Pure Poetry - Legendary Hand Cannon
Pure Poetry is a Hand Cannon Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.
Weapon overview
Hand Cannon - Kinetic - Primary - Aggressive Frame
Source: Complete strikes and earn rank-up packages from Commander Zavala.
Each line more potent than the last.
Weapon frame
Aggressive Frame
High damage, high recoil. Optimized for long-distance shooting.
Base stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Impact | 92 |
| Range | 53 |
| Stability | 23 |
| Handling | 26 |
| Reload Speed | 26 |
| Aim Assistance | 60 |
| Zoom | 14 |
| Airborne Effectiveness | 15 |
| Ammo Generation | 50 |
| Rounds Per Minute | 120 |
| Magazine | 7 |
| Recoil Direction | 95 |
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
- Fragile Focus
This weapon gains bonus range until your shield is destroyed. The bonus returns once your shield has regenerated to full strength. - Grave Robber
Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves. - 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. - Air Assault
Final blows grant a stacking bonus to airborne effectiveness. Final blows while airborne grant increased stacks. - Shoot to Loot
Shooting an Orb of Power picks it up. Shooting an ammo brick picks it up and automatically reloads all of your equipped weapons from reserves. - Fourth Time's the Charm
Rapidly landing precision hits will return two rounds to the magazine. - Ambitious Assassin
Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading. - Perpetual Motion
This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion. - Steady Hands
Kills provide improved handling for all weapons for a short duration. - Ensemble
Improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby. - Tunnel Vision
Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for a short duration. - Outlaw
Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
Right column perks
- Focused Fury
Dealing a portion of the magazine as precision damage grants this weapon bonus damage. The shot count is reset whenever the weapon is reloaded or stowed. - Opening Shot
Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack. - Under-Over
Deals bonus damage to targets with overshields. Deals a small amount of bonus damage to combatant shields. - Swashbuckler
This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon. - Eye of the Storm
This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower. - Pugilist
Final blows with this weapon generate melee energy.
Dealing melee damage briefly improves this weapon's handling. - Frenzy
Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat. - 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. - Multikill Clip
Reloading grants increased damage based on the number of rapid final blows made beforehand. - Rampage
Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x. - Harmony
Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration. - Osmosis
Using your grenade ability partially refills the magazine and changes this weapon's damage type to match your grenade until you stow it.
Origin trait or grip options
- Vanguard's Vindication
Final blows with this weapon grant a small amount of health. - Häkke Breach Armaments
This weapon deals increased damage against vehicles and constructs.
Constructs include barricades, turrets, Stasis crystals, and other objects created in the field.
Masterwork options
- Stability
- Range
- Handling
- Reload Speed