Destiny 2 Falling Guillotine: God Rolls & How to get it

Into the Light was a great success. It released a terrific new activity, Onslaught, and marked the return of some of the best weapons the game has ever seen. Today, we focus on an old favorite, the Vortex frame Sword, Falling Guillotine.

Name: Falling Guillotine (Brave)

Type: Sword Archetype: Vortex

Ammo: Heavy Element: Void

Craftable: No Released: Into the Light

Source: Onslaught Activity Requires: Free-to-Play

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How good is the Falling Guillotine (Brave)?

Vortex Frame Swords are somewhat weak right now, as Adaptive Frame swords like the Bequest massively outclass them. However, Falling Guillotine is one of the few weapons in the game with the ability to roll with double damage perks, instantly making it a contender. However, we’ll have to wait and see and test the damage numbers against the competition.

The perks in question are Frenzy and Vorpal Weapon in the first column and Bait and Switch and Surrounded in the second column. These perks all facilitate Falling Guillotine’s use in a swap rotation for DPS as they do not require stacking like Whirlwind Blade does. This damage bonus total comes out to 45-50%, which is 10-15% more than just Surrounded on Swords, giving some weight to speculation that Falling Guillotine could be a sleeper pick.

This revamped Falling Guillotine has the potential to be A-tier for PvE and B-tier for PvP.

Tier Rank & “Roles”: We consider this revamped Falling Guillotine S-tier for PvE (Utility/Casual playstyle) and B-tier for PvP.

Best alternatives:

	The Lament	Sword	Heavy	Solar	Exotic Quest
	Bequest	Sword	Heavy	Arc	Deep Stone Crypt Raid
	The Slammer	Sword	Heavy	Stasis	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Bait and Switch

Falling Guillotine Perks and God Rolls

The Falling Guillotine Sword can roll with the following perks:

• Perk 1: Vorpal Weapon, Relentless Strikes, Repulsor Brace, Frenzy, Attrition Orbs, Chain Reaction, and Duelist’s Trance
• Perk 2: Surrounded, Whirlwind Blade, Destabilizing Rounds, Eager Edge, Bait and Switch, Sword Logic, and Desperate Measures
• Origin Trait: Indomitability

Falling Guillotine God Rolls, Destiny 2

Falling Guillotine PvE god roll

Roll #1: Utility God Roll

As always, Jagged Edge and Swordmaster’s Guard are the preferred picks for Swords as they increase damage by the highest amount, but Honed Edge isn’t awful, either. The first perk doesn’t matter too much, as the main draw of this version of Falling Guillotine is the movement capabilities of Eager Edge. However, Frenzy and Relentless Strikes are both the best options available in the first column.

Building this sword with Eager Edge allows for incredible movement, especially with certain techniques like Shatterskating or Wellskating.

Recommended Loadout: Riptide, Sunshot, Falling Guillotine.

Roll #2: DPS God Roll

The Blade and Guard options of Jagged Edge and Swordmaster’s Guard remain the same. In terms of perks, there are a ton of avenues you can go down. Frenzy provides a higher damage buff, and also increases Handling, making it better on paper than Vorpal Weapon, but Vorpal Weapon doesn’t have an activation condition.

For perk 2, Surrounded provides the best damage buff, but it can be awkward to activate, meaning some may prefer the simplicity of Whirlwind Blade.

Recommended Loadout: Witherhoard, Zaouli’s Bane, Falling Guillotine.

Falling Guillotine PvP god roll

• Blade: Hungry Edge
• Guard: Swordmaster’s Guard
• Perk 1: Vorpal Weapon
• Perk 2: Eager Edge
• Masterwork: Impact

The Blade and Guard options don’t really matter inside of PvP, meaning players can opt for any Blade and Guard they really want. However, the perks may make a bit of a difference in certain situations

Vorpal Weapon could potentially make a difference against certain Supers that have lower damage resistance, and Eager Edge allows you to move around the map much faster, making it a fun and viable option.

How to get Falling Guillotine

You can obtain Falling Guillotine by participating in Onslaught activities. Brave weapons are guaranteed to drop when completing 10 waves but can also randomly drop throughout the activity. Clearing 50 waves in a single run will reward you with extra drops.

With Update 8.0.5, you can now visit Zavala in the Tower to access the new Onslaught Attunement menu.

Onslaught Attunement, Destiny 2

There, you can attune to a single BRAVE Arsenal weapon, increasing its drop chance by 60% in Onslaught. Onslaught Attunement has no cooldown or cost, so you can swap your chosen weapon at any time. We cover all Brave Weapons here.

How to get Falling Guillotine, Destiny 2

You can find our D2 Weapon God Roll hub here.

Before you go…

Interested in more top-tier weapons from Onslaught? You should definitely check out these Elsie’s Rifle God Rolls.