Weapon Perks

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Weapon Upgrades are addons that enhance or customize the stats and attributes of the weapons. Uncommon or rarer weapons gain Experience Points when players use the weapons. As the weapons gain EXP, upgrades will be unlocked. Players can "learn" these upgrades by spending certain currencies such as Glimmer.

• Rarer weapons have more upgrades.

	Description
450 RPM
900 RPM
Accelerated Coils	Reduces charge time.
Accurized Ballistics	This barrel provides enhanced range and damage, but more recoil.
Activate IKELOS	Upgrades laser to allow multiple ricochets on hard surfaces.
Aggressive Ballistics	Enhanced damage and predictably vertical recoil, but at the cost of shorter range and sharper recoil.
Aggressive Launch	More predictable recoil. Enhanced Impact. Shorter range and more recoil.
Ambush SLH25	Agile, snappy scope. Handles beautifully. Rewards a skilled hand.
Ammunition (Weapon Perk)	Increase your ammo capacity, shoot longer without reloading.
Appended Magazine	Increased Magazine, Size Slower Reload.
Arc Damage (Weapon Perk)	This weapon causes Arc Damage.
Arc Double-Down	Increased Agility for 5 seconds after an Arc double kill.
Arc-Forged Guard	Use to guard. Effective against Solar and Void attacks, less effective against Arc attacks.
Armor Piercing Rounds	These iridium-core rounds overpenetrate targets. Their mass slows down weapon handling.
Army of One	Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.
Ascend	Increases the Light and Defense values of this armor to the highest in Year 1.
Aspect Swap	This weapon can select between two different types of elemental damage.
Automatic (Perk)
Battle Runner	Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
Be the Danger
Blinding Light	Precision kills with this weapon have the chance to cause a bright flash that can blind nearby enemies.
Bolts from the Blue	Double kills with this weapon charge a small amount of Super energy and return ammo to the magazine.
Bomb Disposal Shield
Bouncer	Kills inside Ward of Dawn with Armor of Light do not expend ammo.
Braced Frame	Increased Stability, Reduced Magazine Size
Burgeoning Hunger	What power drives this appetite that grows after each meal?
Burst Fire
CQB Ballistics	This barrel provides greatly reduced recoil at the cost of range.
Cannibalism	Husk exudes a sense of sinister satisfaction when used to expire its former allies.
Capture King
Cascade	Melee kills increase the reload speed of this weapon for a short time.
Casket Mag	Increased Magazine Size, Reduced Stability
Chasm Rounds
Classic Scope
Close and/or Personal	Short period of 25% bonus melee damage after landing a hit with this weapon.
Clown Cartridge	Reloading this weapon has a chance to grant a larger than normal magazine.
Cluster Bomb	Rockets create cluster bombs when they detonate.
Cocoon	When stowed for a short time, this weapon is automatically reloaded from your reserves.
Colony Rounds	These smart rounds have swarm intelligence, allowing you to carry more in reserve and enhancing impact.
Colony Warhead	This smart warhead has swarm intelligence, allowing you to carry more in reserve and enhancing impact.
Combat Sights	Low-zoom sights with faster charge time and ability energy display.
Confined Launch	Greatly reduced recoil. Significant penalty to range.
Counterbalance	This weapon has increased stability.
Countermass	Less recoil. Penalty to impact.
Crowd Control	Kills with this weapon grants bonus damage for a short time.
Cursebringer	Precision kills with this weapon frequently trigger a Cursed Thrall explosion.
Custom Optics	Precision glass for better zoom.
Danger Close	This weapon gains increased reload and handling when two or more enemies are in close proximity.
Dark Breaker	Projectiles will overpenetrate through Hive Knight's Wall of Darkness.
David	Non precision kills temporarily increase Armor stat for 15 seconds.
Dead Eye	Bonus to range, stability, and movement speed when aiming down sights.
Demotion	This weapon has a chance to stun Fallen Captains.
