Let me know what you plan on crafting in the comments below!
@notbateman42983 ай бұрын
I adore my recon + desperate measures combo
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
@notbateman4298 Yes, that's exactly what im crafting for general play.
@Wolverine1992-z5m3 ай бұрын
im think to do 2 perks for more boss damage
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
@@Wolverine1992-z5m nice. 👌
@threeofjays64203 ай бұрын
I will say last season had a lmg of slice n hatchling
@vChilly3 ай бұрын
This weapon saved me from missing out on commemoration lol
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
It's definitely a great alternative for those who don't raid.
@chrisb.90833 ай бұрын
I don't even do the raid and this week and last I started solo doing the first chest in deep stone. Got a red border commemoration both times. Worth doing if want the guns without raising. Just sparrow thru it in a few minutes for secret chest and bam
@x-notbad-x3 ай бұрын
@@chrisb.9083 don't you need to have done the raid for weapons to drop from the chests ?
@davidj88693 ай бұрын
@@x-notbad-xyes...you are right...in These chests are only Things drop which are all ready in your loot pool
@anxivty2 ай бұрын
Have commemoration (not crafted) thought hammerhead would get me off of it, didn’t expect to like this lmg more
@HarlequinJitsu2 ай бұрын
I had no idea desperate measures procced without being equipped. Subbed
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
Yeah, you be surprised how many people misunderstand how the perk works. Also, thanks for the sub! ✌️😎
@MGShadow19893 ай бұрын
I crafted two of these. One with Hatchling & Dragonfly, for the unique combo and add clear silliness. One with Reconstruction & Bait and Switch for Tormentors - I particularly like pairing it with something I'm already swapping, so Witherhoard or the new stasis GL, and I like extended mag on that one because Reconstruction makes the reload irrelevant; I have Tac Mag on the other one.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Oh yeah hatchling + Dragonfly sounds fun. Imagine if we could of got hatchling + recon I would of made that my top pick for add clearing. B&S is def the best if you are rotating through your loadout a ton.
@MGShadow19893 ай бұрын
@@AceInTheSpade - I was doing the breach activity and the final boss was the tormentor; I cackled like an absolute madman at how quickly the LMG with B&S shredded it. Almost felt like cheating. I don't know how well Hatchling & Dragonfly performs in the likes of a higher Nightfall or whatever, but it's a nice synergy with both wanting precision kills, then Dragonfly triggers the multi kill portion of Hatchling.
@EreptileDysfunction3 ай бұрын
@MGShadow1989 you can shred that guys health bar with a blue sidearm though
@MGShadow19893 ай бұрын
@@EreptileDysfunction - and? it's still amusing seeing how effective LMGs are against them.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
@Edgetarian15 I mean, if we're real loadouts, don't really matter in anything below a day 1 raid, grand master NF, or solo flawless dungeon run. Destiny is all about min maxing. You could do without, but for a lot of people, it's min maxing that makes the game fun.
@valioso783 ай бұрын
I got a reco / bait and switch drop and I really enjoy this machine gun
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Nice! Yeah, it puts in work.
@camerong84063 ай бұрын
Same here. It slaps
@RobGThai3 ай бұрын
This is perfect ad clear MG. I use this in Zenith encounter in Salvation’s Edge every time. Hatchling helps clearing ads and creating tangle which I combine with Collective Action.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Nice. Yeah, I use it in the exact same encounter lol.
@starlord8082Ай бұрын
My crafted that’s been melting is reconstruction, bait and switch. With arrowhead, ricochet and a range masterwork. I opted away from the barrel that gives 100 recoil direction because more stability reduces flinch with arrowhead and ricochet using range masterwork to compensate for loss range. This is just my take if you’re running LMG you’re in the face of the enemy so you don’t need the range hovering around that 60 range is just enough
@anthonycassola42413 ай бұрын
I crafted hatchling/dragonfly, its insane with euphony, threadlings everywhere. Pair it with a strand warlock setup and your golden.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Yeah, a lot of people have been mentioning that roll. I'll definitely have to try it out.
@battlestartriton3 ай бұрын
Amazing, wasn't sure if i would craft it but after this 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏻
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, it's definitely worth it. Glad to help! 😎✌️
@Chrjstheshadow3 ай бұрын
On your point about demo on this weapon, I’d say it’s even better on a prismatic warlock with how often you have your grenade up to reload
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, Demo is great on prismatic.
@benforer93182 ай бұрын
Did the master raid with this. Origin trait and artifact make it overcharged even when the surge isn’t strand
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
Nice. Sounds fun.
