[u]Analysis of the top 100 Trials of Osiris players[/u] I wanted to see if the April update had changed the meta in PvP. [u]Methodology[/u] - I copied the list of the current top 100 Trials of Osiris players (The list changes every week) from Destiny tracker. I then cut and pasted each player into Libre Office's equivalent of Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet. I then went to Bungie's website and looked at each player's classes, subclasses and weapon loadout. - Year 1 weapons and low light blue weapons were ignored (e.g. VOG weapons, Thorn etc) and were entered in as 'not applicable' (n/a). - Classes / characters that were 'new' and did not have a fully-populated skill tree were also ignored. N.B – - Not all top 100 players have 3 characters. - Some players just have one or have lower light duplicate class guardians. These do not factor into the spreadsheet either. - Toughness / Speed / Battle recovery settings were included in plain english rather than using codex etc. - The name Harrowed from Hard Mode Raid was ignored. [u]The layout of the spreadsheet[/u] The first page is all the data of the top 100 players. The more interesting bits are located at the bottom of the spreadsheet, where you will see different tabs/pages. The tabs / pages act like filters – so you gradually see a more focused picture of classes, subclasses and weapons. [u]Limitations of this research[/u] It is an amateur attempt by someone with a visual learning disability. Data needs verifying by someone with good eyesight. Data within Destiny is dynamic. It is not static but constantly changing and updating. The perks / rolls on weapons and armor might skew the data. 100 players is a small data sample. The suggested findings may not enhance the chances of getting to the Lighthouse. I could use the same weapons and armor as the top players and still come bottom. :( Every class and subclass can reach the lighthouse. [u]Suggested findings of spreadsheet data[/u] Hunters 98% of top 100 players use a hunter. 40 players out of 98 use Bladedancers 35 out of 98 use Nightstalkers. 23 players out of 98 use Gunslingers [u]Most used Bladedancer settings[/u] Skip grenade – Blink – Razor's Edge – Back stab – Toughness & speed – Quick draw – Toughness at all costs – Hungering blade [u]Most used Exotic armor for Bladedancer[/u] Tarantella [u]Most used Nightstalker settings[/u] Voidwall grenade – Better control – Black Hole – Envenomed – Battle recovery and toughness – Lockdown – Toughness at all costs – Shadestep [u]Most used Exotic armor for Nightstalker[/u] Bones of Eao [u]Most used Gunslinger settings[/u] Tripmine grenade – Better control – Gunfighter (Only beat Deadeye by one more guardian) – Incendiary blade – Battle recovery and toughness – Gunslinger's trance – Toughness at all costs – Gambler's dagger [u]Most used Exotic armor for Gunslinger[/u] Bones of Eao [u]Titans[/u] 70 players of the top 100 use Titans 43 out of the 70 use Strikers 17 out of 70 use Defenders 10 out 70 use Sunbreakers [u]Most used Striker settings[/u] Lightning grenade – Increased control – Aftermath (only beats Shockwave by one guardian) – Overload (only beats beats Amplify by two guardians) – Battle recovery and toughness – Transfusion (only beats Aftershock by three guardians) – Focused on all attributes (only beats Raw speed by two guardians) – Shoulder charge [u]Most used Exotic armor for Striker[/u] Twilight Garrison [u]Most used Defender settings[/u] Magnetic grenade – Increased control – Weapons of light – Gift of light – Draw between (Toughness & speed) and (Battle recovery and toughness) – Bastion – Draw between (Raw speed) and (Focused on all attributes) – Illuminated [u]Most used Exotic armor for Defender[/u] Twilight Garrison [u]Most used Sunbreaker settings[/u] Incendiary grenade – Increased control – Forge Master – Melting Point – Battle recovery and toughness – Flameseeker – Focused on all attributes - Cauterize [u]Most used Exotic armor for Sunbreaker[/u] Armamentarium [u]Warlocks[/u] 78 out the top 100 players have a Warlock. 53 out of 78 use Sunsingers 13 out of 78 use Voidwalkers 12 out of 78 use Stormcallers [u]Most used Sunsinger settings[/u] Firebolt grenade – Focused burst – Fireborn – Flame shield – Toughness and speed – Viking funeral – Toughness at all costs - Touch of flame Most used Exotic armor for Sunsinger Voidfang vestments [u]Most used Stormcaller settings[/u] Arc bolt grenade – Focused burst – Ionic blink – Amplitude – Toughness and speed – Transcendence – Toughness at all costs - Electrostatic minds [u]Most used Exotic armor for Stormcaller[/u] The Impossible Machines [u]Most used Voidwalker settings[/u] Axion bolt – Blink – Vortex – Life steal – Toughness and speed – Annihilate – Toughness at all costs – Embrace the void [u]Most used Exotic armor for Voidwalker[/u] Voidfang vestments [u]Weapons[/u] [u]Top 5 Primary weapons in Trials of Osiris (239 weapon sample)[/u] 1) Doctrine of Passing (Auto-rifle) 2) Hawksaw (Pulse-rifle) 3) The Last Word (Hand-cannon) 4) Suros PDX-45 (Pulse-rifle) 5) Eyasluna (Hand-cannon) [u]Top 5 Special weapons (Sample of 237 Special weapons)[/u] 1) 1000-yard stare (Sniper rifle) 2) Party Crasher +1 (Shotgun) 3) Longbow Synthesis (Sniper rifle) 4) Conspiracy Theory D (Shotgun) 5) Stillpiercer [u]Top 5 Heavy weapons (Sample of 233 Heavy weapons)[/u] 1) Qullim's Terminus (Machine gun) 2) The Truth 3) Tormod's Bellows (Rocket launcher) 4) Tamarind (Rocket laucher) 5) (Draw) The Vertigo / Ruin Wake