Exuviae - Legendary Hand Cannon

Exuviae is a Hand Cannon Stasis Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Stasis - Primary - Aggressive Frame

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High damage, high recoil. Optimized for long-distance shooting.

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

Accurized Rounds
This weapon can fire longer distances.
• Increases range
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
Alloy Magazine
Faster reload when the magazine is nearly empty.
Flared Magwell
Optimized for fast reloading.
• Slightly increases stability
• Greatly increases reload speed

Rimestealer
Destroying a Stasis crystal or defeating a frozen target with this weapon grants you Frost Armor.
Triple Tap
Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
To the Pain
While this weapon is equipped, taking damage increases handling and aim assist until the weapon is stowed.

Taking more damage increases the effect.
Encore
Final blows grant a stacking stability, range, and accuracy bonus to this weapon. Precision final blows grant more stacks.
Lone Wolf
Slightly improves aim assist, aim down sights speed, and airborne effectiveness. Increases these effects when there are no nearby allies.
Stats for All
Hitting three separate targets increases weapon handling, stability, reload, and range for a moderate duration.
Keep Away
Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.

Headstone
Precision final blows spawn a [Stasis] Stasis crystal at the victim's location.
Precision Instrument
Dealing sustained damage increases precision damage.
Desperate Measures
Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger damage bonus that can stack.
Frenzy
Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
Redirection
Damaging rank-and-file combatants increases damage against more powerful ones.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
One for All
Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.

Dark Ether Reaper
Final blows with this weapon periodically spawn Dark Ether charges.

Charges can be detonated early with weapons fire or by coming into contact with them. Doing so refills this weapon from reserves.