Mercury-A

Mercury-A — Destiny 2 Legendary Combat Bow
Legendary Combat Bow · Kinetic · Primary
Where it drops: Source: The Edge of Fate Activities

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Weapon stats

Stability 70
Draw Time 767
Handling 20
Aim Assistance 50
Accuracy 50
Ammo Generation 50
Airborne Effectiveness 16
Recoil Direction 58
Charge Time 10
Zoom 18
Impact 92
Reload Speed 30

Intrinsic Traits

High-Impact Longbow

Weapon Perks

Agile Bowstring Tactile String Elastic String Flexible String High Tension String Natural String Polymer String Agile Bowstring Tactile String Elastic String Flexible String High Tension String Natural String Polymer String
Carbon Arrow Shaft Compact Arrow Shaft Fiberglass Arrow Shaft Helical Fletching Natural Fletching Straight Fletching Carbon Arrow Shaft Compact Arrow Shaft Fiberglass Arrow Shaft Helical Fletching Natural Fletching Straight Fletching
Successful Warm-Up Rapid Hit Built to Blast Tunnel Vision Demolitionist Attrition Orbs Successful Warm-Up Rapid Hit Built to Blast Tunnel Vision Demolitionist Attrition Orbs
Kinetic Tremors Adagio Adrenaline Junkie Precision Instrument Elemental Honing High Ground Kinetic Tremors Adagio Adrenaline Junkie Precision Instrument Elemental Honing High Ground
Vanguard Determination

What the Mercury-A perks do

High-Impact Longbow

High-power draw with over-penetrating arrows.

Agile Bowstring

Durable yet light bowstring. • Greatly increases handling speed • Slightly increases stability

Tactile String

Stable, high-friction bowstring. • Slightly increases accuracy • Increases stability

Elastic String

Excellent snapback. • Decreases accuracy • Faster draw time • Slightly increases handling speed

Flexible String

Light and easy to draw. • Slightly faster draw time • Slightly decreases accuracy • Increases handling speed

High Tension String

Tightly strung bow. • Greatly increases accuracy • Slightly slower draw time • Slightly decreases stability

Natural String

Simple balanced string. • Slightly increases accuracy • Slightly increases handling speed • Slightly increases stability

Polymer String

Unbreakable bowstring. • Slightly increases accuracy • Slightly faster draw time

Carbon Arrow Shaft

Light and stable shaft material. • Increases stability

Compact Arrow Shaft

Thinner arrows to increase nocking speed and weapon handling. • Increases handling speed • Increases reload speed

Fiberglass Arrow Shaft

Heavy and consistent. • Greatly increases accuracy • Slightly decreases stability

Helical Fletching

Aerodynamic and light. • Slightly increases accuracy • Slightly increases stability

Natural Fletching

Feather-light with good control. • Slightly decreases accuracy • Greatly increases stability

Straight Fletching

Modern fletching for straight paths. • Increases accuracy

Successful Warm-Up

Weapon Kills decrease Charge/Draw Time by 37.5% for 6 seconds. Kills while the perk is active add 4 seconds to the duration up to a maximum of 20 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Rapid Hit

"Buffed Hits" grant 1 Stack of Rapid Hit for 2 seconds. Maximum of 5 Stacks. "Buffed Hits" refer to any "Yellow Number" Hits such as Precision Hits or Hits against debuffed targets. Benefits at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: • 2|12|14|18|25 Stability • 5|30|35|42|60 Reload Speed • 0.99x|0.96x|0.95x|0.945x|0.92x Reload Duration Multiplier

Built to Blast

Grants the following benefits while Void Overshield, Frost Armor, or Woven Mail is active: • 30 Stability • ? Aim Assist • ?% Flinch Resistance

Tunnel Vision

Grants the following for 5 seconds upon finishing a Reload within 3.6 seconds of a Weapon Kill: • 20 Aim Assist • ? ADS Handling • ?% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth

Demolitionist

Weapon Kills grant 10% Grenade Ability Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant 20%. Using your Grenade Ability refills the Magazine with a 3 second cooldown. Ability energy gained may be significantly decreased based on your selected ability's Chunk Energy Scalar. Learn more about this mechanic in our explainer blog post on the Clarity website.

