Borrowed Time - Legendary Submachine Gun

Borrowed Time is a Submachine Gun Solar Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Submachine Gun - Solar - Primary - Aggressive Frame

Source: Complete Gambit matches and earn rank-up packages from the Drifter.

"Give a little, but take a little more." —The Drifter

Weapon frame

Aggressive Frame

High damage, high recoil.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact22
Range37
Stability18
Handling52
Reload Speed22
Aim Assistance38
Zoom15
Airborne Effectiveness12
Ammo Generation38
Rounds Per Minute720
Magazine29
Recoil Direction82

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • 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

Magazine or battery options

  • 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

Left column perks

  • Heating Up
    Final blows with this weapon increase accuracy and stability while improving vertical recoil.
  • Tunnel Vision
    Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for a short duration.
  • Rangefinder
    Aiming this weapon increases its effective range and zoom magnification. Increased projectile velocity while aiming Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and Bows.
  • Grave Robber
    Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.
  • Fourth Time's the Charm
    Rapidly landing precision hits will return two rounds to the magazine.
  • Killing Wind
    Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
  • Firmly Planted
    Increased accuracy, stability, and handling when firing while crouched.
  • Overflow
    Picking up Special or Heavy ammo automatically loads this weapon beyond normal capacity.
  • Surplus
    Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
  • Threat Detector
    Increased reload, stability, and handling when enemies are in close proximity.
  • 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.

Right column perks

  • Adrenaline Junkie
    This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
  • Dragonfly
    Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion.
  • Thresh
    Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.
  • Frenzy
    Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
  • Wellspring
    Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
  • Snapshot Sights
    Faster time to aim down sights.
  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Tap the Trigger
    Grants a short period of increased stability and accuracy on initial trigger pull.
  • Swashbuckler
    This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
  • One for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
  • Rampage
    Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
  • Surrounded
    This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Gun and Run
    Defeating targets builds stacks of Gun and Run for a short duration. Sprinting for a short time consumes a stack to partially reload this weapon's magazine from reserves; on Bows, this briefly improves draw speed.
  • Field-Tested
    Defeating targets or dealing damage with this weapon gradually increases range, stability, handling, and reload speed.

    Swords gain increased charge rate and guard resistance.

Masterwork options