Episode 24: Thoughts on The Dawning, Top 12 Legendary Primaries

In this 3 part episode, we start by reflecting on our experiences in The Dawning, and then move into coverage of the top 12 Legendary Primaries (3 from each type) for the beginning of 2017, complete with breakdowns of stats, perks, and game play tips. Click Read More to hear the episode and check out the show notes!

Part 1: The Top 3 Legendary Hand Cannons

1. The Palindrome

Available from the Crucible Quartermaster.

Recommended Vendor Perks:

• Column 1 - TrueSight IS
• Column 2 - Spray and Pray or Mulligan
• Column 3 - Rifled Barrel
• Column 4 - Rangefinder

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - SureShot IS/TrueSight IS
• Column 2 - Icarus, Outlaw, Hot Swap
• Column 3 - Rifled Barrel, Reinforced Barrel, Hammer Forged, Smallbore
• Column 4 - Rangefinder, Hidden Hand, Luck in the Chamber, Third Eye

1. Eyasluna

Available from Crucible Post Game Rewards and Shaxx Bounties.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - SureShot IS/TrueSight IS
• Column 2 - Icarus, Outlaw, Hot Swap
• Column 3 - Rifled Barrel, Reinforced Barrel, Hammer Forged, Smallbore
• Column 4 - Rangefinder, Hidden Hand, Luck in the Chamber, Third Eye

1. The Devil You Know

Available from Vanguard Faction Packages.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - SureShot IS/TrueSight IS
• Column 2 - Rangefinder, Outlaw
• Column 3 - Rifled Barrel, Reinforced Barrel, Hammer Forged, Hand Loaded, Explosive Rounds
• Column 4 - Icarus, Hidden Hand, Luck in the Chamber, Life Support, Reactive Reload, Third Eye

Part 2: Top 3 Legendary Pulse Rifles

1. Grasp of Malok

Strike Specific Reward from The Will of Crota (Omnigul).

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - Red Dot-OAS, Red Dot-ORS1, Red Dot-ORES
• Column 2 - Counterbalance, Rangefinder, Headseeker, Life Support, Eye of the Storm
• Column 3 - Braced Frame/Smallbore/Perfect Balance, Hand Loaded, Fitted Stock
• Column 4 - Third Eye, Glass Half Full, Feeding Frenzy, Grenadier, Army of One

1. Clever Dragon

Available from The Iron Banner.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - Iron Red Dot
• Column 2 - Smallbore, Perfect Balance, Braced Frame, Send It, Hammer Forged
• Column 3 - High Caliber Rounds, Appended Magazine
• Column 4 - Counterbalance, Rangefinder, Headseeker, Life Support, Unflinching, Hidden Hand, Glass Half Full, Outlaw, Feeding Frenzy

1. Suros PDX-45

Available from the Gunsmith Orders and Packages.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - SPO-28, SLO-19
• Column 2 - Perfect Balance, High Caliber Rounds, Hammer Forged, Fitted Stock
• Column 3 - Counterbalance, Hidden Hand, Rangefinder, Headseeker
• Column 4 - Rifled Barrel/Smallbore

Part 3: Top 3 Legendary Scout Rifles & Auto Rifles

We combined this section because, frankly, these weapons are not competitive with Hand Cannons and Pulse Rifles.

Top 3 Scout Rifles

1. CHAOS DOGMA~

Available from the Wrath of the Machine raid.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - Linear Compensator
• Column 2 - Triple Tap
• Column 3 - Smallbore (PvP), Extended Mag (PvE)
• Column 4 - Triple Double

1. The Distant Star

Available from the Iron Banner.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - Iron Red Dot or Iron Warrior Sights, Iron Ranged Scope
• Column 2 - Perfect Balance, Smallbore, Braced Frame, Hammer Forged, Injection Mold, Hand-laid Stock
• Column 3 - High Caliber Rounds, Full Auto
• Column 4 - Zen Moment/Hidden Hand, Life Support, Crowd Control, Eye of the Storm, Icarus, Firefly, Triple Tap

1. Angel's Advocate

Available from Vanguard Quartermaster.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - Reflex
• Column 2 - Life Support/Zen Moment, Outlaw, Eye of the Storm, Icarus
• Column 3 - Perfect Balance, Smallbore, Hand-laid Stock, Explosive Rounds, High Caliber Rounds
• Column 4 - Hidden Hand, Third Eye, Reactive Reload, Firefly

Top 3 Auto Rifles

1. Doctrine of Passing

Available from the Trials of Osiris.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - Your Choice of Scope
• Column 2 - Persistence
• Column 3 - Braced Frame
• Column 4 - Counterbalance

1. Soulstealer's Claw

Available from House of Judgment Packages.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - Red Dot-OAS, Red Dot-ORES
• Column 2 - Perfect Balance, Smallbore, Hand-laid Stock
• Column 3 - Lightweight, Single Point Sling, Quickdraw, Snapshot
• Column 4 - Counterbalance, Persistence, Rangefinder, Hidden Hand

1. Hakke Zarinaea-D

Available from the Gunsmith.

Recommended Perks:

• Column 1 - SC Holo
• Column 2 - Crowd Control, Hot Swap, Army of One
• Column 3 - Rangefinder, Counterbalance
• Column 4 - Braced Frame, Smallbore, Rifled Barrel

That's all folks. Thanks for listening!