Silicon Neuroma: God Rolls for PvE & PvP and How to get it

The Silicon Neuroma is a Kinetic Aggressive Sniper Rifle archetype, firing at 72 rounds per minute. This weapon was originally released with the Curse of Osiris DLC back in Year 1, and now it returns to us as a farmable Nightfall weapon.

In this guide, we tell you where to find the weapon, how to farm it, and what are the best rolls for PvE and PvP.

Art	Name	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	Silicon Neuroma	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 16	Kinetic	No	Top-tier

How to get the Silicon Neuroma in 2022

The Silicon Neuroma first came out with Curse of Osiris (a much panned DLC) back in Year 1 of Destiny 2. Three years later, it returns to us with some solid perks, especially for PvP, as a Nightfall-exclusive reward.

Nightfall Weapon rotation for 2022

There are 14 Nightfall-specific weapons in total, and as of Season of Plunder (S18), only 6 out of the 14 total weapons are currently on rotation, with only one dropping each week. This means you can only farm the Silicon Neuroma sniper once every six weeks!

2022 Nightfall weapon rotation

Art	Weapon	Type	Element	Ammo	Rotation	Week #
	Scintillation	Linear Fusion Rifle	Strand	Heavy	February 4, 2025	Week 1
	Rake Angle	Glaive	Stasis	Special	February 11, 2025	Week 2
	Shadow Price	Auto Rifle	Arc	Primary	February 18, 2025	Week 3
	The Palindrome	Hand Cannon	Arc	Primary	February 25, 2025	Week 4
	PLUG ONE.1	Fusion Rifle	Arc	Special	March 4, 2025	Week 5
	Lotus-Eater	Sidearm	Void	Special	March 11, 2025	Week 6
	Scintillation	Linear Fusion Rifle	Strand	Heavy	March 18, 2025	Week 7
	Rake Angle	Glaive	Stasis	Special	March 25, 2025	Week 8
	Shadow Price	Auto Rifle	Arc	Primary	April 1, 2025	Week 9
	The Palindrome	Hand Cannon	Arc	Primary	April 8, 2025	Week 10
	PLUG ONE.1	Fusion Rifle	Arc	Special	April 15, 2025	Week 11
	Lotus-Eater	Sidearm	Void	Special	April 22, 2025	Week 12
	Scintillation	Linear Fusion Rifle	Strand	Heavy	April 29, 2025	Week 13
	Rake Angle	Glaive	Stasis	Special	May 6, 2025	Week 14
	Shadow Price	Auto Rifle	Arc	Primary	May 13, 2025	Week 15
	The Palindrome	Hand Cannon	Arc	Primary	May 20, 2025	Week 16
	PLUG ONE.1	Fusion Rifle	Arc	Special	May 27, 2025	Week 17
	Lotus-Eater	Sidearm	Void	Special	June 3, 2025	Week 18

This guide will always highlight the Nightfall weapons this week, as well as the schedule for the coming weeks.

How good is the Silicon Neuroma today

Being an aggressive frame sniper, Silicon Neuroma has the benefit of a whopping 158 bodyshot damage in PvP, and with Succession being the only other popular Aggressive sniper in the Kinetic slot, it doesn’t have a lot of competition. However, players may prefer Adaptive frame snipers such as Eye of Sol from Trials of Osiris or the Defiance of Yasmin from King’s Fall.

In PvE, however, Silicon Neuroma lacks most of the strong perks that make snipers usable in endgame content, and with Arbalest being such a powerhouse right now, it’s hard to recommend Silicon over many other Kinetic options.

For all these reasons, we put Silicon Neuroma in the B tier. Its undeniable strength in PvP makes up for its lackluster presence in PvE.

• B Tier – Average: A decent choice that can be lethal in the hands of a skilled player.

Best alternatives:

Art	Name	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	Defiance of Yasmin	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	King's Fall Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier
	Eye of Sol	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	No	Special	Kinetic	S › Best	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 10	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
	Succession	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Beyond Light Pack	Yes	Special	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Yes	Beyond Light Pack	Season 12	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier	Reconstruction

Best Silicon Neuroma Rolls for PvE and PvP

Once you’ve identified the right week to farm, you’ll want to run as many Nightfalls (and at the higher difficulty possible) as possible to increase your chances of finding a god roll. Among the several strong possible rolls out there, these are our favorites, the combinations we consider god rolls.

A Silicon Neuroma roll, Destiny 2

Silicon Neuroma PvP god roll

For PvP, you want high Handling and High Stability, therefore Fluted Barrel is by far the best choice. For your magazine, you’ll want Ricochet Rounds or Flared Magwell for that bump to stability, and for your perks, you want Snapshot Sights and Opening Shot.

• Barrel: Fluted Barrel or Polygonal Rifling
• Magazine: Ricochet Rounds or Flared Magwell
• Perk 1: Snapshot Sights
• Perk 2: Opening Shot

Silicon Neuroma PvE god roll

For your PvE perks, your barrels don’t matter too much. However, you may still want to opt for Fluted Barrel for that increase in handling and stability. For your magazine, Appended Mag is the way to go as Silicon has a very low magazine size of 3, therefore increasing it as much as possible is a priority. For your perks, you want Triple Tap and either Firing Line or Frenzy. These perks will allow you to deal as much damage as possible and turn this sniper into a decent backup option for DPS.

• Barrel: Fluted Barrel
• Magazine: Appended Mag
• Perk 1: Triple Tap
• Perk 2: Firing Line or Frenzy

Silicon Neuroma Adept

If you’re courageous enough to tackle Nightfalls on Grandmaster difficulty, you could earn an Adept version of the Silicon Neuroma. On top of serving as bragging rights, Adept variants of weapons have more perks per column, give even more stats when Masterworked, and can accept unique Adept mods.

Be aware that Grandmaster Nightfalls are only available during the second half of the season.