Destiny 2 Hand Cannon Tier List [2023]

Destiny 2 is a popular multiplayer game with a vast player base, featuring a variety of weapons, including hand cannons. In this Destiny 2 Hand Cannon Tier List, we’ll showcase the best hand cannons and explain why they are ranked as such.

The game offers three weapon systems: Energy, Kinetic, and Power, each with varying levels of rarity, from basic to uncommon, rare, legendary, to exotic. To excel in Destiny 2’s open-world Player vs. Player activities, players must adapt and understand their opponents’ behaviors.

It’s worth noting that this Hand Cannon Tier List is not official and is based on our personal experience with the game. While some players may disagree with the rankings, this list is not subject to criticism as it reflects our own evaluations.

You all may be familiar with the tier list system, and if not, I will be discussing the first five-tier systems in this article, starting with the S-Tier known to be the highest in the tier system. By the end of the article, you will get an in-depth idea about which hand cannon weapons are the best to go after and which ones are not so good.

Comparison table for all the Handcannons in Destiny 2;

No.	Weapons	Impact	Stability	Reload Time	Inventory Size	Rounds Per Minute
1	Bottom Dollar	92	28	3.71s	59	120
2	Igneous Hammer	92	35	3.55s	55	120
3	Sturm	92	51	2.97s	30	120
4	Crimil’s Dagger	92	23	3.74s	56	120
5	True Prophecy	92	22	3.81s	52	120
6	Ace of Spades	84	40	3.19s	56	140
7	Hawkmoon	84	63	2.74s	62	140
8	Ancient Gospel	84	58	3.16s	57	140
9	The Palindrome	84	58	3.19s	50	140
10	Dire Promise	84	47	3s	60	140
11	The Steady Hand	92	25	3.88s	40	120
12	Nation of Beasts	84	57	3.11s	51	140
13	Sunshot	80	40	2.45s	53	150
14	Thorn	84	55	3.25s	60	140
15	Waking Vigil	84	43	2.82s	46	140
16	Ikelos_HC_V1.0.2	78	55	3.46s	53	180
17	The Last Word	78	40	2.3s	40	225
18	Lumina	84	50	2.7s	58	140
19	Crimson	92	80	2.72s	100	415
20	Posterity	78	60	2.79s	53	180
21	Malfeasance	78	80	2.3s	57	180
22	Nature of the Beast	78	61	3.71s	57	180
23	Seventh Seraph Officer Revolver	78	52	3s	52	180

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S Tier

In our Destiny 2 Hand Cannon Tier List, the highest tier is the S tier. Hand cannons ranked in the S tier represent the pinnacle of versatility, firepower, perks, and overall stats. If a hand cannon is in the S tier, it’s considered the best in the game due to its exceptional capabilities and effectiveness.

Bottom Dollar

Attribute	Value
Impact	92
Range	60
Damage Fall-off	~25.40m Hip / 34.92 Ads
Stability	28
Handling	31
Reload Speed	25
Reload Time	3.71s
Aim Assistance	66
Inventory Size	59
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	85
Bounty Intensity	15
Rounds Per Minute	120
Magazine	9

Destiny 2’s Season of the Chosen introduced the Bottom Dollar, a 120 RPM energy hand cannon with 12 perk options. It’s exclusively found in the Gambit playlist with a low drop rate, requiring luck.

Notable perks include Rapid Hit + Multi-Kill Clip, Slide Shot + Rampage, Slide Shot + High Impact Reserves (rare), and Rangefinder + Explosive Payload. A god-roll can 2-tap guardians with <40 resilience in the bottom half of the magazine.

Bottom Dollar boasts impressive stats and barrel options, including the rare Thresh perk for extra super energy in PvP. It’s an excellent hand cannon, deserving an S-tier spot.

Igneous Hammer

Attribute	Value
Impact	92
Range	65
Damage Fall-off	~25.85m Hip / Ads
Stability	35
Handling	37
Reload Speed	30
Reload Time	3.55s
Aim Assistance	69
Inventory Size	55
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	23
Recoil	95
Bounty Intensity	5
Rounds Per Minute	120
Magazine	9

The Igneous Hammer, a 120 RPM hand cannon, is the latest addition to Trials of Osiris loot. The adept version is exclusive to flawless players.

The adept version, obtained from the flawless chest, offers an ideal mix of Stability, Range, and Handling, along with Rampage for potential 2-taps.