Devil's Touch	Stacking rapid hits has the chance to set your target on fire.
Die by the Sword	Kills with the sword replenish grenade energy.
Disciplinarian	This weapon deals a small amount of bonus damage to Fallen enemies.
Double Down (Perk)
Dreg Burn	This weapon deals moderate bonus damage to Fallen Dregs.
Dubious Munitions
Dubious Ordnance
EagleEye SLR20	Longest-range scope. Heavy optics for pinpoint sniping.
Eagleeye SLR20	Longest-range scope. Heavy optics for pinpointing sniping.
Elemental Transfusion	Causing damage with subclass abilities will transfuse that damage type to this weapon for a period of time.
Eliksni Immunity
Enhanced Battery	Increases magazine size.
Exhumed	This weapon gains improved range and handling for a short time after revival.
Explosive Rounds	Volatile payload explodes on impact, dealing a portion of the weapon's damage in an area.
Extended Mag	A larger magazine.
Extinction Cycle
Eye Of The Storm	This weapon becomes more accurate as your health gets lower.
Eye of the Storm (Perk)
Fan Fire	The weapon can be fired quickly and continuously.
FastDraw IS	Standard sight. A lightweight design, good for recoil control.
Fastdraw IS	Standard sight. A lightweight design, good for recoil control.
Fate of All Fools (Perk)	Chain body shots to get bonus damage for your next precision shot.
Feather Mag	Faster Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
Feeding Frenzy	Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time.
Feeling Blue
Felwinter's Covenant
Field Choke	This barrel provides tighter spread, increasing range and damage but greatly increasing recoil.
Field Scout	Maximum Ammo capacity.
Fieldwire Fragments	Charged fieldwire sharpnel enhances impact.
Fieldwire Rounds	A charged fieldwire jacket enhances impact.
Fighter	Increased accuracy, handling and damage resistance when shooting this weapon from behind cover.
Final Round	The final round in a magazine deals bonus damage.
Firefly	Precision kills with this weapon cause the target to explode.
Fitted Stock	Increases weapon stability.
Flared Magwell	Reload this weapon even faster.
Focus Lens FLA5	Sharpshooter scope. Long range, with enhanced target acquisition. Surprisingly light.
Focus Lens FLAS10	Heavy-duty scope. Superb target acquisition and recoil control. Awful weight and handling.
Focus Lens FLS2	Agile scope. Modest zoom. Light and snappy.
Focused Fire	When zoomed, this weapon fires slower, but causes additional damage.
Focused Firefly
Front Lines	This weapon has increased handling, stability and rate of fire when enemies are close. Kills automatically reload a portion of the mag.
Full Auto (Perk)	This weapon can be fired in full auto mode
Full Force	Tear through targets with a high rate of overpenetration.
Gathering Storm (Weapon Perk)	With every kill, the fury of the weapon builds, granting bonus damage for a limited time.
Gheleon's Wit
Glass Half Full	The bottom half of each magazine causes additional damage.
Goliath	Precision kills temporarily increase Agility stat for 15 seconds.
Grave Robber	Melee kills while this weapon is equipped have a chance to refill the magazine.
Grayscale
Grenades and Horseshoes	Rockets from this weapon will detonate early based on prximity to targets.
Grenadier	Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade.
Hair Trigger	This weapon doesn't require a full trigger pull to fire.
Hammer Forged	Improved range and accuracy.
Hand Loaded	This weapon is effective at an extended range.
Hand-laid Stock	Increased Stability, Reduced Range
Hannibal	This weapon deals bonus damage against Cabal Centurions.
Harbinger's Spark	Multikills with this weapon spawn Orbs for your allies.
Hard Launch	More range and Impact. Increased recoil.
Hawkeye SLR15	Mid-zoom precision scope. Increased range and target acquisition. Heavy.
Headseeker	Body shots with this weapon increase precision damage for a short time.
Heavy Payload	Increases warhead blast radius.
Hidden Hand	This weapon gains better target acquisition.
