Dead Weight - Legendary Shotgun

Dead Weight is a Shotgun Arc Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Shotgun - Arc - Special - Rapid-Fire Frame

Source: Complete Gambit matches and earn rank-up packages from the Drifter.

"Act like you're nothing, and no one'll ever ask you for anything." —The Drifter

Fires full auto with deeper ammo reserves. Faster reload when weapon is empty.

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.

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
Accurized Rounds
This weapon can fire longer distances.
• Increases range
Light Mag
Improved reload and range.
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases range

Well-Rounded
Throwing a grenade or hitting a target with a charged melee grants a stacking bonus to weapon stability, handling, and range.

Using a Super grants maximum stacks.
Field Prep
Increases ammo generation. Faster reload, stow, and ready speed when you're crouching.
Subsistence
Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
Grave Robber
Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.
Perpetual Motion
This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.
Steady Hands
Kills provide improved handling for all weapons for a short duration.
Ensemble
Improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby.
Dual Loader
Reloads an additional shot at a time.
Lead from Gold
Picking up Heavy ammo also grants ammo to this weapon.
Surplus
Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
Feeding Frenzy
Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
Auto-Loading Holster
The holstered weapon is automatically reloaded after a short period of time.

Golden Tricorn
Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. While this buff is active, grenade or melee kills of the same damage type greatly increase its damage and duration.
Turnabout
Using this weapon to break the shield of a combatant or a Guardian using their Super will grant you an overshield.
Snapshot Sights
Faster time to aim down sights.
Surrounded
This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
Frenzy
Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
Demolitionist
Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
One-Two Punch
Hitting an enemy with every pellet in a shot increases melee damage for a short duration.
Harmony
Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
Swashbuckler
This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
Adrenaline Junkie
This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
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.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.

Gun and Run
Defeating targets builds stacks of Gun and Run for a short duration. Sprinting for a short time consumes a stack to partially reload this weapon's magazine from reserves; on Bows, this briefly improves draw speed.
Field-Tested
Defeating targets or dealing damage with this weapon gradually increases range, stability, handling, and reload speed.

Swords gain increased charge rate and guard resistance.