Compass Rose - Legendary Shotgun

Compass Rose is a Shotgun Solar Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Shotgun - Solar - Special - Precision Frame

Source: Solstice

"Let the Light be your compass." —Mithrax

This weapon's recoil pattern is more predictably vertical.

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

Surplus
Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
Quickdraw
This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
Lead from Gold
Picking up Heavy ammo also grants ammo to this weapon.
Shot Swap
Final blows build and store charges which allow you to swap and stow this weapon at a faster rate.
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.
Under-Over
Deals bonus damage to targets with overshields. Deals a small amount of bonus damage to combatant shields.
Grave Robber
Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.

Snapshot Sights
Faster time to aim down sights.
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.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
Incandescent
Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby.
More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.
Adagio
After defeating a target, this weapon fires, charges, or draws more slowly and deals increased damage for a brief time.
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.
Cascade Point
Final blows or sustained precision hits with another weapon increase this weapon's rate of fire for a short duration.

Dream Work
Once per reload, assists or assisted final blows partially refill the weapon from reserves and increase reload speed for a short duration. Bows receive faster draw time.