THE SWARM - Legendary Machine Gun

THE SWARM is a Machine Gun Arc Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Machine Gun - Arc - Heavy - High-Impact Frame

Source: Nightfall

Hunger is the all of it, and it is all of hunger.

Slow firing and high damage. This weapon is more accurate when stationary, moving slowly, and aiming down sights.

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

Killing Wind
Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
Outlaw
Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
Bottomless Grief
Increases magazine size. While you are the last living member of your fireteam, each final blow refills your magazine.
Dynamic Sway Reduction
Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.
Surplus
Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
Unrelenting
Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.

Zen Moment
Causing damage with this weapon reduces recoil and flinch over time.
Slideways
Sliding partially reloads this weapon's magazine and temporarily boosts handling and stability.
Tap the Trigger
Grants a short period of increased stability and accuracy on initial trigger pull.
One for All
Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
Dragonfly
Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.