Exalted Truth (Adept)

Exalted Truth (Adept) — Destiny 2 Legendary Hand Cannon
Legendary Hand Cannon · Void · Primary
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Weapon stats

Stability 58
Handling 55
Range 50
Aim Assistance 72
Ammo Generation 58
Airborne Effectiveness 22
Recoil Direction 95
Zoom 14
Magazine 11
Impact 84
Reload Speed 47
Rounds Per Minute 140

Intrinsic Traits

Adaptive Frame

Weapon Perks

Arrowhead Brake Chambered Compensator Corkscrew Rifling Extended Barrel Fluted Barrel Full Bore Hammer-Forged Rifling Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Arrowhead Brake Chambered Compensator Corkscrew Rifling Extended Barrel Fluted Barrel Full Bore Hammer-Forged Rifling Polygonal Rifling Smallbore Full Choke Rifled Barrel Full Choke Rifled Barrel
Accurized Rounds Appended Mag Tactical Mag Extended Mag Steady Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Accurized Rounds Appended Mag Tactical Mag Extended Mag Steady Rounds Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell Ricochet Rounds Light Mag Armor-Piercing Rounds Drop Mag Assault Mag High-Caliber Rounds Ricochet Rounds Light Mag Armor-Piercing Rounds Drop Mag Assault Mag High-Caliber Rounds
Under-Over Outlaw Rangefinder Shot Swap Perfect Float Slickdraw Killing Wind Under-Over Outlaw Rangefinder Shot Swap Perfect Float Slickdraw Killing Wind
Gutshot Straight Repulsor Brace Rampage Kill Clip Encore Frenzy Eye of the Storm Gutshot Straight Repulsor Brace Rampage Kill Clip Encore Frenzy Eye of the Storm
Alacrity One Quiet Moment Suros Synergy

What the Exalted Truth (Adept) perks do

Adaptive Frame

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

Full Choke

While Aiming Down Sights: • Decreases Shotgun Pellet Spread by 5% • Reduces Precision Multiplier by 7.6% (1.1078x🠚1.0294x)

Rifled Barrel

Ranged shotgun barrel. • Increases range • Greatly decreases handling speed

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

Linearly grants a Reload Duration Multiplier as your magazine drops from 50% capacity to empty. Reload Duration Multiplier scales from 0.9x at 50% capacity to 0.8x with an empty magazine.

Flared Magwell

Optimized for fast reloading. • Slightly increases stability • Greatly increases reload speed

Ricochet Rounds

Rounds ricochet off hard surfaces. • Increases stability • Slightly increases range

Light Mag

Improved reload and range. • Increases reload speed • Slightly increases range

Armor-Piercing Rounds

Grants 5% increased damage against Elemental and Barrier Champion Shields. Allows bullets to overpenetrate enemies once.

Drop Mag

Passively grants 30 Reload Speed with a 0.9x Reload Duration Multiplier. Decreases Magazine Size Stat by 30. (Equivalent to the "inverse" of Extended Mag)

Assault Mag

This shotgun's magazine is optimized for quick combat. • Greatly increases stability • Increases rate of fire

High-Caliber Rounds

Hits inflict increased Flinch on Enemies. PVE: Tier 1-2 Minors can be repeatedly staggered. Higher Tier Combatants stagger quicker. PVP: Flinch against Players varies based on damage and Weapon Archetype. Flinch increase ranges between 5-10%.

Under-Over

Increases damage against shielded targets: • 125% increase against PVE Combatant Overshields • 50% increase against PVE Combatant Elemental Shields and Barrier Champion Shields • 20% increase against Player Overshields and for bodyshots against Players with Woven Mail Notable Combatant Overshields include Shadow Legion Tech Pack and Lucent Moth Overshields. They are indicated with a glowing outline around the targets as well as a small blue health bar under the normal one. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

Outlaw

Precision Kills grant 70 Reload Speed with a 0.9x decreased Reload Animation Duration for 6 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Rangefinder

Aiming Down Sights grants the following benefits: • 10 Range • 10% increased Effective Zoom • 5% increased Projectile Speed The Effective Zoom increase pushes out Aim Assist Falloff by 10%, reduces (Absolute) Recoil by 10% and narrows the Accuracy and Aim Assist Cones by the same amount. (This is the normal behavior of Zoom and isn't unique to Rangefinder)

Shot Swap

Weapon Kills grant 2 Stacks of Shot Swap. Maximum of 6 Stacks. Grants 100? Ready/Stow Handling and 30% decreased Ready/Stow Animation duration while you have active stacks. Stowing the weapon consumes 1 stack.

