Massive Breakdown of April Update Vendor Weapons, Including Recommended Perks, Stats, and Pros and Cons
Massive Breakdown Spreadsheet w/ all Stats and Times-to-Kill:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/4fops1/mercules_massive_breakdown_weapon_stats/
Several things to note:
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I will put a list of weapons I recommend you buy in the comments. This list is ALL of the vendor weapons.
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Classes are broken down into Impact sub-classes for most weapons.
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These recommended Perks do NOT account for any drops you get with random rolls, and only take into account the Perks the weapons are sold with.
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All Times-to-Kill are assuming Guardian has max armor (not including the effects of The Ram).
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All Pros and Cons are determined by comparing weapons within the same class, not by all weapons in general.
#Auto Rifles
High-Impact
An Answering Chord - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Your choice of sight, High Caliber Rounds, Reinforced Barrel, Spray and Pray.
Pros - Very high range. Above average Mag Size.
Cons - Low Stability. Average Reload Speed and Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.93s (8 crit shots)
- Rate of Fire: 77
- Impact: 28 (26 damage per crit shot, 21 damage per body shot)
- Range: 54
- Stability: 32
- Reload Speed: 63
- Mag Size: 27
- Aim Assist: 59
Questing Beast - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Reflex, Spray and Pray, Fitted Stock or Oiled Frame, Glass Half Full.
Pros - None
Cons - Low Range and Aim Assist. Below average Stability and Reload Speed. Average Mag Size.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.93s (8 crit shots)
- Rate of Fire: 77
- Impact: 28 (26 damage per crit shot, 21 damage per body shot)
- Range: 14
- Stability: 41
- Reload Speed: 59
- Mag Size: 25
- Aim Assist: 40
Antipodal Hindsight - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Reflex, Rodeo, Rifled Barrel, Hidden Hand.
Pros - High Range and Stability.
Cons - Average Reload Speed and Mag Size. Low Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.93s (8 crit shots)
- Rate of Fire: 77
- Impact: 28 (26 damage per crit shot, 21 damage per body shot)
- Range: 32
- Stability: 54
- Reload Speed: 62
- Mag Size: 26
- Aim Assist: 45
The Dealbreaker - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: SC Holo, Crowd Control, Counterbalance, Braced Frame.
Pros - High Range.
Cons - Low Stability and Aim Assist. Very low Reload Speed. Average Mag Size.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.93s (8 crit shots)
- Rate of Fire: 77
- Impact: 28 (26 damage per crit shot, 21 damage per body shot)
- Range: 40
- Stability: 37
- Reload Speed: 41
- Mag Size: 26
- Aim Assist: 36
Mid-Impact
Paleocontact JPK-43 - Available from the Dead Orbit Representative. Recommended Perks: Your choice of sight, Hip Fire, Perfect Balance, Icarus.
Pros - Very high Stability. Above average Reload Speed and Mag Size. High Aim Assist.
Cons - Low Range.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.90s (10 crit shots)
- Rate of Fire: 88
- Impact: 8 (20 damage per crit shot, 16 per body shot)
- Range: 20
- Stability: 72
- Reload Speed: 68
- Mag Size: 38
- Aim Assist: 74
Righteous VII - Available from the New Monarchy Representative. Recommended Perks: Your choice of sight, Perfect Balance, Reinforced Barrel, Counterbalance.
Pros - High Stability. Very high Mag Size.
Cons - Very low Range and Reload Speed. Average Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.90s (10 crit shots)
- Rate of Fire: 88
- Impact: 8 (20 damage per crit shot, 16 per body shot)
- Range: 17
- Stability: 68
- Reload Speed: 49
- Mag Size: 43
- Aim Assist: 63
#Pulse Rifles
Mid-Impact
The Villiany - Available from the Future War Cult Representative. Recommended Perks: Your choice of sight, Headseeker, Perfect Balance, Glass Half Full.
Pros - Above average Stability and Aim Assist. High Reload Speed and Mag Size.
Cons - Below average Range.
- Time-to-Kill: 1.00s (3 bursts. 3 crit shots and 6 body shots. If you hit 7 crits, you can miss 2 shots completely.)
- Rate of Fire: 66
- Impact: 14 (29 damage per crit shot, 19 damage per body shot)
- Range: 39
- Stability: 65
- Reload Speed: 71
- Mag Size: 27
- Aim Assist: 60
Low-Impact
Hawksaw - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: SPO-28, Fitted Stock, Counterbalance, Smallbore.
