Smite of Merain

A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

Lightly vented barrel. • Greatly controls recoil • Increases handling speed

Stable barrel attachment. • Increases stability • Moderately controls recoil • Slightly decreases handling speed

Balanced barrel. • Slightly increases range and stability • Slightly increases handling speed

Weighty barrel extension. • Increases range • Decreases handling speed • Moderately controls recoil

Ultra-light barrel. • Greatly increases handling speed • Slightly increases stability

Barrel optimized for distance. • Greatly increases range • Decreases stability • Slightly decreases handling speed

Durable ranged barrel. • Increases range

Barrel optimized for recoil reduction. • Increases stability

Dual strength barrel. • Increases range • Increases stability

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

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

This weapon can fire longer distances. • Increases range

This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity. • Increases magazine size

This weapon has multiple tactical improvements. • Slightly increases stability • Increases reload speed • Slightly increases magazine size

This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. • Greatly increases magazine size • Greatly decreases reload speed • Increases airborne effectiveness

This magazine is optimized for recoil control. • Greatly increases stability • Slightly decreases range • Increases airborne effectiveness

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.

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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%.

Grants 30 Handling and 40 Reload Speed while within 15 meters of an ally. Buff lingers for 1.5 seconds once you're no longer near allies.

Grants the following while Aiming Down Sights (ADS): • 10 Aim Assist • 10% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

Weapon Kills grant 10% Melee Ability Energy. Kills with Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Glaives, and Fusion Rifles grant 20%. Dealing Melee Damage grants 35 Handling for 3 seconds. 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.

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.

Grenade Ability usage and Elemental Melee hits grant 1 Stack of Well-Rounded for 15 seconds. Super Ability usage grants 2 Stacks. Maximum of 2 Stacks. Each Stack grants 10 Range, 10 Stability, and 10 Handling. Clarity tooltip editor's note: We're replacing the previous Powered Melee term with Elemental Melee. The former is now exclusively used for perks that require the consumption of a Melee Ability Charge. This note is temporary and will be removed in the future.

Scoring 35% of the Base Magazine Capacity as Precision Hits grants 25% increased damage for 11 seconds. Stowing or Reloading the weapon resets the Precision Hit counter. The buff remains active while stowed. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

Upon damaging 3 Separate Enemies within 3 seconds of each, for 10 seconds: • 35 Handling and Reload Speed • 10 Stability and Range • 5% increased Damage Falloff Distance • 0.95x Reload Duration Multiplier Buff duration cannot be refreshed.

Killing Elemental-Debuffed targets or scoring 3 Elemental Kills within 4 seconds of each grants this weapon one stack of Ancillary Ordinance. Maximum of 4 stacks. Stacks can be earned while stowed. Kills consume a stack of Ancillary Ordinance to release a seeking Micro-Missile from the enemy's point of death, traveling up to 30 meters before dealing 330 [100] damage in a small radius. Killing Elemental-Debuffed Targets with this weapon instantly spawns a missile.

Finishing a reload within ? seconds of a kill grants 'Bewildering Burst' for 6 seconds. While Bewildering Burst is active, your next Direct Hit spawns a Kinetic explosive above the target that detonates after a 0.85 second delay. The detonation deals 10 [4] damage and Disorients enemies within a 10 meter radius for 3.5 [1] seconds.

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.

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%

Weapon Kills grant a Stack of 'Swashbuckler' for 4.5 seconds. Maximum of 5 Stacks. (Glaive) Melee Kills grant all 5 Stacks instantly. Damage increase at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: 6.7% | 13.3% | 20% | 26.6% | 33.3% Stowing the weapon removes the buff.

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

On Precision Kills: • Target explodes, dealing 104 [80] Solar damage in a 4 meter radius • Grants 50 Reload Speed for 6 seconds

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

Scoring Weapon Hits against 3 Separate Enemies within 3 seconds of each grants 35% increased damage for 10 seconds. Does not require Direct Hits. Buff duration cannot be refreshed.

Picking up an Ammo Brick causes the next shot fired to attach a Sticky Bomb on impact. Sticky Bomb detonates after 0.8 seconds, dealing up to ? [?] Kinetic Damage and Exhausting targets in 6 meter radius. Damage falls off to 50% at the edge of the radius. Sticky Bombs inherit the weapon's Combatant Damage Scaling.

Picking up a Special ammo brick refills the magazine and grants 100 Reload and 35% [15%] increased damage for 6 seconds. Heavy ammo bricks grants the buff for 9 seconds. Timer only decreases while the weapon is readied, and remains paused while stowed.