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Dire Promise — Destiny 2 Hand Cannon
Legendary · Hand Cannon
Where it drops: Source: Open Legendary engrams and earn faction rank-up packages.

“"If you think this world ends well, you are mistaken." —Arach Jalaal”

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Built from 158 curated wishlist rolls for this Hand Cannon. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.

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[YeezyGT's S16] [MW: Range] "Have you a moment to talk about our Lord and Saviour, Dire Promise? There's a reason this gun has a cult following - its been around for years, its got a predictable recoil pattern, feels great, sounds great, and has some stellar perks in Rangefinder/Opening Shot, buffs in Elemental Capacitor, and even some gameplay variety using Swashbuckler that benefits from playing CQC. Big thumbs up for Dire."

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot High-Caliber Rounds HitMark HCS Rangefinder Elemental Capacitor Swashbuckler Snapshot Sights Ricochet Rounds Armor-Piercing Rounds TrueSight HCS SteadyHand HCS Fastdraw HCS

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Strong alternatives

Osmosis Fastdraw HCS Armor-Piercing Rounds Overflow Triple Tap Swashbuckler Auto-Loading Holster Appended Mag Extended Mag SteadyHand HCS TrueSight HCS

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Strong alternatives

Opening Shot Under Pressure Ricochet Rounds SteadyHand HCS Snapshot Sights Rangefinder Overflow Elemental Capacitor High-Caliber Rounds Fastdraw HCS

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Essential perks

TrueSight HCS

Strong alternatives

Opening Shot High-Caliber Rounds Under Pressure Snapshot Sights Rangefinder Overflow Elemental Capacitor Ricochet Rounds

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB Podcast 263 conversation with @illPhysics. PvP first-choice S-Tier roll for duelling. Originally a 150 Lightweight subtype that was rolled into the 140 Adaptive subtype, and suffers a little from being the only 13 Zoom HC in the sandbox. Stats make it very consistent feel - aim for stability and handling, to improve gunfeel, rather than range in barrel and mag. Snapshot Sights still (at S17) gets you into ADS in an engagement faster, and Rangefinder improves both your damage and aim assist dropoffs. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Targeting Adjuster mod if you're more passive, Sprint Grip/Quick Access Sling mod if you're more aggressive, or even give Rader Tuner mod a spin.

Essential perks

Snapshot Sights Ricochet Rounds Rangefinder

Strong alternatives

SteadyHand HCS Fastdraw HCS HitMark HCS

Community wishlist roll

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Inspired by DMB Podcast 263 conversation with @illPhysics. PvP first-choice S-Tier roll for duelling/blinting. Originally a 150 Lightweight subtype that was rolled into the 140 Adaptive subtype, and suffers a little from being the only 13 Zoom HC in the sandbox. Stats make it very consistent feel - aim for stability and handling, to improve gunfeel, rather than solely range in barrel and mag. Opening Shot give you an ideal blinting HC, and Rangefinder improves both your damage and aim assist dropoffs. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Targeting Adjuster mod if you're more passive or Sprint Grip/Quick Access Sling mod if you're more aggressive, or even give Rader Tuner a spin.

Essential perks

Opening Shot Ricochet Rounds Rangefinder

Strong alternatives

SteadyHand HCS Fastdraw HCS HitMark HCS

Community wishlist roll

pvp pvp-god pvp-duel 3 wishlist rolls

Inspired by DMB Podcast 263 conversation with @illPhysics. PvP first-choice S-Tier roll for duelling/blinting. Originally a 150 Lightweight subtype that was rolled into the 140 Adaptive subtype, and suffers a little from being the only 13 Zoom HC in the sandbox. Stats make it very consistent feel - aim for stability and handling, to improve gunfeel, rather than solely range in barrel and mag. Snapshot Sights still (at S17) gets you into ADS in an engagement faster, and Elemental Capacitor gives you a huge stat boost of your choice, depending on subclass. Recommended MW: Handling, with a Targeting Adjuster mod if you're more passive or Sprint Grip/Quick Access Sling mod if you're more aggressive, or even give Rader Tuner a spin.

Essential perks

Snapshot Sights Ricochet Rounds Elemental Capacitor

Strong alternatives

SteadyHand HCS Fastdraw HCS HitMark HCS

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Chevy's S14 Super Pog PvE Loot List (MKB/PVE). Recommended MW - Range/Handling

Essential perks

High-Caliber Rounds Overflow Swashbuckler

Strong alternatives

Fastdraw HCS TrueSight HCS

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Essential perks

Fastdraw HCS Armor-Piercing Rounds Overflow Swashbuckler

What these Dire Promise perks do

Armor-Piercing Rounds

Grants 5% increased damage against Elemental and Barrier Champion Shields. Allows bullets to overpenetrate enemies once.

Overflow

Upon picking up Special or Heavy Ammo: Refills and Overfills the Magazine from reserves. Overfill amount maxes out at 100% of the Magazine Capacity. Activates even while stowed.

Swashbuckler

Weapon Kills grant a Stack of 'Swashbuckler' for 4.5 seconds. Maximum of 5 Stacks. (Glaive) Melee Kills grant all 5 Stacks instantly. Damage increase at 1|2|3|4|5 Stacks: 6.7% | 13.3% | 20% | 26.6% | 33.3% Stowing the weapon removes the buff.

Osmosis

Grenade Ability usage refills 50% of your Magazine (rounded up) from reserves and changes the weapon's element to match your equipped Grenade Ability until stowed. Magazine Refill cannot be triggered again without stowing the weapon first. Kinetic weapons lose their Passive Damage Bonus against non-Boss PVE Combatants (10% on Primary, 15% on Special). Perks that replace your Grenade Ability (such as Gunpowder Gamble or Transcendence Grenades) will also trigger Osmosis.

Triple Tap

Scoring 3 Precision Hits within 2 seconds of each refills 1 Ammo into the Magazine from thin air. Cannot load the Magazine beyond its base capacity. Precision Hit counter persists through stow.

Auto-Loading Holster

Refills stowed weapon from reserves after 3.5 seconds of it being stowed.

Opening Shot

Grants the following benefits for your first shot (of the burst): • 20 Aim Assist and 25 Range • 5% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 10% decreased Accuracy Cone Growth Special weapons only receive 50% of the benefits. Stats are rounded up. Firing the weapon prevents the perk from activating for 3 seconds.

Under Pressure

Grants linearly scaling benefits as the Magazine drops from 50% of its base capacity to empty: • 12.5% to 25% decreased Accuracy Cone Size • 0 to 30? Stability

Snapshot Sights

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

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)

Elemental Capacitor

Grants Passive Bonuses based on the element of your selected Super's element: • Solar: 50 Reload Speed • Arc: 50 Handling • Void: 20 Stability • Strand: 20 Airborne Effectiveness • Stasis: 20 Recoil Direction & 20% decreased ADS Movement Speed Penalty

High-Caliber Rounds

Hits inflict increased Flinch on Enemies. PVE: Tier 1-2 Minors can be repeatedly staggered. Higher Tier Combatants stagger quicker. PVP: Flinch against Players varies based on damage and Weapon Archetype. Flinch increase ranges between 5-10%.

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