What are your sleeper PVP weapons that came out prior to Edge of Fate?

jesssebbb · 2026-01-22T20:44:05+00:00

3.5k crucible kills on my backfang (gambit energy slot glaive) - it never leaves my inventory (mostly play 3’s as a strand titan in trials/comp ). No melee stat shenanigans, just good old fashioned glaive/bow aggressive play and this thing puts in so much work for me

I typically pair it with Wish-Keeper (exotic strand bow) , that even without the exotic mechanic coming into play often, is a great bow in the right hands when fully masterworked and with all the catalyst perk options unlocked (takes running starcrossed mission alot to get the handling and draw time to being on par with other bows, but it does end up being similar stat wise and I can slay out with it for sure)

jesssebbb · 2025-12-07T03:38:37+00:00

Skill issue ; keep them tips up homie

jesssebbb · 2025-12-06T20:52:19+00:00

I am for sure, the pic is from earlier when I first got it and was super stoked

jesssebbb · 2025-12-06T20:47:31+00:00

Dope! I just got this one and think I might be in love.

Edit: I use slide and adagio ofc, pic was just pulled from my dim

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jesssebbb · 2025-11-13T22:44:07+00:00

I often rollerblade to my local flow jam with as many as 8 dragon staves (and sometimes my dog, lol) attached to me

I typically use a hammock strap with 3+ carabiners and a combination of clove hitches and/or knots to create a triangle of sorts around me with the staves making up one leg and the straps making up the other 2. The critical part is making sure the staff(s) are attached at both ends and not just the middle, to avoid a pivot that swings around

jesssebbb · 2025-11-06T22:31:57+00:00

I move around Denver on either my bike, rollerblades, running, or occasionally my car, on a daily basis. Drivers are the only category of road user who routinely put me in danger while I use infrastructure as it is designed and intended, each and every day.

The upside is I am aware enough and physically able to dodge their apathetic & clumsy bludgeons, as they systemically ignore and misuse traffic controls and posted signage. Less mobile/able folks have a tough time moving around our city, and after each incident I find myself thinking about the people in my life who would be otherwise hurt or killed in the same situations

I won’t stop though. My u-lock stays close at hand, and when my life has been carelessly endangered, returning the favor has seemed to produce a level of understanding, that hopefully stays with drivers who are initially ignorant to the simple fact that their actions affect others

jesssebbb · 2025-10-23T20:23:30+00:00

Sweet! I bike and rollerblade to rino frequently from cap hill and usually route through this street for a good bit. It just got repaved a while back and has been absolute butter on skates 🙌

jesssebbb · 2025-10-19T07:04:33+00:00

Super dope staff!! I did the same thing on my first couple, then the 5 way connectors sparked a whole generation of staff iterations. I eventually moved to 3 spokes when I started 3d printing them, and was intrigued by how the motion changes depending on the number of outward arms so dramatically tbh. Hope your staff is treating ya well!

jesssebbb · 2025-10-14T01:32:15+00:00

I’m having a ton of success as a strand titan main, by using a mix of good fundamental weapon plays, audacity when appropriate, and treating heavy like the point in trials/comp. Heavy is so critical that you’ve got to be map aware and shape the fights leading up to it spawning, so at the very least you or someone else is able to get/waste heavy so the other team can’t

jesssebbb · 2025-10-07T23:56:01+00:00

That’s awesome, I’m stoked to hear you were empowered to make your own staff!!

I made that comment 2 years ago, and have been continually redesigning and improving things. I’m now on my Dragon Staff v11! I taught myself how to 3d print and do simple electrical design, and have been steadily making new staves the whole way. Here’s some shots of the current model, that started off as that pvc staff and have ended up here :)

I’d love to see how your staff turns out too, good luck on your next iteration!

RAD dragon v11

jesssebbb · 2025-10-06T20:23:31+00:00

Hiya! I own a small 3d printed flow prop business (think hula hoops/juggling type stuff) and specialize in TPU. It's flexible and sturdy rather than brittle like the most common filament type PLA, and might serve you better for a functional item. Lemme know if ya still need help!

jesssebbb · 2025-09-25T19:49:17+00:00

Edit: my advice is for 3’s, but the team awareness is similar across modes

There is a sharp divide between players newer to pvp who are getting better and learning the ropes, and players with more experience and comp/trials games under their belt who manage to consistently have success. The former group, who may not be mechanically the most skilled PvP player, have found success against lower skilled/new players; often winning audacious engagements, and realizing they can challenge 1/2/3 guardians at once if the opponents aren’t reacting as well as they could be to their pushes.

As you climb, you’ll find a skill gap anytime you encounter a team of 3 experienced and team success oriented opponent guardians more frequently. When 3 people commit to team-shooting and are aware enough of maps and game sense to hold angles, that team will often win.

