Read the perk.
Understand the playstyle.

• Across weapon types
• No elemental keyword

Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Holster the weapon for a short time to reload it automatically.

Useful for

Swap rotations: fire, use another weapon, then return after the reload completes.

Watch out

Swapping away and immediately back is not enough. Check reserves; this is a reload, not free ammo or a universal manual-reload perk trigger.

• Across weapon types
• No elemental keyword

Damage / explosions + Reload / magazine + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Extended combat increases this weapon's damage, handling, and reload until you leave combat.

Useful for

A straightforward damage-and-feel improvement during sustained fighting, without requiring a final blow for activation.

Watch out

It needs combat time to activate. Do not assume the bonus is ready at the start of a short fight.

• Across weapon types
• No elemental keyword

Ability / stat support + Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Weapon defeats grant grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.

Useful for

Grenade-focused builds that can reliably secure weapon defeats between ability uses.

Watch out

Damage without a defeat does not grant the kill-based energy. Grenade use still needs available energy, and the reload does not create ammo.

• Across weapon types
• No elemental keyword

Handling / weapon feel + Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Hit three different targets to temporarily improve handling, stability, reload, and range.

Useful for

Fighting groups where you can tag several targets without needing to defeat them first.

Watch out

Three hits on one enemy do not qualify. These are weapon-stat benefits, not armor-stat points or a direct damage buff.

• Across weapon types
• No elemental keyword

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Hit three separate targets to gain a temporary weapon damage increase.

Useful for

Multi-target combat where you want damage without needing a kill to activate it.

Watch out

It needs three targets, not three shots into one. Stats for All has a similar trigger but a different reward; verify both can roll together on your weapon before planning a pair.

• Across weapon types
• No elemental keyword

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Deal damage with all equipped weapons within a short window to boost this weapon's damage.

Useful for

Deliberate three-weapon rotations, especially when reload tools support swapping.

Watch out

Equipping three guns or just swapping is not enough; each must deal damage. Watch for activation and expiry instead of assuming every opening shot is buffed. The bonus belongs to the weapon with this perk.

• Grenade launcher example
• No subclass keyword

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Final blows with the weapon produce elemental damage explosions.

Useful for

Clearing clustered enemies with a suitable grenade launcher. This trait also exists on other weapon families; it is not grenade-launcher-exclusive.

Watch out

It requires a defeat. Elemental explosions are not automatically Scorch, Jolt, or Volatile, and damage is not automatically a grenade-ability final blow.

• Rocket launchers
• No elemental keyword

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Rocket detonations release additional cluster bombs.

Useful for

Adding secondary explosions to rocket impacts.

Watch out

Not every cluster will hit the same target. Terrain and enemy positioning matter, so extra explosions are not a guaranteed best-damage result. Keep rockets away from nearby cover and teammates.

• Shotguns
• No elemental keyword

Damage / explosions + Handling / weapon feel + Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

A successful melee hit temporarily improves weapon damage, handling, and reload, ending after three shots or when its duration runs out.

Useful for

A close-range melee-to-shotgun sequence when approaching is safe.

Watch out

This boosts the weapon, not the melee that activates it. Getting close is a real survival cost; do not force the trigger against unsafe targets.

• Swords
• No elemental keyword

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Rapid sword strikes increase the sword's damage for a short duration. Guarding ends the effect.

Useful for

Repeated sword hits when you can safely remain in melee range.

Watch out

The opening strike does not start with a fully built bonus. Guard when survival requires it even though it ends the damage effect.

• Bows
• No elemental keyword

Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Precision hits reduce draw time.

Useful for

Players who consistently land precision hits and want faster follow-up arrows.

Watch out

A precision hit is enough; a final blow is not required. It is a draw-time benefit, not a direct damage-per-arrow increase or infinite stacking.

• Fusion rifles
• No elemental keyword

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

With a full battery, the next burst deals extra damage and causes enemies it defeats to explode.

Useful for

Opening a fight against a pack with a charged, full-battery shot.

Watch out

Do not assume later bursts qualify after the battery is no longer full. An explosion still needs a defeat; it is not automatically a subclass debuff.

• Across weapon types
• Scorch

Debuffs / control + Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Defeats spread Scorch to nearby targets; more powerful enemies and opposing Guardians spread it over a larger area.