@FlayvorOfEvil2 ай бұрын
I wish i knew this was coming out before I spent hours farming hammerhead
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
I feel ya. Hammerhead is still great for void builds though.
@starkraven11483 ай бұрын
I love this thing it hits hard with recon target lock
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Indeed.
@tonydragon7842 ай бұрын
Day 2 of the expansion i got a recon frenzy roll and that bad boy has been my highest light heavy for a whiiiile
@paultanthony3 ай бұрын
Recon with bait and switch on my 1st crafted roll - I think I’ll craft a more fun ad clear roll soon after watching this video. Hatching and dragonfly with extended mag
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Nice! Hatchling + Demo definitely sounds like some fun Tom foolery.
@Flixcer14043 ай бұрын
amazing video as always!!!!
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
@@Flixcer1404 Thanks! 🙏😎
@JeffKryger3 ай бұрын
Went with Reconstruction and Desperate Measures. Bait and Switch seems the most popular, but I'm not trying to be cycling through my weapons so often when doing general ad clear. More focused on abilities
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
100% with you on this. People underestimate how easy it is to proc and keep desperate measures x2 and x3 up consistently.
@chunkyrabbit10323 ай бұрын
@@AceInTheSpadedesperate measures x3 also has the same dmg buff as bait and switch
@thatoneguy1741Ай бұрын
For my strand warlock went hatchling and desperate measures, love this thing
@rickyruiz21353 ай бұрын
I crafted 2, one for pvp being hatchling and dragonfly to maybe get a collat and another with hatchling and bait and switch for pve to do both crowd control and dps
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Nice! Sounds like some fun rolls.
@cartho11032 ай бұрын
I know LMG's are memed on for boss dps, but 3 of these can easily 1 phase Caiatl
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
@@cartho1103 oh wow good to know. 👍
@יונתןשגב-נ4ל2 ай бұрын
Frenzy is good for a workehorse in Endgame content(GM, Mraids...) not being tied to kills is much more important there, as well as the "infinite" duration.
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
I get that, but even then, B&S is more damage, and no kills to proc. I'd default to that or target lock in GMs tbh. If you are using it on champions, especially. For add clear I still think DM is solid because the best way to proc it is woth ability kills to proc it then just go hame as it refreshes on kills.
@thatoneguy17412 ай бұрын
@@AceInTheSpadehonestly for me, I don’t really utilize bait and switch cause I often forget about it lol
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
@@thatoneguy1741 lol understandable in that case frenzy is def the best set and forget it perk.
@skuirrelTV2 ай бұрын
Good vid. Subbed
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
@@skuirrelTV Thanks. 🙏
@moth_la2 ай бұрын
Sorry might've missed it - but how and where does it drop?
@Rylus_Green3 ай бұрын
nice vid, definitely going to go craft this
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yeah, it's definitely worth it.
@KZR92i3 ай бұрын
My only problem with this weapon is the very obstructive scope
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
True. It is pretty large.
@keef9203 ай бұрын
I love reconstruction on this. I run it with the call and strand ammo finders
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Same here.
@MrAndy761013 ай бұрын
Until we get some exotic strand heavies, we need good strand gear. Definitely recon for me, probably with dragonfly which I love on my old commemoration. Let's see what the recommendation is for the right column...
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@urgedloki8973 ай бұрын
Marcato - 45 with enhanced Demo + Onslaught.. Thank me Later
@kasumiayanami45013 ай бұрын
Enhanced Hatchling and Dragonfly 👌
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Sounds fun. 👍
@carsondurrant56743 ай бұрын
I built mine with reco and frenzy, is it worth swapping the frenzy perk with something else? I mainly use this thing for majors
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Yeah, target lock or desperate measures of you are doing a lot of ability spam.
@carsondurrant56743 ай бұрын
@@AceInTheSpade thanks, I think I’ll try desperate measures. That should work well with prismatic warlock
@POSSIBLYurFATHER3 ай бұрын
This gun saved my marriage
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
I wouldn't doubt it.
@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour2 ай бұрын
Pro Memorial is my Get Out Of Jail Free card in PVP. Got triangulated by enemy dweebs? Reverse Uno card that shit into a Triple Kill 😂😂😂 Love that gun.
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
Bet.
@No_Context_Thoughts2 ай бұрын
Demo Bait and switch also go hard.
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
@@No_Context_Thoughts I'm sure they do indeed.
@optimal_3-gener3 ай бұрын
if you’re using reconstruction, what’s the benefit of appended mag over extended?
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Extended mag only gives you 4 extra bullets over appended, but nerfs your reload. Which already feels extremely slow to begin with.
