Vikala SMG4 - Legendary Submachine Gun

Vikala SMG4 is a Submachine Gun Void Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Submachine Gun - Void - Primary - Balanced Heat Weapon

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Weapon frame

Balanced Heat Weapon

Increased damage versus powerful combatants. Very low heat generated. [Reload] to vent heat from the weapon. Overheating forces a sustained vent. Manually venting at very high heat greatly increases venting speed.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact15
Range16
Stability31
Handling73
Reload Speed33
Aim Assistance53
Zoom13
Airborne Effectiveness18
Ammo Generation66
Rounds Per Minute900
Recoil Direction92
Heat Generated20
Cooling Efficiency22

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

  • Accelerated Heatsink
    Slightly reduces damage in exchange for improved cooling.
  • Overclocked Heatsink
    Slightly increases damage in exchange for reduced cooling.
  • Enhanced Heatsink
    Strong battery life. Reduces heat generation.
  • Ionized Heatsink
    A large, heavy battery. Increases the time it takes to vent, in exchange for greatly reduced heat generation.
  • Particle Repeater
    Improves stability.
    • Increases stability
  • Projection Fuse
    Distance optimizations.
    • Increases range
  • Light Heatsink
    Lightweight, agile battery. Increases handling and vent speed.
  • Tactical Heatsink
    This weapon has multiple small improvements. Slightly improves stability, vent speed, and range.

Left column perks

  • Perpetual Motion
    This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.
  • Cooling Baubles
    Collecting an Elemental pickup, collecting an Orb of Power, or destroying a Tangle reduces heat.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Slideways
    Sliding partially reloads this weapon's magazine and temporarily boosts handling and stability.
  • Enlightened Action
    Dealing damage improves reload speed and handling.
  • Delicate Tuning
    While at low heat, this weapon has improved range, handling, and accuracy.
  • Dimensional Shift
    Collecting a Void Breach causes final blows to provide a Void Overshield.
  • Moving Target
    Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.

Right column perks

  • Attrition Orbs
    Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
  • Destabilizing Rounds
    Defeating a target creates a Void burst; hitting other targets with this burst makes them volatile and grants you Volatile Rounds for a short duration.
  • 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.
  • Chaos Reshaped
    This weapon gains bonus damage while in combat for an extended time. Remaining in combat for even longer rewards a larger damage bonus and periodically heals the wielder.
  • Thermal Atomization
    While at high heat, this weapon deals increased damage and causes targets to explode when defeated.
  • Firefly
    Precision kills with this weapon increase reload speed and cause the target to explode, dealing Solar damage to nearby enemies.
  • 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

  • Featherweight
    Final blows with weapons that have the Featherweight Origin Trait grant increased movement speed while equipped.
  • Omolon Fluid Dynamics
    This weapon has increased reload speed and stability for the top half of the magazine.

Masterwork options