Just in Case - Legendary Sword

Just in Case is a Sword Solar Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Sword - Solar - Heavy - Adaptive Frame

Source: Season of the Deep Fishing

Even contingencies need contingencies.

Weapon frame

Adaptive Frame

[Heavy Attack] : Launch a heavy uppercut attack.
Heavy attacks are stronger with full energy.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact60
Swing Speed40
Charge Rate20
Guard Resistance0
Guard Endurance0
Ammo Capacity69
Magazine59

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Hungry Edge
    Increased sword ammo.
  • Enduring Blade
    Greatly increased sword ammo at the cost of damage.
  • Honed Edge
    Increased sword damage.
  • Jagged Edge
    Increased damage at the cost of sword ammo.
  • Tempered Edge
    Increased sword damage and ammo.

Magazine or battery options

  • Balanced Guard
    Sword Guard has balanced overall defenses.
  • Burst Guard
    Sword Guard has high resistance, but low endurance.
  • Enduring Guard
    Sword Guard has high endurance, but low resistance.
  • Heavy Guard
    Sword Guard has high overall defenses, but lowers charge rate.
  • Swordmaster's Guard
    Sword Guard has low overall defenses, but increases charge rate.

Left column perks

  • Relentless Strikes
    [Light Attack] : Landing three light-attack hits within a short time grants Sword ammo.
  • Tireless Blade
    Sword ammo granted for every other powered sword kill.
  • Flash Counter
    Blocking damage after raising your guard emits a short-range blast that disorients targets.
  • Energy Transfer
    Guarding while receiving damage generates class ability energy.
  • Wellspring
    Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
  • Unrelenting
    Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.

Right column perks

  • Valiant Charge
    Receiving damage while guarding temporarily increases Sword lunge distance.
  • En Garde
    Quick attacks immediately after swapping to this sword do additional damage.
  • Whirlwind Blade
    Rapid sword strikes increase this weapon's damage for a short duration. Guarding also ends the effect.
  • Thresh
    Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.
  • Collective Action
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of increased damage. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Incandescent
    Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby.
    More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Disaster Plan
    Picking up ammunition increases this weapon's flinch resistance and range, which lasts until it is fired again.

    Swords gain a large increase to charge rate instead.

Masterwork options