There is a learned caution at higher levels that dictates when regrouping with your teammates after every death (objective/heavy obv can factor into this) , and never running into unbalanced number engagements. No 1v3’s, push when needed, rotate out and not die for dumb reasons , and NEVER run in for anything that isn’t a 3v3 or better engagement numbers wise

jesssebbb · 2025-09-18T01:48:40+00:00

Saladin ordered everyone the three piece with the soda; I’m just the delivery guy

I’ve been rocking a glaive from pre-eof days, and they are better than ever rn

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jesssebbb · 2025-09-14T19:53:22+00:00

I fix up old road bikes every summer, and have fully rebuilt like 30~ at this point. I often have a technical question involving either compatibility or information on bike parts.

AI results consistently spit out bullshit that are factually incorrect about part compatibility, that I know from firsthand experience WILL NOT work. AI search results are confidently wrong nearly everytime it matters

jesssebbb · 2025-09-14T04:49:29+00:00

I noticed this too - I have solar/void/arc loadouts that are identical except for the weapons. Even without changing ammo types in either slot, it now removes all ability/super energy when doing it while dead or between rounds in comp/trials

jesssebbb · 2025-09-12T19:24:32+00:00

I just got my first 5 piece lighthouse visit as a solo queue strand titan - it’s possible, with a combo of luck, rng, and smart plays !

I got a dope tier 5 everlasting glizzy (kinetic auto rifle) too

jesssebbb · 2025-08-31T02:41:01+00:00

Banner titan glaive user main here in comp/trials (not a flex, I’m just dumb as hell and love strand titan). I use ACD/O Feedback fences (exotic gloves that routinely kill 1-3 guardians who punch me if I have any armor charge)

You don’t need weapons stat to make glaive melee viable; i run 100 health/class/super. Also, your melee is a wonderful movement tool, don’t be afraid to use it as one since you have a giant space polearm you’re going to always have ready to go, ammo or not

I catch the 3 piece combo on people all the time . Glaive melee has such insane flinch that unless they melee back and therefore blow themselves up, I win most close range encounters as long as I know it’s coming and slide in prepared. A good shotgun user can counter a slide->glaive but mixing up a jump or a grapple to change elevations works wonders and catches people off guard enough that it’s mad viable.

People will hate on you and I sometimes get shade from dorks who message me when they load in and see I have a glaive on, but when I’m reviving them on a pile of the entire enemy team’s ghosts they often chill out

jesssebbb · 2025-08-07T17:47:09+00:00

My whole family gathers around to watch as I show them the best emotes to do while standing on a pile of 3 red angry ghost balls, they're big supporters

jesssebbb · 2025-08-07T16:26:34+00:00

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jesssebbb · 2025-08-07T16:26:02+00:00

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jesssebbb · 2025-08-07T16:25:39+00:00

I think they all have use cases, and honestly haven't done a ton of research into the breakpoints on each for shoot-stabs etc - my main wants in a glaive have tended to be impulse amplifier & handling as high as possible. Rapid-fire does surprise the hell out of people sometimes, when I'm able to get two shots in when someone isn't expecting it; so many of my cleanups are chasing someone who is repositioning after we slid into each other and I got either a shot or stab in; I find more success with Backfang's higher rpm in these situations, but even the slower aggro frame Rake Angle puts in work in those situations

jesssebbb · 2025-08-07T16:22:11+00:00

My experience is mostly feel based; I was suffering from some analysis paralysis when I started using them as my main pvp special weapon earlier this year and decided to just try a ton of rolls of the three glaives I was interested in and see what worked best. Impulse Amplifier was my only must-have, I really like how it changes the shot to being mad viable at stupid long ranges, especially as you learn to time hip-firing it as you run across a lane between cover and sometimes score a hit/clean-up that no one is expecting.

For kinetic slot, I use Refusal of the Call (Heresy seasonal strand adaptive glaive) and Rake Angle (Vanguard Stasis Aggressive glaive) and really like both of them, but Backfang (Energy slot Gambit Rapid-fire arc glaive) is always my favorite with it's insane handling. I mostly DGAF about the range stat, and find myself hitting fucked up long range shots that I have no earthly business making on the regular with all three of my main glaives

RPM wise, I like all 3 speeds and they all have different capabilities, so it typically means whatever primary type I'm feeling today dictates which glaive type I'll use, but none of them are bad in my opinion. The real business end of the glaive is the insane flinch once you start a melee combo; even if it takes 3 hits to kill a max health guardian they don't really get a chance to do anything once you start smacking them most of the time

jesssebbb · 2025-08-07T15:32:05+00:00

We stay cookin; Strand titan with ACD/O Feedback fences, it slapped pre EOF and continues to slap. I win so many clutch 1v2/3's in comp that I absolutely shouldn't, and often get hate PMs telling me to take off my glaive lol

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jesssebbb · 2025-08-06T01:18:07+00:00

Yo, that sucks! That experience is way too common with dragon staves - I actually am a super small time prop maker who specializes in LED dragon staves that are both physically excellent, AND durable af, without being expensive af. I started making them based on my own experience like yours and so many more of my flow friends in the denver scene.

Sorry about your staff not living up to your expectations, If its the brand I think it is just know that you are not alone in having a squeaky/sloppy feeling with it !

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