Attrition Orbs

Scoring multiple Hits against enemies within 5 seconds of each spawns an Orb of Power that grants 0.8% Super Energy. Does not require Direct Hits. Hit counter persists through stow. Hit requirements for activation: • Rocket Launchers: 2 hits • Heavy Grenade Launchers: 3 Hits • Wave-Frame Grenade Launchers: 4 hits • Bows: 4 Hits • Swords: 5 Hits • Area-Denial Grenade Launchers: 26 Hits • Others: 55% of Magazine Size rounded down + 1 Support Frame Auto Rifle healing round Hits on damaged allies count as 2 Hits.

Kinetic Tremors

Scoring multiple Direct Hits against a target within 3 seconds of each emits 3 damaging shockwaves from its location at the time of activation. Hit counter persists through stow. Shockwaves appear 0.25 seconds after scoring enough Hits and have a 1 second delay between each pulse. With Bows, the initial delay is decreased to 0.167 seconds. Each shockwave deals up to 90 [20] damage in a 6 meter radius. Shockwaves deal 33.33% more damage when activated on Miniboss or higher tier PvE Combatants. Shockwaves inherit Weapon Damage Buffs, the weapon's passive Kinetic Damage Bonus in PVE (10% on Primary, 15% on Special), and its Combatant Damage Scaling. They also count as non-direct Hits with the weapon for other interactions. The perk cannot be retriggered by anyone on a target until 2? seconds after the last shockwave. Hits required for Activation: • Submachine Guns: 14 • Auto Rifles: 12 • Pulse Rifles: 11 • Sidearms: 8 • Precision Hand Cannons and Precision Scout Rifles: 6 • Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles: 5 • Bows, Sniper Rifles: 3

Adagio

Weapon Kills grant the following for 7 seconds: • 10 Range • 30% increased damage • 20% longer Firing Delay/Charge Time/Draw Time Hand Cannons only recieve a 27% damage increase. Buff is removed on stow.

Adrenaline Junkie

Weapon Kills grant 1 Stack of Adrenaline Junkie for 4.5 seconds. Grenade Kills grant all 5 Stacks instantly even if the weapon is stowed. Adrenaline Junkie benefits: • 20 Handling • 6.7%|13.3%|20%|26.6%|33.3% increased damage at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks

Precision Instrument

Direct Weapon Hits grant a stack of Precision Instrument for 1.25 seconds (2.1 seconds on weapons with a Draw/Charge Time). Maximum of 6 stacks. Reloading the weapon (except on Bows) or missing removes all stacks... usually. Heavy Burst Frame weapons can only gain 1 stack per burst. Adaptive Burst Linear Fusion Rifles require 1.5? Hits for each stack (and missing sometimes does not remove your stacks on them). Precision damage increase at 1|2|... stacks: 4.17% | 8.33% | 12.5% | 16.67% | 20.83% | 25%

Elemental Honing

Dealing Elemental Damage grants a stack of Elemental Honing for 20 seconds for each unique Element used. Maximum of 5 stacks. Gaining a stack refreshes the buff duration. Duration cannot be refreshed once at 5 stacks. Buff can be activated while stowed. Kinetic Damage does not trigger the buff. Weapon damage increase at 1|2|3|4|5 stacks by weapon damage type: • Kinetic: 10%|20%|30%|35%|40% • Elemental (PVE): 2.5%|10%|20%|30%|35% • Elemental (PVP): 1.25%|5%|20%|30%|35%

High Ground

Scoring a Kill grants 1 [2] Stacks of 'High Ground' for 7 seconds. Maximum of 3 Stacks. Weapon damage increases at 1|2|3 Stacks: 10% [5%] | 17.5% [10%] | 25% [15%] While you are not airborne: Damaging targets that are 2 meters [5 for Primary weapons] lower in elevation than the ground you stand on immediately grants all 3 Stacks [Primary weapons only grant 1 Stack] of the buff. The damage increase is applied to the shot triggering the perk as well. The reference point of enemies' elevation is generally their lowest point.

Vanguard Determination

Scoring a Weapon Kill within 20 seconds of using you Class Ability grants a stack of 'Vanguard's Determination' for 10 seconds. Maximum of 3 stacks. 'Vanguard's Determination' grants 2%|4%|6% Damage Resist at 1|2|3 stacks. Stacks are shared across different weapons with the Vanguard's Determination origin trait.

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