Ancient Gospel - Legendary Hand Cannon

Ancient Gospel is a Hand Cannon Void Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Void - Primary - Adaptive Frame

Source: "Garden of Salvation" Raid

"These forces have existed forever, but only one of them speaks to us." —Rekkana, Warlock of the Kentarch 3

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

Rapid Hit
Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.
Demolitionist
Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
Destabilizing Rounds
Defeating a target creates a Void burst; hitting other targets with this burst makes them volatile and grants you Volatile Rounds for a short duration.
Air Trigger
Increased ammo generation. When airborne, accuracy and reload speed are increased but target acquisition is decreased.
Eye of the Storm
This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
Lone Wolf
Slightly improves aim assist, aim down sights speed, and airborne effectiveness. Increases these effects when there are no nearby allies.
Rampage
Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.
Ensemble
Improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby.
Repulsor Brace
Defeating a Void-debuffed target grants an overshield.

Harmony
Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
Swashbuckler
This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
To the Pain
While this weapon is equipped, taking damage increases handling and aim assist until the weapon is stowed.

Taking more damage increases the effect.
Closing Time
Improves range, accuracy, and handling as the magazine gets lower.
Rangefinder
Aiming this weapon increases its effective range and zoom magnification. Increased projectile velocity while aiming Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and Bows.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
Kill Clip
Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
Demoralize
Precision final blows cause nearby targets to become weakened.
Precision Instrument
Dealing sustained damage increases precision damage.

Photoinhibition
This weapon deals bonus damage to combatant shields and targets with overshields. Breaking a combatant's shield disorients them; breaking an energy-matched shield also disorients nearby combatants.