Bane of Sorrow - Legendary Machine Gun

Bane of Sorrow is a Machine Gun Void Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Machine Gun - Void - Heavy - High-Impact Frame

Source: Acquired from the raid "Crown of Sorrow."

"A Reefborn heavy implement, rewritten with Hive voices to make way for Gahlran the failed. Now yours." —Emperor Calus

Weapon frame

High-Impact Frame

Slow firing and high damage. This weapon is more accurate when stationary, moving slowly, and aiming down sights.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact70
Range68
Stability22
Handling39
Reload Speed37
Aim Assistance30
Zoom16
Airborne Effectiveness6
Ammo Generation44
Rounds Per Minute360
Magazine48
Recoil Direction69

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

  • Tap the Trigger
    Grants a short period of increased stability and accuracy on initial trigger pull.
  • Feeding Frenzy
    Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
  • 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.
  • Eye of the Storm
    This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
  • Under Pressure
    Improved stability and accuracy as the magazine gets lower.
  • Snapshot Sights
    Faster time to aim down sights.
  • Outlaw
    Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.

Right column perks

  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Kill Clip
    Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
  • Rampage
    Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
  • Pulse Monitor
    Automatically reloads the magazine and improves weapon handling when wounded—even when this weapon is stowed.
  • Mulligan
    Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine.
  • High-Impact Reserves
    Rounds at the end of the magazine deal more damage.
  • Dragonfly
    Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.

Masterwork options