@DerpsterIV3 ай бұрын
Why would you care about reload when you will never reload it anyway, 4 bullets without recon = 8 extra in a fully reconstructed mag@@AceInTheSpade
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
@@DerpsterIV That's a fair assessment.
@RubedoURTV6663 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if this applies to this gun, but I've hit an ammo cap on several machine guns using extended+backup mag. I'd give an example, but not online. I'd double check that extended+backup doesn't hit the gun's cap. If it does, appended is probably the better option (if it doesn't, then obviously it's up to you). That's all :).
@dangoncalves30342 ай бұрын
What weapon mod?
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
I just use backup mag for even more bullets.
@panzerkitti12122 ай бұрын
Bns is always better than target lock. Mgs arent dps options.they are used for ad clear and having a free 35% at all time is better than a around 10-20% based on how long you shoot a target for. Even at max capacity in dps target lock is worse than bns.
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
@panzerkitti1212 People use LMGs on tormentors and chunkier targets all the time which TL can proc on. I also dont mean just boss DPS. TL ramps up to 40% damage, and the average is about 25% overall. BNS isnt up all the time either its on a timer so you have to constantly reproc it. I myself prefer desperate measures, which imo fits the current sandbox of ability spam much better than B&S, which if you run out of ammo you can't proc and you can't refresh. DM I can keep up forever if I wanted to.
@Haazitation2 ай бұрын
@@AceInTheSpade majority playerbase isn’t open to trying different things. Use what works for you, I use attrition orbs n dragonfly on mine and I love it. Community would have a lot more fun if people where open to variety
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
@Haazitation oh definitely, I agree.
@notbateman42983 ай бұрын
Banger
@CrunchBar-qe5fw3 ай бұрын
Man, Frenzy is literally NEVER worth it lol. 15% damage buff and it takes SO MUCH time to activate.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
I think it's good on primary weapons and typically is active all the time for me inside, actually, encounters. But on this weapon, it's very meh.
@CrunchBar-qe5fw3 ай бұрын
@@AceInTheSpade Eh, if the gun has One for All and someone insists that Frenzy is the better pick, I'm not going to listen lol. Precision Instrument too.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
@CrunchBar-qe5fw I do think there are instances where frenzy is better because it does max out reload speed, which if you are using a low mag weapon, feels miles better. But typically, OFA is goated.
@degaetano5103 ай бұрын
Frenzy activates while stowed as long as your in combat
@CrunchBar-qe5fw3 ай бұрын
@@degaetano510 And? It's not double primary era, I'm not going to be using something else and then switch to a Frenzy procced primary. Every other damage perk in the game, including kill-required ones, has quicker activation criteria than Frenzy does.
@Andrii_Karpenko3 ай бұрын
Quality content, drop a comment for engagements, you got this!
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Thanks. I appreciate it! ❤️✌️😎
@pencilswordfish3 ай бұрын
Strategist craft is glued to my GM invis hunter I carry people with.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Oh man, that does sound pog.
@chewhakka76113 ай бұрын
Bro said pog unironically@@AceInTheSpade
@jonahbrown56692 ай бұрын
@@chewhakka7611 bro said bro unironically
@FlyyKaRizZmA2 ай бұрын
Imagine not using recon/ bait and switch.
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
Desperate Measures Trumps B&S, in my opinion. It's much easier to proc consistently, and you can keep it up forever as long as you keep getting kills. B&S has to be reprocced.
@MICROKNIGHT30002 ай бұрын
Damn I hate that pale heart weapons design is 'half/half'. Ruins colour, I dont mind the faces on the side but this stupid two tone main colour is zzzz
@AceInTheSpade2 ай бұрын
Lol. I feel ya.
@lifewasgiventous161413 сағат бұрын
I think the faces and hearts are dumb too
@Munkee77772 ай бұрын
This weapon is the new king of LMG's, rivalling Retrofit Escapade in DPS
@chronobreak51233 ай бұрын
You say "with that said" way too much
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Lol. Sorry a bad habit.
@saladgaming43393 ай бұрын
Very silly weapon
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
It is indeed silly fun.
