Trachinus is a rapid-fire slug shotgun which have been introduced recently into Destiny 2. This week is arms week, and Ada-1 is literally giving these away, so now is a great time to get one. Today I’m going to check out the stats, perks, god rolls, plus how to get Trachinus in Destiny 2.

How to get Trachinus

Trachinus is available during Arms Week, and as of making this guide it’s available to pick up from Ada-1 in the Shooting Range, which you can launch from the Tower. Trachinus is also available during Heavy Metal, which is a Mech Vs Tanks PVP mode. This is another event sporadically available at certain times in the season. Keep your eyes open for Arms Week and Heavy Metal, and during these events you’ll be able to get Trachinus. You can earn a special holofoil version of the weapon from the event track plus you can spend event tokens to get the weapon too from the event page.

Trachinus

Trachinus is a Legendary Kinetic Shotgun with a Rapid Fire Slug meaning it has fast-firing slug rounds with deeper ammo reserves. Looking at the stats we have Impact 66, Range 40, Stability 50, Handling 40, Reload Speed 67, Rounds Per Minute 90, Magazine 7.

The Origin Trait is Tenacity and Veist Stinger. Tenacity is when targets are nearby, final blows grant weapon damage, reload speed, and handling until the wielder’s death. Veist Stinger is damaging an enemy with this weapon has a small chance to reload the magazine and increase movement speed while aiming down sights. Bows receive faster draw speed and swords receive faster charge rate while this perk is active.

Rapid-Fire Slugs are a brand-new frame, and the closest comparison is the Precision Slug frame. They deal slightly less damage per shot, but their faster rate of fire and larger ammo reserves let you sustain fire much longer. Adding Assault Mag boosts that fire rate even further, squeezing out a bit more total damage.

In PvP, the frame shows promise but is held back by a lackluster perk pool. That said, the combination of Killing Wind and Encore provides an impressive range boost that’s definitely worth noting. Overall, Trachinus lands solidly in B-Tier for both PvE and PvP.

Trachinus god roll guide

For PVE Arrowhead Break, Assault Mag, Rapid-Hit, Chill Clip, Masterwork Handling

• Arrowhead Brake – Greatly controls recoil, Increases handling speed
• Assault Mag – Greatly increases stability, Increases rate of fire
• Lead from Gold – Picking up Heavy ammo also grants ammo to this weapon.
• Chill Clip – Direct hits with the top half of the magazine cause a detonation that slows nearby targets.
• Masterwork Handling

For PVP Hammer-Forged Rifling, Accurized Rounds, Transcendent Moment, Binary Orbit, Masterwork Range

• Hammer-Forged Rifling – Increases range
• Accurized Rounds – Increases range
• Transcendent Moment – Final blows grant bonus stats based on the weapon’s damage type alignment. Light elements grant stability and handling. Dark elements grant range and aim assist. While Transcendent, this weapon gets both bonuses.
• Binary Orbit – Elemental final blows opposite this weapon increase damage for a short duration. Darkness final blows boost Arc, Solar, and Void weapons. Light final blows boost Stasis, Strand, and Kinetic weapons.
• Masterwork Range

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