Sojourner’s Tale

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Sojourner’s Tale is a Legendary Slug Shotgun in the Energy slot, introduced in S14.

PvP Rolls

From a PvP perspective, slug shotguns come in two flavours:

• High Handling + Low Aim Assist: Sojourner's Tale, First In, Last Out
• Low Handling + High Aim Assist: Blasphemer, Heritage, Bonechiller

If you love sniping Guardians with slug shotguns and wish you had a Legendary you could use in place of your Duality then you’re in luck! Sojourner’s offers a solid baseline set of perks that any slug enthusiast will recognize, as well as some interesting new combinations.

“The Tale of Coolguy”

Coolguy has a terrific video breakdown of Soujourner’s Tale. It’s the only weapon in the game that can roll with this combo of Tunnel Vision and Killing Wind, which both proc on reload. What was new to me was that the benefits proc as soon as a single shell has been reloaded. You don’t have to wait for the full mag to finish!

  Barrels [ 22%]: Fluted Barrel
  Mags    [ 28%]: Assault Mag
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Tunnel Vision
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Killing Wind
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Handling MW

“Slugger’s Choice”

Your standard set of “secure that first kill” perks.

  Barrels [ 22%]: Fluted Barrel
  Mags    [ 28%]: Assault Mag
  Perks 1 [ 50%]: Moving Target, Quickdraw, Threat Detector
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Opening Shot
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Handling MW

PvE Rolls

Slug shotguns got a damage boost in PvE and become DPS machines a few seasons back. If you missed out on a solid First In, Last Out roll, now’s your change to secure a workhorse for PvE.

“Ehroar’s Pick”

Ehroar has a great video review of the Sojourner’s Tale. It can’t roll with Vorpal but it can roll with Surrounded and Frenzy, both of which provide significant damage bonuses.

  Barrels [ 22%]: Full Bore
  Mags    [ 28%]: Assault Mag
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Auto-Loading Holster
  Perks 2 [ 33%]: Frenzy, Surrounded
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Range MW

“Just Passing Through”

Classic pairing here.

  Barrels [ 22%]: Full Bore
  Mags    [ 28%]: Assault Mag
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Threat Detector
  Perks 2 [ 16%]: Surrounded
  MWorks  [ 25%]: Range MW