Destiny 2 Perpetualis: God Rolls and How to get it

A 600 RPM Auto Rifle released with Season of Defiance, Perpetualis is one of the first Strand primary weapons in the entire game, which makes it special.

How do you obtain Perpetualis? How should you go about farming it? What are the rolls to look out for? Read on, and we’ll cover all that and more.

Art	Weapon	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo	Element	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo?	Element?	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?
	Perpetualis	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Season 20	Yes	Primary	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable

How to get Perpetualis in Season 20

Perpetualis is a Season of Defiance weapon, meaning it comes from the Defiant Battlegrounds playlist available in the HELM. Spending Defiant Keys at the final chest grants increased rewards and sometimes a Defiant Engram. You can then use these engrams to focus Perpetualis directly, assuming you have the Defiant Weapon Focusing vendor upgrade.

It’s also worth noting that Perpetualis is craftable, allowing you to get the exact roll you want within a relatively short farming period.

Season of Defiance weapons, Destiny 2

How good is the Perpetualis in today’s Meta?

While Auto Rifles aren’t all that potent in the current sandbox, Perpetualis’ unique Strand element helps it for the time being. It contains some of the best synergistic perks for Strand subclasses in PVE and can be pretty reliable in PVP.

Perpetualis does see competition in The Summoner, Chroma Rush, and Gnawing Hunger, but they each excel at drastically different things.

Overall, we’re giving Perpetualis a B-tier rating. While its Strand synergies are undeniably potent, the weapon itself isn’t. We’re bound to see more potent weapons gain similar abilities in seasons to come, making this a pick that probably won’t last long.

Best alternatives:

Art	Weapon	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo	Element	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo?	Element?	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?
	Chroma Rush	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Unobtainable		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Kinetic	No
	Gnawing Hunger	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	The Summoner	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Lightfall	No	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Trials of Osiris		Lightfall	Season 10	Energy	No

Best Perpetualis Rolls for PvE and PvP

Now that we’ve gone through how to get Perpetualis and where it excels, let’s cover its best rolls for both PvE and PvP.

Perpetualis PvP god roll

For PvP, the best thing to go for here is consistency. Polygonal or Hammer-Forged Rifling are good for stability and range, respectively, depending on what you want. Same thing with the magazine—you’ll want either Steady or Accurized Rounds. For perks, Keep Away and Killing Wind are great in the third column, while Eye of the Storm and Target Lock are best in the fourth.

• Barrel: Polygonal Rifling or Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Magazine: Steady Rounds or Accurized Rounds
• Perk 1: Killing Wind (also good: Keep Away)
• Perk 2: Target Lock (also good: Eye of the Storm)

Perpetualis PvE god roll

In reality, Perpetualis is much more of a PvE pick. It doesn’t really matter what barrel and magazine you run here. Tactical Mag and Flared Magwell are great for their wide range of benefits, while the barrels mentioned during the PvP section give substantial stat bumps. In column three, Keep Away is best. Depending on your build, Demolitionist and Hatchling can be outstanding for column four.

• Barrel: Polygonal Rifling or Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Magazine: Tactical Mag or Flared Magwell
• Perk 1: Keep Away
• Perk 2: Demolitionist or Hatchling

Before you go…

Lightfall and Season 20 delivered several top-tier new weapons, including The Raconteur, you do not want to miss out on. Check out our Season 20 new weapons guide for more excellent weapons or our Root of Nightmares raid loot table.