Weapon Perk

A weapon perk is a feature on a weapon that changes its attributes or alters its function.

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Almost all weapons of uncommon or higher rarity have perks and upgrades that can be unlocked by earning experience with the weapon equipped. Perks typically come in the form of different optics, adjustments to attributes, special abilities and increased attack power. In almost all cases, the rarer the weapon, the more perk choices that are available.

Weapons typically have the following perk and upgrade options available:

Uncommon: Two optic/attribute options, one ability and one damage upgrade.
Rare: Three optic/attribute options, one ability, two abilities and/or attribute adjustments.
Legendary: Three optic/attribute options, two abilities, three abilities and/or attribute adjustments.
Exotic: Three attribute adjustment options, two abilities (one or more possibly unique).

Legendary and Exotic weapons acquired during Year 2 and Year 3 can only have their attack increased by infusing a weapon of higher attack into it. Before perks can be used, they must be purchased with Glimmer and/or other upgrade materials such as Weapon Parts. Perks/upgrades in the same column, such as optics, can be swapped for free once purchased.

List of Weapon Perks[]

Name	Description	Applicable Weapons	Notes
Accelerated Coils	Reduces charge time.	Fusion Rifles
Accurized Ballistics	More range and Impact. Increased recoil.	Machine Guns, Shotguns
Aggressive Ballistics	More predictable recoil. Enhanced Impact. Shorter range and more recoil.	Shotguns, Machine Guns	Offers highest Impact increase of the attribute options.
Aggressive Launch	More predictable recoil. Enhanced Blast Radius. Reduced Velocity and recoil.	Rocket Launchers	Offers highest Blast Radius increase of the attribute options.
Armor Piercing Rounds	These iridium-core rounds overpenetrate targets. Their mass slows down weapon handling.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles
Army of One	Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Shotguns
Battle Runner	Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint's top speed.	Auto Rifles, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sidearms	Also boosts regular movement speed. Lasts 5 seconds.
Braced Frame	Increased Stability. Reduced Magazine Size.	Auto Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Shotguns
Cascade	Melee kills increase the reload speed of this weapon for a short time.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Shotguns
Casket Mag	Increased Magazine Size. Reduced Stability.	Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles
Crowd Control	Kills with this weapon grant bonus damage for a short time.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Scout Rifles, Shotguns
CQB Ballistics	Greatly reduced recoil. Significant penalty to range.	Machine Guns, Shotguns
Custom Optics	Precision glass for better zoom. For Patience and Time: Precision glass for lower zoom, wider view.	Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles
Extended Mag	A larger magazine.	Auto Rifles,Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Fusion Rifles
Feeding Frenzy	Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time.	Machine Guns, Shotguns
Fitted Stock	Increases weapon stability.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Field Choke	More range and Impact. Increased recoil.	Machine Guns, Shotguns	Offers highest Range increase of the attribute options.
Field Scout	Maximum Ammo capacity.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles	Auto rifles have ammo capacity increased according to caliber.
Final Round	The last round in a magazine deals bonus damage.	Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles	In the Crucible, Final Rounds of high-caliber sniper rifles like Efrideet's Spear do not require a headshot to instantly kill.
Focused Fire	When zoomed, this weapon fires slower, but causes additional damage.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns
Flared Magwell	Reload this weapon even faster.	Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles	Synonymous with Speed Reload.
Firefly	Precision kills with this weapon cause the target to explode.	Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Hand Cannons (Fatebringer and Ace of Spades), Pulse Rifles (Smite of Merain)	Explosions inherit any elemental damage the weapon typically inflicts. It can therefore be used with corresponding burn modifiers.
Full Auto	This weapon can be fired in full auto mode.	Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, Shotguns	Shotguns with this upgrade also have increased rate-of-fire.
Hard Launch	More Velocity and Blast Radius. More recoil.	Rocket Launchers
Hand Loaded	This weapon is effective at extended range.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Scout Rifles, Shotguns	Synonymous with Hammer Forged and Send It.
Hammer Forged	Improved range and accuracy.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles	Synonymous with Hand Loaded and Send It.
Hand-Laid Stock	Increased Stability. Reduced Range.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Headseeker	Gain an 8% precision damage boost following a body shot	Pulse Rifles
Hidden Hand	This weapon gains better target acquisition.	Auto Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles	Increases aim assist.^[1]
High Caliber Rounds	Oversize rounds built to stagger enemies and leave them reeling. Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle.
Hip Fire	This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Machine Guns
