Destiny 2’s The Recluse has made its big return with the Into the Light update. However, based on what people are keeping, no one knows what the actual best rolls are.
Destiny 2: Into the Lighthas been a breath of fresh air for the game, and a much-needed win after adifficult year. The update has brought with it the well-liked Onslaught mode, and theBrave arsenalwhich brought back many classic weapons from Destiny 2’s past.
That includes one of the most notorious weapons of all time, The Recluse. Pre-sunset, the weapon broke the game and became ubiquitous in most player’s loadouts. However, due to nerfs, and the game moving on to be far more ability-focused, the new version ofThe Reclusehas gone from ‘the best primary of all time’ to just ‘pretty good’.
However, an interesting aspect of this rereleased weapon is that with all of its new perk choices, no one can seem to agree on what’s best.
For most weapons in Destiny 2, there are generally pretty clear ‘best’ perk combinations. There might be two predominant roles, such as one for PvE or PvP, or one that does damage and one that provides utility, but generally, a roll or two will rise to the top as the most used.
That isn’t the case for The Recluse. UsingLight.gg, you can see the gun has a really wide selection of perk combos being kept by Guardians. The most popular is Repulsor Brace + Master of Arms with 5.42% usage. However, many others are within a couple of percentages. Here’s the breakdown:
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Having the percentages of perk combos being this close together is quite rare and suggests that no one has decided what is actually best here. However, it does imply that there are lots of viable roles for the SMG, meaning it should be pretty hard to get a bad roll here.
Maybe a clear winner will emerge later, but for the time being, whatever you personally think is the best roll for your style of play probably is.
Patrick Dane was Dexerto’s Games Editor in the UK team, leading the gaming section globally. With over 10 years experience in the gaming industry, he has built a reputation for industry-leading coverage of live service games such as Overwatch and Destiny. He also enjoys RPGs, single-player games, and attending events where the next big game drops. Patrick has bylines at TechRadar, IGN, PC Gamer, GamesRadar, International Business Times and Edge magazine.