Useful for

Solar builds that reward scorching enemies, and general pack clearing even without a Solar subclass.

Watch out

Scorch is not an immediate guaranteed Ignition. A hit without a defeat does not start this perk's spread. Use the actual fragment text to check follow-up benefits.

• Across weapon types
• Jolt

Debuffs / control + Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Reload after a weapon defeat to briefly overcharge the weapon; its next hit applies Jolt.

Useful for

A defeat-reload-hit rhythm that spreads pressure through Jolt and can complement Arc keyword choices.

Watch out

Reloading without the preceding defeat is not enough. Do not assume Auto-Loading Holster counts as the required reload. Jolt is not a guarantee of every Arc ability or Ionic Trace interaction.

• Across weapon types
• Volatile

Debuffs / control + Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Defeats create a Void burst. Hitting other targets with that burst makes them Volatile and grants you Volatile Rounds briefly.

Useful for

Void pack clearing and supplying debuffed enemies for compatible follow-up effects such as Repulsor Brace.

Watch out

This verified description includes a Volatile Rounds benefit; older descriptions may differ. An enemy being Volatile is distinct from your own Volatile Rounds buff. Check actual buff uptime and weapon eligibility for any Champion counter.

• Across weapon types
• Stasis crystal

Debuffs / control

Trigger & effect

Precision final blows create a Stasis crystal where the target was defeated.

Useful for

Crystal-focused setups, including compatible fragments that reward shattering crystals.

Watch out

A precision hit without a defeat is not enough. A crystal is not automatically a Stasis shard pickup, Frost Armor, or a guaranteed freeze of every nearby enemy.

• Across weapon types
• Threadlings

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with the weapon creates a Threadling at the target's location.

Useful for

Adding summons to weapon clear, with further synergy where your equipped subclass explicitly improves Threadlings.

Watch out

A Threadling is not Suspend, and summoning one does not automatically grant every Strand benefit. You do not need to be a Warlock to use the weapon perk.

• Across weapon types
• Overshield

Healing / protection

Trigger & effect

Defeat a Void-debuffed target to gain an overshield.

Useful for

Personal protection when you or a teammate can reliably provide a qualifying Void debuff.

Watch out

A plain Void weapon defeat is not enough without the debuff. The overshield is personal, not a team heal. Verify an actual weapon's columns before assuming a Destabilizing Rounds pair is available.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Weapon final blows build a short-lived, stacking weapon damage bonus.

Useful for

Maintaining momentum while clearing ordinary enemies.

Watch out

It needs kills and continued uptime; do not plan a no-add boss phase around full stacks.

Damage / explosions + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Reload after a weapon kill to gain temporary damage and target-acquisition benefits.

Useful for

Preparing stronger follow-up fire after defeating a weaker target.

Watch out

A reload without the qualifying kill is not enough. An automatic refill is not necessarily the required reload.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Reload after rapid weapon kills to gain damage based on the kills secured beforehand.

Useful for

A clear-then-reload rhythm with several available enemies.

Watch out

It is not Kill Clip with an identical trigger/reward curve; compare your actual kill access.

Damage / explosions + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Weapon and grenade final blows build weapon damage and handling, with grenade kills providing a strong shortcut to the bonus.

Useful for

Turning a grenade kill into stronger weapon follow-up.

Watch out

It boosts the weapon rather than making your grenade deal more damage. A grenade hit alone is not a final blow.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Weapon kills build weapon damage; melee kills provide a shortcut to its stacked bonus.

Useful for

Weapon follow-up in a build that already gets safe melee kills.

Watch out

This is a weapon damage perk, not a direct melee damage multiplier. Do not force an unsafe approach.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Deals more damage to qualifying bosses, vehicles, and Guardians using their Super.

Useful for

A straightforward bonus against eligible durable targets without a preceding kill.

Watch out

Not every tough-looking enemy qualifies. Bonus values vary by weapon/ammo context; it is not a universal percentage.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Being near the required allies increases precision damage.

Useful for

Coordinated ranged fire where the group can safely stay together.

Watch out

Check the ally count and proximity condition. It is not a solo damage bonus or a boost to every damage component.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Land the required magazine-based number of precision hits to activate temporary weapon damage.

Useful for

Steady fire into a target with an accessible precision spot.

Watch out

Reloading or stowing resets progress toward activation. Do not count body hits as precision hits.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Sustained damage builds an increase to precision damage.

