Prolonged Engagement - Legendary Submachine Gun

Prolonged Engagement is a Submachine Gun Stasis Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Submachine Gun - Stasis - Primary - Lightweight Frame

Source: Complete strikes and earn rank-up packages from Commander Zavala.

Fight until the bitter end.

Weapon frame

Lightweight Frame

Superb handling. Move faster with this weapon equipped.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact15
Range25
Stability46
Handling68
Reload Speed29
Aim Assistance55
Zoom14
Airborne Effectiveness21
Ammo Generation60
Rounds Per Minute900
Magazine41
Recoil Direction85

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

  • Dynamic Sway Reduction
    Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.
  • 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.
  • Outlaw
    Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
  • Subsistence
    Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
  • Fourth Time's the Charm
    Rapidly landing precision hits will return two rounds to the magazine.
  • Feeding Frenzy
    Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
  • Air Assault
    Final blows grant a stacking bonus to airborne effectiveness. Final blows while airborne grant increased stacks.
  • Eye of the Storm
    This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
  • Killing Wind
    Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
  • Heating Up
    Final blows with this weapon increase accuracy and stability while improving vertical recoil.
  • Perfect Float
    Being in combat for a moderate time increases airborne effectiveness and reduces flinch until you are out of combat.

Right column perks

  • Frenzy
    Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
  • Surrounded
    This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
  • Multikill Clip
    Reloading grants increased damage based on the number of rapid final blows made beforehand.
  • Pugilist
    Final blows with this weapon generate melee energy.
    Dealing melee damage briefly improves this weapon's handling.
  • One for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
  • Thresh
    Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.
  • Headstone
    Precision final blows spawn a [Stasis] Stasis crystal at the victim's location.
  • Encore
    Final blows grant a stacking stability, range, and accuracy bonus to this weapon. Precision final blows grant more stacks.
  • Rangefinder
    Aiming this weapon increases its effective range and zoom magnification. Increased projectile velocity while aiming Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and Bows.
  • Adagio
    After defeating a target, this weapon fires, charges, or draws more slowly and deals increased damage for a brief time.
  • Gutshot Straight
    Aiming down sights increases body shot damage, decreases target acquisition.
  • Target Lock
    Damage increases the longer this weapon remains on a target.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Vanguard's Vindication
    Final blows with this weapon grant a small amount of health.
  • Veist Stinger
    Damaging an enemy with this weapon has a small chance to reload the magazine and increase movement speed while aiming down sights. Bows receive faster draw speed and swords receive faster charge rate while this perk is active.

Masterwork options