Hammerhead - Legendary Machine Gun

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

Weapon overview

Machine Gun - Void - Heavy - Adaptive Frame

Source: Crafted in a Black Armory forge.

Smash through the veil.

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

Feeding Frenzy
Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
Dynamic Sway Reduction
Improves accuracy and stability while continuously holding down the trigger.
Tap the Trigger
Grants a short period of increased stability and accuracy on initial trigger pull.
Threat Detector
Increased reload, stability, and handling when enemies are in close proximity.
Quickdraw
This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
Shield Disorient
Energy matched shield explosion disorients nearby combatants.

Surrounded
This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
Rampage
Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
Ambitious Assassin
Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.
High-Impact Reserves
Rounds at the end of the magazine deal more damage.
Genesis
Breaking a combatant's shield with this weapon fills its magazine from reserves. Energy weapons regenerate ammo on hit when matching the damage type to the combatant's shield.
Mulligan
Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine.