If you enjoy playing sniper rifles in PvE in Destiny 2, you should take a closer look at a new sniper – namely Praedyth’s Revenge. MeinMMO explains what makes this weapon a top choice for PvE.
This weapon is about: With the returnee from part 1, Praedyth’s Revenge, the sniper arsenal of Destiny 2 was expanded with another strong specimen during Season 14. Many players rave about this new kinetic sniper and already praise it in a certain configuration as a top-tier weapon, meta-breaker, or a must-have for PvE – provided you can consistently land hits with the weapon.
If you have a preference for sniper rifles and generally often rely on this weapon category, you should definitely take a closer look at Praedyth’s Revenge. By the way, the sniper belongs to the archetype with rapid-fire casing (140s) – it doesn’t have the highest penetration power, but it has larger reserves and a slightly increased reload speed when the magazine is empty.
Here are its base stats:
Praedyth’s Revenge – Strongest DPS sniper in PvE
How to get the new sniper: You can obtain Praedyth’s Revenge from the new old raid The Vault of Glass, which also celebrated its return in Season 14 in Destiny.
- The sniper rifle can drop there after the oracle phase (2nd encounter)
- And after the battle with the final boss Atheon (5th encounter) randomly.
- Once you have received it, you can also randomly draw Praedyth’s Revenge from the 4 hidden chests
- or specifically purchase it at the stairs by Atheon with the currency “Conqueror’s Spoils” after the raid ends.
What can the weapon do? In short: Praedyth’s Revenge is currently the sniper with the highest damage output in PvE of Destiny 2 with a certain roll – at least among the legendary representatives of the weapon category.
This is due to a unique perk that only exists in this form on the “new” raid weapons from the Vault of Glass – rewind rounds. This effect does the following: If you fire the magazine empty and hit enemies, the weapon will automatically reload – based on the number of hits landed. It is also important that the last shot of the magazine hits. If you miss here, there is no ammunition returned.
In practice, it works like this:
- If you hit with all shots from the magazine and also land the last shot on target, you will immediately and automatically get back about half of the magazine from reserves. Against large targets, such as a raid boss, this shouldn’t be a big problem for inexperienced guardians.
- If you also hit with all these extra shots, you will get half of them back.
- As a practical example: If you have 7 rounds in the magazine of Praedyth’s Revenge and hit with all 7, you will receive 4 shots back. If you then also hit with those 4 shots, you will get another 2 rounds back. If you then also bring these 2 projectiles on target, unfortunately, it has no effect anymore. Instead of getting one shot back, you’ll have to reload for the first time.
- In this case, however, you can bring a maximum of 13 shots on target without reloading – and that’s enormous.
The god roll for PvE: The effect of rewind rounds is particularly effectively complemented by another perk – namely from piercing reserves. This perk causes the last rounds of a magazine to deal more damage to enemies. Specifically, this means that the last 4 bullets of the magazine receive a damage boost, with the last two dealing the highest (extra) damage – about 26 % more.
Through rewind rounds, this effect can best be triggered multiple times in a magazine before you even need to reload:
- The first time with the regular last 4 bullets of the magazine
- Then with the 4 that you first get back
- And then with the last two that you gain back again
Add a boss mod here and you have an extremely powerful weapon against numerous bosses in the game. Regardless of which mods or perks, the rifle cannot have more than 7 shots in the magazine.
The Destiny YouTuber Rick Kackis has put this perk combo of Praedyth’s Revenge against other perks and other common PvE sniper combos and this god roll achieved the highest damage output in testing during the damage phase against raid boss Riven. Here he has dealt extensively with the weapon:
Therefore, it is definitely a weapon and perk combo that every sniper enthusiast should take a closer look at – provided you raid and get the weapon with the right roll in your hands.
What about PvP? Particularly strong in Praedyth’s Revenge in PvE, but some guardians also rave about the new sniper in PvP, stating that with the right perks in the right hands, it can definitely make a mark in guardian duels. For this, mods like Fixer Grip or Moving Target in column 1 and Piercing Reserves and First Shot in the second are recommended.
What do you think of Praedyth’s Revenge? Have you perhaps already played the weapon and had your own experiences with this new sniper? Feel free to let us and other readers of MeinMMO know in the comments.