High Caliber Rounds	Oversize rounds built to stagger enemies and leave them reeling. Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle.
Hip Fire	This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip.
Hive Disruptor	This weapon deals bonus damage to stronger Hive enemies.
Holding Aces	Two more random bullets in your magazine deal considerable bonus damage.
Hot Swap	Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
Howling Flames
Häkke Sidearm	This weapon has improved muzzle velocity.
I10 Smart Mag	More ammo per mag. Carry more reserve ammo. Slight bonus to recoil control.
I15 Compression Mag	A mass-compression device that packs in slightly more ammo, at no penalty.
Icarus (Perk)	Improved accuracy while airborne.
Ice Breaker (Perk)	Ice Breaker's victims spontaneous combust, dealing damage to others nearby.
Imbue	Increase the base quality of Murmur by gaining Eris' favor.
In Your Element
Incendiary Rounds
Injection Mold	Increased Stability, Faster Handling, Reduced Range
Invective (Perk)	Weapon regenerates ammo over time.
Iron Lordly Sights
Iron Ranged Scope
Iron Red Dot
Iron Vigor Sights
Javelin	Increases warhead velocity.
Jolder's Joy
Kinetic Damage	This weapon causes kinetic damage.
Kneepads	Slider further while this weapon is equipped.
Last Hope
Last Resort	This weapon handles and reloads faster when the wielder is the last living player of their Fireteam.
Last Word	Bonus damage and stability. Extra precision damage when firing from the hip.
Lich Bane	Projectiles have a chance to disorient Hive Wizards.
Life Leech	Three rapid kills with this weapon heals a small amount and starts health regeneration
Life Support (Year 1)	Recovering from near death grants additional ammo and briefly increases reload speed.
Life Support (Year 2)	Kills with this weapon while critically wounded have a chance to start regenerating health.
Lifestealer	Three rapid kills in succession will heal a small amount and start shield regeneration.
Light Warhead	This compact, lightweight warhead allows you to carry many more in reserve
Lightning Rounds	This weapon fires faster and more accurately the longer the trigger is held.
Lightweight
Linear Compensator	This barrel increases recoil, but its recoil is more predictably vertical. Slight boosts to range and damage.
Live by the Sword	Kills with the sword have a chance to grant Orbs.
Lock In	Increases Attack but locks in all previous choices
LongView SLR10	Low-zoom scope. Improved range and handling.
LongView SLR20	Long-range scope. Excellent target acquisition. Improves weapon range.
Longview SLR10	Low-zoom scope. Improved range and handling.
Longview SLR20	Long-range scope. Excellent target acquisition. Improves weapon range.
Luck in the Chamber	One random bullet in the magazine causes considerable bonus damage.
M12-S Pack Mag	An oversize magazine. It throws off weapon balance, worsening recoil.
M15-R Tactical Mag	An oversize magazine. Difficult to reload rapidly.
M15-RE Tactical Mag	An oversize magazine. Heavy and sluggish, it slows weapon handling.
M20-RE Heavy Mag	A really huge magazine. Slower handling and reload speed.
MD-Reflex	Significantly improved handling.
MIDA Multi-Tool (Perk)	This weapon boosts move speed and fires on a hair trigger.
MIRV Mini	Rockets fired from this weapon split into several smaller shells upon detonating.
MR5 Smart Mag	This magazine incorporates smart materials - it holds more, reloads faster and weigh less.
Malleus Maleficarum	This weapon deals bonus damage against Hive Wizards.
Mark of the Devourer	Rounds pierce targets and cause lingering damage over time.
Marksman Sights	Long-range sights with slower charge time, greater damage, and ammo and charge displays.
Maverick	Precision kills move one round from your ammo reserves into the magazine.
Metal Detector	Expect to find more ammo for this weapon.
Monte Carlo Method	Dealing damage with this weapon reduces your melee cooldown.
Move to Survive
Mulligan	Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine.
