We can finally see the Raid weapons on light.gg so let’s look at what they’re packing.

Origin Trait: Collective Purpose - Gain bonus range and handling when near allies. Bows get better draw time. Swords get better charge rate. Stacks with more allies.

Critical Anomaly - Stasis Aggressive Sniper Rifle:

• First Column:
  • Reconstruction
  • Chill Clip
  • Rewind Rounds
  • Keep Away
  • Opening Shot
  • Quickdraw
• Second Column:
  • Bait and Switch
  • Headstone
  • Chaos Reshaped - Gains bonus damage that stacks the longer the wielder is in combat. Periodically heals the wielder.
  • Explosive Payload
  • Triple Tap
  • Firing Line
  • Snapshot Sights
• Combos:
  • PVE: Reconstruction/Rewind Rounds + Bait and Switch/Headstone/Triple Tap. Chill Clip Headstone.
  • PVP: Keep Away/Opening Shot + Snapshot
• Thoughts:
  • Chill Clip seems interesting if you combine it with headstone.
  • The new perk might be good but I think it’s going to do better on primary weapons.
  • If snipers ever get good for DPS again this might be able to compete with Succession.

Imminence - Strand Lightweight SMG:

• First Column:
  • Demolitionist
  • Slice
  • Enlightened Action
  • Dynamic Sway reduction
  • Pugilist
  • Perpetual Motion
• Second Column:
  • Hatchling
  • Kill Clip
  • Chaos Reshaped
  • Target Lock
  • Desperate Measures
  • Firefly
  • Strategist.
• Combos:
  • PVE: Slice/Demolitionist/Pugilist + Hatchling/Kill Clip/Chaos Reshaped/Firefly
  • PVP: Slice/Enlightened Action/DSR/Perpetual Motion + Kill Clip/Target Lock
• Thoughts:
  • Get ready for another SMG in PVP.
  • Many ways to run this for PVE. I’m most interested in the new perk Chaos Reshaped to see how it performs.
  • I list hatchling on all the weapons that have it because of how it fits with Strand but I personally think it’s a bad perk and needs a buff to be relevant.

Non-Denouement - Arc Precision Bow:

• First Column:
  • Archer’s Tempo
  • Dragonfly
  • Opening Shot
  • Shoot to Loot
• Second Column:
  • Voltshot
  • Chaos Reshaped
  • Explosive Head
  • Desperate Gambit - Hipfire precision hits grant a massive draw speed bonus.
  • Moving Target.
• Combos:
  • PVE: Archer’s Tempo + Volshot. Done. Maybe you could argue Dragonfly but why would you?
• Thoughts:
  • So they’re just giving us legendary Trinity Ghoul?
  • Bows are annoying in PVP.

Forthcoming Deviance - Void Rapid Fire Glaive:

• First Column:
  • Reconstruction
  • Replenishing Aegis
  • Demolitionist
  • Grave Robber
• Second Column:
  • Chain Reaction
  • Chaos Reshaped
  • Destabilizing Rounds
  • Close to Melee
  • Desperate Measures
  • Vorpal
  • Unstoppable force
• Combos:
  • PVE: Any perk combo listed above. I’d personally go Reconstruction + Chain Reaction.
• Thoughts:
  • I find glaives to be really not fun to use. I guess this one gets rid of my biggest problem which is their piss poor reload by having nearly all reload bypass perks in the first column. I’m thinking chain reaction will help you keep the shield energized with AoE kills.

Nullify - Solar Heavy Burst Pulse Rifle:

• First Column:
  • Rapid Hit
  • Heal Clip
  • Subsistence
  • Demolitionist
  • Firefly
• Second Column:
  • Incandescent
  • Chaos Reshaped
  • Multikill Clip
  • Adrenaline Junkie
  • Vorpal
  • Desperate Measures.
• Combos:
  • PVE: Rapid Hit/Heal Clip/Subistence/Firefly + Incandescent/Chaos Reshaped.
  • PVP: Not really seeing much here.
• Thoughts:
  • Personally I’m going with Firefly + Incandescent. I got Adhorative last season which has my Heal Clip + Incandescent PR covered.

Summum Bonum - Arc Wave Frame Sword:

• First Column:
  • Tireless Blade
  • Relentless Strikes
  • Attrition Orbs
  • Unrelenting
  • Strategist
• Second Column:
  • Chaos Reshaped
  • Chain Reaction
  • Bait and Switch
  • Whirlwind Blade
  • Surrounded
  • One for All
  • Vorpal
• Combos:
  • PVE: Lots of options. I’m not really a sword guy so I don’t know what to use in the first column but I’m sure as shit using Chain Reaction or Bait and Switch in the second column.