Dark Decider - Legendary Auto Rifle

Dark Decider is an Auto Rifle Arc Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Auto Rifle - Arc - Primary - Rapid-Fire Frame

Source: Complete Iron Banner matches and earn rank-up packages from Lord Saladin.

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Weapon frame

Rapid-Fire Frame

Deeper ammo reserves. Slightly faster reload when magazine is empty.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact18
Range25
Stability49
Handling39
Reload Speed46
Aim Assistance72
Zoom16
Airborne Effectiveness10
Ammo Generation54
Rounds Per Minute720
Magazine50
Recoil Direction43

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Arrowhead Brake
    Lightly vented barrel.
    • Greatly controls recoil
    • Increases handling speed
  • Chambered Compensator
    Stable barrel attachment.
    • Increases stability
    • Moderately controls recoil
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Corkscrew Rifling
    Balanced barrel.
    • Slightly increases range and stability
    • Slightly increases handling speed
  • Extended Barrel
    Weighty barrel extension.
    • Increases range
    • Decreases handling speed
    • Moderately controls recoil
  • Fluted Barrel
    Ultra-light barrel.
    • Greatly increases handling speed
    • Slightly increases stability
  • Full Bore
    Barrel optimized for distance.
    • Greatly increases range
    • Decreases stability
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
    Durable ranged barrel.
    • Increases range
  • Polygonal Rifling
    Barrel optimized for recoil reduction.
    • Increases stability
  • Smallbore
    Dual strength barrel.
    • Increases range
    • Increases stability

Magazine or battery options

  • Extended Mag
    This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
    • Greatly increases magazine size
    • Greatly decreases reload speed
    • Increases airborne effectiveness
  • Alloy Magazine
    Faster reload when the magazine is nearly empty.
  • Appended Mag
    This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
    • Increases magazine size
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
    Rounds cause extra damage to combatants' shields and overpenetrate targets.
    • Slightly increases range
  • High-Caliber Rounds
    Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther.
    • Slightly increases range
  • Ricochet Rounds
    Rounds ricochet off hard surfaces.
    • Increases stability
    • Slightly increases range
  • Flared Magwell
    Optimized for fast reloading.
    • Slightly increases stability
    • Greatly increases reload speed
  • Light Mag
    Improved reload and range.
    • Increases reload speed
    • Slightly increases range

Left column perks

  • Auto-Loading Holster
    The holstered weapon is automatically reloaded after a short period of time.
  • Offhand Strike
    Final blows grant additional weapon range, stability, and accuracy when firing from the hip for a short duration.
  • Subsistence
    Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
  • Dynamic Sway Reduction
    Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.
  • Iron Grip
    Massively improves weapon stability at the cost of reload speed.
  • Well-Rounded
    Throwing a grenade or hitting a target with a charged melee grants a stacking bonus to weapon stability, handling, and range.

    Using a Super grants maximum stacks.

Right column perks

  • Voltshot
    Reloading this weapon after defeating a target overcharges this weapon for a short period of time, causing it to jolt on its next hit.
  • Gutshot Straight
    Aiming down sights increases body shot damage, decreases target acquisition.
  • Iron Reach
    Massively improves weapon range at the cost of weapon stability.
  • Golden Tricorn
    Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. While this buff is active, grenade or melee kills of the same damage type greatly increase its damage and duration.
  • Dragonfly
    Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.
  • Rangefinder
    Aiming this weapon increases its effective range and zoom magnification. Increased projectile velocity while aiming Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and Bows.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Skulking Wolf
    While at low health, final blows with this weapon grant enhanced radar, remove you from opposing Guardians' radar, and make combatants less aggressive toward you.
  • Veist Stinger
    Damaging an enemy with this weapon has a small chance to reload the magazine and increase movement speed while aiming down sights. Bows receive faster draw speed and swords receive faster charge rate while this perk is active.

Masterwork options