Temporal Clause - Legendary Machine Gun

Temporal Clause is a Machine Gun Solar Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Machine Gun - Solar - Heavy - Aggressive Frame

Source: Random Perks: This item cannot be reacquired from Collections.

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Weapon frame

Aggressive Frame

High damage, high recoil.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact33
Range39
Stability43
Handling45
Reload Speed54
Aim Assistance61
Zoom16
Airborne Effectiveness15
Ammo Generation36
Rounds Per Minute600
Magazine58
Recoil Direction75

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

  • Fourth Time's the Charm
    Rapidly landing precision hits will return two rounds to the magazine.
  • Perpetual Motion
    This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.
  • Meganeura
    Precision final blows create an elemental damage explosion that deals more damage based on the number of rapid precision hits dealt beforehand.
  • Incandescent
    Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby.
    More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.
  • Dynamic Sway Reduction
    Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.
  • Enlightened Action
    Dealing damage improves reload speed and handling.
  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.

Right column perks

  • Surrounded
    This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
  • Rampage
    Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
  • Killing Tally
    Kills increase this weapon's damage until it is stowed or reloaded.
  • Burning Ambition
    Dealing sustained damage scorches the target. Dealing damage to a scorched target inflicts scorch.
  • Mega Kill Clip
    Reloading after a final blow grants a period of increased damage. Additional final blows before reloading further increases the duration of the damage period.
  • Target Lock
    Damage increases the longer this weapon remains on a target.
  • Adrenaline Junkie
    This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Fail-deadly
    Dealing damage grants a stacking bonus to magazine size, target acquisition, and range until your next final blow with this weapon.

Masterwork options