Waking Vigil - Legendary Hand Cannon

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

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Arc - Primary - Adaptive Frame

Source: Complete activities in the Dreaming City.

"We have a duty to this solar system that goes deeper than blood, deeper than oaths." —Paladin Devi Cassl

A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

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

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

Rapid Hit
Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.
Rangefinder
Aiming this weapon increases its effective range and zoom magnification. Increased projectile velocity while aiming Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and Bows.
Outlaw
Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
Envious Assassin
Defeating targets with other weapons before drawing this one transfers ammo to the magazine from reserves. This effect can overflow the magazine based on the number of targets defeated.
Shoot to Loot
Shooting an Orb of Power picks it up. Shooting an ammo brick picks it up and automatically reloads all of your equipped weapons from reserves.
Perpetual Motion
This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.

Kill Clip
Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
Dragonfly
Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.
Opening Shot
Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
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.
Attrition Orbs
Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
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.

Advanced Reflexes
Upon taking damage from a target, quickly guard or aim down sights with this weapon to gain bonus damage, handling, and charge rate for a short time.