The Spiteful Fang

The Spiteful Fang — Destiny 2 Legendary Combat Bow
Legendary Combat Bow · Stasis · Primary
Where it drops: Random Perks: This item cannot be reacquired from Collections.

“Pierce the heart of reality.”

Weapon stats

Stability 50
Draw Time 567
Handling 71
Aim Assistance 76
Accuracy 34
Ammo Generation 66
Airborne Effectiveness 10
Recoil Direction 50
Charge Time 80
Zoom 18
Impact 68
Reload Speed 60

Intrinsic Traits

Lightweight Frame

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
Rimestealer Archer's Tempo Impromptu Ammunition Perfect Float Impulse Amplifier Successful Warm-Up Headstone Rimestealer Archer's Tempo Impromptu Ammunition Perfect Float Impulse Amplifier Successful Warm-Up Headstone
Explosive Head Rampage Archer's Gambit Golden Tricorn Firefly Frenzy Crystalline Corpsebloom Explosive Head Rampage Archer's Gambit Golden Tricorn Enhanced Firefly Frenzy Crystalline Corpsebloom
Forge's Kin

What the The Spiteful Fang perks do

Lightweight Frame

Recurve Bow. Draw quickly and move faster while this weapon is equipped. [Reload] : Use while drawn to cancel the shot.

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

Rimestealer

Killing Frozen Enemies or Shattering a Stasis Crystal with the weapon grants a Stack of Frost Armor.

Archer's Tempo

Precision Hits decrease Draw Time by 25% for 3 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

Impromptu Ammunition

Weapon Kills grant 15% improved Special ammo generation and 10% improved Heavy ammo generation from all sources for 5 seconds. Additional Weapon Kills extend the buff duration up to 7 seconds. Buff is additive to Ammo Finder Helmet mods.

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.

Impulse Amplifier

Passively grants 20 Reload Speed and 15% decreased Reload Animation Duration (20% for Rocket Launchers). Passively increases Projectile Velocity based on Weapon Archetype: • Rocket Launchers: 10% • Support-Frame Auto Rifles: 15% • Micro-Missile Frame Weapons: 25%

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.

Headstone

Precision Kills create a Large Stasis Crystal at the target's location. Tier 1-2 Minor and Tier 1 Elite Combatants only spawn a Medium Stasis Crystal. Creating 5 Crystals within ? seconds prevents the perk from activating for 5 seconds.

Explosive Head

Splits off 50% of the Bow's bodyshot damage into an Explosive Payload that detonates in a 3 meter radius on impact. The Payload deals 30% increased damage in PvE and staggers PvE Combatants more. Payload detonation time after hitting a target or surface depends on the distance. The remaining Impact damage portion receives an increased Crit Multiplier to compensate for the Payload not benefitting from crits. [PvE] Total damage is increased by ~15% of the weapon's bodyshot damage. On crits, the overall increase is 10.33% for Precision Bows and 9.69% for Lightweight Bows. [PvP] Total damage remains roughly the same but can vary by 1-2% in either direction for crits.

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.

Archer's Gambit

Hip-fire Precision Hits grant the following benefits for 4 seconds: • 60% decreased Draw Time • 100 Reload Speed • ? Reload Duration Multiplier Hip-fire Precision Hits extend the buff duration by 4 seconds up to the maximum of 8 seconds.

Golden Tricorn

While the perk's buff isn't active, Weapon Kills grant 'Golden Tricorn x1' for 7 seconds, increasing weapon damage by 15%. Additional Kills refresh the buff duration. While Golden Tricorn x1 or x2 is active: Grenade or Elemental Melee Kills matching the element of the Weapon grant Golden Tricorn x2 for 10 seconds, increasing weapon damage by 50%. 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.

Firefly

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

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.

Crystalline Corpsebloom

Weapon Kills grant 'Crystalline Corpsebloom' for 4 seconds. Kills while Crystalline Corpsebloom is active spawn a Stasis Crystal 3 meters away from the enemy death location in a random direction.

Golden Tricorn Enhanced

While the perk's buff isn't active, Weapon Kills grant 'Golden Tricorn x1' for 7 seconds, increasing weapon damage by 15%. Additional Kills refresh the buff duration to 🡅8 seconds. While Golden Tricorn x1 or x2 is active: Grenade or Elemental Melee Kills matching the element of the Weapon grant Golden Tricorn x2 for 10 seconds, increasing weapon damage by 50%. 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. 🡅 Golden Tricorn x1's duration is refreshed to 8 seconds.

Forge's Kin

Kills with Black Armory Weapons, or readying a Black Armory weapon within 7 seconds of any weapon kill, grants 'Forge's Kin'. Maximum of 3 stacks. Timer begins upon readying the weapon and cannot be refreshed. Equipping and performing the above conditions with additional Black Armory weapons increases the potency and duration of the buff. Forge's Kin provides the following benefits with 1|2|3 Black Armory Weapons equipped: • 5|7|9 Second Buff Duration • 15|?|? Reload Speed • ?|?|? Ammo Generation • 0%|5% (🡅 7%)|10% (🡅 13%) Increased Damage Against Combatants The exotic weapons Izanagi's Burden, Jötunn, and Le Monarque count as Black Armory weapons for the purposes of the origin trait, but do not recieve its benefits.

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