Destiny 2’s Rite of the Nine features 12 weapons to collect and use. These weapons have a revamped perk pool, and if you’re lucky enough, you’ll get a Holofoil variant that looks different from the regular ones.
While getting a weapon as a reward is fairly simple, getting the roll you want isn’t because it’s completely RNG-dependent. If you’re new to Bungie’s looter-shooter universe, then God Rolls are those perks that are the best in slot for the weapon you’re using. Given that combat is starkly different across PvP and PvE activities, the God Rolls for the same weapon will vary based on which activity you plan on participating in.
God Rolls for All Rite of the Nine Weapons in Destiny 2
New Pacific Epitaph
This wave frame grenade launcher is tailored for PvE activities. While it can work in PvP too, its scope is limited, and you’ll have to be lucky or in a very crowded environment to kill a Guardian with it. For this simple reason, it’s best to focus on just PvE god rolls for this weapon.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | – | Confined Launch |
| Magazine | – | High Velocity Rounds |
| Trait 1 | – | Unrelenting |
| Trait 2 | – | Chain Reaction |
Confined Launch will give you a higher blast radius, while High Velocity Rounds will increase projectile speed. Unrelenting will trigger health regeneration if you’ve killed multiple targets, and Chain Reaction triggers an elemental explosion whenever you’ve killed an enemy with it. This makes the weapon a beast, especially when you’re clearing ads in Dungeons in the Rite of the Nine event.
Judgement
140 RPM Handcannons are best-suited for PvP activities. Although the current meta is dominated by Hunters wearing Radiant Dance Machines and Division, the Judgement does a decent job of holding its own. With Vault of Glass becoming an easy Raid thanks to the power creep, the Fatebringer is craftable, so you may choose to avoid the Judgement.
But if you don’t have a Fatebringer, then this weapon is something you could go for. However, on the PvE side of things, Judgement doesn’t have great rolls, and there are better alternatives for your kinetic slot, so don’t use it for PvE.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Sights | Fast Draw HCS | – |
| Magazine | Accurized Rounds | – |
| Trait 1 | Slideshot | – |
| Trait 2 | Opening Shot | – |
The Fast Draw HCS and Accurized Rounds will give you more range and improve weapon stability. Slideshot lets you break into a slide, which partially reloads your magazine. This move drastically reduces reload time, especially when you’re in a gunfight and need to quickly reload. Opening Shot ensures that your first shot is deadly accurate. The buff resets every three seconds, so if you time it right, you can technically two-tap your opponent.
Relentless
Pulse Rifles have been dominating the PvP meta for a while now. They fire a three-round burst every time you pull the trigger, considerably lowering their overall TTK. The Relentless is a good kinetic slot pick and can easily be paired with an Exotic in the energy slot for both PvP and PvE activities.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | Hammer-Forged Rifling | Hammer-Forged Rifling |
| Magazine | Ricochet Rounds | Ricochet Rounds |
| Trait 1 | Keep Away | Slice |
| Trait 2 | Headseeker | Hatchling |
The Barrel and the Magazine traits remain the same for both modes because they increase the effective range of the Relentless in Destiny 2. Since not everyone is gifted with good aim, the Headseeker trait for PvP ensures that you’ll have additional body shot damage, eliminating the need for headshots, while Keep Away will give you higher reload speeds when you’re away from the enemy. Slice and Hatchling for PvE help you debuff enemy targets, making it easier to clear ads from a distance.
Liminal Vigil
Despite the Sidearm/Radiant Dance Machine combo breaking the PvP meta, the Liminal Vigil is in a weird spot. It’s a burst Sidearm, so it technically should be good in the Crucible, but for some reason known to Nezarec and the Taken King Oryx, it’s outclassed by Mykel’s Reverence and Division. You’re better off not using this weapon even in PvE, but if you don’t have the ones mentioned above, here are the rolls you need to look for.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | – | Arrowhead Brake |
| Magazine | – | Ricochet Rounds |
| Trait 1 | – | Headstone |
| Trait 2 | – | Kill Clip |
The rolls for this weapon will help you increase the range, and Kill Clip will help you with additional damage whenever you reload after killing an enemy. You don’t want to take this into Raids, but it’s a decent choice for Nightfalls and activities with Anti-Barrier enemies, thanks to the Anti-Barrier Sidearm artifact perk.
