Whispering Slab

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🌟💥🎉 BOW HYPE TIME 🌟💥🎉 BOW HYPE TIME 🌟💥🎉 BOW HYPE TIME 🌟💥🎉

Remember when we all thought Wish-Ender would break the Crucible because you could see through walls? That’s the last time I thought bows might break the sandbox, or really even ever thought about using bows in PvP at all. Did you even know you can see through walls with Wish-Ender? I digress…

Many months ago, I saved a post by /u/TheGuiltySpark117 in the off chance I ever wanted to give bows a real shot in PvP. Over that time I’ve read and re-read it, every time I’m trying to figure out if I have a good bow roll. I strongy suggest you check this out; it’s phenomenal!

An In-Depth Guide to Using a Bow in Competitive PvP (Console or PC)

I reached out to TheGuiltySpark117 who graciously wrote up thoughts and rolls for Whispering Slab. All of the content that follows is courtesy of TheGuiltySpark117. Plese head over to the latest edition of the guide and show your appreciation.

I have two possible loadouts that I would consider a god roll for pvp. I don’t see a loadout for whispering slab that would be great for PvE, however.

PvP Rolls

You might’ve noticed that these aren’t specialized to the two types of playstyles I mention in my post. I did this on purpose because there are a much larger amount of players who aren’t bow mains, and care less about that kind of thing. These two are the best generalized god rolls that are tailored to the perspective of the majority. Both loadouts, however, are something that even I as a bow main in the crucible would be interested in acquiring.

There are two versions of this bow that I would consider a god roll depending on two different play styles: one being Aggressive, and the other being more Reserved.

“GuiltySpark’s Aggro Slab”

Here’s a breakdown of what we’re going for:

Elastic String: Sacrifices accuracy to increase draw speed, meaning you can pull it back and fire it faster. Aka, lowers ttk for the weapon by a small fraction. With this loadout we’re not too concerned about accuracy as engagements will be at closer ranges.
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft: Lowers stability, which is not concerning for a bow, but increases accuracy considerably. This is the best type of arrow any bow can have because there are no noticeable drawbacks of having it.
Killing Wind: Adds five tiers of movement speed to your guardian when the trait is active, meaning you will feel much quicker and lighter, allowing you to play more aggressively.
Unrelenting: Rewards an aggressive playstyle by granting a small amount of health on top of triggering health regeneration. In the Crucible, every other guardian kill will trigger this trait. Triggering this trait means you’ll have less downtime between engagements, and you’ll have some room to perform interesting plays in 1v2/3 or more scenarios.

Accuracy Masterwork: This helps conteract the reduction in accuracy that Elastic string has, making the bow feel a little more reliable when shooting.

  Barrels [ 28%]: Elastic String
  Mags    [ 33%]: Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Killing Wind
  Perks 2 [ 33%]: Unrelenting
  MWorks  [ 20%]: Accuracy MW

Variant	Chance	1 in ?
😡😡😡🌟 Collector’s Edition	0.11%	944
😡😡😡 CE (+barrels)	0.19%	515
😡😡😡 CE (+magazines)	0.19%	525
😡😡😡 CE (+masterworks)	0.21%	472
😡😡 (+barrels, +magazines, +masterworks)	0.70%	143
😡 (barrels, magazines, +masterworks)	2.22%	44

“GuiltySpark’s Reserved Slab”

The objective of this loadout is to max it’s Accuracy as high as it can go, so that the player can use it at longer distances and not feel forced to engage at closer ranges.

High Tension String: We’re going for max accuracy with this loadout.
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft: Again, the best Arrow type for any bow.
Archer's Tempo: High Tension String gives an increase to draw speed, and Archer’s Tempo will act to negate its effects while still lowering Draw Time to a reasonable degree.
Opening Shot: Further increases Accuracy and bullet magnetism to the head, making the bow more reliable at longer distances.

Accuracy Masterwork: Again, going for as high of an Accuracy stat as we can.

  Barrels [ 28%]: High Tension String
  Mags    [ 33%]: Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
  Perks 1 [ 16%]: Archer's Tempo
  Perks 2 [ 33%]: Opening Shot
  MWorks  [ 20%]: Accuracy MW

Variant	Chance	1 in ?
🧐🧐🧐🌟 Collector’s Edition	0.11%	944
🧐🧐🧐 CE (+barrels)	0.19%	515
🧐🧐🧐 CE (+magazines)	0.19%	525
🧐🧐🧐 CE (+masterworks)	0.21%	472
🧐🧐 (+barrels, +magazines, +masterworks)	0.70%	143
🧐🧐🧐 CE (*barrels)	0.37%	270
🧐🧐🧐 CE (*magazines)	0.32%	315
🧐🧐🧐 CE (*masterworks)	0.53%	189
🧐🧐 (barrels, magazines)	1.11%	89
🧐🧐 (barrels, masterworks)	1.85%	54
🧐🧐 (magazines, masterworks)	1.59%	63
🧐 (barrels, magazines, *masterworks)	5.56%	18