The Spiteful Fang

The Spiteful Fang — Destiny 2 Legendary Combat Bow
Legendary Combat Bow · Kinetic · Primary
Where it drops: Source: Crafted in a Black Armory forge.

“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
Rangefinder Archer's Tempo Moving Target Air Assault Sneak Bow Snapshot Sights
Explosive Head Rampage Threat Detector Hip-Fire Grip Quickdraw
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

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)

Archer's Tempo

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

Moving Target

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

Air Assault

Passively grants 10 Airborne Effectiveness. Grants 30 Airborne Effectiveness per stack for 5 seconds. Maximum of 2 Stacks. Grounded Weapon Kills grant 1 Stack while airborne kills grant 2 Stacks. Buff is removed on stow.

Sneak Bow

Crouching grants the following benefits: • Prevents Radar Ping when shooting • ? Reload Speed • 0.8x Reload Duration Multiplier • 25% increased Hold Time

Snapshot Sights

Passively decreases the ADS Animation Duration: • 50% decrease on Primary Weapons • 20% decrease on Special Weapons

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.

Threat Detector

Grants 1|2 Stacks while within 15 meters of 1|2+ enemies. Bonuses at 1|2 Stacks: • 15|40 Stability • 18|60 Reload Speed • 25|100 Handling • 0.9x|0.81x Handling Animation Duration Multiplier

Hip-Fire Grip

Grants the following benefits while hipfiring: • 25 Stability and 15 Aim Assist • 2.7° larger Precision Aim Cone Angle • 30% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 20% increased Aim Assist Falloff Distance • 20% increased Damage Falloff Distance The Damage Falloff increase does not apply to The Last Word, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, and Fusion Rifles. PvP-specific note: the Precision Aim Cone Angle increase essentially just allows you to hit Crits while aimed above or slightly to the side of the head. (This is already the default behavior of Submachine Guns, Sidearms, Bows, Machine Guns, and Linear Fusion Rifles so it does not affect them)

Quickdraw

Switching to the Weapon grants 100 Ready/Stow Handling and a 0.95x Ready Animation Duration Multiplier for 1 second. Buff is removed as soon as ADS input is pressed.

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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