Bane of Sorrow - Legendary Machine Gun

Bane of Sorrow is a Machine Gun Void Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Machine Gun - Void - Heavy - High-Impact Frame

Source: Pantheon

"A Reefborn heavy implement, rewritten with Hive voices to make way for Gahlran the failed. Now yours." —Emperor Calus

Slow firing and high damage. This weapon is more accurate when stationary, moving slowly, and aiming down sights.

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

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.
Demoralize
Precision final blows cause nearby targets to become weakened.
Dimensional Shift
Collecting a Void Breach causes final blows to provide a Void Overshield.
Feeding Frenzy
Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
Lead From Light
Picking up an Orb of Power causes your next final blow with this weapon to grant bonus Special ammo meter progress.
Fourth Time's the Charm
Rapidly landing precision hits will return two rounds to the magazine.
Collective Demolition
Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of grenade 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.

Mega Kill Clip
Reloading after a final blow grants a period of increased damage. Additional final blows before reloading further increases the duration of the damage period.
Killing Tally
Kills increase this weapon's damage until it is stowed or reloaded.
Withering Gaze
Aiming this weapon for a short period of time without firing grants the ability to weaken the next target. Timer resets after firing or when you stop aiming down sights.
One for All
Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
Meganeura
Precision final blows create an elemental damage explosion that deals more damage based on the number of rapid precision hits dealt beforehand.
Aggregate Charge
This weapon deals more damage for each elemental debuff applied to the target.
Precision Instrument
Dealing sustained damage increases precision damage.

Elliptical Orbit
After briefly sprinting, gain increased ammo generation. Alternatively, gain stability, reload speed, and flinch resistance when not sprinting for a short time.