Backfang - Legendary Glaive

Backfang is a Glaive Arc Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Glaive - Arc - Special - Rapid-Fire Glaive

Source: Complete Gambit matches and earn rank-up packages from the Drifter.

"As sharp as Psion rotgut and twice as strong." —The Drifter

Fast firing melee/ranged polearm with a frontal shield. Generates shield energy on dealing ranged damage.

Ballistic Tuning
Power diverted from shield.
• Greatly increases range
• Decreases shield duration
Supercooled Accelerator
Optimized for extended range.
• Increases range
• Slightly decreases reload speed
• Slightly decreases handling speed
Tempered Truss Rod
High stiffness for quick handling.
• Greatly increases handling speed
• Slightly decreases reload speed
• Slightly decreases range
Low-Impedance Windings
Improved output efficiency.
• Increases shield duration
• Slightly increases reload speed
• Decreases range
Auxiliary Reserves
Additional energy storage.
• Greatly increases shield duration
• Decreases reload speed
Lightweight Emitter
Weight reduction for better agility.
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases handling speed
• Decreases shield duration

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
Accurized Rounds
This weapon can fire longer distances.
• Increases range
Swap Mag
Increases this weapon's ready and stow speed.
Light Mag
Improved reload and range.
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases range

Impulse Amplifier
Massively increases projectile velocity, increases reload speed.
Beacon Rounds
Final blows with this weapon grant your projectiles tracking and increase reload speed. Dealing further damage extends the duration.
Melee Momentum
Melee final blows with this weapon grant it bonus energy and provide increased movement speed while blocking.
Grave Robber
Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.
Immovable Object
Dealing ranged damage grants increased weapon energy while you're stationary with your shield raised.
Tilting at Windmills
Blocking damage with your shield increases movement speed while shielding.
Shot Swap
Final blows build and store charges which allow you to swap and stow this weapon at a faster rate.
Steady Hands
Kills provide improved handling for all weapons for a short duration.
Replenishing Aegis
Blocking damage partially reloads this weapon from reserves.
Field Prep
Increases ammo generation. Faster reload, stow, and ready speed when you're crouching.
Lead from Gold
Picking up Heavy ammo also grants ammo to this weapon.
Mulligan
Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine.

Jolting Feedback
Dealing repeated damage with this weapon inflicts Jolt.

While amplified, Jolt is applied faster.
Voltshot
Reloading this weapon after defeating a target overcharges this weapon for a short period of time, causing it to jolt on its next hit.
Swashbuckler
This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
Surrounded
This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
Unrelenting
Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.
Wellspring
Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
Unstoppable Force
Blocking damage with your shield increases projectile damage for a short time.
Close to Melee
Glaive projectile final blows improve Glaive melee damage. Glaive projectile or melee damage extends the duration.
Desperate Measures
Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger damage bonus that can stack.
Adagio
After defeating a target, this weapon fires, charges, or draws more slowly and deals increased damage for a brief time.
Adrenaline Junkie
This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.

Gun and Run
Defeating targets builds stacks of Gun and Run for a short duration. Sprinting for a short time consumes a stack to partially reload this weapon's magazine from reserves; on Bows, this briefly improves draw speed.