Destiny 2 Plug One Adept god roll: The best weapon perks to get
Grab this arc Fusion Rifle before it’s gone.
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Far be it from me to say that FOMO is fundamentally baked into the way Destiny 2’s loot grind works, but I need to remind you that this is thelastweek you’ll be able to get a PLUG ONE.1 fusion rifle for the foreseeable future. Next season it leaves the rotation of potential Nightfall rewards, with no return date. That matters because PLUG is a very strong Arc weapon, making it well-placed to take advantage of whatever Arc synergies arrive withseason 18’s subclass rework. You want a decent PLUG in your arsenal.
How to get Plug One Adept
The good news is that you have until the next weekly reset (6 pm BST/10 am PST/1 pm EST on August 16) to grind for the gun, and it’s relatively easy. In order to acquire a PLUG you need to run this week’s Nightfall strike. Note that the likelihood of the gun dropping increases according to the difficulty level, so you’re going to want to choose at least the Legend (1560) or ideally Master (1590) version.
Really, I recommend putting on your big Guardian pants and going for Grandmaster. It requires you to be at 1585 power, and caps your effective level so that you’re taking more and dealing less damage, but the benefit is that you’re guaranteed a weapon with every successful run—provided you kill all the Champions and thereby earn a Platinum rating. Your reward will be the ‘Adept’ version of PLUG, which grants a slight stat boost once masterworked and enables you to slot adept mods.
I’ve spent a ton of time using adept rolls of PLUG over the last couple of seasons, so am well placed to give perk recommendations. If you want to see everything available, check outD2 Gunsmith, where you can build out your own perfect roll. Below I’ve broken down the perks you should be looking for in PvE and PvP, with my preferred options towards the top.
What’s the Plug One god roll?
In PvE this is an easy one:Reservoir Burstis by far and away the most important to perk to look for. It deals an AoE blast with amped up damage whenever you have a full magazine. Perfect for clearing out waves of adds with a single shot. As you always want to be firing with a full magazine,Compulsive ReloaderandFeeding Frenzypair perfectly. If you don’t get either of those, consider using aFusion Rifle Holstermod on your boots so you can swap to the PLUG and be confident it’ll be fully loaded. In terms of damageAccelerated CoilsandLiquid Coilsare basically a wash, so it comes down to whether you want burst or sustained damage respectively. One slightly more niche option to consider is Adaptive Munitions, which will make the weapon substantially more effective against non-matching shields. Handy in high-end content with the Match Game modifier, especially as the multiple bolts in a burst ramp the effect up fast.
What’s the PvP Plug One god roll?
As is often the case, in PvP you’re looking to make the weapon into a more consistent killing machine. In PLUG’s case, that means barrels and magazines that boost range and stability. In terms of the main perks,Under Pressureis god tier in PvP because the lack of ammo means its effect is pretty much always active.Killing WindandSuccessful Warm-Uppair beautifully because both proc on, making them perfect if you’re already the kind of player who slays out with fusion rifles. More situational isKickstart, which definitely requires some getting used to, but grants a 20% damage buff and increased charge rate when sliding.
What mod should I use with Plug One?
For PvE,Adept Big Onesmod is particularly useful, as it provides +7.77 damage against Elites, Minibosses and Bosses (i.e. all Orange and Yellow bar enemies). For PvP,Adept Charge Timewill enable you to fire slightly faster without sacrificing the five-bolt kill. Otherwise, I’d again be looking to boost range or stability, depending on what your roll needs help with most. Voop-loving PvP expert Legoleflash recommends trying anAdept Targetingmod in his PLUG guide, which I’ve embedded below.
Tips for beating this week’s Nightfall: The Arms Dealer
As ever, GM aficionado Ekuegan has an excellent guide to fast, safe Arms Dealer runs up on his channel, which again I’ve embedded below. Jump in and be sure to let me know if you drop a god roll in the comments. I’ll be on the hunt for a Reservoir Burst/Compulsive Reloader roll all week, or until my RSI becomes unmanageable. I know what’s more likely to happen first.
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With over two decades covering videogames, Tim has been there from the beginning. In his case, that meant playing Elite in ‘co-op’ on a BBC Micro (one player uses the movement keys, the other shoots) until his parents finally caved and bought an Amstrad CPC 6128. These days, when not steering the good ship PC Gamer, Tim spends his time complaining that all Priest mains in Hearthstone are degenerates and raiding in Destiny 2. He’s almost certainly doing one of these right now.
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