Useful for

Continuous hits followed by accurate precision fire.

Watch out

The payoff is precision damage, not a blanket bonus to explosions or abilities. Interruptions can spoil the rhythm.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Keeping continuous weapon damage on a target ramps the weapon's damage bonus.

Useful for

Targets that survive long enough for sustained fire to matter.

Watch out

Do not assume the opening shot has the maximum bonus. Misses, interruptions, and magazine-dependent thresholds matter.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Gain weapon damage while at least three enemies are sufficiently close.

Useful for

Dense fights where nearby enemies are already part of the situation.

Watch out

One nearby boss is not three enemies. A strong conditional bonus is not permission to stand in lethal pressure.

Reload / magazine + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

A precision kill greatly accelerates the subsequent reload window.

Useful for

Fast reloads while clearing enemies with accurate final blows.

Watch out

Precision damage without the final blow does not qualify. It is less dependable when teammates secure the kills.

Reload / magazine + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Rapid precision hits build temporary stability and reload benefits.

Useful for

Accurate shooting against enemies that do not die immediately.

Watch out

A kill is not required, but body hits do not build the precision condition.

Reload / magazine + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Dealing damage improves reload speed and handling for a short time.

Useful for

Weapon uptime when kill-based reload perks are unreliable.

Watch out

It is a weapon-feel benefit, not a damage multiplier or an automatic magazine refill.

Reload / magazine + Ammo economy / pickups + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Improves ammo reserves and provides reload/handling benefits while crouched.

Useful for

A deliberate crouch-reload rhythm and a larger reserve pool.

Watch out

The reserve benefit does not generate bricks. Check your exact weapon's reserve limits and safe positioning.

Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Reload after rapid kills to load beyond the usual magazine capacity.

Useful for

Preparing a larger magazine after clearing a group.

Watch out

This uses a qualifying reload after kills; it does not passively refill a stowed weapon or create ammo.

Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Rapid kills with other weapons prepare a reserve-fed, potentially overflowing magazine when you ready this weapon.

Useful for

Preparing a damage weapon while clearing with another.

Watch out

It needs kills, not merely hits. Do not confuse it with Envious Arsenal's damage-based rotation.

Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Damage enemies with both other weapons before readying this one to refill it from reserves.

Useful for

Three-weapon rotations that do not depend on securing kills.

Watch out

Both other weapons must contribute damage. A refill is not new ammo or proof of every manual-reload interaction.

Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Gradually loads the weapon from reserves during eligible non-firing time, potentially reaching twice its normal capacity.

Useful for

Preparing an oversized magazine between uses.

Watch out

It takes time and reserve ammo. Do not expect the full overflow immediately after swapping.

Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Emptying the magazine refills part of it from reserves based on hits landed.

Useful for

Extending accurate firing strings without a normal reload.

Watch out

Misses reduce the payoff. This consumes reserves and is not infinite ammo.

Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Weapon kills partially refill the magazine from reserves.

Useful for

Longer clearing sequences when the weapon gets frequent final blows.

Watch out

A boss you cannot defeat mid-magazine will not feed the perk. Reserve-fed refills do not create Special or Heavy ammo.

Reload / magazine + Ammo economy / pickups

Trigger & effect

Collecting Special or Heavy ammo loads this weapon beyond normal magazine capacity.

Useful for

Preparing a large magazine while replenishing reserves.

Watch out

You need a qualifying pickup. Do not run into danger for a brick or assume the perk generates one.

Ammo economy / pickups

Trigger & effect

Picking up Heavy ammo also supplies ammo to this weapon.

Useful for

Supporting a Special-ammo weapon through Heavy pickups you already collect.

Watch out

It does not create Heavy bricks or promise unlimited Special ammo; pickup access still matters.

Ammo economy / pickups + Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Shooting eligible ammo bricks collects them and reloads equipped weapons from reserves; eligible Orb pickups can also be collected by shooting.

Useful for

Collecting exposed pickups while remaining behind safer cover.

Watch out

It collects existing objects rather than generating them. Line of sight, pickup eligibility, and reserves still apply.

Ammo economy / pickups + Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Four rapid precision hits return two rounds to the magazine.

Useful for

Extending accurate damage sequences on an accessible precision target.

Watch out

Misses and timing gaps break the required sequence. Not every weapon or damage component can land precision hits.

