Deadpan Delivery - Legendary Shotgun

Deadpan Delivery is a Shotgun Arc Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Shotgun - Arc - Special - Aggressive Frame

Source: Season of the Witch

Emphasis on the "dead."

High damage, high recoil.

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

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.
Discord
Final blows with another weapon grant this weapon increased speed for aiming down sights, accuracy, and airborne effectiveness for a short time. When Discord is active, final blows refund ammo.
Overflow
Picking up Special or Heavy ammo automatically loads this weapon beyond normal capacity.
Surplus
Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
Air Assault
Final blows grant a stacking bonus to airborne effectiveness. Final blows while airborne grant increased stacks.
Slickdraw
Significantly increases handling, significantly decreases target acquisition.

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.
Barrel Constrictor
Final blows with this weapon reduce its projectile spread for a short duration.
Killing Wind
Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
One-Two Punch
Hitting an enemy with every pellet in a shot increases melee damage for a short duration.
Frenzy
Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
Trench Barrel
After a successful melee hit, this weapon gains increased damage, handling, and reload speed for a short duration—or until three shots are fired.

Vanguard's Vindication
Final blows with this weapon grant a small amount of health.
Nadir Focus
Sustained fire increases accuracy and range. Increases lunge distance for Swords, and projectile velocity for Launchers.