Shadow Price

For all possible perks, check out Shadow Price over on d2gunsmith.com

Shadow Price is a 450 RPM Precision Frame, Arc Energy Auto Rifle, offered as a Nightfall-exclusive reward beginning in Season 13. It’s the only 450 RPM Auto Rifle dropping apart from the Kinetic Seventh Seraph Carbine; compare them over on light.gg. Shadow Price has by far the better perk pool (One for All, Surplus, Feeding Frenzy…) whereas the Carbine can create Warmind Cells, which alone is a reason to use it.

PvP Rolls

450s haven’t been great in PvP since the first year of Destiny 2. 600 RPMs like the Gnawing Hunger and Summoner still reign supreme, and will continue to do so until 450s are buffed. What makes the Shadow Price even less desirable for PvP is the lack of PvP perks that AR users would find interesting in either column. No Dynamic Sway, Tap the Trigger, etc. which makes sense since it’s a reward for a PvE activity. Once the Grandmaster NFs appear and Adept mods are accessible, perhaps Adept Counterbalance, Stability, etc. could make it more desireable. Really though, until they’re buffed, 450 RPMs may be frustrating to deploy against meta weapons.

“Crushing Darkness”

With either Arrowhead Brake or Chambered Compensator + Counterbalance, you can hit 100 Recoil. Everythign else is this roll is about maximzing Stability. The final column doesn’t have any must-have perks; anything there is gravy. Sure Swashbuckler would be nice to have, but it doesn’t complete a picture, so I’ve left the final column empty. With at least two abilities active, Surplus is going to grant a noticeable improvement to Stability, Handling and Reload speed giving this roll a snappy, almost Lightweight-Frame feel.

  Barrels [ 41%]: Chambered Compensator, Arrowhead Brake
  Mags    [ 25%]: Steady Rounds
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Surplus
  Perks 2 [100%]: *
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Stability MW

“Momentous Night”

Similar to the above roll; swapping in Killing Wind instead of Surplus.

  Barrels [ 41%]: Chambered Compensator, Arrowhead Brake
  Mags    [ 25%]: Steady Rounds
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Killing Wind
  Perks 2 [100%]: *
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Stability MW

PvE Rolls

450s (and ARs in general) are in a tough spot for PvE. Ehroar demonstrates this comprehensively: they have a confusing damage profile compared to other alternatives in that slot. If Shadow Price were a kinetic, perhaps less so, but the Energy slot is so loaded with great weapons that it’s hard to imagine this being your top choice in its current state. That being said, frame buffs are always a thing and 450s seem long overdue for one!

“Overflowing Darkness (Aztec’s Pick)”

One for All is a 33% damage boost after tagging three targets. Pair it with Overflow you’ve got a deep mag to burn down while OFA is active. If you want this to feel like a laser, Arrowhead Brake is your pick in the first column, taking the Recoil from 79 to 100. It also boosts Handling by nearly 20%, which you’ll notice on ready, stow and aiming. See Aztec’s Review.

  Barrels [ 22%]: Arrowhead Brake
  Mags    [ 78%]: Tactical Mag, Alloy Magazine, Flared Magwell, Accurized Rounds
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Overflow
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: One for All
  MWorks  [ 50%]: Stability MW, Reload MW

“Feeding Darkness (Ehroar’s Pick)”

One for All is a 33% damage boost after tagging three targets. Eventually you’ll need to reload and once you hit FFx2, you’re golden. If you want this to feel like a laser, Arrowhead Brake is your pick in the first column, taking the Recoil from 79 to 100. It also boosts Handling by nearly 20%, which you’ll notice on ready, stow and aiming. See Ehroar’s Review.

  Barrels [ 22%]: Arrowhead Brake
  Mags    [ 89%]: Extended Mag, Appended Mag, Tactical Mag, Flared Magwell, Accurized Rounds
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Feeding Frenzy
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: One for All
  MWorks  [ 50%]: Stability MW, Reload MW

“Steady Sparks in the Night”

On full-auto weapons, Dragonfly can be tough to proc. 450s are right in that sweet spot where at medium-to-longer ranges, getting Dragonfly to proc regularly is a real possibility. To help with that, we’re going to go for better Recoil and Stability with the rest of the roll.

  Barrels [ 22%]: Arrowhead Brake
  Mags    [ 78%]: Accurized Rounds, Steady Rounds, Tactical Mag, Flared Magwell
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Surplus
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Dragonfly
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Stability MW

“Sparks in the Night”

Same as the above, except we’ll take any perks in the third column.

  Barrels [ 22%]: Arrowhead Brake
  Mags    [ 78%]: Accurized Rounds, Steady Rounds, Tactical Mag, Flared Magwell
  Perks 1 [100%]: *
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Dragonfly
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Stability MW