Destiny 2 Naeem’s Lance: God Rolls and How to get it

With the 15% buff to Sniper Rifle damage with Season of the Wish, many players will be enticed to give their old snipers a shot or go for new options like Naeem’s Lance.

This article will cover how you obtain Naeem’s Lance, what the god roll is, and how it stacks up against the competition.

Art	Weapon	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	Naeem's Lance	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Strand	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Strand	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Warlord's Ruin Dungeon	No	Deluxe Edition	Season 23	Kinetic	No	Top-tier

How to get Naeem’s Lance

Naeem’s Lance is one of the weapons from the Warlord’s Ruin dungeon. Unfortunately, this is the only weapon not to drop from the first (and easiest) encounter, as it can only come from the second and third encounters, but this isn’t the end of the world, as players can farm these encounters quickly, too.

You can find the entire Warlord’s Ruin loot drops here.

Warlord’s Ruin Weapons, Destiny 2

You can find all of our D2 God Rolls here.

How good is Naeem’s Lance

Naeem’s Lance is a part of the Rapid-Fire archetype of snipers, giving it a nice boost in viability as 140RPM snipers are solid in terms of Special weapon DPS (Damage per second). It is also the second Strand Sniper altogether, making it a viable option if you are looking to match your elemental surges with a powerful Strand DPS weapon like the Cataphract GL3 or Koraxis Distress.

Unfortunately, Naeem’s Lance falls short if we compare it directly against other snipers. In PvE, the perk pool is quite sad, with the only two acceptable perks being Reconstruction and Precision Instrument. Every other perk on this weapon for PvE is either incredibly niche or is simply not a good perk right now. Naeem’s is held up by its Strand elemental type and its ability to match with powerful Strand DPS weapons. However, this alone doesn’t make Naeem’s Lance good, and you could just use a Strand Fusion Rifle instead. All of these factors combined give it a C-tier rating. It only has one acceptable perk combination, other potential weapons grossly outclass it, and it depends on Strand DPS weapons being powerful to even consider usage.

In PvP, it doesn’t get better for Naeem’s Lance. Keep Away and Discord are solid perks, but they are in the same column, meaning there is nothing in the second perk column that is good for PvP. Demolitionist is probably the best you’ll get, and that is not a great perk on a PvP sniper. Rapid-fire snipers are also pretty unpopular due to their lower damage than 72 or 90RPM options. Due to all of this, Naeem’s Lance gets a D-tier rating. There is pretty much nothing redeemable about this weapon in PvP, and you’d be better off with almost any other sniper in the game.

Best alternatives:

Art	Weapon	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	The Supremacy	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Last Wish Raid	Yes	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier	Kinetic Tremors,Bait and Switch
	Succession	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 12	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier	Reconstruction
	Eye of Sol	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Lightfall	No	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 10	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
	Defiance of Yasmin	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	King's Fall Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier

Naeem’s Lance God rolls, Destiny 2

Naeem’s Lance Perks and God Rolls

The Naeem’s Lance can roll with the following perks:

• Perk 1: Reconstruction, Keep Away, Hatchling, Discord, Loose Change
• Perk 2: Demolitionist, High Ground, Slice, Attrition Orbs, Deconstruct, Precision Instrument

Naeem’s Lance PvE god roll

• Barrel: Fluted Barrel
• Magazine: Appended Mag or Extended Mag
• Perk 1: Reconstruction
• Perk 2: Precision Instrument
• Masterwork: Handling

There is a clear-cut god roll for this weapon. Fluted Barrel is the best choice for your barrel as it provides a decent boost to Handling, which is helpful when swapping between this weapon and a Heavy Weapon during damage.

Appended Mag (or Extended Mag) synergises with our first perk, Reconstruction, as it allows the magazine capacity to grow even higher due to the two additional bullets provided, and Precision Instrument provides a solid damage 25% damage bonus at maximum stacks after six bullets which you will have due to Reconstruction and Appended Mag.

Naeem’s Lance PvP god roll

• Barrel: Fluted Barrel
• Magazine: Ricochet Rounds
• Perk 1: Keep Away or Discord
• Perk 2: Demolitionist
• Masterwork: Handling or Stability

Fluted Barrel is the best option as it provides both Handling and Stability to the weapon. These stats are invaluable in PvP as high Handling can let you swap to another weapon like an SMG in a pinch, and Stability reduces the flinch you receive. We take Ricochet Rounds for a similar reason, as this gives a nice bump to your Stability stat.

Perk 1 can either be Keep Away or Discord. Discord is more useful if you are confident in hitting your first shot but requires a kill to activate; meanwhile, Keep Away gives a slight bump to accuracy due to the range increase and accuracy cone decrease after your first shot.

Players should look for a Handling or Stability masterwork to give a nice quality-of-life boost to some important stats.

Before you go

Interested in more top-tier weapons from Warlord’s Ruin? You should definitely check out the Dragoncult Sickles sword.