Temptation's Hook

Temptation's Hook — Destiny 2 Legendary Sword
Legendary Sword · Arc · Heavy
Where it drops: Source: Contact Public Event

“A finger of death from which to hang.”

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Weapon stats

Ammo Capacity 62
Range 40
Swing Speed 40
Charge Time 50
Charge Rate 50
Magazine 23
Impact 60

Intrinsic Traits

Caster Frame

Weapon Perks

Hungry Edge Enduring Blade Honed Edge Jagged Edge Tempered Edge Hungry Edge Enduring Blade Honed Edge Jagged Edge Tempered Edge
Balanced Guard Burst Guard Enduring Guard Heavy Guard Swordmaster's Guard Balanced Guard Burst Guard Enduring Guard Heavy Guard Swordmaster's Guard
Energy Transfer Tireless Blade Relentless Strikes
Surrounded Vorpal Weapon Flash Counter Whirlwind Blade En Garde

What the Temptation's Hook perks do

Caster Frame

[Heavy Attack] : Launch a heavy projectile attack. Heavy attacks are stronger with full energy.

Hungry Edge

Increased sword ammo.

Enduring Blade

Greatly increased sword ammo at the cost of damage.

Honed Edge

Increased sword damage.

Jagged Edge

Increased damage at the cost of sword ammo.

Tempered Edge

Increased sword damage and ammo.

Balanced Guard

Sword Guard has balanced overall defenses.

Burst Guard

Sword Guard has high resistance, but low endurance.

Enduring Guard

Sword Guard has high endurance, but low resistance.

Heavy Guard

Sword Guard has high overall defenses, but lowers charge rate.

Swordmaster's Guard

Sword Guard has low overall defenses, but increases charge rate.

Energy Transfer

Every point of damage taken while Guarding grants Class Ability Energy: • 1.5% when Melee Damage is Blocked • 1% when non-Melee Damage is Blocked • 0.5% when damage isn't Blocked (getting hit from behind) 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.

Tireless Blade

Your first Powered Sword Kill after (re)spawning refunds 1 Ammo. Afterward, every other Powered Sword Kill also refunds 1 Ammo.

Relentless Strikes

Scoring 3 Powered Hits within 2? seconds of each refunds 1 ammo. Wolfpack Round Hits do not count.

Surrounded

Being within 15 meters of 3 Enemies grants 40% increased damage. Buff lingers for 1.5 seconds once the condition is no longer met. Exceptions: • Swords only receive a 35% damage increase. • Grenade and Rocket Launchers receive a 35% Explosive Damage increase and a 40% Impact Damage increase. • Wolfpack Rounds receive a 35% Explosive Damage increase.

Vorpal Weapon

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%]

Flash Counter

Taking damage while Guarding emits a blast in a wide, 8? meter long wide cone in front of you. The blast disorients enemies hit by it for 5 seconds and deals weapon-matching elemental damage. The damage scales up from 75 [14] damage at point-blank range to the maximum of 110 [45] damage after ? meters. The strength of the disorientation against Players similarly also scales up with distance. 2.5 second cooldown between activations.

Whirlwind Blade

Powered Sword Hits grant 3% increased damage for 3.5 seconds. Stacks 10 times for a 30% Buff. Stowing the weapon or Blocking removes all stacks. Wolfpack Round Hits also count as Powered Sword Hits.

En Garde

Readying the Sword grants 30% increased damage for 1.5 seconds. 2? second cooldown after the buff expires.

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