Malediction - Legendary Hand Cannon

Malediction is a Hand Cannon Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Hand Cannon - Kinetic - Primary - Aggressive Frame

Source: Random Perks: This item cannot be reacquired from Collections.

The price of power.

High damage, high recoil. Optimized for long-distance shooting.

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

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.
Enlightened Action
Dealing damage improves reload speed and handling.
Sleight of Hand
Final blows with weapons or abilities while this weapon is stowed increase its handling, stability, and reload speed for a short duration.
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.
Shoot to Loot
Shooting an Orb of Power picks it up. Shooting an ammo brick picks it up and automatically reloads all of your equipped weapons from reserves.
Keep Away
Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
Moving Target
Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.

Harmony
Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
Explosive Payload
Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
Kill Clip
Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
Redirection
Damaging rank-and-file combatants increases damage against more powerful ones.
Eye of the Storm
This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
Tap the Trigger
Grants a short period of increased stability and accuracy on initial trigger pull.
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.

Vanguard Determination
After using your class ability, final blows with this weapon grant you bonus damage resistance.
Wild Card
Final blows with this weapon have a chance to create experimental submunitions at the target's location.