Mutineer	This weapon has a chance of suppressing a Fallen Captain's abilities.
Mutiny	This weapon deals bonus damage against Fallen Captains.
Napalm	Release trigger after weapon fire to drop a Solar Damage napalm canister.
Negative Rounds
New SIVA Directive
No Backpack	Cannot be reloaded. Regenerates ammo over time.
OEG	Slightly improved optics, improved handling.
OEG Riflescope	Improved optics, improved range.
Oiled Frame	Faster Reload, Reduced Range
One Way	Bonus Agility on precision kills. Stacks up to three times.
Or Another	Bonus Armor on non-precision kills. Stacks up to three times.
Oracle Disruptor	This weapon deals bonus damage to Oracles in the Vault of Glass.
Outlaw	Precision kills with this weapon dramatically increase reload speed.
Overflow	This weapon has better handling, rate of fire and stability while the wielder's Super is charged.
Partial Refund	Chance to return a portion of the magazine after an assist.
Patience and Time (Perk)	You gain active camouflage while aiming down sights.
Perfect Balance	This weapon has extremely low recoil.
Perfectionist	Magazine is refunded if all shots fired are precision kills.
Performance Bonus	Kills with this weapon grant bonus reserve ammo.
Persistence (Perk)	This weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired.
Perun's Prowl
Phantom Gift	Three rapid precision hits will return one round to the mag.
Phoenix Uppercut	Use to launch into a Solar Light uppercut.
Plan C (Perk)	Charge and equip times are very short immediately after weapon swap.
Pocket Infinity (Perk)	Fires in full auto mode and has a chance to return rounds that miss to the magazine.
Primary Care	This Exotic Sniper Rifle can be equipped in the primary weapon slot.
Private Eye	Optical zoom length is increased while crouched.
Prototype Trueseeker	Rounds fired from this weapon seek their targets aggressively.
Pyromancer	Rounds fired from this weapon leave a Solar Flare upon detonation.
Quick Reaction
QuickDraw IS	Agile sight. Lightning-fast handling.
Quickdraw	This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
Quickdraw IS	Agile sight. Lightning-fast handling.
R10 Lite Mag	Ceramic alloy composite magazine. Faster weapon handling.
R15-M Tailored Mag	Mag seals and a quick release allow for faster reloads.
Radegast's Fealty
Ranged Lens RLR5	Precision scope. Superb effective range. Heavy, with poor recoil control.
Ranged Lens RLS3	Mid-range scope. Good effective range and recoil control. Heavy and slow.
Rangefinder	Aiming this weapon increases its effective range.
Rapid Cooldown
Reactive Reload	Reloading this weapon grants a damage bonus for a short time.
Red Death (Perk)	Each kill heals you and speeds up reloads.
Red Dot-OAS	Snapshot sight. Enhanced target acquisition.
Red Dot-OES	Agile sight. For smooth engagement in close quarters.
Red Dot-ORA	Slightly improved optics, improved handling
Red Dot-ORA2	Slightly improved optics, improved handling
Red Dot-ORES	Flexible sight. Enhances handling, range, and recoil control.
Red Dot-ORS	Accurized sight. For precise fire.
Red Dot-ORS1	Precision sight. Highest zoom in class. Enhanced range.
Reflex	Slightly improved optics, improved aim assist.
Reinforced Barrel	Increased Range, Reduced Stability
Relentless Tracker	Kills with this weapon grant enhanced motion tracker resolution for a short time.
Relic Iron Rounds	This ammunition considerably improves Impact, but fewer rounds can be carried in reserve.
Replenish	This weapon’s magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.
Rescue Mag	Chance to refill this weapon’s magazine when critically wounded.
Reserve Ammo	This weapon always has ammo on respawn.
Return to Sender	Kills with this weapon grants bonus ammo, directly to the magazine.
Rewind	Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine.
Rewind Again	Precision hits are immediately returned to the magazine.
