Let’s take a look at the returning Saint-14 weapons from Season of the Dawn. These weapons are NOT craftable and can be rolled from the war table using Echoes Engrams. Again, I’m only listing perks I think are worth it.

Origin Trait: Cast no Shadows - Dealing melee damage increases weapon handling and loads a small amount of ammo to the mag.

Patron of Lost Causes - Kinetic Lightweight Scout Rifle:

  • First Column:
    • To the Pain
    • Stats for All
    • Strategist
    • Rapid Hit
    • Triple Tap
  • Second Column:
    • Precision Instrument
    • Kinetic Tremors
    • Vorpal
    • Explosive Payload
  • Combos:
    • PVE: Stats For All/Rapid Hit + Kinetic Tremors/Precision Instrument/Vorpal
    • PVP: To The Pain/Rapid Hit + Explosive Payload
  • Thoughts:
    • Scouts are still in a weird spot in both parts of the game. In PVE I basically see them as champion stunning tools and in PVE I’m not taking this over my Hung Jury.
    • PVP might have some more use for this as Lightweights tend to do better there especially with explosive payload.

Perfect Paradox - Kinetic Rapid Fire Shotgun:

  • First Column:
    • Threat Remover
    • Pugilist
    • Slideshot
    • Threat Detector
  • Second Column:
    • One Two Punch
    • Vorpal
    • Opening Shot
    • Swashbuckler
    • Trench Barrel
  • Combos:
    • PVE: Anything except Slideshot + Opening Shot
    • PVP: Slideshot + Opening Shot/One Two Punch
  • Thoughts:
    • One of the best shotguns in the game is back, although I feel like shotguns have changed a lot since this was in its prime and it might be not great now.
    • Lots of good PVE combos to choose from. I’m particularly interested in Threat Remover + Trench Barrel.
    • IDK if I would use this in PVP but it has the one combo for that if you’re interested.

Breachlight - Strand Heavy Burst Sidearm:

  • First Column:
    • Slice
    • Threat Detector
    • Perpetual Motion
    • Pugilist
    • Demolitionist
  • Second Column:
    • Hatchling
    • Vorpal
    • Swashbuckler
    • Adrenaline Junkie
    • Desperate Measures
  • Combos:
    • PVE: Lots of good combos. Slice + Hatchling if you want to lean hard into Strand.
    • PVP: Probably Threat Detector + Swashbuckler/AJ/Desperate Measures.
  • Thoughts:
    • Another banger of a weapon from that season returns. We also haven’t gotten a Heavy Burst sidearm in a while. It coming back a strand is a huge boon too.
    • Definitely farm for this one. I’m probably looking for Slice + Hatchling.

Martyr’s Retribution - Solar Wave Frame GL:

  • First Column:
    • Envious Assassin
    • Auto Loading Holster
    • Heal Clip
    • Demolitionist
    • Field Prep
  • Second Column:
    • Vorpal
    • Incandescent
    • Desperate Measures
    • Strategist
    • Kill Clip
  • Combos:
    • This looks mostly like a PVE gun and there are so many options.
  • Thoughts:
    • This thing is absolutely stacked with good perks. I’m probably looking for Envious Assassin/Auto Loading Holster + Incandescent for maximum add clear. I could see an argument for Heal Clip but I think I’d personally rather have that on a primary ammo gun.

Line In the Sand - Arc Precision LRF:

  • First Column:
    • Clown Cartridge
    • Demolitionist
    • Rapid Hit
  • Second Column:
    • Bait and Switch
    • Firing Line
  • Combos:
    • This is a hard PVE gun with some obvious combos.
  • Thoughts:
    • LFRs probably will never be as good as they once were. This one has some good combos. Take your pick between Bait and Switch or Firing Line depending on how much you want to micromanage your DPS. I think Demolitionist will get you the most out of a DPS phase too but the others aren’t terrible.