Naeem's Lance - Legendary Sniper Rifle

Naeem's Lance is a Sniper Rifle Strand Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Sniper Rifle - Strand - Special - Rapid-Fire Frame

Source: "Warlord's Ruin" Dungeon

"Let us make them love us as much as we were feared." —Warlord Naeem

Weapon frame

Rapid-Fire Frame

Deeper ammo reserves. Slightly faster reload when magazine is empty.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact55
Range36
Stability40
Handling60
Reload Speed55
Aim Assistance76
Zoom37
Airborne Effectiveness4
Ammo Generation55
Rounds Per Minute140
Magazine6
Recoil Direction54

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

  • Hatchling
    Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with this weapon spawns a Threadling at the target's location.
  • Deconstruct
    Dealing sustained damage grants bonus damage against vehicles and constructs and refills ammo from reserves. Damage with Primary ammo or against constructs provides additional progress.

    Constructs include barricades, turrets, Stasis crystals, and other objects created in the field.
  • Reconstruction
    This weapon slowly reloads itself over time, up to double capacity.
  • Rewind Rounds
    When this weapon's magazine is empty, it refills from reserves based on the number of hits.
  • Lucky Shot
    Reloading after a precision final blow causes precision hits to refill a round from reserves.
  • 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.

Right column perks

  • Attrition Orbs
    Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
  • 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.
  • Elemental Honing
    Dealing unique elemental damage grants this weapon a stacking damage bonus. This bonus is increased for kinetic weapons.
  • Opening Shot
    Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
  • Cascade Point
    Final blows or sustained precision hits with another weapon increase this weapon's rate of fire for a short duration.
  • Precision Instrument
    Dealing sustained damage increases precision damage.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Sundering
    Destroying vehicles and constructs or breaking target shields grants this weapon bonus reload speed and charge rate.

    Constructs include barricades, turrets, Stasis crystals, and other objects created in the field.

Masterwork options