Destiny 2 will soon remove your best weapon mods, but make them stronger

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Destiny 2 will soon remove your best weapon mods, but make them stronger
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

Bungie has announced major changes to the weapon sandbox for Destiny 2 that you will enjoy in “The Final Shape.” Many Exotics will be adjusted, and some of the major mods will be removed. We will show you the details.

What has Bungie announced? Destiny 2 is soon approaching the release of “The Final Shape” and as always, major changes to the weapon sandbox are made before such a large release. This time Bungie looked at various mods that Guardians use daily against the enemies of Light.

Many will be removed with the upcoming DLC, and on top of that, some Exotics will get a fresh coat of paint. Which mods are affected and which Exotics will emerge as winners or losers after the update, you’ll find out here.

Goodbye damage mods and hello weapon buffs!

What do the changes look like? Bungie has released a huge list of changes that deal with three things:

  • Weapon archetypes
  • Exotic weapons
  • Perks

Five mods were examined for weapon archetypes that players can socket into almost any weapon: Boss Specification, Hive-specific Specification, Minor Specification, Major Specification, and Master Hard Mode Specification.

All of these mods provide damage bonuses for equipped Legendary weapons and were essential in PvE. However, with “The Final Shape,” they are completely removed. You will no longer be able to equip them, nor will you need to. Bungie plans to increase the base damage of many weapon archetypes of Legendary weapons. For details, please open our box:

All adjustments of weapon archetypes
  • Increased PvE base damage against all combatants.
    • Pulse rifles: 20 %
      • Exceptions: Graviton Lance and “Heavy Salvo” mode of Revision Zero. (Both already have a PvE damage buff.) 
    • Pellet shotguns: 10 %
      • Exceptions: Legend of Acrius, Tractor Cannon, Conditional Finality, and The Fourth Horseman. (These weapons work as intended.) 
    • Slug shotguns: 9 % 
    • Fusion rifles: 7 %
      • Exceptions: One Thousand Voices. (This weapon only received a buff.) 
    • Sniper rifles: 7 %
      • Exceptions: “Refined Edge” shots from Izanagi’s Burden and “Storm” from Cloudstrike. (Both show good performance.) 
    • Sword projectiles: 7 % 
    • Linear fusion rifles: 5 % 
  • Increased damage against weaker enemies (red bar) – stackable with the increase in PvE base damage.
    • Pistols, submachine guns, scout rifles, and bows: 20 % 
    • Auto rifles and pulse rifles: 15 %
      • For pulse rifles, this applies in addition to the buff mentioned above, and Graviton Lance as well as the “Heavy Salvo” mode of Revision Zero are also included.
        • i.e. Pulse rifles deal 1.2 x 1.15 = 38 % more damage against red bars. 
    • SMGs: 10 % 
    • Hand cannons: 5 % 
  • Increased damage against stronger enemies (orange bar).
    • Submachine guns: 20 % 
  • Damage has been increased universally, including in PvP.
    • Machine guns: 7 % 
    • Swords: 7 % 
  • Explosion damage has been reduced by 10 %. (Only Exotics)
    • Sunshot 
    • Trinity Ghoul 
    • Polaris Lance 
    • Graviton Lance 
  • Weapons with kinetic damage will no longer deal bonus damage against bosses; damage against other combatant tiers remains unchanged.
    • As an example: A kinetic sniper rifle and a stasis sniper rifle of the same sub-family deal the same damage against a boss. 

While damage is generally increased, kinetic weapons will also no longer press a bonus damage against bosses compared to their elemental variants. For more details on further weapon adjustments, check out Bungie’s official TWiD (via bungie.net).

Adjustments for Exotic Weapons

What does Bungie have in store for Exotics? Destiny 2 will also adjust its Exotic weapons for “The Final Shape.” Many have been improved, but some of them were way too powerful and have been nerfed. We have packed all buffs, nerfs, and adjustments into separate boxes that you can open:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

