There are only a few Legendary Strand submachine guns in Destiny 2, and unless you’re an active raider, there aren’t many good options to take into PvE. Heresy Act Two introduced a solution to all your Strand SMG problems—Mirror Imago.
Mirror Imago is a 900 RPM Strand submachine gun in Episode Heresy and is a solid option if you don’t have access to other Legendary options, namely the Imminence from the Salvation’s Edge raid, and don’t want to use the Barrow-Dyad Exotic.
Here are our Mirror Imago god rolls in Destiny 2 for PvE and PvP.
What is the Mirror Imago god roll in Destiny 2?
Mirror Imago PvE god roll
- Barrel: Corkscrew Rifling
- Magazine: Tactical Mag
- Perk one: Subsistence
- Perk two: Hatchling or Sword Logic
- Masterwork: Range
Mirror Imago PvP god roll
- Barrel: Hammer-Forged Rifling
- Magazine: Accurized Rounds
- Perk one: To the Pain
- Perk two: Target Lock
- Masterwork: Range
The PvE roll is quite simple on Mirror Imago. In the third column, you can choose between Subsistence and Overflow for improved ammo management. Subsistence is generally more consistent because it triggers off kills with the weapon, while Overflow requires picking up an ammo brick. You can also opt for Pugilist or Grave Robber if you’re running a melee-focused build and want to tailor your weapon to it.
The two options in the fourth column are Hatchling and Sword Logic. Hatchling creates Threadlings upon precision or rapid final blows and is great for builds that focus on Threadlings and improving their damage. For any other Strand build, Sword Logic is more suitable. Depending on the target you defeat, it buffs the weapon’s damage for a short duration. During general add-clear, you can expect a 15 to 25 percent damage increase.
Mirror Imago has a few decent perks for PvP, too. While there are better SMGs to take into Crucible, this may not be the worst option if you need a Strand weapon. The Immortal is another solid Strand SMG, but it’s not enhancable.
In the third column, there’s To the Pain to increase aim assist when taking damage or Moving Target for flat aim assist buff. With To the Pain, you can get up to 20 aim assists (two per stack), while Moving Target gives 10.
You can pair them with Target Lock in the fourth column, which is a go-to PvP perk to optimize time-to-kill. Target Lock brings up the optimal time-to-kill to 0.67 seconds against all Resilience levels. Without Target Lock, you can only achieve that TTK against players with tier one Resilience and below.
How to get Mirror Imago in Destiny 2
Mirror Imago is available from the new boss-rush activity introduced in Act Two of Heresy, Court of Blades. Complete the Standard or Expert difficulty for a chance to get a base or shiny (masterworked with double perks) version of the gun.
Expert difficulty also has a chance to drop the Adept version with a different look and a shiny Adept with double perks and an additional Origin Trait. If you don’t care about the Adept version, you can also use the Tome of Want to target the Episodic submachine gun.
Published: Mar 18, 2025 08:17 am