Seventh Seraph SI-2

For all possible perks, check out Seventh Seraph SI-2 over on d2gunsmith.com

The SI-2 is the 2020 version of the Anonymous Autumn (Kyt: “which is the best-in-class for lightweight sidearms”) and is the only other randomly rolled 360 RPM Energy sidearm. Mercules is on the same page: “It (SI-2) doesn’t have great Stability or great Range. I would pick a well-rolled Anonymous Autumn over this every time.” Why do they say that? It’s got basically the same stats as an Anonymous Autumn but has 33% less Range and 20% less Stability. On the plus side the SI-2 has 7% better Handling (64 > 69) 🙃

PvP Rolls

TrueVanguard, who absolutely loves the Anonymous Autumn (with over 14,000 kills) depicts the SI-2 as situational, relying primarily on Vorpal to justify using it. Check out his thoughts.

If you are going to consider the SI-2 for PvP, a few things to keep in mind:

• The recoil direction is 95, so no need to worry about straightening it out. I.e. the +Recoil barrels shouldn’t be your first pick. Instead, focus on Range and Stability.
• Full Auto is going to be a make-or-break perk for some, as many guardians have a love-it-or-hate-it relationsihp with single-shot sidearms. If that’s your thing, know that no other perk in that column is a must-have. I find that 360s are unsuable for me without it, so I’ll be picking one of these up to see how it plays with Vorpal.

  “Full Auto Super Shredder”

  These rolls aren’t super tight on the Barrel and Magazine front because they aren’t going to dramatically alter the value of the overall roll. Vorpal is really the key here. Without Vorpal, you’re better off using the better-rolled Anonymous Autumn as mentioned above. Otherwise we’re going for +Range and +Stability wherever we can get it.

  Barrels [ 83%]: Polygonal Rifling, Chambered Compensator, Smallbore, Corkscrew Rifling, Hammer-Forged Rifling
  Mags    [ 78%]: Accurized Rounds, Steady Rounds, Flared Magwell, Tactical Mag
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Full Auto Trigger System
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Vorpal
  MWorks  [ 50%]: Stability MW, Range MW
  

“Threat Level Super Shredder”

Same setup as the above, but we’re swapping out Full Auto and bringing in Threat Detector.

  Barrels [ 83%]: Polygonal Rifling, Chambered Compensator, Smallbore, Corkscrew Rifling, Hammer-Forged Rifling
  Mags    [ 78%]: Accurized Rounds, Steady Rounds, Flared Magwell, Tactical Mag
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Threat Detector
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Vorpal
  MWorks  [ 50%]: Stability MW, Range MW

“Basic Super Shredder”

No first column perk! If you really want Vorpal on your Energy sidearm, here ya go.

  Barrels [ 83%]: Polygonal Rifling, Chambered Compensator, Smallbore, Corkscrew Rifling, Hammer-Forged Rifling
  Mags    [ 78%]: Accurized Rounds, Steady Rounds, Flared Magwell, Tactical Mag
  Perks 1 [100%]: *
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Vorpal
  MWorks  [ 50%]: Stability MW, Range MW

PvE Rolls

Like all other Seraph weapons, the SI-2 contributes to the generation of Warmind cells in PvE. If that’s not your thing, you can pretty much pass on this weapon full stop. Since it can roll with Dragonfly, it could have made beautiful music with the Wrath of Rasputin Warmind mod: Solar splash damage final blows have a chance to create Warmind Cells. Unfortunately the SI-2 is a Void weapon 👿

That being said, there are a few combos that could prove interesting for the discerning collector / sidearm aficionado.

“Sparks Flying”

The SI-2 is the only sidearm in the game that can roll with both Demolitionist and Dragonfly. That’s exciting because Demolitionist counts the Dragonfly collateral kills towards getting your grenade back. Don’t forget the Dragonfly Spec mod from Ada-1!

  Barrels [100%]: *
  Mags    [100%]: *
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Demolitionist
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Dragonfly
  MWorks  [100%]: *

“Champion Slayer”

Sidearms are all the rage in the Season 10 Artifact, and certainly will be again at some point in the future. If you want to dump rounds in to Champions, you don’t have any other options in this slot.

  Barrels [100%]: *
  Mags    [100%]: *
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Full Auto Trigger System
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Vorpal
  MWorks  [100%]: *

“You’re Trapped In Here With Me”

Like Grave Robber and Swashbuckler, these two perks play super well off each other. If you love sidearms, considering adding this to your collection. You’ll do some serious damage during Seraph Tower events.

  Barrels [100%]: *
  Mags    [100%]: *
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Threat Detector
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Surrounded
  MWorks  [100%]: *