All buffs for Exotic weapons
  • Symmetry
    • Catalyst now additionally gives +10 reload speed, +10 handling, and the perk “Whirlwind.”
  • Malicious Touch
    • The duration of the burn effect from the bullet of darkness against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
  • Necrochasm
    • Intrinsic perk now grants increased reload speed after precision kills. 
    • The duration of the burn effect from the explosion of “Cursed Thrall” against combatants has been increased from 2 to 3.5 seconds. 
    • Catalyst has been restructured.
      • Servants serve: When damage is dealt to 3 combatants in quick succession, damage, range, and aim assist will be increased for a short time. 
  • The Colony
    • Now generates additional insectoid robots on kill shots. More robots are generated from stronger combatants (up to five). 
  • Truth
    • Effective area damage increased so it does not lose noticeable damage as it does not deal impact damage. 
    • Total reserve increased by 3. (This applies in addition to the change in reserve values for high-impact rocket launchers in update 7.3.5.) 
  • The Queenbreaker
    • Damage against bosses, minibosses, champions, and vehicles increased by 12 %. 
    • Reserve ammunition increased by 3.
  • Eriana’s Vow
    • Breaking a foe’s shield or a champion’s barrier will cause the target to ignite. 
  • Deterministic Chaos
    • It is now inherently an anti-barrier weapon. 
    • The positions and behaviors of the perks “Heavy Metal” and “Vexadecimal” have been swapped.
      • “Heavy Metal” now makes targets unstable with every 4th shot. 
      • “Vexadecimal” now weakens targets with every 16th shot. 
All nerfs for Exotic weapons
  • Divinity
    • Number of shots needed to create the dome against combatants increased by 75 % (unchanged in PvP)
  • Osteo Striga
    • Now has a 4 second cooldown for the poison explosion on kills. (Cooldown does not apply to poison explosions from continuous damage.) 
  • The Aside
    • Healing effect reduced by 20 %. 
    • This weapon receives the blanket buff of 7 % for swords, but we have reduced the damage at the upper end of the chained heavy attack by 20 %.
      • This means that combos with lower stacks are less affected by this change than combos with higher stacks. 
All adjustments for Exotic Weapons
  • Rat King
    • The firing animation is now the same as that of other auto-pistols. 
  • Devil’s Ruin
    • A bug was fixed where the firing animation of “Devil’s Ruin” would transfer to other equipped pistols if switched during the firing animation to another weapon. 
  • Gjallarhorn
    • The graphic representation of the pack shots has been adjusted to the damage type of the weapon. For example:
      • With “Gjallarhorn” they use solar effects. 
      • With the vortex rocket launcher “Royal Entry” buffed by “Gjallarhorn,” they use void effects. 
  • Tale of a Dead Man
    • Base value:
      • “Cranial Spike” stacks grant stability (+2 per stack) in addition to target assist value and range. 
      • Reload speed advantage of “Cranial Spike” stacks increased. 
    • With Catalyst at hipfire:
      • Precision advantages slightly reduced. 
      • Drop scale of magnetism increased (from 1.6 to 1.7). 
      • Base fire rate increased from 130 RPM to 140 RPM. 
    • Removed damage buff only applicable in PvE that increased with “Cranial Spike” stacks. Added damage bonus of 15 % at maximum stack amount of “Cranial Spike.” 
  • Cerberus+1
    • “Fire Focus” is now activated upon special reloads after a kill and no longer negatively affects range or fire rate. 
  • Bastion
    • “Fists of the Saint” perk revised: Damage from melee hits increases loader speed, damage, and reload speed for a short duration. If the majority of shots in a volley hit, melee damage increases. 
  • Borealis, Hard Light, Total Messenger
    • The perk “The Basics” now retains the selected damage type after death or respawn. 

Adjustments of Perks

What does Bungie have in store for the perks? The perks are also getting trimmed. Bungie has looked at many weapon perks and removed some entirely while adjusting others. For detailed views, open our new box:

All adjustments of perks
  • Swiftness
    • Does not work in Rumble. 
  • Gambit of the Marksman
    • Charge time buff reduced from 66 % to 60 %. 
    • Buff duration shortened from 8 to 4 seconds (but can now be stacked up to 8 seconds). 
  • Grave Robber
    • Now activates when damage is dealt with charged melee attacks, not just with standard melee kills. 
  • Chain Reaction
    • Special ammo: Approximately 15 % smaller effective area and 20 % less damage. 
    • Heavy ammo: Same effective area as before and 30 % more damage. 
  • Whirlwind
    • Now activates after sprinting for 1.5 seconds, not after 3 seconds.  
    • Also grants a handling bonus and a scalar of 5 % on each base stat.  
    • In enhanced state, the perk activates immediately with maximum efficiency. 
  • Underdog
    • “Underdog” has been replaced with “Pulse Monitor.” 
  • Osmosis and Permeability
    • The effect no longer diminishes when summoning your ghost or performing similar actions. 
    • Now partially refills the magazine of the weapon when activated. 
  • Chill Clip
    • Number of applied slow stacks adjusted based on weapon properties.
      • In this case, quick-firing fusion rifles like “Deluge” still need 3 shots to freeze targets, while slower-firing fusion rifles only need 2 now. 
    • All other archetypes had the debuff removed, so they also only need 2 shots to freeze. 
  • Upper Hand
    • Now grants a stackable damage bonus when kills are achieved in any context (e.g., through “Frenzy”). Grants the maximum number of stacks immediately when damage is dealt to enemies from an elevated position. 
    • Maximum bonus in PvE increased to 25 %, maximum bonus in PvP to 15 %. 
  • Kill Counter
    • Updated and now matches the version of random-roll weapons. 
  • Perks that currently match your equipped focus have been changed as follows: 
    • “Osmosis” and “Area Shot” now match the damage type of your equipped grenade. 
    • “Permeability” and “Elemental Coupler” now match the damage type of your equipped super.
  • Slicing
    • Now refills from reserves instead of simply appearing out of nowhere, and should trigger more reliably across all weapon types.

These were all the adjustments you can expect with the release of “The Final Shape.” Which change can you relate to and which buff are you looking forward to the most? Let us know! More about the release of “The Final Shape” can be found in our overview: Destiny 2: “The Final Shape” DLC – Everything about release, new abilities, weapons, enemies and editions

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