Survivor's Epitaph - Legendary Hand Cannon

Survivor's Epitaph is a Hand Cannon Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Kinetic - Primary - Precision Frame

Source: Complete Crucible matches and earn rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx.

"A weapon hides nothing. It is what it is. Whether it wants to be or not." —Saint-14 to Shaxx

Weapon frame

Precision Frame

Recoil pattern on this weapon is predictably more vertical. Fires quickly with high accuracy. Move faster while aiming down sights with this weapon equipped.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact78
Range32
Stability56
Handling43
Reload Speed45
Aim Assistance74
Zoom14
Airborne Effectiveness10
Ammo Generation47
Rounds Per Minute180
Magazine12
Recoil Direction83

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

  • Tunnel Vision
    Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for a short duration.
  • Heating Up
    Final blows with this weapon increase accuracy and stability while improving vertical recoil.
  • Firmly Planted
    Increased accuracy, stability, and handling when firing while crouched.
  • Quickdraw
    This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
  • Surplus
    Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
  • Outlaw
    Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
  • Feeding Frenzy
    Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
  • Ambitious Assassin
    Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.
  • Killing Wind
    Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
  • Slideshot
    Sliding partially reloads this weapon's magazine and temporarily boosts range and stability.
  • Subsistence
    Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
  • Rapid Hit
    Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.

Right column perks

  • Moving Target
    Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.
  • Adrenaline Junkie
    This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
  • Frenzy
    Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
  • Osmosis
    Using your grenade ability partially refills the magazine and changes this weapon's damage type to match your grenade until you stow it.
  • Eye of the Storm
    This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
  • Snapshot Sights
    Faster time to aim down sights.
  • Wellspring
    Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
  • Multikill Clip
    Reloading grants increased damage based on the number of rapid final blows made beforehand.
  • Thresh
    Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.
  • One for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
  • High-Impact Reserves
    Rounds at the end of the magazine deal more damage.
  • Kill Clip
    Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.

Origin trait or grip options

  • One Quiet Moment
    Grants increased reload speed and handling when out of combat. Swords gain faster movement speed.

Masterwork options