Nation of Beasts - Legendary Hand Cannon

Nation of Beasts is a Hand Cannon Arc Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Arc - Primary - Adaptive Frame

Source: Last Wish raid.

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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

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

Hip-Fire Grip
Increases accuracy, stability, and precision hit targeting when firing from the hip.
Discord
Final blows with another weapon grant this weapon increased speed for aiming down sights, accuracy, and airborne effectiveness for a short time. When Discord is active, final blows refund ammo.
Eddy Current
Temporarily increases reload speed and handling after sprinting or while amplified. This effect is improved when you are amplified.
Keep Away
Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
Dragonfly
Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.
Opening Shot
Improved accuracy and range on the opening shot of attack.
Perpetual Motion
This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.
Gear Shift
Reloading after a final blow or becoming amplified grants a period of increased damage. Stacks 5x.
Trickle Charge
Receiving or discharging Bolt Charge partially loads the magazine from reserves.

Offhand Strike
Final blows grant additional weapon range, stability, and accuracy when firing from the hip for a short duration.
Harmony
Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance 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.
Golden Tricorn
Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. While this buff is active, grenade or melee kills of the same damage type greatly increase its damage and duration.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
Kill Clip
Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
Voltshot
Reloading this weapon after defeating a target overcharges this weapon for a short period of time, causing it to jolt on its next hit.
Rolling Storm
Final blows grant Bolt Charge.
While amplified, final blows grant additional Bolt Charge.
Jolting Feedback
Dealing repeated damage with this weapon inflicts Jolt.

While amplified, Jolt is applied faster.

Explosive Pact
This weapon gains bonus stability and reload speed when activating a grenade ability. Healing grenades and grenade final blows grant additional stacks of the bonus.