Pros - High Rate of Fire, Mag Size, and Reload Speed. Very High Stability. Above average Aim Assist.
Cons - Terrible Range
- Time-to-Kill: 0.83s (2.66 bursts bursts. 8 crits)
- Rate of Fire: 73
- Impact: 7 (25 damage per crit shot, 17 damage per body shot)
- Range: 27
- Stability: 72
- Reload Speed: 80
- Mag Size: 27
- Aim Assist: 60
#Scout Rifles
High-Impact
Last Extremity - Available from Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Torch HS2, Triple Tap, Lightweight (PvP) or Casket Mag (PvE), Zen Moment.
Pros - Very fast Time-to-Kill. High Range. Above average Reload Speed.
Cons - Terrible Aim Assist. Below average Stability. Low Mag Size.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.80s (3 crit shots)
- Rate of Fire: 27
- Impact: 61 (73 damage per crit shot, 49 per body shot)
- Range: 74
- Stability: 36
- Reload Speed: 59
- Mag Size: 12
- Aim Assist: 21
Mid-Impact
Hung Jury SR4 - Available from the Dead Orbit Representative. Recommended Perks: Your choice of sight, Life Support, Single Point Slinge, Third Eye.
Pros - Above average Range and Mag Size. Very high Stability and Reload Speed.
Cons - Terrible Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 1.00s (2 crit shots and 2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 37
- Impact: 48 (61 damage per crit shot, 41 per body shot)
- Range: 72
- Stability: 63
- Reload Speed: 75
- Mag Size: 17
- Aim Assist: 26
Not Like the Others - Available from Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: OEG Riflescope, Who's Next?, Explosive Rounds, Third Eye.
Pros - High Aim Assist. Above average Mag Size..
Cons - Average Range, Stability, and Reload Speed.
- Time-to-Kill: 1.00s (2 crit shots and 2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 37
- Impact: 48 (61 damage per crit shot, 41 per body shot)
- Range: 65
- Stability: 46
- Reload Speed: 59
- Mag Size: 17
- Aim Assist: 69
#Hand Cannons
Mid-Impact
The Vanity - Available from the Future War Cult Representative. Recommended Perks: SureShot IS, Third Eye, Rifled Barrel, Life Support.
Pros - Very high Stability.
Cons - Low Range. Very low Aim Assist. Average Reload Speed and Mag Size. Reported to crash the game occasionally when Firefly activates.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.86s (1 crit shot and 2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 22
- Impact: 87 (86 damage per crit shot, 57 damage per body shot)
- Range: 24
- Stability: 70
- Reload Speed: 40
- Mag Size: 8
- Aim Assist: 41
Byronic Hero - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Parks: TrueSight IS, Underdog, Explosive Rounds, Luck in the Chamber.
Pros - Above average Mag Size.
Cons - Average Range and Stability. Low Reload Speed. Below average Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.86s (1 crit shot and 2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 22
- Impact: 87 (86 damage per crit shot, 57 damage per body shot)
- Range: 25
- Stability: 41
- Reload Speed: 30
- Mag Size: 9
- Aim Assist: 71
Low-Impact
Appellant III - Available from the New Monarchy Representative. Recommended Perks: TrueShot IS or SureShot IS, Last Resort, Smallbore, Hidden Hand.
Pros - High Rate of Fire and very high Reload Speed for Hand Cannons. Fair Mag Size. Above average Aim Assist for Hand Cannons.
Cons - Poor Range and Stability.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.80s (2 crit shots and 1 body shot)
- Rate of Fire: 32
- Impact: 68 (77 damage per crit shot, 51 damage per body shot)
- Range: 25
- Stability: 27
- Reload Speed: 56
- Mag Size: 9
- Aim Assist: 76
Down and Doubt 00-0 - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: TrueSight IS, Mulligan, Braced Frame, Triple Tap (PvE) or Underdog (PvP).
Pros - High Rate of Fire, Stability, and Reload Speed for Hand Cannons.
Cons - Terrible Range. Average Mag Size. Below average Aim Assist for Hand Cannons.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.80s (2 crit shots and 1 body shot)
- Rate of Fire: 32
- Impact: 68 (77 damage per crit shot, 51 damage per body shot)
- Range: 15
- Stability: 60
- Reload Speed: 48
- Mag Size: 8
- Aim Assist: 56
#Sniper Rifles
- Because all Sniper Rifle Times-to-Kill are instant with crit shots in PvP, the listed Times-to-Kill are with body shots, and assuming Guardian has max armor (not including the effects of The Ram).
