False Idols - Legendary Sword

False Idols is a Sword Solar Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Sword - Solar - Heavy - Vortex Frame

Source: Exploring the Pale Heart

"Lay onto me your burdens."

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

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.

Strategist
Final blows with this weapon generate class ability energy. Activating your class ability briefly improves this weapon's stability.
Attrition Orbs
Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
Wellspring
Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
Unrelenting
Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.
Duelist's Trance
Sword final blows grant increased charge rate and defense until this weapon is stowed.
Incandescent
Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby.
More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.
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.
Eager Edge
Gain increased Sword lunge distance immediately after switching to this weapon.

Surrounded
This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
Chain Reaction
Each final blow with this weapon creates an elemental damage explosion.
Bait and Switch
Deal damage with all equipped weapons within a short time to give this weapon a damage boost.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
Counterattack
Blocking an attack immediately after guarding increases damage for a short 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.
One for All
Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
Burning Ambition
Dealing sustained damage scorches the target. Dealing damage to a scorched target inflicts scorch.
Elemental Honing
Dealing unique elemental damage grants this weapon a stacking damage bonus. This bonus is increased for kinetic weapons.

Dealer's Choice
Final blows with this weapon grant a small amount of Super energy. Equipping multiple weapons from the Pale Heart increases this effect.