Though I wasn’t around to experience the hype that was the glorious Breakneck back in Forsaken, I am around now to tell you why Breakneck is a great Kinetic Auto Rifle God Roll available in Destiny 2 Season of the Wish. Here’s how to get it and the PvP and PvE God Rolls.
How to get Breakneck in Destiny 2
Believe it or not, Breakneck is a Gambit weapon which means the best way to get one is to play Gambit. You may be able to get Breakneck as a random drop from winning Gambit, but the best strategy I recommend using to get Breakneck is to focus your Gambit Engrams at The Drifter in The Tower. It’ll cost more resources and take more time, but it’s your one surefire way of getting Breakneck.
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Before we get started, Breakneck doesn’t have its legendary Forsaken God Roll but it has a large perk pool with arguably better combos. It’s a Precision Frame which is great and, since it’s not a flashy weapon with subclass synergies, it’s best for PvP.
Is the Destiny 2 Breakneck God Roll worth it?
Breakneck is 100% worth it. I often look back and wish I grinded for a God Roll of a specific weapon that was only easily available several seasons ago. Don’t let Breakneck be that weapon for you. If you love Auto Rifles (who doesn’t), you should definitely try to get a Breakneck PvP or even a PvE God Roll.
Best Destiny 2 Breakneck God Roll for PvP
- Barrel: Small Bore
- Magazine: Ricochet Rounds
- Perk 1: Subsistence
- Perk 2: Onslaught
- Origin Trait: Gun and Run
The goal for the Breakneck PvP God Roll is to increase range and stability while enjoying a beautiful pairing of perks. I recommend Small Bore as it gives you +7 stability and range, but if you want to hone in on range, you can go for Hammer-Forged Rounds which gives +10 range, or go for Arrowhead Brake to greatly control the recoil.
Ricochet Rounds is always the go-to pick for any weapon for PvP God Rolls. Getting the extra damage from bullets bouncing off walls is great and you get another +5 range and +10 stability.
The perks are where Breakneck is a beast; Subsistence is an amazing perk that partially refills your magazine after defeating enemies which comes in clutch for survivability in PvP. Onslaught increases the weapon’s fire rate after getting a final blow. Together, Breakneck fires faster and reloads less often, making it an absolute machine in PvP.
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Best Destiny 2 Breakneck God Roll for PvE
- Barrel: Arrowhead Brake
- Magazine: Armor Piercing Rounds
- Perk 1: Subsistence
- Perk 2: Attrition Orbs
- Origin Trait: Gun and Run
Honestly, the PvP God Roll for Breakneck makes for an excellent PvE God Roll as well which is great news if you don’t want to hunt down two different God Rolls. However, you can switch a few things around if you really want to optimize Breakneck for PvE.
In PvE, range isn’t everything. Because of that, I suggest Arrowhead Brake which gives you +10 handling and +20 recoil. This allows you to control the weapon much better. Since Breakneck is Kinetic, I recommend Armored Piercing Rounds to give you a slight boost to range but more importantly help you crack through enemy shields in PvE.
For the first perk slot, go with Subsistence. It’s the best choice even for PvE because you’ll be able to defeat a lot more enemies before you need to reload. The second perk slot is more tricky because there are a lot of great options.
Personally, I recommend Attrition Orbs, a new perk that gives you Orbs of Power after dealing sustained damage. The frequency of Orbs of Power got nerfed, so if you want to keep your broken builds, you need Attrition Orbs. If you want an add-clearing machine, I recommend Kinetic Tremors as it emits a shockwave after dealing sustained kinetic damage. also, you can’t go wrong with Demolitionist which gives you grenade energy upon weapon kills.
