PvE Roll
Smallbore
Ricochet Rounds
Heal Clip OR Rewind Rounds
Incandescent OR Master of Arms
Range
PvP Roll
Smallbore
Ricochet Rounds
Surplus
Target Lock OR Zen Moment
Range
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