Uncivil Discourse - Legendary Hand Cannon

Uncivil Discourse is a Hand Cannon Arc Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Arc - Special - Dynamic Heat Weapon

Source: Renegades

"Barant Imperium came up outta nowhere—and they brought new energy tech with'em. I kitbashed this beauty 'outta their goods." —The Drifter

Weapon frame

Dynamic Heat Weapon

Higher base damage. High heat generated, [Reload] to vent heat from the weapon. Overheating forces a sustained vent. Weapon cools down more rapidly between shots.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact94
Range75
Stability77
Handling79
Reload Speed80
Aim Assistance63
Zoom20
Airborne Effectiveness30
Ammo Generation65
Rounds Per Minute180
Recoil Direction65
Heat Generated140
Cooling Efficiency100

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

  • Accelerated Heatsink
    Slightly reduces damage in exchange for improved cooling.
  • Overclocked Heatsink
    Slightly increases damage in exchange for reduced cooling.
  • Enhanced Heatsink
    Strong battery life. Reduces heat generation.
  • Ionized Heatsink
    A large, heavy battery. Increases the time it takes to vent, in exchange for greatly reduced heat generation.
  • Particle Repeater
    Improves stability.
    • Increases stability
  • Projection Fuse
    Distance optimizations.
    • Increases range
  • Light Heatsink
    Lightweight, agile battery. Increases handling and vent speed.
  • Tactical Heatsink
    This weapon has multiple small improvements. Slightly improves stability, vent speed, and range.

Left column perks

  • Outlaw
    Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
  • Air Trigger
    Increased ammo generation. When airborne, accuracy and reload speed are increased but target acquisition is decreased.
  • Keep Away
    Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
  • Lone Wolf
    Slightly improves aim assist, aim down sights speed, and airborne effectiveness. Increases these effects when there are no nearby allies.
  • Cooling Baubles
    Collecting an Elemental pickup, collecting an Orb of Power, or destroying a Tangle reduces heat.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Quickdraw
    This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
  • Delicate Tuning
    While at low heat, this weapon has improved range, handling, and accuracy.

Right column perks

  • Offhand Strike
    Final blows grant additional weapon range, stability, and accuracy when firing from the hip for a short duration.
  • Frenzy
    Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
  • Jolting Feedback
    Dealing repeated damage with this weapon inflicts Jolt.

    While amplified, Jolt is applied faster.
  • Desperate Measures
    Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger damage bonus that can stack.
  • Precision Instrument
    Dealing sustained damage increases precision damage.
  • Opening Shot
    Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
  • Thermal Atomization
    While at high heat, this weapon deals increased damage and causes targets to explode when defeated.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Air-Cooled Core
    Sprinting increases vent or reload speed for a short time. While at low heat or full magazine, gain increased handling and movement speed when aiming down sights.

Masterwork options