Speleologist god roll and best perks in Destiny 2

Speleology is the study of cave diving and spelunking, which can be a little unusual to inspire a machine gun. In any case, Speleologist is a very unique weapon with some pretty interesting gameplays attached in Destiny 2.

The Radiolaria Transposer Origin Perk makes the 900 RPM Solar Speleologist super good at crowd control. Kills with it drop pools of Vex milk that damage over time every enemy who steps in it. This makes it really great for add cleaning and can even be used as a primary so you can save your Kinetic and Energy slots for other, better things.

What is the Destiny 2 god roll for Speleologist?

Speleologist PvE god roll

Our recommended PvE god roll for the Speleologist offers a balanced combination of sustained fire and crowd control.

**Column Perk(s)**

Barrel  Smallbore

Magazine Appended Mag

Trait One Deconstruct, Envious Assassin

Trait Two Killing Tally, Incandescent

Origin Trait Radiolaria Transposer

This roll does a great job at clearing adds and can be your main weapon. Deconstruct and Killing Tally provide you with your fire rate while Incandescent provides some damage and crowd control. Envious Assassin makes sure that your reloads are really fast, so this is an extremely good roll for PvE content.

This god roll is going to allow effective wave clears and do quite a bit for the team in terms of damage output. Smallbore and Appended Mag help with accuracy and a larger magazine size for longer sustained fire. Deconstruct and Killing Tally simply push fire rate high enough that controlling crowds is pretty easy and fast.

That being said, the real value in Incandescent has to do with its ignition effect, which proves to be extremely helpful when one is faced with several enemies at once. Killing an enemy will produce an Ignite that will damage nearby enemies over time. This makes killing adds a lot more efficient and will help out your team as a whole.

Envious Assassin is quite a useful perk which will auto-reload your weapon upon a kill so that you could just keep firing and won't be disrupted by the need to reload. That makes it easier to keep pressure up and do consistent damage to enemies.

The god roll is overall symmetrical in giving the Speleologist a very balanced set of perks and actually turns it into a strong, very versatile weapon for PvE gameplay. It does great at clearing adds, crowd control, and doing damage on target consistently. Whether an onslaught of enemies or just bosses, this Speleologist roll can be a real addition to your collection.

Speleologist PvP god roll

Considering the Speleologist isn't cream of the crop in PvP because of its slower fire rate, there are still builds out there worth going over. Some of these include:

**Column‎ Perk(s)**

Barrel‎ Polygonal Rifling

Magazine‎ Accurized Rounds, Steady Rounds

Trait One‎ Firmly Planted

Trait Two‎ Strategist, Incandescent

Origin Trait‎ Radiolaria Transposer

PvP: Accuracy and stability are the main focuses. Polygonal Rifling and Accurized Rounds both provide these attributes. Steady Rounds further improves stability, allowing a more manageable control of recoil.

Firmly Planted and Strategist go hand in glove very well for survivability and quicker class ability recharge. Incandescent can be helpful sometimes with close-quarters, but doesn't help as much due to ammo economy in PvP.

Keep in mind that while the Speleologist might not be as aggressive in a PvP setting as other machine guns, these rolls can make it a viable option for players who enjoy its unique playstyle and crowd control potential.

How to Get Speleologist in Destiny 2

The Speleologist is an Episode: Echoes weapon that is droppable from seasonal activities and specific endgame content. It can drop from the Encore Exotic mission and the Nessus Battlegrounds. Once you have one copy, more can be acquired through seasonal engrams.

To acquire the crafting recipe of Speleologist on The Enclave, you need to farm five Deepsight versions of this particular weapon. You may be able to speed this up with Deepsight Harmonizers, but given drops are so plentiful, they're generally not needed.

With proper understanding of the Speleologist's strengths and weaknesses, along with selecting the proper perks to complement your playstyle, this machine gun will be a valuable addition to your Destiny 2 arsenal.