Published , by Rise of Bacon
Published , by Rise of Bacon
The Destiny 2 summer event, Solstice, is back for another year of run and gun action through its event activity, the Aerial Dead Zone. Something New returns for the 2024 event with a new set of perks and it’s definitely improved how it can be used in PvE and PvP. Holding some unique and powerful combinations, these god rolls are not to be missed during this year’s Solstice event.
Something New is awarded as a random drop from the completion of the Bonfire Bash game mode. Bonfire Bash is a rewarding activity so it’s possible to land multiple rolls per run. Players have until August 27 to grab as many god rolls as possible.
Carrying the Stasis element, Something New can tap into a solid god roll to take advantage of this power in PvE.
| Something New god roll - PvE | |
|---|---|
| Barrel | Fluted Barrel (Stability +5, Handling +15) |
| Magazine | Flared Magwell (Stability +5, Reload Speed +15) |
| Perk 1 | Demolitionist (Weapon kills grant 10 percent grenade ability energy. Throwing a grenade refills this weapon from reserves) |
| Perk 2 | Headstone (On precision kill: spawns a large Stasis Crystal on enemy death location. Tier 1-2 Minor Combatants only spawn a medium Stasis Crystal. Five-second cooldown if five Stasis Crystals are simultaneously active) |
| Origin Trait | Nadir Focus (Sustained fire increases accuracy and range. Increases lunge distance for Swords, and projectile velocity for Launchers) |
| Masterwork | Handling or Reload Speed (+10 when fully masterworked) |
| Mod | Backup Mag (Magazine +3) |
Start with Fluted Barrel for the first slot. Something New starts with some low base stats for Handling and Stability so these are welcome boosts and will help Something New feel fast and easy to keep on target when engaged. Complement the Barrel with Flared Magwell to focus on the large boost to Reload Speed, ensuring the magazine is refilled quickly to get Guardians back into the thick of battle quickly.
The main perk set is a powerful Stasis weapon combination of Demolitionist and Headstone. Kills feed grenade energy and this also translates across to any kills from the Stasis crystals that can be formed by getting kills with Headstone. This works great for Stasis and Prismatic builds and with Something New being a hard hitter, it will have no problem in creating Stasis Crystals to help demolish large waves of enemies and keep filling up Guardian abilities in the process.
Talk of Something New always comes back to PvP due to it being a 120RPM Hand Cannon and this god roll of Something New can definitely hang with the best of them.
| Something New god roll - PvP | |
|---|---|
| Barrel | Hammer-Forged Rifling (Range +10) |
| Magazine | Accurized Rounds (Range +10) |
| Perk 1 | Snapshot Sights (Passively decreases the Aim Down Sight (ADS) animation duration: 50 percent decrease on Primary weapons. 20 percent decrease on Special weapons) |
| Perk 2 | Precision Instrument (Weapon hits grants a stack of Precision Instrument for 1.25 seconds (2.1 seconds on Bows). Maximum of six stacks. Missing removes all stacks. Precision damage increase at 1|2|3|4|5|6 stacks: 4.17 percent| 8.33 percent | 12.5 percent | 16.67 percent | 20.83 percent | 25 percent) |
| Origin Trait | Nadir Focus (Sustained fire increases accuracy and range. Increases lunge distance for Swords, and projectile velocity for Launchers) |
| Masterwork | Range (+10 when fully masterworked) |
| Mod | Targeting Adjustor (Aim Assistance +5) |
Kick this god roll off with a straight focus on Range. This leads to Hammer-Forged Rifling and Accurized Rounds for the first two slots for a combined +20 to Range. This ensures shots are accurate and Something New can hit damage numbers at its full potential, even down longer sightlines.
For the main perks, start with Snapshot Sights which stands out immediately for this weapon type because of the increased ADS speed. When quickly moving around a PvP, arena this extra speed gives an immediate advantage during engagements with enemies and can be the reason gunfights are won with Something New being ready to rumble in an instant. Round off with Precision Instrument to give this god roll some extra kick. This perk not only increases damage for an accurate hand but it can also help battle Guardians outside of optimal Range as the added damage boost can ensure kills still come easy even when the enemy appears to have the advantage.
Something New lives up to its name during this Solstice with some unique perk combinations that make these god rolls worth chasing down. To follow all the developments unfolding in The Final Shape and beyond, check out the Guardian essential Shacknews Destiny 2 complete strategy guide.