The Recluse - Legendary Submachine Gun

The Recluse is a Submachine Gun Void Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Submachine Gun - Void - Primary - Lightweight Frame

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

My bite will turn your sweet flesh to vile rot.

Weapon frame

Lightweight Frame

Superb handling. Move faster with this weapon equipped.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact15
Range40
Stability47
Handling63
Reload Speed28
Aim Assistance55
Zoom13
Airborne Effectiveness19
Ammo Generation67
Rounds Per Minute900
Magazine41
Recoil Direction100

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

  • Dynamic Sway Reduction
    Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.
  • Collective Pugilism
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of melee energy generation on hit. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Repulsor Brace
    Defeating a Void-debuffed target grants an overshield.
  • Dimensional Shift
    Collecting a Void Breach causes final blows to provide a Void Overshield.
  • Subsistence
    Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
  • Enlightened Action
    Dealing damage improves reload speed and handling.
  • Feeding Frenzy
    Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.

Right column perks

  • Desperate Measures
    Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger damage bonus that can stack.
  • Tap the Trigger
    Grants a short period of increased stability and accuracy on initial trigger pull.
  • Collective Action
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of increased damage. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Destabilizing Rounds
    Defeating a target creates a Void burst; hitting other targets with this burst makes them volatile and grants you Volatile Rounds for a short duration.
  • Chaos Reshaped
    This weapon gains bonus damage while in combat for an extended time. Remaining in combat for even longer rewards a larger damage bonus and periodically heals the wielder.
  • Target Lock
    Damage increases the longer this weapon remains on a target.
  • Master of Arms
    Kills with any weapon improve this weapon's damage for a short time.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Indomitability
    Final blows grant grenade energy when playing a Light subclass or melee energy when playing a Darkness subclass.

Masterwork options