High-Impact
1000-Yard Stare - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster or from a Taken King Quest completion. Recommended Perks for the Vanguard Quartermaster version: Ambush SLH25, Underdog, Oiled Frame, Unflinching. Recommended Perks for the Quest version: ShortGaze SLH10, Last Resort, Rifled Barrel, Firefly.
Pros - High Stability. Above average Aim Assist. Can kill most Supered Enemies and Revive Snipe with 1 crit shot.
Cons - Low Range. Below average Reload Speed.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.83s (2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 19
- Impact: 31 (417 damage per crit shot, 167 per body shot)
- Range: 66
- Stability: 57
- Reload Speed: 62
- Mag Size: 4
- Aim Assist: 56
Mid-Impact
Antimony XVI - Available from the New Monarchy Representative. Recommended Perks: ATA Scout, Surplus, Partial Refund, Injection Mold.
Pros - High Range, Reload Speed, and Aim Assist. Can Revive Snipe.
Cons - Low Stability. Can't kill most Supered Enemies with 1 crit shot.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.68s (2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 26
- Impact: 22 (334 damage per crit shot, 134 per body shot)
- Range: 78
- Stability: 36
- Reload Speed: 73
- Mag Size: 4
- Aim Assist: 69
Low-Impact
Extrasolar RR4 - Available from the Dead Orbit Representative. Recommended Perks: Ambush SLH25, Partial Refund, Explosive Rounds, Firefly.
Pros - High Range. Above average Reload Speed. Fast body shot Time-to-Kill. Can Revive Snipe
Cons - Average Stability. Below average Aim Assist. Can't kill most Supered Enemies with 1 crit shot.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.53s (2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 37
- Impact: 16 (267 damage per crit shot, 107 per body shot)
- Range: 78
- Stability: 49
- Reload Speed: 68
- Mag Size: 4
- Aim Assist: 36
Tao Hua Yuan - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Ambush SLH25, Life Support, Rifled Barrel, Spray and Pray.
Pros - High Range. Fast body shot Time-to-Kill. Can Revive Snipe.
Cons - Average Stability. Below average Reload Speed and Aim Assist. Can't kill most Supered Enemies with 1 crit shot.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.53s (2 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 37
- Impact: 16 (267 damage per crit shot, 107 per body shot)
- Range: 79
- Stability: 47
- Reload Speed: 62
- Mag Size: 4
- Aim Assist: 36
#Shotguns
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Because all Shotgun Times-to-Kill are instant with point blank shots in PvP, the listed Times-to-Kill are with two shots, and assuming Guardian has max armor (not including the effects of The Ram).
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Field Choke, Linear Compensator, Accurized Ballistics all increase the damage per pellet by 2.5%. Aggressive Ballistics increases it by 5%. Soft Ballistics decreases it by 2.5%.
Very High-Impact
Conspiracy Theory-D - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster, or Taken King Quest completion. Recommended Perks for Vanguard Quartermaster version: Smart Drift Control, Life Support, Reinforced Barrel, Performance Bonus. Recommended Perks for Quest version: Accurized Ballistics, Rangefinder, Rifled Barrel, Performance Bonus.
Pros - Above average Range. High Mag Size.
Cons - Average Stability. Low Reload Speed and Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 1.33s (two shots)
- Rate of Fire: 5
- Impact: 67 (22 damage per pellet, 264 damage total)
- Range: 16
- Stability: 30
- Reload Speed: 23
- Mag Size: 6
- Aim Assist: 26
Mid-Impact
The Next Big Thing - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Accurized Ballistics, Crowd Control, Full Auto, Single Point Sling.
Pros - Very high Stability. Above average Reload Speed. High Aim Assist.
Cons - Low Range. Average Mag Size.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.93s (two shots)
- Rate of Fire: 23
- Impact: 52 (19 per pellet, 228 total)
- Range: 10
- Stability: 60
- Reload Speed: 35
- Mag Size: 5
- Aim Assist: 59
Patch-A - Available from the Dead Orbit Representative. Recommended Perks: Linear Compensator, Final Round, Kneepads, Rifled Barrel.
Pros - High Mag Size. Very high Stability. Above average Reload Speed and Aim Assist.
Cons - Low Range.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.93s (two shots)
- Rate of Fire: 23
- Impact: 52 (19 per pellet, 228 total)
- Range: 11
- Stability: 57
- Reload Speed: 35
- Mag Size: 6
- Aim Assist: 51
Low-Impact
Burden of Proof XI - Available from the New Monarchy Representative. Recommended Perks: Field Choke, Rangefinder, Rifled Barrel, Final Round.