Prosecutor
Auto Rifles are reliable and hit hard, especially with the right rolls. And while they may not have the range of a Pulse Rifle, they have a better fire rate and can help you dominate close-range encounters. The Prosecutor is a Precision Frame weapon that makes it deadly in PvP and PvE activities.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | Corkscrew Rifling | Extended Barrel |
| Magazine | Appended Mag | Armor Piercing Rounds |
| Trait 1 | Zen Moment | Dragonfly |
| Trait 2 | Target Lock | Voltshot |
The PvP rolls will give you a decent range, with a higher magazine capacity, ensuring you can stay in engagements longer. Target Lock will increase the damage of your weapon the longer you’re zoned in on an enemy. It can technically shred through the enemy and likely make them rage quit. The PvE rolls like Dragonfly and Voltshot turn this into an ad-clearing monster, instantly letting you delete red bar enemies from the field.
Greasy Luck
When it comes to Glaives, you need to be very skilled or very lucky to score kills in PvP. Coupled with Special Ammo being considerably low in the Crucible, it’s best to avoid using this weapon type as a whole.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Haft | – | Low-Impedance Windings |
| Magazine | – | Accurized Rounds |
| Trait 1 | – | Heal Clip |
| Trait 2 | – | Chain Reaction |
Glaives still have some utility in PvE activities because they provide a shield on demand. This weapon drops with the Heal Clip roll, which heals you whenever you reload after securing a kill. So, if you’re prone to dying from random enemy fire just like me, Greasy Luck is something you could go with if you don’t feel like using a Healing Grenade.
Wilderflight
Wilderflight is a decent Grenade Launcher that can give you additional damage during Boss DPS phases. However, if you’re looking to clear ads with this weapon in PvE activities like Rite of the Nine, you’ll be disappointed. Area denial frames like Witherhoard and Lost Signal are what you should be using. It’s a bad weapon for PvP because the projectiles explode on impact, and it’s hard to predict enemy movement.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | – | Linear Compensator |
| Magazine | – | Spike Grenades |
| Trait 1 | – | Auto-Loading Holster |
| Trait 2 | – | Withering Gaze |
You should go for these rolls if you want to use it for boss DPS. The one roll that stands out here is Withering Gaze because it allows you to weaken the enemy for a short duration. When weakened, the enemy will take increased damage, and it’s something your team will thank you for!
Long Arm
Scout Rifles are the best alternative to Snipers in Destiny 2. They don’t have ammo scarcity, and don’t punish you for missing your shots. If you’re looking to improve your accuracy by killing enemies instead of visiting the hall behind the relic on Mars, Scout Rifles are a wonderful choice.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | Hammer-Forged Rifling | Hammer-Forged Rifling |
| Magazine | Accurized Rounds | Accurized Rounds |
| Trait 1 | Rapid Hit | Subsistence |
| Trait 2 | Explosive Payload | Dragonfly |
The roll choice is similar for both PvP and PvE activities. These rolls focus a lot on increasing weapon range. The Explosive Payload PvP roll is tailored to flinch the enemy and force them to miss their shots. The Deagonfly PvE weapon roll will help you create area-of-effect explosions whenever you defeat an enemy in all activities, including Rite of the Nine.
