Sarpedon-D - Legendary Hand Cannon

Sarpedon-D is a Hand Cannon Arc Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Arc - Primary - Spread Shot

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

A bloody rain. A fitting end.

Fires a short range spread of pellets.

Rifled Barrel
Ranged shotgun barrel.
• Increases range
• Greatly decreases handling speed
Smoothbore
Smooth shotgun barrel. Greatly increases range at the cost of more projectile spread.
Smallbore
Dual strength barrel.
• Increases range
• Increases stability
Barrel Shroud
Balanced shotgun barrel.
• Increases stability
• Increases handling speed
Corkscrew Rifling
Balanced barrel.
• Slightly increases range and stability
• Slightly increases handling speed
Full Choke
Tightened barrel. Reduces projectile spread when aiming down sights at the cost of precision damage.

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

Impromptu Ammunition
Final blows increase ammo meter progress from all sources for a short time.
Eddy Current
Temporarily increases reload speed and handling after sprinting or while amplified. This effect is improved when you are amplified.
Lead From Light
Picking up an Orb of Power causes your next final blow with this weapon to grant bonus Special ammo meter progress.
Proximity Power
When targets are nearby, final blows grant bonus Melee stat.
Trickle Charge
Receiving or discharging Bolt Charge partially loads the magazine from reserves.
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.

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.
Rolling Storm
Final blows grant Bolt Charge.
While amplified, final blows grant additional Bolt Charge.
One-Two Punch
Hitting an enemy with every pellet in a shot increases melee damage for a short duration.
Trench Barrel
After a successful melee hit, this weapon gains increased damage, handling, and reload speed for a short duration—or until three shots are fired.
Voltshot
Reloading this weapon after defeating a target overcharges this weapon for a short period of time, causing it to jolt on its next hit.
Desperate Measures
Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger damage bonus that can stack.

Accelerated Assault
Dealing sustained damage with this weapon loads a small amount of ammo from reserves, or removes heat, and slightly increases damage.
Problem Solver
Dealing sustained damage to Champion, miniboss, or boss combatants exhausts them and grants this weapon handling and reload speed.

Exhausted targets deal reduced outgoing damage.
Häkke Breach Armaments
This weapon deals increased damage against vehicles and constructs.

Constructs include barricades, turrets, Stasis crystals, and other objects created in the field.