Swordbreaker (Adept) - Legendary Shotgun

Swordbreaker (Adept) is a Shotgun Strand Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Shotgun - Strand - Special - Lightweight Frame

Source: "Crota's End" Raid

If you're going to face down a Knight with an ascendant blade, bring an ascendant gun.

Superb handling. Move faster with this weapon equipped.

Rifled Barrel
Ranged shotgun barrel.
• Increases range
• Greatly decreases handling speed
Smoothbore
Smooth shotgun barrel. Greatly increases range at the cost of more projectile spread.
Smallbore
Dual strength barrel.
• Increases range
• Increases stability
Barrel Shroud
Balanced shotgun barrel.
• Increases stability
• Increases handling speed
Corkscrew Rifling
Balanced barrel.
• Slightly increases range and stability
• Slightly increases handling speed
Full Choke
Tightened barrel. Reduces projectile spread when aiming down sights at the cost of precision damage.

Assault Mag
This shotgun's magazine is optimized for quick combat.
• Greatly increases stability
• Increases rate of fire
Appended Mag
This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
• Increases magazine size
Tactical Mag
This weapon has multiple tactical improvements.
• Slightly increases stability
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases magazine size
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
Steady Rounds
This magazine is optimized for recoil control.
• Greatly increases stability
• Slightly decreases range
• Increases airborne effectiveness
Accurized Rounds
This weapon can fire longer distances.
• Increases range
Light Mag
Improved reload and range.
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases range

Pugilist
Final blows with this weapon generate melee energy.
Dealing melee damage briefly improves this weapon's handling.
Subsistence
Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
Elemental Capacitor
Increased stats based on the currently equipped Super.
• [Solar] increases your reload speed.
• [Arc] increases handling.
• [Void] increases stability.
• [Stasis] moderately controls recoil and increases movement speed when aiming down sights.
• [Strand] increases airborne effectiveness.
Fragile Focus
This weapon gains bonus range until your shield is destroyed. The bonus returns once your shield has regenerated to full strength.
Threat Detector
Increased reload, stability, and handling when enemies are in close proximity.
Slideshot
Sliding partially reloads this weapon's magazine and temporarily boosts range and stability.
Demolitionist
Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
Slice
Casting your class ability allows this weapon to sever targets on hit for a brief duration, up to a maximum number of targets.
Paracausal Affinity
Final blows of energy types matching this weapon's alignment grant increased damage for a short period of time. Light final blows boost Arc, Solar, and Void weapons. Darkness final blows boost Stasis and Strand weapons.

Surrounded
This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
Barrel Constrictor
Final blows with this weapon reduce its projectile spread for a short duration.
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.
Sword Logic
Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. The strength and duration of the bonus increases when more powerful targets are defeated.
One-Two Punch
Hitting an enemy with every pellet in a shot increases melee damage for a short duration.
Opening Shot
Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
Hatchling
Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with this weapon spawns a Threadling at the target's location.
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.
Aggregate Charge
This weapon deals more damage for each elemental debuff applied to the target.

Cursed Thrall
After defeating a target with a melee attack, final blows with this weapon cause targets to explode for a short duration.