Whisper of the Worm

Whisper of the Worm — Destiny 2 Exotic Sniper Rifle
Exotic Sniper Rifle · Solar · Heavy
Where it drops: Source: Exotic Archive at the Tower

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Weapon stats

Stability 15
Handling 28
Range 75
Aim Assistance 39
Ammo Generation 50
Airborne Effectiveness 80
Recoil Direction 74
Zoom 40
Magazine 3
Impact 100
Reload Speed 36
Rounds Per Minute 72

Intrinsic Traits

White Nail White Nail II White Nail III White Nail IV

Weapon Perks

Polygonal Rifling Arrowhead Brake Corkscrew Rifling Chambered Compensator Smallbore Full Bore Extended Barrel Fluted Barrel Hammer-Forged Rifling
Accurized Rounds Flared Magwell Alloy Magazine Steady Rounds
Mulligan Field Prep No Distractions Enlightened Action
Fitted Stock Short-Action Stock Composite Stock Hand-Laid Stock
Empty Catalyst Socket Whispered Breathing

What the Whisper of the Worm perks do

White Nail

Landing 3 Precision Hits within 2.5 seconds of each refills the magazine. Pulls 2 shots from reserves and generates 1 ammo from thin air.

White Nail II

Landing 3 Precision Hits within 2.5 seconds of each refills the magazine. Pulls 2 shots from reserves and generates 1 ammo from thin air.

White Nail III

Landing 3 Precision Hits within 2.5 seconds of each refills the magazine. Pulls 2 shots from reserves and generates 1 ammo from thin air.

White Nail IV

Landing 3 Precision Hits within 2.5 seconds of each refills the magazine. Pulls 2 shots from reserves and generates 1 ammo from thin air.

Polygonal Rifling

Barrel optimized for recoil reduction. • Increases stability

Arrowhead Brake

Lightly vented barrel. • Greatly controls recoil • Increases handling speed

Corkscrew Rifling

Balanced barrel. • Slightly increases range and stability • Slightly increases handling speed

Chambered Compensator

Stable barrel attachment. • Increases stability • Moderately controls recoil • Slightly decreases handling speed

Smallbore

Dual strength barrel. • Increases range • Increases stability

Full Bore

Barrel optimized for distance. • Greatly increases range • Decreases stability • Slightly decreases handling speed

Extended Barrel

Weighty barrel extension. • Increases range • Decreases handling speed • Moderately controls recoil

Fluted Barrel

Ultra-light barrel. • Greatly increases handling speed • Slightly increases stability

Hammer-Forged Rifling

Durable ranged barrel. • Increases range

Accurized Rounds

This weapon can fire longer distances. • Increases range

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.

Steady Rounds

This magazine is optimized for recoil control. • Greatly increases stability • Slightly decreases range • Increases airborne effectiveness

Mulligan

Missing has a chance to refund 1 ammo into the magazine based on the ammo type: • Primary Weapons: 35% • Special and Power Weapons: 20%

Field Prep

Grants the following while Crouched: • 50 Reload Speed • 0.8x Reload Duration Multiplier • 0.8x Ready/Stow Duration Multiplier Passively grants 20 Ammo Generation stat. (50% more than 1 Ammo Generation armor mod)

No Distractions

Grants 35% Flinch Resistance after 1 second of Aiming Down Sights (ADS) without firing. Remains active until you're no longer ADS. Timer starts as soon as the ADS input is pressed.

Enlightened Action

Weapon Hits grant Stacks of Enlightened Action for 2 seconds. Maximum of 12 Stacks. Stat bonuses at 1|2|…|12 Stacks: 2|7|12|15|20|25|30|35|38|40|45|50 Handling and Reload Speed Stacks granted per hit by Weapon Type: • Hand Cannons: 3 Stacks • Bows: ? Stacks • Automatic Weapons: 1 Stack

Fitted Stock

This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy • Increases stability • Moderately controls recoil • Slightly decreases handling speed

Short-Action Stock

This weapon is especially easy to grip. • Greatly increases handling speed

Composite Stock

This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock. • Slightly increases stability • Slightly increases handling speed

Hand-Laid Stock

This weapon is optimized for recoil control. • Increases stability

Empty Catalyst Socket

No perk currently selected. More perks become available as the weapon level increases.

Whispered Breathing

Grants 30 Reload Speed. Aiming Down Sights for 1.2 seconds without firing grants 'Whispered Breathing' until you leave ADS. Whispered Breathing grants 35% increased precision damage, and an additional 10.77% increased damage against PvE Combatants.

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