Rifled Barrel	Increased Range, Slower Reload
Rodeo	Reduces the severity of this weapon’s recoil.
Rolling Thunder	Burn through your enemies with thunderous rounds that will both penetrate and detonate.
Running Interference
S15-M Control Mag	Improved recoil control. Reduced capacity.
SLO-12	SUROS projection sight. Improves weapon handling.
SLO-19	SUROS irons with projection sight. Improves weapon handling.
SPO-26	SUROS lightweight red dot sights. Improves weapon handling.
SPO-28	SUROS holo sights. Improved target acquisition.
SPO-57	SUROS threat evaluation. Highlights enemy targets.
SRO-37	SUROS ranged combat scope. Improves range.
SRO-41	SUROS threat evaluation. Highlights enemy Guardians who have charged Supers, and powerful Minions of Darkness.
SUROS Legacy	Bonus damage with bottom half of magazine. Chance to return health when dealing damage.
SUROS Regime (Perk)	The bottom half of each magazine deals bonus damage and has a chance to return health when dealing damage.
Scabbard	Increases Sword Ammo Capacity
Scavenger's Boon
Secret Round	Missing a shot from this weapon's burst will fire a fourth shot.
Self Spotter	Increased radar resolution when this weapon is equipped.
Semi-Auto
Send It	Increases Range and Accuracy.
Shank Burn	This weapon deals moderate bonus damage to Fallen Shanks.
Shock Rounds	High ricochet shock rounds with enhanced target acquisition.
Shoot to Loot	Shooting any type of ammo pick it up.
ShortGaze SLH10	Short-range scope. Quick to aim, with good range.
ShortGaze SLH15	Long-range scope. Lightweight, with improved target acquisition and recoil control.
Shortgaze SLH10	Short-range scope. Quick to aim, with good range.
Shot Package	Aiming this weapon reduces the spread of its projectiles.
SightSys SLS20	Very long-distance scope. Superb target acquisition and recoil control.
Sightsys SLS20	Very long distance scope. Superb target acquisition and recoil control.
Sign of Four
Similar's Joust
Single Point Sling	Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming.
Skip Rounds	Ceramic-jacketed rounds ricochet on hard surfaces. Their extreme density lets you carry more rounds in reserve. Added mass slows down weapon handling.
Skorri's Harmony
Sleeper Simulant (Perk)	Weapon's laser tear through enemies and ricochet once on hard surfaces.
Smallbore	Increased Range and Stability, Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size.
Smart Drift Control	This barrel cuts down range, but it greatly reduces recoil, and the remaining recoil is more predictably vertical.
Smooth Ballistics	This barrel provides reduced recoil, but reduced range.
Snapshot	Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast.
Soft Ballistics	This barrel provides reduced recoil, but reduced damage.
Soft Launch	Less recoil. Penalty to Velocity.
Solar Damage (Weapon Perk)	This weapon causes Solar Damage.
Solar Double-Down	Increased Agility for 5 seconds after an Solar double kill.
Solar-Forged Guard	Use to guard. Effective against Arc and Void attacks, less effective against Solar attacks.
Speed Demon (Weapon Perk)
Speed Reload	Reload this weapon quickly.
Spinmetal Rounds	This compact, lightweight ammunition allows you to carry many more rounds in reserve.
Spinning Up	The longer this weapon is fired, the faster it fires.
Spray and Play	Increases the reload speed of this weapon when its mag is empty.
SteadyHand IS	Stable sight. Optimized for excellent recoil control.
Steadyhand IS	Stable sigh. Optimized for excellent recoil control.
Strange Angles (Weapon Perk)
Strange Gravity
String of Curses	This weapon reloads instantly and increases damage for a short time after each kill. Each kill also reduces the cooldown of your Super.
Super Good Advice (Perk)	Almost all shots that miss their target will return to your magazine.
Supermassive Vortex	Use to unleash a spiral of Void energy in all directions.
SureShot IS	Snapshot sight. Excellent handling. Superb target acquisition.
