Royal Executioner - Legendary Fusion Rifle

Royal Executioner is a Fusion Rifle Solar Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Fusion Rifle - Solar - Special - Adaptive Frame

Source: Season of Defiance

"I get dirty so my queen doesn't have to. Sometimes it's a sacrifice… but most times, I enjoy it." —Petra Venj

Weapon frame

Adaptive Frame

A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact70
Range31
Stability35
Handling30
Reload Speed32
Aim Assistance43
Zoom15
Airborne Effectiveness6
Ammo Generation34
Charge Time667
Magazine6
Recoil Direction58

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 Coils
    Speeds up charge.
    • Faster charge time
    • Decreases impact damage
  • Enhanced Battery
    Strong battery life.
    • Increases magazine size
  • Ionized Battery
    Large heavy battery.
    • Greatly increases magazine size
    • Greatly decreases reload speed
  • Liquid Coils
    Slower-building charge for higher damage.
    • Increases impact damage
    • Slower charge time
  • Particle Repeater
    Improves stability.
    • Increases stability
  • Projection Fuse
    Distance optimizations.
    • Increases range

Left column perks

  • Slickdraw
    Significantly increases handling, significantly decreases target acquisition.
  • Grave Robber
    Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.
  • Offhand Strike
    Final blows grant additional weapon range, stability, and accuracy when firing from the hip for a short duration.
  • Threat Detector
    Increased reload, stability, and handling when enemies are in close proximity.
  • Lead from Gold
    Picking up Heavy ammo also grants ammo to this weapon.
  • Firmly Planted
    Increased accuracy, stability, and handling when firing while crouched.
  • Envious Assassin
    Defeating targets with other weapons before drawing this one transfers ammo to the magazine from reserves. This effect can overflow the magazine based on the number of targets defeated.

Right column perks

  • Pugilist
    Final blows with this weapon generate melee energy.
    Dealing melee damage briefly improves this weapon's handling.
  • Swashbuckler
    This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
  • 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.
  • Successful Warm-Up
    Each final blow increases charge/draw speed.
  • Killing Wind
    Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
  • Reservoir Burst
    When the battery is full, your next burst deals additional damage and causes enemies to explode on death.
  • Incandescent
    Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby.
    More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Noble Deeds
    Gain charges by assisting your allies with revives, healing, overshields, and subclass buffs. Consume charges by defeating combatants. While charged, this weapon is granted bonus handling, reload speed, and sword charge rate.

Masterwork options