The Steady Hand

The Steady Hand — Destiny 2 Legendary Hand Cannon
Legendary Hand Cannon · Kinetic · Primary
Where it drops: Source: Complete Iron Banner matches and earn rank-up packages from Lord Saladin.

“Forged in honor of Perun, and a just and unwavering resolve.”

Weapon stats

Stability 25
Handling 20
Range 60
Aim Assistance 65
Ammo Generation 40
Airborne Effectiveness 10
Recoil Direction 85
Zoom 14
Magazine 8
Impact 92
Reload Speed 20
Rounds Per Minute 120

Intrinsic Traits

Aggressive Frame

Weapon Perks

TrueSight HCS HitMark HCS Crossfire HCS
Flared Magwell Alloy Magazine
Outlaw

What the The Steady Hand perks do

Aggressive Frame

High damage, high recoil. Optimized for long-distance shooting.

TrueSight HCS

Balanced Hand Cannon sight. • Slightly increases range • Slightly increases stability • Slightly increases handling speed

HitMark HCS

Accurate Hand Cannon sight. • Slightly increases range

Crossfire HCS

Sharp Hand Cannon sight. • Increases range • Slightly decreases stability • Slightly decreases handling speed

Flared Magwell

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

Alloy Magazine

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.

Outlaw

Precision Kills grant 70 Reload Speed with a 0.9x decreased Reload Animation Duration for 6 seconds. Buff is removed on stow.

The Steady Hand in Destiny 2

Own The Steady Hand? Find out if your roll is worth keeping

Connect your Bungie account and Shard or Keep appraises every copy in your vault against curated community wishlists.

Connect Bungie account

More Hand Cannons