The Showrunner - Legendary Submachine Gun

The Showrunner is a Submachine Gun Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Submachine Gun - Kinetic - Primary - Lightweight Frame

Source: Season of the Witch

Once you have one, you'll wonder how you ever did without.

Weapon frame

Lightweight Frame

Superb handling. Move faster with this weapon equipped.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact15
Range28
Stability35
Handling60
Reload Speed27
Aim Assistance59
Zoom13
Airborne Effectiveness12
Ammo Generation64
Rounds Per Minute900
Magazine42
Recoil Direction91

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

  • Overflow
    Picking up Special or Heavy ammo automatically loads this weapon beyond normal capacity.
  • Well-Rounded
    Throwing a grenade or hitting a target with a charged melee grants a stacking bonus to weapon stability, handling, and range.

    Using a Super grants maximum stacks.
  • Grave Robber
    Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.
  • Heating Up
    Final blows with this weapon increase accuracy and stability while improving vertical recoil.
  • Rangefinder
    Aiming this weapon increases its effective range and zoom magnification. Increased projectile velocity while aiming Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and Bows.
  • Dynamic Sway Reduction
    Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.

Right column perks

  • Kinetic Tremors
    Sustained kinetic damage to a target emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.
  • Air Assault
    Final blows grant a stacking bonus to airborne effectiveness. Final blows while airborne grant increased stacks.
  • Target Lock
    Damage increases the longer this weapon remains on a target.
  • Swashbuckler
    This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
  • Fragile Focus
    This weapon gains bonus range until your shield is destroyed. The bonus returns once your shield has regenerated to full strength.
  • 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.

Origin trait or grip options

  • 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.

Masterwork options