Destiny 2 Speleologist: God Rolls & How to get it

Speleologust is one of the few weapons recently released with Act 3 of Episode 1. The first Solar Machine gun released in a while, today we cover how good Speleologist is and the best rolls to chase.

Name: Speleologist

Type: Machine Gun Archetype: Rapid-Fire

Ammo: Heavy Element: Solar

Craftable: Yes Released: The Final Shape

Source: Echoes Activities Requires: Episode 1: Echoes

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How good is Speleologist

Machine guns have cemented a solid spot in the meta for both PvE and PvP, and Speleologist falls into the pack nicely.

With a nice combination of Solar synergy and general strength, Speleologist is a great option for PvE-goers who don’t want to farm Trials or Duality for potential alternatives. While it doesn’t contain anything meta-defining, falling into a group of intrinsically powerful weapons (machine guns, as a whole) isn’t a bad thing.

Speleologist falls into a similar category in The Crucible. It can pick up quick and easy kills if you get your hands on some heavy ammo, but nothing stands out compared to its competition. Speleologist is A-Tier in PvE and B-Tier in PvP.

Best alternatives:

	Fixed Odds	Machine Gun	Heavy	Solar	Duality Dungeon	Incandescent
	Unwavering Duty	Machine Gun	Heavy	Solar	Trials of Osiris	Incandescent

Speleologist Perks

The Speleologist machine gun can roll with the following perks:

• Perk 1: Heal Clip, Enlightened Action, Stats for All, Deconstruct, Firmly Planted, Slideways, Envious Assassin.
• Perk 2: Strategist, Adagio, One for All, Target Lock, Surrounded, Incandescent, Killing Tally.
• Origin Trait: Radiolaria Transposer

Speleologist God Rolls, Destiny 2

Speleologist PvE god rolls

We’ll begin with Fluted Barrel, Appended Mag, and a stability masterwork for increased handling, stability, and magazine capacity.

From there, Enlightened Action or Envious Assassin paired with Incandescent is our pick for general play, even if you aren’t using a Solar build (Incandescent/Scorch is a potent enough debuff on its own). However, if you’re looking for a more damage-centric option, One for All is solid as well, especially when combined with Stats for All in the first column.

Recommended Loadout: Midnight Coup, Still Hunt, Speleologist.

Speleologist PvP god rolls

For The Crucible, we’ll start by maximizing stability with Polygonal Rifling, Steady Rounds, and a stability masterwork. For the same reason, we’ll go with Slideways, although Firmly Planted is a solid substitute if it fits your playstyle more.

As for the final column, we’ll opt for Target Lock for the increased damage, although Incandescent can prove useful in 6v6 Control if enemies are grouped up.

How to get Speleologist

Speleologist is one of the two legendary weapons released with Act 3 of Episode: Echoes. You can acquire this weapon by:

• Completing the seasonal activity, Breach Executable on Nessus
• Decoding Echoes engrams at the H.E.L.M. for four Echo Engrams and 3,000 Glimmer
• Increasing your reputation with Failsafe

You may even find some drops as you progress through The Final Shape’s campaign. We cover all the available Echoes Weapons here. 

How to get the Speleologist, Destiny 2

Before you go

Interested in more top-tier Echoes weapons from Episode 1? You should check out these Sightline Survey God Rolls.