Thin Precipice - Legendary Sword

Thin Precipice is a Sword Strand Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Sword - Strand - Heavy - Vortex Frame

Sharpened, from tip to hilt, drawing from all who partake in the ritual of war.

Weapon frame

Vortex Frame

[Heavy Attack] : Launch a heavy spin attack.
Heavy attacks are stronger with full energy.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact60
Swing Speed40
Charge Rate20
Guard Resistance0
Guard Endurance0
Ammo Capacity63
Magazine29

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Hungry Edge
    Increased sword ammo.
  • Enduring Blade
    Greatly increased sword ammo at the cost of damage.
  • Honed Edge
    Increased sword damage.
  • Jagged Edge
    Increased damage at the cost of sword ammo.
  • Tempered Edge
    Increased sword damage and ammo.

Magazine or battery options

  • Balanced Guard
    Sword Guard has balanced overall defenses.
  • Burst Guard
    Sword Guard has high resistance, but low endurance.
  • Enduring Guard
    Sword Guard has high endurance, but low resistance.
  • Heavy Guard
    Sword Guard has high overall defenses, but lowers charge rate.
  • Swordmaster's Guard
    Sword Guard has low overall defenses, but increases charge rate.

Left column perks

  • Duelist's Trance
    Sword final blows grant increased charge rate and defense until this weapon is stowed.
  • Relentless Strikes
    [Light Attack] : Landing three light-attack hits within a short time grants Sword ammo.
  • Flash Counter
    Blocking damage after raising your guard emits a short-range blast that disorients targets.
  • Valiant Charge
    Receiving damage while guarding temporarily increases Sword lunge distance.
  • Steady Hands
    Kills provide improved handling for all weapons for a short duration.
  • Tireless Blade
    Sword ammo granted for every other powered sword kill.
  • Unrelenting
    Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.

Right column perks

  • Harmony
    Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
  • Counterattack
    Blocking an attack immediately after guarding increases damage for a short duration.
  • Adrenaline Junkie
    This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Chain Reaction
    Each final blow with this weapon creates an elemental damage explosion.
  • Hatchling
    Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with this weapon spawns a Threadling at the target's location.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Unsated Hunger
    Increased handling, reload speed, and stability when no abilities are fully charged.

    Swords gain increased guard resistance and charge rate instead.

Masterwork options