Perfect Float

After being in Combat for 6 seconds: Grants 30 Airborne Effectiveness and 35% Flinch Resistance for 10 seconds. Can activate while stowed. Dealing and receiving damage refreshes the buff duration. For Pefect Float, being in Combat is defined as having either dealt or received damage within the last 3 seconds.

Slickdraw

Passively grants: • 100 Handling • 0.95x Ready Animation Duration Multiplier • 20% decreased Auto Aim Cone Size (No effect on Magnetism AKA Reticle Stickiness)

Killing Wind

On Weapon Kill, for 5 seconds: • 50 Mobility • 40 Handling and 20 Range • 5% increased Damage Falloff Distance Additional Kills extend the duration by 5 seconds, up to 8 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Gutshot Straight

While Aiming Down Sights: • Increased Body Shot damage • 15% decreased Auto Aim Cone Size (No effect on Magnetism AKA reticle stickiness) Body Shot damage increases: • Auto/Scout Rifle, Bow, Hand Cannon: 20% • Pulse/Trace Rifle, Sidearm, SMG: 10%

Repulsor Brace

Kills against Void Debuffed enemies grant a 45 HP Void Overshield for 8 seconds (12 with Echo of Persistence).

Rampage

Weapon Kills grant a Stack of Rampage. Maximum of 3 Stacks. Stacks expire one at a time every 4.5 seconds. Grants a 10%|21%|33.1% damage increase at 1|2|3 Stacks. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

Kill Clip

Finishing a reload within 3.6 seconds of a kill grants 25% increased damage for 5 seconds. Stowing the weapon removes the buff. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

Encore

On Weapon Kill, for 7 seconds: Grants 1 Stack on Bodyshot Kills and 2 Stacks on Precision Kills. Maximum of 4 Stacks. Each stack grants 5 Range, 8 Stability, and -1.25% Accuracy Cone Size.

Frenzy

After being in Combat for 12 seconds: Grants 15% increased damage, 100 Handling, and 100 Reload Speed for 7.2 seconds. Works and can activate while stowed. Dealing and receiving damage refreshes the buff duration. For Frenzy, being in Combat is defined as having either dealt or received damage within the last 5 seconds. Self-damage and environmental damage do not count.

Eye of the Storm

Grants a scaling buff to Handling and Accuracy as your Shield Health drops below 40 and reaches maximum strength at 0 Shield HP. Buff at maximum strength grants: • 30 Handling • 40% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 17% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth The buff linearly scales from 0% at 80 Shield HP to 100% at 0 Shield HP (Critical Health). It initially triggers as you drop to 40 Shield HP — giving you 50% of the maximum buff. However, as you regenerate your Shield Health, the buff will still remain until you reach 80 Shield HP where the benefits scale down to zero.

Alacrity

While 1 teammate is currently dead: Grants 10 Range, 10 Stability, 25 Reload Speed, and 5 Aim Assist. While Solo or 2+ teammates are currently dead: Grants 20 Range, 20 Stability, 50 Reload Speed, and 10 Aim Assist. Only activates when the weapon has been readied for 1 second. Does not work in the Rumble Crucible Game Mode.

One Quiet Moment

After not having exchanged damage for 1 second: Grants 20 Handling, 40 Reload Speed, and a 0.95x Reload Duration Multiplier. Swords receive up to a 12.5% increase to Movement Speed instead. After not having exchanged damage for 2 seconds: Grants 20 Handling, 40 Reload Speed, and a 5% decresed Reload Duration. Swords receive up to a 25% increase to Movement Speed instead. Can activate while stowed. Exchanging damage refers to either dealing or receiving damage. Self-damage and environmental damage do not count.

Suros Synergy

Finishing a reload grants 40 Handling and 20% Flinch Resistance for 6 seconds. Buff duration cannot be refreshed.

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