Pros - High Reload Speed and Aim Assist.
Cons - Average Range and Mag Size. Below average Stability.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.66s (two shots)
- Rate of Fire: 17
- Impact: 40 (18 per pellet, 216 total)
- Range: 14
- Stability: 27
- Reload Speed: 50
- Mag Size: 5
- Aim Assist: 61
Sidearms
Conviction II - Available from the New Monarchy Representative. Recommended Perks: SureShot IS, Rangefinder, Spray and Pray, Appended Magazine.
Pros - Very High Aim Assist. 15 round Mag Size.
Cons - Average Range and Reload Speed. Lowest Stability.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.60s (4 crit shots), 0.80s (5 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 100
- Impact: 5 (55 damage per crit shot, 44 damage per body shot)
- Range: 39
- Stability: 78
- Reload Speed: 86
- Mag Size: 15
- Aim Assist: 89
Havoc Pigeon - Impact and RoF numbers from the DB are incorrect. Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Your choice of sight, Reactive Reload, Relentless Tracker, Hand Loaded or Appended Magazine.
Pros - High Range and Aim Assist.
Cons - Average Stability. Lowest Reload Speed. 12 round Mag Size.
- Time-to-Kill: Approx. 0.72s (4 crit shots), 0.96s (5 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 100
- Impact: 5 (60 damage per crit shot, 48 damage per body shot)
- Range: 40
- Stability: 81
- Reload Speed: 85
- Mag Size: 12
- Aim Assist: 85
JabberHakke-D - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: SureShot IS, Crowd Control, Battle Runner, Speed Reload.
Pros - 15 round Mag Size.
Cons - Average Range, Stability, Reload Speed, and Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.60s (4 crit shots), 0.80s (5 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 100
- Impact: 5 (55 damage per crit shot, 44 damage per body shot)
- Range: 38
- Stability: 80
- Reload Speed: 87
- Mag Size: 15
- Aim Assist: 80
#Fusion Rifles
High-Impact (90-100)
Hitchhiker FR4 - Available from the Dead Orbit Representative. Recommended Perks: Reflex, Hidden Hand, Braced Frame, Hot Swap.
Pros - Very high Impact.
Cons - Very low Charge Rate and Aim Assist. Average Mag Size and Range. Below average Stability. Low Reload Speed.
- Charge Rate: 10
- Impact: 100 (4 Bolts to Kill)
- Range: 40
- Stability: 36
- Reload Speed: 52
- Mag Size: 5
- Aim Assist: 30
The Vacancy - Available from the Future War Cult Representative. Recommended Perks: Torch HS2, Hot Swap, Braced Frame, Rangefinder.
Pros - Above average Mag Size and Aim Assist. High Impact. Very high Stability.
Cons - Low Charge Rate and Reload Speed. Average Range.
- Charge Rate: 16
- Impact: 95 (5 Bolts to Kill)
- Range: 40
- Stability: 72
- Reload Speed: 55
- Mag Size: 6
- Aim Assist: 60
Mid-Impact (80-89)
Panta Rhei - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Your choice of sight, Kneepads, Rifled Barrel, Rangefinder.
Pros - Above average Mag Size. High Stability.
Cons - Below average Aim Assist and Reload Speed. Average Charge Rate and Impact. Low Range.
- Charge Rate: 24
- Impact: 86 (5 Bolts to Kill)
- Range: 36
- Stability: 54
- Reload Speed: 59
- Mag Size: 6
- Aim Assist: 51
Low-Impact (70-79)
Long Far Gone - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Reflex, Hidden Hand, Accelerated Coils, Hot Swap.
Pros - Above average Mag Size and Stability. High Aim Assist, Reload Speed, and Charge Rate.
Cons - Low Impact. Very low Range.
- Charge Rate: 32
- Impact: 76 (5 Bolts to Kill)
- Range: 31
- Stability: 48
- Reload Speed: 73
- Mag Size: 6
- Aim Assist: 70
The Vortex - Available from the Future War Cult Representative. Recommended Perks: Reflex, Hip Fire, Braced Frame, Eye of the Storm.
Pros - High Mag Size, Reload Speed, and Charge Rate. Very high Aim Assist.
Cons - Low Impact. Below average Range and Stability.
- Charge Rate: 32
- Impact: 76 (5 Bolts to Kill)
- Range: 38
- Stability: 37
- Reload Speed: 73
- Mag Size: 7
- Aim Assist: 79
#Machine Guns
- Field Choke, Linear Compensator, Accurized Ballistics all increase the damage per bullet by 2.5%. Aggressive Ballistics increases it by 5%. Soft Ballistics decreases it by 2.5%.
