The Palindrome (Adept) - Legendary Hand Cannon

The Palindrome (Adept) 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: Grandmaster Nightfall

Draw, O Coward!

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

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

Closing Time
Improves range, accuracy, and handling as the magazine gets lower.
Recycled Energy
Reloading after defeating targets grants energy to your lowest charged ability.
Outlaw
Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
To the Pain
While this weapon is equipped, taking damage increases handling and aim assist until the weapon is stowed.

Taking more damage increases the effect.
Elemental Capacitor
Increased stats based on the currently equipped Super.
• [Solar] increases your reload speed.
• [Arc] increases handling.
• [Void] increases stability.
• [Stasis] moderately controls recoil and increases movement speed when aiming down sights.
• [Strand] increases airborne effectiveness.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.

Magnificent Howl
The number of precision final blows before reloading affects the total rounds granted with increased range and damage. Precision final blows with Magnificent Howl active extend the effect for additional rounds.
Snapshot Sights
Faster time to aim down sights.
Rolling Storm
Final blows grant Bolt Charge.
While amplified, final blows grant additional Bolt Charge.
Desperate Measures
Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger damage bonus that can stack.
Master of Arms
Kills with any weapon improve this weapon's damage for a short time.
Opening Shot
Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.

Stunning Recovery
Stunning a Champion refills your magazine, triggers health regeneration, and improves recovery for a short duration.
Vanguard's Vindication
Final blows with this weapon grant a small amount of health.
Wild Card
Final blows with this weapon have a chance to create experimental submunitions at the target's location.