The Palindrome god rolls and how to get them in Destiny 2

The Palindrome is finally back in Destiny 2 after years of waiting. This beloved hand cannon returns with a wealth of god rolls and great perks. This time, it comes in Arc instead of Void—but that doesn’t stop it from being great.

This hand cannon is exclusive to the Nightfall pool on some weeks, but it’s worth getting it. It’s almost a must-have for any builds that incorporate Arc, be it purely the lightning-based subclass or Prismatic. And the suite of damage perks that come with it makes it incredible for all flavors of elements, even if that might mean giving up on some elemental synergy.

Here are our god rolls for the Palindrome in Destiny 2, based on perk data from d2foundry.gg.

The Palindrome god rolls in Destiny 2

Our Palindrome god rolls for both PvE and PvP show a wealth of different options, but that’s mostly because of how good this hand cannon’s perk pool is. There’s a little bit for everybody, so we’re selecting our favorites and some of the runner-ups that are good enough in their own right.

The Palindrome PvE god roll in Destiny 2

• Barrel: Polygonal Rifling, Corkscrew Rifling, Fluted Barrel,
• Mag: Flared Magwell, Tactical Mag, or Steady Rounds
• Third column: Explosive Payload
  • Honorable mention: Outlaw
• Fourth column: Rolling Storm, Desperate Measures, Master of Arms, or Magnificent Howl

We’re dead set on Explosive Payload as the first perk because it’s a free damage boost, and it gives you a minute five points to reload speed if enhanced. Outlaw isn’t necessarily a bad choice here, especially if you think the Palindrome’s reload takes a bit too long, but we’d take Explosive Payload here.

If you’re going with Arc, Rolling Storm is a no-brainer. This lets you gain stacks of Bolt Charge on kills, with bigger benefits while Amplified. The perk works well even outside of the light-blue subclass, but you might as well make the most of this gun’s element change to Arc anyway.

There’s no dearth of damage perks if you’d like something more damage-focused, though. Master of Arms and Desperate Measures are excellent choices with a fairly low setup and a high payoff. Magnificent Howl is great if you can land headshot kills, giving you a huge damage bump once it’s active, but we listed it here as an honorable mention

The Palindrome PvP god roll in Destiny 2

• Barrel: Hammer-Forged Rifling, Smallbore, Corkscrew Rifling, or Fluted Barrel
• Mag: Accurized Rounds
• Third column: To the Pain, Closing Time, or Elemental Capacitor.
• Fourth column: Opening Shot or Magnificent Howl
  • Honorable mention: Snapshot Sights

For our PvP god roll, we focused on range and gun feel. We picked parts that bump your range (Hammer-Forged and Accurized are our favorites), but the choice of perks is a bit more personal.

Closing Time and To the Pain are amazing by themselves, even if they’re slightly conditional. Closing Time gives you more range and handling on the bottom half of your magazine, while To the Pain boosts your handling and aim assist. We’re more partial to To The Pain, but there’s no denying the strength of Closing Time. Elemental Capacitor varies depending on your subclass, so it’s less universal, but still a good choice.

Our choice for the second perk is Opening Shot, since it bumps up your range and aim assist on the first bullet of your engagement. This gives you a little bit of juice in mid-range encounters and helps you secure the first hit and start the duel with an advantage. Snapshot Sights is a classic for PvP, but we’d take Opening Shot over it.

If you want a damage bump, though, Magnificent Howl might be the best pick, but Master of Arms isn’t a bad choice either since it activates on any gun kill.

How to get the Palindrome in Destiny 2

The Palindrome is a Nightfall weapon, so you can only add this gun to your collection once it’s the featured weapon in a given week. An Adept version of the Palindrome is a guaranteed drop after completing a Grandmaster Nightfall with a Platinum score, but you still have a chance of obtaining a regular Palindrome by doing the lower-difficulty versions of Nightfalls. The higher the difficulty, the bigger the drop chance.

If the Palindrome isn’t the Nightfall weapon this week, however, you can still grab more rolls of it, assuming you already unlocked it in the first place. You can do that by spending some Engrams at Commander Zavala’s vendor menu as long as you have it on Collections, and you can also use Nightfall Ciphers to grab more copies of the Adept version (and cheaper versions of the base one) whenever the Palindrome is the featured weapon.

Is the Palindrome craftable in Destiny 2?

The Palindrome isn’t craftable, so you must dive into Nightfalls if you want a copy of this gun. You can focus it with Commander Zavala at the expense of some of your Vanguard Engrams, though, which makes it slightly easier to obtain a roll you want.