High-Impact - All Barrel Perks which increase Impact decrease the body TtK to 0.50s (4 body shots).
Ruin Wake - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Field Choke, Counterbalance, High Caliber Rounds, Rangefinder.
Pros - High Stability, Reload Speed, and Aim Assist.
Cons - Below average Range. Low Mag Size.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.50s (4 crit shots), 0.66s (5 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 66
- Impact: 53 (61 damage per crit shot, 49 damage per body shot)
- Range: 15
- Stability: 60
- Reload Speed: 39
- Mag Size: 31
- Aim Assist: 67
Objection IV - Available from the New Monarchy Representative. Recommended Perks: Field Choke, Counterbalance, High Caliber Rounds, Rangefinder.
Pros - Above average Range and Stability.
Cons - Average Reload Speed and Aim Assist. Below average Mag Size.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.50s (4 crit shots), 0.66s (5 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 66
- Impact: 53 (61 damage per crit shot, 49 damage per body shot)
- Range: 20
- Stability: 51
- Reload Speed: 33
- Mag Size: 35
- Aim Assist: 65
Low-Impact - Barrel Perks which increase Impact have no effect on TtK, but Soft Ballistics can increase the body TtK to 0.70s (8 body shots).
The Variable - Available from the Future War Cult Representative. Recommended Perks: Linear Compensator, Hip Fire, Speed Reload, Army of One.
Pros - High Mag Size. Above average Stability.
Cons - Average Range. Below average Reload Speed and Aim Assist.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.50s (6 crit shots), 0.60s (7 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 88
- Impact: 29 (37 damage per crit shot, 29 damage per body shot)
- Range: 18
- Stability: 50
- Reload Speed: 30
- Mag Size: 52
- Aim Assist: 51
Very Low-Impact - Barrel Perks which increase Impact have no effect on TtK, but Soft Ballistics can increase the crit TtK to 0.53s (9 crit shots) and the body TtK to 0.67s (11 body shots).
Diluvian 10/4x - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Aggressive Ballistics, Eye of the Storm, Reinforced Barrel, Persistence.
Pros - High Reload Speed and Aim Assist. Very high Mag Size.
Cons - Very low Range. Low Stability.
- Time-to-Kill: 0.46s (8 crit shots), 0.60s (10 body shots)
- Rate of Fire: 100
- Impact: 25 (25 damage per crit shot, 20 damage per body shot)
- Range: 10
- Stability: 30
- Reload Speed: 37
- Mag Size: 74
- Aim Assist: 70
#Rocket Launchers
Very High-RoF
The Smolder - Available from the Crucible Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Warhead Verniers, Tripod, Javelin, Tracking.
Pros - Very high RoF. High Inventory and Reload Speed.
Cons - Very low Blast Radius. Low Velocity.
- Rate of Fire: 25
- Blast Radius: 60
- Velocity: 43
- Reload Speed: 73
- Mag Size: 2
- Inventory: 60
High-RoF
Choleric Dragon SRT-49 - Available from the Vanguard Quartermaster. Recommended Perks: Countermass, Life Support, Field Scout, Cluster Bomb.
Pros - High RoF and Inventory. Very high Blast Radius.
Cons - Low Reload Speed and Velocity.
- Rate of Fire: 18
- Blast Radius: 96
- Velocity: 36
- Reload Speed: 51
- Mag Size: 2
- Inventory: 60
Low-RoF
Ceres Lost BMJ-46 - Available from the Dead Orbit Representative. Recommended Perks: Hard Launch, Grenadier, Single Point Sling, Cluster Bomb.
Pros - High Blast Radius.
Cons - Low RoF and Inventory. Below average Velocity and Reload Speed.
- Rate of Fire: 9
- Blast Radius: 84
- Velocity: 49
- Reload Speed: 59
- Mag Size: 2
- Inventory: 20
Very Low-RoF
The Vertigo - Available from the Future War Cult Representative. Recommended Perks: Soft Launch, Flared Magwell, Reactive Reload, Javelin.
Pros - High Blast Radius and Velocity.
Cons - Very low RoF. Low Inventory and Reload Speed.
- Rate of Fire: 4
- Blast Radius: 84
- Velocity: 74
- Reload Speed: 51
- Mag Size: 2
- Inventory: 20
Posted Apr 13, 2016, 2:27 PM UTC · edited