Threat Level - Legendary Shotgun

Threat Level is a Shotgun Kinetic Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Shotgun - Kinetic - Special - Rapid-Fire Frame

Source: Found in the "Scourge of the Past" raid.

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Weapon frame

Rapid-Fire Frame

Fires full auto with deeper ammo reserves. Faster reload when weapon is empty.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact65
Range30
Stability39
Handling43
Reload Speed65
Aim Assistance74
Zoom12
Airborne Effectiveness2
Ammo Generation52
Rounds Per Minute140
Magazine7
Recoil Direction66

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Rifled Barrel
    Ranged shotgun barrel.
    • Increases range
    • Greatly decreases handling speed
  • Smoothbore
    Smooth shotgun barrel. Greatly increases range at the cost of more projectile spread.
  • Smallbore
    Dual strength barrel.
    • Increases range
    • Increases stability
  • Barrel Shroud
    Balanced shotgun barrel.
    • Increases stability
    • Increases handling speed
  • Corkscrew Rifling
    Balanced barrel.
    • Slightly increases range and stability
    • Slightly increases handling speed
  • Full Choke
    Tightened barrel. Reduces projectile spread when aiming down sights at the cost of precision damage.

Magazine or battery options

  • 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
  • Accurized Rounds
    This weapon can fire longer distances.
    • Increases range
  • Light Mag
    Improved reload and range.
    • Increases reload speed
    • Slightly increases range

Left column perks

  • One-Two Punch
    Hitting an enemy with every pellet in a shot increases melee damage for a short duration.
  • Bewildering Burst
    Reloading this weapon after defeating a target causes the next hit to launch a Kinetic projectile that detonates into a disorienting blast.
  • Lead from Gold
    Picking up Heavy ammo also grants ammo to this weapon.
  • Cascade Point
    Final blows or sustained precision hits with another weapon increase this weapon's rate of fire for a short duration.
  • Ancillary Ordinance
    Rapid elemental final blows and final blows on targets affected by elemental debuffs periodically prepare a homing micro-missile, which is launched from your target after this weapon's next final blow. Multiple missiles can be prepared.
  • Grave Robber
    Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.
  • Proximity Power
    When targets are nearby, final blows grant bonus Melee stat.

Right column perks

  • Trench Barrel
    After a successful melee hit, this weapon gains increased damage, handling, and reload speed for a short duration—or until three shots are fired.
  • All-Star
    Collecting ammo loads this weapon from reserves and enhances its damage and reload speed for a duration.

    Collecting Heavy ammo grants more time.
  • Bait and Switch
    Deal damage with all equipped weapons within a short time to give this weapon a damage boost.
  • Swashbuckler
    This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
  • Aggregate Charge
    This weapon deals more damage for each elemental debuff applied to the target.
  • Elemental Honing
    Dealing unique elemental damage grants this weapon a stacking damage bonus. This bonus is increased for kinetic weapons.
  • Chaos Reshaped
    This weapon gains bonus damage while in combat for an extended time. Remaining in combat for even longer rewards a larger damage bonus and periodically heals the wielder.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Elliptical Orbit
    After briefly sprinting, gain increased ammo generation. Alternatively, gain stability, reload speed, and flinch resistance when not sprinting for a short time.
  • Forge's Kin
    Black Armory weapon final blows briefly grant ammo generation, reload speed, and damage against combatants when the weapon is redrawn. Buff potency and duration increases for each equipped Black Armory weapon.

Masterwork options