Ability / stat support + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Weapon final blows grant melee energy; melee damage temporarily improves weapon handling.

Useful for

A weapon-to-melee loop with a usable ranged fallback.

Watch out

Weapon hits without final blows do not supply the kill-based energy. Do not assume an instant full melee charge.

Ability / stat support

Trigger & effect

Weapon kills supply ability energy divided among abilities that are not charged.

Useful for

Broad ability recovery while your weapon can secure kills.

Watch out

It does not grant the full listed benefit separately to every ability. Your charged/uncharged state changes the distribution.

Ability / stat support + Healing / protection

Trigger & effect

Sustained weapon damage produces an Orb of Power under the perk's hit requirement.

Useful for

Orb access without depending only on final blows.

Watch out

The hit requirement depends on the weapon context. An Orb is not a heal until a real recovery effect makes it one.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Sustained Kinetic weapon damage on a target triggers damaging shockwaves nearby.

Useful for

Area pressure around a durable enemy without a kill prerequisite.

Watch out

Short-lived enemies may die before activation. These shockwaves are not Jolt or a free elemental Champion counter.

Healing / protection

Trigger & effect

Reload soon after a final blow to apply Cure to yourself and nearby allies.

Useful for

A weapon-based shared recovery step while clearing enemies.

Watch out

Cure is an immediate heal, not ongoing Restoration. Confirm ally proximity and a qualifying reload.

Debuffs / control + Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Repeated weapon damage applies Jolt; being Amplified accelerates its application.

Useful for

Jolt access without Voltshot's kill-and-reload sequence.

Watch out

The perk needs repeated damage, not one ordinary hit. Amplified helps the trigger but is not the same as Jolt.

Debuffs / control

Trigger & effect

Aim without firing long enough to prepare Weaken on the next target you hit.

Useful for

Preparing a debuff before opening fire on an important target.

Watch out

Firing or stopping aim resets preparation. Weaken sources do not simply add their strengths together.

Debuffs / control

Trigger & effect

Direct hits from the top half of the magazine create a burst that Slows nearby enemies.

Useful for

Weapon-based control while the magazine condition is satisfied.

Watch out

Lower-magazine shots do not qualify. Do not assume every weapon freezes in the same number of hits.

Healing / protection

Trigger & effect

Destroy a Stasis crystal or defeat a frozen target with this weapon to gain Frost Armor.

Useful for

Personal protection when the loadout or teammates supply crystals and frozen enemies.

Watch out

A normal kill on a merely Slowed enemy is not the stated trigger. Frost Armor is protection, not healing.

Debuffs / control

Trigger & effect

Using your class ability gives weapon hits a brief, target-limited opportunity to apply Sever.

Useful for

Reducing enemy outgoing damage during a planned class-ability cycle.

Watch out

Sever is not Suspend or Unravel. The weapon's Sever window has limits; class ability use does not grant permanent coverage.

Reload / magazine + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Applying an elemental debuff temporarily improves reload speed, aiming movement, and aim assist.

Useful for

Connecting a debuff-capable loadout to better weapon feel.

Watch out

Dealing elemental damage alone is not necessarily a debuff. The perk does not apply the debuff for you.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Landing every pellet from a shotgun shot on an enemy briefly increases eligible melee damage.

Useful for

A close-range shotgun-to-melee sequence with a compatible melee attack.

Watch out

Missing pellets can fail the trigger. Not all powered melees or Exotic interactions receive the same benefit.

Damage / explosions + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Landing a complete burst briefly grants more damage and faster charging.

Useful for

Repeated fusion bursts against a target large enough to hit consistently.

Watch out

A partial burst does not satisfy the full-hit condition. The initial burst starts without a prepared bonus.

Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Final blows temporarily accelerate charge or draw speed on eligible weapons.

Useful for

Faster follow-up shots after an opening kill; fusion rifles are the teaching example here.

Watch out

It also appears outside fusions, including bows. Faster charging is not the same as more damage per shot.

Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

A hip-fire precision hit grants a substantial temporary draw-speed benefit.

Useful for

A deliberate hip-fire opening followed by faster arrows.

Watch out

An aimed precision hit is not the specified hip-fire trigger. Do not confuse it with Archer's Tempo.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Orb pickups prepare enhanced projectile damage and blast radius on eligible launcher shots.

