Avalanche - Legendary Machine Gun

Avalanche is a Machine Gun Solar Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Machine Gun - Solar - Heavy - Adaptive Frame

Source: The Dawning.

If they're close enough to see it start, then they'd better run.

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

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
Alloy Magazine
Faster reload when the magazine is nearly empty.
Appended Mag
This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
• Increases magazine size
Armor-Piercing Rounds
Rounds cause extra damage to combatants' shields and overpenetrate targets.
• Slightly increases range
High-Caliber Rounds
Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther.
• Slightly increases range
Ricochet Rounds
Rounds ricochet off hard surfaces.
• Increases stability
• Slightly increases range
Flared Magwell
Optimized for fast reloading.
• Slightly increases stability
• Greatly increases reload speed
Light Mag
Improved reload and range.
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases range

Surplus
Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
Auto-Loading Holster
The holstered weapon is automatically reloaded after a short period of time.
Encore
Final blows grant a stacking stability, range, and accuracy bonus to this weapon. Precision final blows grant more stacks.
Ambitious Assassin
Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.
Subsistence
Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
Shot Swap
Final blows build and store charges which allow you to swap and stow this weapon at a faster rate.
Dynamic Sway Reduction
Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.

Swashbuckler
This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
Adrenaline Junkie
This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
Tap the Trigger
Grants a short period of increased stability and accuracy on initial trigger pull.
Incandescent
Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby.
More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.
Cascade Point
Final blows or sustained precision hits with another weapon increase this weapon's rate of fire for a short duration.
Target Lock
Damage increases the longer this weapon remains on a target.

Dawning Surprise
Defeating targets awards a Dawning gift. Defeated powerful targets count as more than one.
Suros Synergy
Reloading grants this weapon bonus handling and reduces incoming flinch for a short time.