Sureshot IS	Snapshot sight. Excellent handling. Superb target acquisition.
Sureshot Iron Sight	Snapshot sight. Excellent handling. Superb target acquisition.
Surplus	Expect to find more ammo for this weapon.
Surrounded	This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
Sword Strike	Use  to attack with the sword.
Sword of Aegeus	This weapon deals bonus damage against Vex Minotaurs.
Sword of Thunder	Use to shoot a beam of Arc Light from your sword creating a lingering electrical storm.
TacSys SLS15	Mid-zoom scope. Useful for unpredictable situations.
Take a Knee	Crouching grants improved accuracy and stability, as well as reduced aim time and flinch-under-fire.
Target Mark	Enemies hit by this weapon are briefly highlighted.
Tempered Light	Increased Armor when wielding the sword.
The Chaperone (Perk)	Crouching increases scope zoom and makes it easier to aim under fire.
The Corruption Spreads
The First Curse (Perk)	Precision kills while aiming down sights grant increased range and stability until the next reload.
The Golden Age
The Hereafter	Crouching increases scope zoom and makes it easier to aim under fire.
The Master	Increased precision damage. Kills briefly increase damage against next target.
The Mozambique	Body shots with this weapon increase precision damage for a short time.
The Roadborn	Precision kills briefly grant bonus handling, range and precision damage with this weapon.
The Survivor	Three rapid precision kills while Born on the Road is active will return two rounds to the chamber.
Third Eye	Radar stays active while aiming down this weapon's sights.
Thrive by the Sword	Kills with the sword grant Super energy.
Thunderer	A single trigger pull fires all four barrels.
Timeless Mythoclast	This weapon has no charge time. It fires a single bolt with each trigger pull.
Timur's Demons
Touch of Malice (Perk)	Final round of the magazine regenerates and deals bonus damage at the cost of the wielder's life force.
Touch of Mercy	Three rapid kills will return a portion of the wielder's health.
Tracking	Shells fired from this weapon track their targets
Triple Double
Triple Tap	Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
Tripod	This launcher's tube can hold three shells.
TrueSight IS	Flexible sight. Light, with good recoil control. Strong target acquisition.
Truesight IS	Flexible sight. Light, with good recoil control. Strong target acquisition.
Two for One
Underdog	This weapon gains a boost to range and handling when health is low.
Unflinching	It's easier to aim under fire using this weapon.
Universal Remote (Perk)	Range and Precision damage increases greatly while aiming down sights.
Unplanned Reprieve	Fusion projectiles attach and detonate with a delayed Void blast.
Unrepentant
Upgrade Damage	Increases Attack
Vacuum	Increases the pick-up radius of ammo drops for this weapon.
Vandal Burn	This weapon deals moderate bonus damage to Fallen Vandals.
ViewTac SLH20	Improved optics, significantly improved handling.
Viper Totemic (Weapon Perk)
Virulence
Void Damage (Weapon Perk)	This weapon causes Void Damage
Void Double-Down	Increased Agility for 5 seconds after an Void double kill.
Void-Forged Guard	Use to guard. Effective against Arc and Solar attacks, less effective against Void attacks.
Volatile Light	Rounds fired from this weapon overpenetrate targets and ricochet on hard surfaces.
Wait for It
Warhead Verniers	More Velocity and Blast Radius.
Warrior of Light	Increased damage for your attack.
Whirlwind's Curse
White Nail	Three consecutive precision hits in rapid succession will refill the mag.
Who's Next?
WildHawk SLS20	Improved optics, decreased handling, improved range, slightly decreased stability.
Will of Light	This weapon deals bonus damage against Taken enemies.
Wolfpack Rounds	Rounds fired from this weapon split into tracking cluster missiles upon detonation.
World Turned Upside Down
Zen Moment	Causing damage with this weapon increases its stability.
Zhalo Supercell (Perk)	Arc projectiles have the chance to chain lightning when enemies are close together.