Useful for

Preparing stronger rockets or grenade-launcher shots before a damage opportunity.

Watch out

Prepared shots are limited. The perk does not create Orbs or boost every shot indefinitely.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Rockets attach on impact and detonate later with increased damage and blast radius.

Useful for

Targets that remain vulnerable long enough for the delayed explosion.

Watch out

A short vulnerability window can end before detonation. Watch nearby cover and allies when firing rockets.

Ammo economy / pickups + Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Increases rocket capacity and reserves while reducing per-rocket damage, blast radius, and reload speed.

Useful for

A rocket plan that values more shots rather than maximum damage per rocket.

Watch out

More rockets do not automatically mean better total output in your available firing window. Check the trade-offs together.

Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Readying the sword opens a brief window of increased lunge distance.

Useful for

Reaching a nearby target when the approach and landing are safe.

Watch out

It is not a direct damage bonus. Extra movement can send you into hazards; this guide does not require movement exploits.

Ammo economy / pickups

Trigger & effect

Three qualifying light-attack hits within the required interval return sword ammo.

Useful for

Maintaining sword reserves through a safe repeated-hit sequence.

Watch out

Heavy swings are not the stated three-light-hit trigger. Ammo returns are conditional, not infinite sword use.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Projectiles add an area detonation on impact, splitting their output into impact and explosive components.

Useful for

Extra area pressure and an explosive damage component.

Watch out

The explosion does not land precision damage like the impact component. Do not assume all precision-trigger interactions count it identically.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Precision kills create an elemental explosion around the defeated enemy.

Useful for

Clearing nearby weaker targets through accurate final blows.

Watch out

An elemental explosion is not automatically Scorch, Jolt, or Volatile. Body-shot kills do not satisfy the precision condition.

Damage / explosions + Reload / magazine

Trigger & effect

Precision kills create a Solar explosion and improve reload speed.

Useful for

Combining accurate pack clear with a quicker next magazine.

Watch out

Solar damage is not automatically Scorch. Do not treat this as an identical copy of Dragonfly or Incandescent.

Debuffs / control + Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Breaking an enemy shield with this weapon briefly increases the target's vulnerability to Kinetic damage.

Useful for

Coordinating a shield break with Kinetic follow-up from the team.

Watch out

Kinetic is not every weapon in the top slot. Stasis and Strand damage do not become Kinetic because of their inventory position.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Reload after a kill for temporary increased damage; additional kills before that reload extend the resulting window.

Useful for

Turning a clear sequence into a longer damage opportunity.

Watch out

Extra duration is not the same as Multikill Clip's kill-count damage scaling. Check the exact trait name.

Damage / explosions

Trigger & effect

Reloading after a kill or becoming Amplified builds a temporary, stacking weapon damage benefit.

Useful for

A weapon-damage loop with either kill-reloads or an actual Amplified source.

Watch out

The perk accepts Amplified as an input; it does not promise to grant that buff or start at maximum stacks.

Reload / magazine + Handling / weapon feel

Trigger & effect

Amplified, Radiant, or Devour grants reload, handling, and aim-down-sight speed benefits.

Useful for

A loadout that already maintains one of those specific buffs.

Watch out

It consumes those buffs as conditions rather than supplying them. A different elemental buff does not automatically qualify.

Reload / magazine + Ammo economy / pickups

Trigger & effect

Reload after a precision kill to open a window in which precision hits refill a round from reserves.

Useful for

Accurate sustained fire after a qualifying opening kill and reload.

Watch out

This transfers reserve ammo rather than creating it. The precision-kill reload and later precision-hit steps are separate requirements.

Ability / stat support

Trigger & effect

Elemental pickups or destroying a Tangle build a window in which weapon hits generate grenade energy. Throwing a Tangle adds time.

Useful for

A pickup-capable loadout that keeps landing weapon hits after collection.

Watch out

The linked GamesRef text specifies energy on hit; the shorter reference summary omits that step. An Orb is not automatically an elemental pickup, and collection alone is not an instant grenade refill.

Healing / protection

Trigger & effect

A Void Breach pickup enables subsequent final blows to provide a Void Overshield.

Useful for

Personal protection in a configuration that can create and collect Void Breaches.

Watch out

A plain Void kill or Orb pickup is not the Breach prerequisite. Overshields are not a shared heal.