If you’re looking for more help with Destiny 2, we have guides covering how to unlock the Solar 3.0 fragments and grenades, how to get the new Jotunn catalyst, how to farm Vestiges of Dread and Opulent Umbral Energy, all Exotics, new weapon Patterns, seasonal mods, and Season of the Haunted triumphs. Who knows - maybe with Arc 3.0 next season and those Ionic Traces it generates now, Coldheart will be meta. Wavesplitter is great in PVE right now, and other Trace Rifles like Divinity feel pretty good in the Crucible too. It’s cool to see Trace Rifles becoming more viable options in Destiny 2. On Solar 3.0, getting the Radiant buff is going to give you a big boost to damage that you can pretty easily proc with melee abilities. But you don’t need to be running Void to make Wavesplitter work. If you’re running Void, getting Volatile Rounds on it should be a priority, and Echo of Domineering - which triggers off of suppressing enemies - is going to be great too. But it’s great even without doing much of that at all. You can build pretty far into Wavesplitter using Void 3.0, as this video by Aztecross points out. That means Wavesplitter is actually a viable choice for endgame content, since it’s a great option for taking out pesky Overload Champions that can easily ruin your whole run. This season, the only options we’ve got for dealing with Overload Champions are the reviled Auto Rifle/SMG Overload mods, the unreliable Molten Overload grenade mod, and Overload Trace Rifles. But you’d be wrong - in part because of the limited choices of anti-Champion mods out there right now. You might think, ok, that’s fine and all, but Wavesplitter still isn’t going to be anyone’s first choice for high end content. In addition, firing in this mode now suppresses enemies. And perhaps most useful of all, Bungie reworked Wavesplitter so that it now switches into maximum power mode for 10 seconds on picking up an Orb of Power, up from the previous 5. Coldheart, whose Exotic perk was previously “is a Trace Rifle,” now generates Ionic Traces that restore ability energy. The Exotic Trace Rifles have received a few unique buffs over the last little while, too. In version 4.1.0, all Trace Rifles received a 20% damage buff against non-red bar enemies as well as a bump to ammo so that picking up a Special brick grants 30 ammo versus the previous 18. But I gotta let you in on a little secret: they’re pretty great right now. As mentioned above, Golden Tricorn can be a viable option depending on your playstyle.Aside from niche builds or moments when they’ve been bugged, Trace Rifles have rarely been go-to picks in Destiny 2. Coupling this with Harmony, where final blows with other weapons improve the damage and performance of the weapon for a short duration, you can bring the hurt on nearby combatants after finishing a firefight. Given the nature of Crucible, this perk is vital as you are always on the move during a match. Perpetual Motion is a new perk introduced with the 30th Anniversary Event, which grants bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while in motion. Perpetual Motion & Harmony / Golden Tricorn.The new perk Golden Tricorn is an excellent alternative granting bonus damage for final blows with this weapon further increased by grenade and melee kills of the same damage type. Combined with One For All, which increases damage after hitting three separate targets, this weapon is an absolute red bar slayer. With Subsistence, this weapon essentially turns into a poor man’s Prometheus Lens, granting ammo back into the magazine after each kill. Subsistence & One For All / Golden Tricorn.Below are some perk combinations that we have found viable for PvE and PvP. This weapon can roll with a few notable perks such as Subsistence, Feeding Frenzy, Disruption Break, and One For All, to name some as well as a couple of new perks like Perpetual Motion and Golden Tricorn.
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