Yeartide Apexis one ofDestiny 2‘s newer Solstice weapons, and it’s getting here with a bang. This SMG has a ton of good options in stock for its god roll, including a formerly exclusive raid perk.
If you couldn’t get a good No Survivors in Rite of the Nine, you just found a replacement. And even if you did get a god roll of it, Yeartide Apex might just bury it in your vault. This Legendary Tex Mechanica SMG feels amazing to shoot, and it has enough good options that you might want to keep more than one in your arsenal just in case.
Here are our god rolls for Yeartide Apex inDestiny 2.
Yeartide Apex PvE god roll in Destiny 2
Yeartide Apex’s perk pool alone is good enough for me to consider dismantling all my No Survivors from Rite of the Nine. It brings a few deadly contenders, includingChaos Reshaped, formerly exclusive to Salvation’s Edge weapons.
There are three big hitters in the third column.Heal Clipis a staple of Solar builds, perfect for when you need some extra healing and/or if you want to activate Ember of Benevolence.Demolitionistis free grenade energy on a kill and has been a common sight in grenade-based builds for a while.Attrition Orbshas its place, especially afterEdge of Fatebuffed it in SMGs. The choice here depends on your build, but the three general-use perks work well in most scenarios.
For the fourth column,Chaos Reshapedis powerful enough in both the damage and healing departments. It’ll take you a few seconds of uninterrupted combat to feel its effects, but you’ll get a damage buff at one stack, plus a bigger increase in damage and periodic healing pulses at two stacks. Heal Clip and Chaos Reshaped together might be overkill depending on your builds, though that combination provides excellent sustain.
If you’re looking to scorch enemies, bothBurning AmbitionandIncandescentare suitable options. The former has the advantage of scorching on hit, while the latter is more suited to lower-end activities where you can get kills more easily. Burning Ambition plus Hellion synergize well with the Scorch from each feeding into each other for easier ignitions.
Yeartide Apex PvP god roll in Destiny 2
For PvP, aim forLone Wolfas your first perk to get you a bump in aim assist, which gets bigger if no allies are nearby. Pair it withTarget Lockfor a damage buff with an on-hit trigger. If you’re using other weapons often, you can get great value out ofBinary OrbitorHarmonyas well. We aimed for a little extra range with our weapon parts, trying to squeeze any improvements to this weapon’s engagement range.
How to get Yeartide Apex in Destiny 2
Yeartide Apex is only available during the Solstice. During the event, look for Portal activities with aDistorted Solstice Engram as a reward, since they can drop both weapons and armor. These drops hinge on your reward level, difficulty, and Guardian Rank. The event’s reward shop also has Yeartide Apex for sale using Event Tokens.
