Renegades · Season 28: Lawless
Why solo queue loadouts need a different filter
The best solo queue loadouts are usually not the same as the absolute strongest coordinated-team loadouts.
Solo queue asks for a few different qualities:
- the ability to survive and support teammates
- weapons that can team shot, but also kill chain
- strong neutral-game that can possibly make picks
What generally works best
The safest solo queue kits usually have:
- a dependable primary that wins repeat neutral fights
- a special weapon or secondary tool that bails you out when someone collapses your space (close quarters weapons or control abilities such as slow or suspend)
- movement or subclass abilities that let you disengage if your team gets wiped and you need to disengage quick
That usually pushes players toward a few recurring archetypes:
1. Hand cannon plus shotgun or fusion
This is still one of the cleanest solo queue templates because it gives you:
- peek pressure
- cleanup potential
- team shot chunking with a handcannon
A really good hand cannon which drops like candy in the crucible is the Mos Athanor IV {{weapon:4118334987}}
2. Pulse rifle plus shotgun or fusion
This is often even safer for average players than hand cannon setups because the neutral game is more stable and easier to repeat across multiple maps. The range of the pulse can be great at long range team shooting and right now, pulses are doing well in the meta. Look for weapons such as the Martlet {{weapon:877384}} or the High Tyrant {{weapon:2873508409}}
3. Rapid fire scouts work well when working with stronger allies
Rapid fire scouts such as Aisha's Embrace {{weapon:3709368142}} can do great at catching opponents off guard while team shooting.
4. Kill chaining can be invaluable
In 3 v 3 modes, I used to lean towards neutral perk options for weapons such as Eye of the Storm for hand cannons, but now I find myself leaning into kill chaining weapons in case I am caught in a 1 v 3. Guns with kill clip, Master of Arms, or any other kill chaining perk does well. Some notable exotics with incredible momentum shifters in a 1 v 3 scenario:
Cryosthesia-77k{{exotic-weapon:cryosthesia-77k}}
The cryothesia is a great sidearm which is incredible strong in neutral, and upon kill, you now have a freezing round to use on the next opponent for another free kill. If you kill again with the cryothesia you could end up with another freezing round to use again.
Cloudstrike {{exotic-weapon:cloudstrike}}
The sniper rifle that changes the way opposing teams behave. Landing one of these shots can wipe an entire team if they are close together. This sniper is one of the most powerful special weapons that can get in the heads of opponents.
Trespasser {{exotic-weapon:trespasser}}
The trespasser, upon a kill, has a superburst which can destroy any opponent within record time. Pair this up with a hunter running the Mask of Bakris {{exotic-armor:mask-of-bakris}} and you have a loadout that can turn the tide.