Sixth Sense - Legendary Hand Cannon

Sixth Sense is a Hand Cannon Strand Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Strand - Primary - Aggressive Frame

Source: Monument of Triumph

Attuned to receive a message from beyond.

Weapon frame

Aggressive Frame

High damage, high recoil. Optimized for long-distance shooting.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact92
Range64
Stability30
Handling29
Reload Speed35
Aim Assistance64
Zoom14
Airborne Effectiveness23
Ammo Generation54
Rounds Per Minute120
Magazine8
Recoil Direction98

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

  • 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

Left column perks

  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Rapid Hit
    Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.
  • Triple Tap
    Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
  • Explosive Payload
    Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
  • Keep Away
    Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
  • Lucky Shot
    Reloading after a precision final blow causes precision hits to refill a round from reserves.
  • Built to Blast
    Gain aim assist, stability, and flinch resistance while you have Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or Void Overshield.

Right column perks

  • Tear
    Precision final blows cause nearby targets to become severed.
  • Opening Shot
    Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
  • Hatchling
    Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with this weapon spawns a Threadling at the target's location.
  • Eye of the Storm
    This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
  • Dragonfly
    Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.
  • Desperate Measures
    Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger damage bonus that can stack.
  • Meganeura
    Precision final blows create an elemental damage explosion that deals more damage based on the number of rapid precision hits dealt beforehand.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Nail, Meet Hammer
    This weapon is more effective against combatant shields. Destroying a shield with this weapon grants bonus Special ammo progress if it uses Primary or Heavy ammo, or Heavy ammo progress if it uses Special ammo.
  • Wild Card
    Final blows with this weapon have a chance to create experimental submunitions at the target's location.

Masterwork options