VS Velocity Baton

Burst fire Grenade Launcher. Each projectile creates a lingering pool on impact that deals damage over time.

This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload. • Greatly increases blast radius • Slightly decreases handling speed • Slightly decreases projectile speed

This weapon's launch parameters are particularly stable. • Greatly increases stability • Increases blast radius • Decreases projectile speed

This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil. • Greatly controls recoil • Increases stability • Increases handling speed

This weapon's launch barrel is optimized for projectile speed. • Greatly increases projectile speed • Decreases stability • Slightly decreases blast radius

This weapon's launch barrel is well-balanced. • Slightly increases projectile speed • Slightly increases blast radius • Slightly increases stability

This weapon's barrel provides faster projectiles and much faster aiming. • Greatly increases handling speed • Increases projectile speed

This barrel is broadly optimized for firing control. • Moderately controls recoil • Increases stability • Increases handling speed • Slightly increases projectile speed

This weapon's projectiles are particularly light and quick. • Increases projectile speed • Increases reload speed

This weapon's projectiles travel faster and have a controlled explosion. • Increases projectile speed • Greatly increases stability • Decreases blast radius

Grenades fired from this weapon have increased proximity detection but a decreased blast radius.

Kills against Void Debuffed enemies grant a 45 HP Void Overshield for 8 seconds (12 with Echo of Persistence).

Increases damage against shielded targets: • 125% increase against PVE Combatant Overshields • 50% increase against PVE Combatant Elemental Shields and Barrier Champion Shields • 20% increase against Player Overshields and for bodyshots against Players with Woven Mail Notable Combatant Overshields include Shadow Legion Tech Pack and Lucent Moth Overshields. They are indicated with a glowing outline around the targets as well as a small blue health bar under the normal one. Does not buff the Splash/Explosive damage elements of other perks.

Starts Health Regeneration and restores 65 HP upon reaching 100% Activation Progress with Weapon Kills within 5 seconds of each. Activation Progress by Enemy Rank: • Minor Combatants: 34% • Players: 67% • Elites, Minibosses, and Bosses: 100%

Weapon Kills grant 100 Blast Radius for 5.5 seconds. Blast Radius does not affect the lingering pools created by Area Denial Frame Grenade Launchers.

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.

Passively grants: • 100 Handling • 0.95x Ready Animation Duration Multiplier • 20% decreased Auto Aim Cone Size (No effect on Magnetism AKA Reticle Stickiness)

Weapon Kills apply Volatile to enemies in a 7 meter radius around the target and grant Volatile Rounds for 3 seconds. 1.5 second cooldown between activations.

Weapon Kills grant the following for 7 seconds: • 10 Range • 30% increased damage • 20% longer Firing Delay/Charge Time/Draw Time Hand Cannons only recieve a 27% damage increase. Buff is removed on stow.

Scoring a Kill grants 1 [2] Stacks of 'High Ground' for 7 seconds. Maximum of 3 Stacks. Weapon damage increases at 1|2|3 Stacks: 10% [5%] | 17.5% [10%] | 25% [15%] While you are not airborne: Damaging targets that are 2 meters [5 for Primary weapons] lower in elevation than the ground you stand on immediately grants all 3 Stacks [Primary weapons only grant 1 Stack] of the buff. The damage increase is applied to the shot triggering the perk as well. The reference point of enemies' elevation is generally their lowest point.

Dealing damage with a weapon starts a 7 second timer. Dealing additional weapon damage resets the timer to 7 seconds. Dealing damage with all 3 of your weapons without letting the timer run out grants you 'Bait and Switch' for 10 seconds, granting 30% increased damage. Timer is disabled while Bait and Switch is active, requiring a full activation sequence once the buff expires.

Upon readying the weapon within 3 seconds of getting a Kill with a different weapon: Grants 20% increased damage and 15 Handling for 7 seconds.

Scoring multiple Hits against enemies within 5 seconds of each spawns an Orb of Power that grants 0.8% Super Energy. Does not require Direct Hits. Hit counter persists through stow. Hit requirements for activation: • Rocket Launchers: 2 hits • Heavy Grenade Launchers: 3 Hits • Wave-Frame Grenade Launchers: 4 hits • Bows: 4 Hits • Swords: 5 Hits • Area-Denial Grenade Launchers: 26 Hits • Others: 55% of Magazine Size rounded down + 1 Support Frame Auto Rifle healing round Hits on damaged allies count as 2 Hits.

Hits with the weapon grant ability energy to the most charged ability. Does not require Direct Hits. Does not grant any energy to abilities that you already have a full charge of. Ability energy gains by weapon: • VS Pyroelectric Propellant: 0.2% • VS Velocity Baton: 0.365% • VS Gravitic Arrest: 0.425% • VS Chill Inhibitor: 3.5% 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.