Hot Swap	Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles
Injection Mold	Increased Stability, Faster Handling. Reduced Range.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Icarus	Improved accuracy while airborne.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles
Lightweight	When held, this weapon grants +2 character Agility.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Linear Compensator	More predictable recoil. Slight boosts to range and impact. More recoil. For Rocket Launchers: More predictable recoil. Slight boosts to Velocity and Blast Radius. More recoil.	Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Shotguns
Longview SLR10	Low-zoom scope. Improved range and handling.	Sniper Rifles
Luck in the Chamber	One random bullet in the magazine causes considerable bonus damage.	Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Mulligan	Missing a shot has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine.	Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles
Outlaw	Precision kills with this weapon dramatically increase reload speed.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles
Quickdraw	This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Pulse Rifles, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Quickdraw IS	Agile sight. Lightning-fast handling.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Hand Cannons, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Perfect Balence	This weapon has extremely low recoil.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Pulse Rifles, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles	Synonymous with Fitted Stock.
Persistance	This weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns
Oiled Frame	Faster Reload. Reduced Range.
Ranged Lens RLS3	Mid-range scope. Good effective range and recoil control. Heavy and slow.	Auto Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Ranged Lens RLS5	Precision scope. Superb effective range. Heavy, with poor recoil control.	Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Rangefinder	Aiming this weapon increases its effective range.	Auto Rifles, Machine Guns, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, Shotguns
Red Dot-OAS	Snapshot sight. Enhanced target acquisition.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Red Dot-ORES	Flexible sight. Enhances handling, range, and recoil control.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Red Dot-ORS	Accurized sight. For precise fire.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Red Dot-ORS1	Precision sight. Highest zoom in class. Enhanced range.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Pulse Rifles
Replenish	This weapon's magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.	Auto Rifles,Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Return to Sender	Kills with this weapon have a chance to grant bonus ammo to the magazine.	Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Shotguns
Rodeo	Reduces the severity of this weapon's recoil.	Machine Guns, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles	Synonymous with Counterbalance.
Send It	Increases Range and Accuracy.	Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Shotguns	Synonymous with Hammer Forged and Hand Loaded.
Smooth Ballistics	Less recoil. Penalty to range.	Machine Guns, Shotguns
Single Point Sling	Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Shotguns
Smart Drift Control	Predictable and controllable recoil. Penalty to range.	Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Shotguns	Offers highest Stability of the attribute options.
Smallbore	Increased Range and Stability. Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Scout Rifles, Shotguns
Soft Ballistics	Less recoil. Penalty to Impact.	Machine Guns, Shotguns
Speed Reload	Reload this weapon quickly.		Synonymous with Flared Magwell.
Spray and play	increases the reload speed of this weapon when its mag is empty (50% percent faster reload)	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Pulse Rifles, Scout rifles, Fusion Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, Machine guns
Steady Hand IS	Stable sight. Optimized for excellent recoil control.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Sureshot IS	Snapshot sight. Excellent handling. Superb target acquisition.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Fusion Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Surplus	Expect to find more ammo for this weapon.	Fusion Rifles, Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Sniper Rifles
Snapshot	Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Hand Cannons, Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles
Sightsys SLS20	Very long distance scope. Superb target acquisition and recoil control.	Sniper Rifles
Tacsys SLS15	Mid-zoom scope. Useful for unpredictable situations.	Sniper Rifles
Take a Knee	Gain bonus accuracy while crouched.	Sniper Rifles
Third Eye	Radar stays active while aiming down this weapon's sights.	Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Rocket Launchers, Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles
TrueSight IS	Flexible sight. Light, with good recoil control. Strong target acquisition.	Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Hand Cannons, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles
Tripod	This launcher's tube can hold three shells.	Rocket Launchers
Upgrade Damage	Increases Attack Power, allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Vacuum	Increases the pick-up radius of ammo drops for this weapon.	Fusion Rifles, Rocket Launchers