A Sudden Death - Legendary Shotgun

A Sudden Death is a Shotgun Void Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Shotgun - Void - Special - Aggressive Frame

Source: Rite of the Nine

"Everything dies. This is proof." —Emissary of the Nine

Hard-hitting, high recoil. Increases rate of fire after final blows.

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

One-Two Punch
Hitting an enemy with every pellet in a shot increases melee damage for a short duration.
Threat Detector
Increased reload, stability, and handling when enemies are in close proximity.
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.
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.
Slideshot
Sliding partially reloads this weapon's magazine and temporarily boosts range and stability.
Repulsor Brace
Defeating a Void-debuffed target grants an overshield.

Closing Time
Improves range, accuracy, and handling as the magazine gets lower.
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.
Destabilizing Rounds
Defeating a target creates a Void burst; hitting other targets with this burst makes them volatile and grants you Volatile Rounds for a short duration.
Redirection
Damaging rank-and-file combatants increases damage against more powerful ones.
Opening Shot
Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
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.

Crossing Over
This weapon has increased range and handling for the top half of the magazine, while rounds from the bottom half of the magazine deal increased damage.
Gravity Well
Reloading this weapon automatically gathers nearby ammo.