its not as good in pve as it is in pvp. its entirely up to you as to how you use it. i bought it because i didnt have one already (my vault only has two slots left not filled by exotic weapons) and im just collecting 1 of each. its a good patrol weapon, but i would suggest doing the raid in hopes of getting vision of confluence incase you ever want to use a different type of exotic. but as for primary exotics that are available, i would say its probably one of the better ones you can get before suros regime, thorn, and last word(most for pvp reasons)