A Sudden Death
Shotguns are a staple PvP weapon, but unfortunately, they work with melee-centered builds only when it comes to PvE activities like Rite of the Nine. If you’ve played even a single Crucible match, you’re bound to have come across a Titan running around with a Shotgun. A Sudden Death is an Aggressive Frame shotgun and can one-shot anyone point blank.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | Barrel Shroud | Barrel Shroud |
| Magazine | Tactical Mag | Tactical Mag |
| Trait 1 | One-Two Punch | One-Two Punch |
| Trait 2 | Opening Shot | Destabilizing Rounds |
With One-Two Punch and Opening Shot, your shots will be accurate, and if it doesn’t one-shot the enemy, you can always follow it up with a hard-hitting melee strike. This roll combination works in PvE too, but you’ll have to build around it, and it’s best paired with the Liar’s Handshake on Arc subclass for Hunters, or an Exotic class item with the Liar’s Handshake aspect on Prismatic for all classes. Destabilizing rounds is also a nice roll option for this weapon if you don’t get Opening Shot from Rite of the Nine loot drops.
No Survivors
No Survivors can be an extremely annoying weapon to play against in the Crucible. But thankfully, now that the meta has shifted, you won’t see a lot of players bringing it into matches. It’s a decent choice for mid-tier PvE activities, too, but don’t take it into Dungeons and Raids if you need a high damage loadout.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | Hammer-Forged Rifling | Fluted Barrel |
| Magazine | High Caliber Rounds | Ricochet Rounds |
| Trait 1 | Range Finder | Heal Clip |
| Trait 2 | Zen Moment | Incandescent |
With Range Finder and Zen Moment, you can target enemies at a greater distance without losing out on accuracy. But it’s a fast-firing weapon, so you’ll have to tap fire it. For PvE, Incandescent and Heal Clip will help burn the enemy and heal you whenever you reload your weapon after a kill. It’s a pocket shredder, but you will get tired of it very soon, because the playstyle it offers is boring and monotonous.
Terminus Horizon
Machine Guns are fast-firing and hard-hitting weapons that don’t care who stands in their way. Thrall or Guardian, they’ll shred everyone, but the only downside is that they take forever to reload. If you’re in the Crucible or a PvE activity, and you need a heavy weapon and don’t have a Commemoration, the Terminus Horizon is a nice choice and can be paired well with any Arc build.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | Corkscrew Rifling | Arrowhead Brake |
| Magazine | Appended Mag | Appended Mag |
| Trait 1 | Triple Tap | Jolting Feedback |
| Trait 2 | Target Lock | Rolling Storm |
The PvP rolls ensure that there’s a lot of damage uptime and immense single-target damage, while the PvE rolls will help you get rid of groups of ads during Raid and Dungeon encounters in Destiny 2. If you’re pairing it with an Arc build, you’ll become a speed demon while eliminating the enemy—just be careful not to fall off the edge of the battlefield because it’s hard to control movement when amplified.
Cold Comfort
Don’t even think of using a rocket launcher in PvP activities. Heavy bricks are hard to come by, and this weapon type cannot guarantee a kill unless someone uses a Gjallarhorn, which again is a waste of a heavy slot and an Exotic slot. You’re better off running a Machine Gun or a Heavy Grenade Launcher in this slot. For PvE, however, it’s a good boss DPS option, especially if you have a teammate using a Gjallarhorn.
| Component | PvP Roll | PvE Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Barrel | – | Linear Compensator |
| Magazine | – | Alloy Casing |
| Trait 1 | – | Reconstruction |
| Trait 2 | – | Bait and Switch |
Reconstruction and Bait and Switch are must-haves for the Cold Comfort because the former reduces the time between reloads, and Bait and Switch will give you a decent damage boost. It’s best if you pair it with a Fusion Rifle in your Kinetic or Energy slots for a high damage uptime.
These are all the weapons that you will find in Destiny 2 Rite of the Nine. Hunting these God Rolls can be tedious, so make sure to stock up on a lot of Nonary Manifolds so that you can easily farm them from the chests at the Third Spire in Eternity!
Published: May 12, 2025 08:46 am