Basic form of a hand cannon.
Hand cannons are a class of primary weapons in Destiny. They are capable of dealing heavy precision damage at close ranges, but very inaccurate at longer ranges.
Archetypes
- High-Impact: High-impact hand cannons have a Rate of Fire value of 15 and an Impact value of 94. Examples include Judith-D, Timur's Lash, and The First Curse.
- Mid-Impact: Mid-impact hand cannons have a Rate of Fire value of 22 and an Impact value of 81. Examples include Uffern HC4, Eyasluna, The Devil You Know, and Hawkmoon.
- Low-Impact: Low-impact hand cannons have a Rate of Fire value of 32 and an Impact value of 74. Examples include Down and Doubt 00-0, Kumakatok HC4, and Thorn.
Crucible
The following table illustrates the performance of each hand cannon archetype in the Crucible:[1][2]
| Archetype | Damage Per Hit | Time-to-Kill (seconds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crit | Body | Crit | Body | |
| High-Impact | 95 | 64 | 0.5-1.00[Note 1] | 1.50 |
| Mid-Impact | 86 | 57 | 0.86 | 1.30 |
| Low-Impact | 77 | 51 | 0.73 | 1.09 |
Notes
- ↑ Time-to-kill varies depending on the opponent's Armor attribute. Guardians with more than 190 HP will take one more shot to kill.
References
- ↑ Reddit "In-depth weapons sats spreadsheet 2.0 (Time To Kill, Damage, RPM), featuring all new weapons from The Taken King Expansion!". Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ↑ Reddit "Mercules' Massive Breakdown Weapon Stats Spreadsheet, Including Stats and Times-to-Kill". Retrieved June 12, 2016.