@Iddy267Ай бұрын
It does not do more damage than 450s. Both in terms of dps and overall. Stop lying. Theres tons of spreadsheets and personal tests everywhere. I will say that this archetype is best suited for add clear out of any of the archetypes for add clear tho and if you already have a song of ir yut bait and switch reconstruction is not worth it on this weapon. I would advise anyone who already has a good machinegun with bait and switch to use this weapons unique perk combinations to the fullest. Demolitionist + Desperate meassures go really well together for example. Hatchling + Dragonfly is good as well, the multikills will spawn more hatchlings as well as the presicion kill (probably best for add clear out of any of the options on lower difficulty content). Oh and PS. extended mag makes your reconstruction give you more ammo than 180. That is literally the only reason you go extended mag because you're never reloading anyway if you go reconstruction. Any other mag is dogshit if thats what you're going with. You could make a case for piercing rounds but thats only for high level content where you find yourself a need to deal with shields. Overall this video lacks a ton of information and spreads misinformation. 2-5 on this video.
@AceInTheSpadeАй бұрын
Bruh, I literally showed it on screen. It's common sense. Higher rate of fire than 450s that has about the same damage per crit/body in PVE is naturally going to result in overall more damage. It doesn't take a spreadsheet to figure out basic math. I didn't say damage per bullet. I said "overall damage" actually pay attention. I have ZERO benefit and nothing to gain from trying to lie. Also, what misinformation?? I literally explained my reasoning behind everything. If you have such an issue with it then make your own youtube channels and talk about it if you think it's so simple. Also, 100% disagree with the evwry point you made. I already made my case for the perks I recommend in the video so not going yo rehash that here.
@Ace-ob9yk3 ай бұрын
This is not an upgrade to Hammerhead nor Commemoration. The lack of Killing Tally already puts in disadvantage since it has to rely on BnS for the same damage profile or Frenzy for half of that Meanwhile Hammerhead provides Killing Tally and Rampage, making the ammo economy of the weapon much better, and Commemoration provides an easy way to reload. Yeah there is the RPM of the weapon, but if RPM matters people would still be using Retrofit, when majority moved away the moment the bug was fixed. Nah this weapon is very niche and ends up being the players choice if they really need when they have Hammerhead and Commemoration on their vaults. I would argue that the closest LMG to those two monsters is Song of Ir Yut for melee builds since Recon + Sword Logic is a really good way to clear rooms and nuke priority targets.
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
Hard disagree. The higher RPM already puts its base DMG above commemoration and hammerhead. Perks like desperate measures can be procced even while the weapon is stowed and keeping up x2 and x3 is extremely easy to do, especially on prismatic. Killing tally requires weapon kills, and the moment you switch weapons, you lose the buff. Desperate Measures doesn't lose that buff when stowing or switching. Also, I'd argue DM better fits the sandbox playstyle as we're constantly switching between abilities and weapon kills and constantly rotating through our loadouts. That's just my personal take. I'm not saying Killing tally is bad. But for my builds and playstyle, I like Desperate Measures better because I'm constantly getting x2 and x3 all the time. Commemoration is definitely better if you are running void builds, though. The song of Ir Yut is great for melee builds because of the origin trait.
@WrathNebula3213 ай бұрын
I've been using a Hammerhead with Rampage + Desperate Measures and it outperforms Killing Tally in my opinion, especially when I run it with Void Warlock, where Pro Memoria can also get Target Lock if you don't like Bait and Switch, which is a really good option outside of Killing Tally.
@Ace-ob9yk3 ай бұрын
@@AceInTheSpade So I used D2Foundry and I did found interesting data: Commemoration with Killing Tally IS outperformed by Pro Memoria with Frenzy by a small margin: 25000 DPS vs 26000 DPS, so yeah it is an upgrade here. But that falls apart against Hammerhead since the roll with Rampage + Killing Tally completely outperforms any machine gun with astounding 33000 DPS vs 29000 from Pro Memoria with max Desperate Measures. And against all odds it’s not hard to get Hammerhead rolling with these two perks, same as it’s not hard to get it rolling with Desperate Measures. If you already have Commemoration, there isn’t much reason to upgrade to Pro Memoria unless you are a grenade build that can take advantage of Desperate Measures. If you still need a LMG Pro Memoria can be your option and you will not miss Commemoration. If you can deal with reload (hi Hunters) Hammerhead is the best option.
@Ace-ob9yk3 ай бұрын
@@WrathNebula321 my issue with DM is that if you are running a build that depends on the healing made DM is a waste of a perk to use. You still can activate with melee but here is already a burden where I can even forget the perk exist with Killing Tally. Less maintenance
@AceInTheSpade3 ай бұрын
@Ace-ob9yk That's a super hyper specific example. Most builds can still benefit from DM greatly imo. As for double damage perks on LMGs I'm just not a fan personally. Once you have used one with something like Envious or Reconstruction it makes it really hard to have to go back to a smaller magazine and more reloading. Especially with the abysmal 4-5 seconding reloads, which is annoying in the heat if battle when you need the ammo pronto or you might die.