Bitter End - Legendary Machine Gun

Bitter End is a Machine Gun Arc Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Machine Gun - Arc - Heavy - Balanced Heat Weapon

Source: Equilibrium

Excerpt from encrypted communication found on a City server: "Send the blueprints. We'll handle production."

Weapon frame

Balanced Heat Weapon

Very low heat generated. [Reload] to vent heat from the weapon. Overheating forces a sustained vent. Manually venting at very high heat greatly increases venting speed.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact25
Range33
Stability83
Handling23
Reload Speed59
Aim Assistance51
Zoom16
Airborne Effectiveness20
Ammo Generation12
Rounds Per Minute900
Recoil Direction86
Heat Generated10
Cooling Efficiency10

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

  • Accelerated Heatsink
    Slightly reduces damage in exchange for improved cooling.
  • Overclocked Heatsink
    Slightly increases damage in exchange for reduced cooling.
  • Enhanced Heatsink
    Strong battery life. Reduces heat generation.
  • Ionized Heatsink
    A large, heavy battery. Increases the time it takes to vent, in exchange for greatly reduced heat generation.
  • Particle Repeater
    Improves stability.
    • Increases stability
  • Projection Fuse
    Distance optimizations.
    • Increases range
  • Light Heatsink
    Lightweight, agile battery. Increases handling and vent speed.
  • Tactical Heatsink
    This weapon has multiple small improvements. Slightly improves stability, vent speed, and range.

Left column perks

  • Cooling Baubles
    Collecting an Elemental pickup, collecting an Orb of Power, or destroying a Tangle reduces heat.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.
  • Eddy Current
    Temporarily increases reload speed and handling after sprinting or while amplified. This effect is improved when you are amplified.
  • Hip-Fire Grip
    Increases accuracy, stability, and precision hit targeting when firing from the hip.
  • Attrition Orbs
    Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
  • Trickle Charge
    Receiving or discharging Bolt Charge partially loads the magazine from reserves.
  • Gutshot Straight
    Aiming down sights increases body shot damage, decreases target acquisition.
  • Delicate Tuning
    While at low heat, this weapon has improved range, handling, and accuracy.

Right column perks

  • Jolting Feedback
    Dealing repeated damage with this weapon inflicts Jolt.

    While amplified, Jolt is applied faster.
  • One for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
  • Rolling Storm
    Final blows grant Bolt Charge.
    While amplified, final blows grant additional Bolt Charge.
  • Frenzy
    Being in combat for an extended time increases damage, handling, and reload for this weapon until you are out of combat.
  • Offhand Strike
    Final blows grant additional weapon range, stability, and accuracy when firing from the hip for a short duration.
  • Killing Tally
    Kills increase this weapon's damage until it is stowed or reloaded.
  • Thermal Atomization
    While at high heat, this weapon deals increased damage and causes targets to explode when defeated.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Imperial Allegiance
    Being near allies grants increased cooling or charge rate, and increased damage while at high heat or low guard energy.

Masterwork options