Badlander - Legendary Shotgun

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

Weapon overview

Shotgun - Arc - Special - Rapid-Fire Frame

Source: Open Legendary engrams and earn faction rank-up packages.

"We are a long way from home." —Arrha (trans. from Eliksni)

Fires full auto with deeper ammo reserves. Faster reload when weapon is empty.

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.

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

Slideshot
Sliding partially reloads this weapon's magazine and temporarily boosts range and stability.
Threat Detector
Increased reload, stability, and handling when enemies are in close proximity.
Field Prep
Increases ammo generation. Faster reload, stow, and ready speed when you're crouching.
Moving Target
Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.
Pulse Monitor
Automatically reloads the magazine and improves weapon handling when wounded—even when this weapon is stowed.
Kill Clip
Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.

Rampage
Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
Genesis
Breaking a combatant's shield with this weapon fills its magazine from reserves. Energy weapons regenerate ammo on hit when matching the damage type to the combatant's shield.
Snapshot Sights
Faster time to aim down sights.
Quickdraw
This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
Auto-Loading Holster
The holstered weapon is automatically reloaded after a short period of time.