This hand cannon combines pulse rifle coverage, 140 RPM hand cannon stability, and the snappiness of lightweight hand cannons, with a rapid 0.5-second time-to-kill after Rampage activates.

Players can also maximize range to 100 while keeping Rampage for remarkable 2-tap kills at a distance. The adept version benefits from the Icarus mod, enhancing range and airborne precision. Igneous Hammer is in the S tier for its overall excellence in Destiny 2’s hand cannon lineup.

Sturm

Attribute	Value
Impact	92
Range	60
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	51
Handling	40
Reload Speed	50
Reload Time	2.97s
Aim Assistance	50
Inventory Size	30
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	12
Recoil	80
Bounty Intensity	20
Rounds Per Minute	120
Magazine	9

Sturm, a unique 120 RPM hand cannon with the “Dream of a New World” ornament, pairs exceptionally well with its sidearm counterpart, Drang. Each Drang kill overcharges Sturm’s bullets, dealing significant PvP damage, enabling easy follow-up kills.

The overcharged bullets synergize with various PvP damage buffs like empowering rifts, Well of Radiance, Titan slide, Whisper of Hedrons, Weapons of Light, and Charged with Light mods, ensuring one-shot kills.

Sturm’s excellent base stats, particularly with the unlocked exotic Catalyst, make it perform like a 140 RPM hand cannon with improved recoil and handling, plus a generous 12-round magazine.

While Sturm lacks an inherent damage buff and can’t use an Icarus mod due to its exotic nature, its airborne accuracy remains reasonable. For these reasons, Sturm earns a spot in the S tier as one of the best hand cannon choices in Destiny 2.

Crimil’s Dagger

Attribute	Value
Impact	92
Range	60
Damage Fall-off	~25.40m Hip / 34.92 Ads
Stability	23
Handling	23
Reload Speed	24
Reload Time	3.74s
Aim Assistance	67
Inventory Size	56
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	98
Bounty Intensity	2
Rounds Per Minute	120
Magazine	8

Crimil’s Dagger, a legendary 120 RPM hand cannon from Iron Banner, boasts solid base stats. What makes it stand out is the potential roll with Rangefinder and Kill Clip, a lethal combination for 2-tap kills, especially effective on 120 RPM hand cannons.

Kill Clip allows for a swift kill with a head and body shot, while Rangefinder extends your effective engagement distance, mitigating damage drop-off.

The drawback is its 7-round magazine, resulting in frequent reloads. However, this pairs well with Kill Clip, and you can optimize it further with Hunter’s Marksman’s Dodge and Dragon Shadow exotic armor to reduce reload times and gain a Kill Clip damage bonus.

In summary, Crimil’s Dagger is an outstanding 120 RPM Hand Cannon, earning its S-tier ranking thanks to its potential with Rangefinder and Kill Clip.

True Prophecy

Attribute	Value
Impact	92
Range	58
Damage Fall-off	~25.22m Hip / 34.68 Ads
Stability	22
Handling	30
Reload Speed	22
Reload Time	3.81s
Aim Assistance	62
Inventory Size	52
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	93
Bounty Intensity	7
Rounds Per Minute	120
Magazine	9

True Prophecy, a kinetic legendary 120 RPM hand cannon, offers solid perks and stats, serving as a precursor to the Steady Hand. It excels in damage with Rampage, similar in effectiveness to Swashbuckler.

Moreover, True Prophecy boasts valuable perks like Opening Shot or Rangefinder to maximize its range potential, along with a generous 9-round magazine, a suitable capacity for a 120 RPM hand cannon.

It can also roll with Overflow, which pairs nicely with Rampage, automatically reloading your hand cannon and granting an extensive magazine of 18 or more rounds when picking up heavy or special ammo.

In summary, True Prophecy is an excellent 120 RPM hand cannon, on par with the Steady Hand, earning its place in the S tier of our ranking.

A Tier

The weapons ranked in the A tier can also compete with the S-ranked hand cannons, which does not mean that these A-tier guns are no match for those above them. The A tier makes sure that a fair ranking is offered to all the weapons. The only areas these guns might lack are perks, reload speed, damage, and a good roll potential.

Even though these hand cannons are in the A tier, they can beat any S-ranked weapon any time a gun is nerfed. So keep your ears sharp and your eyes on the new updates, folks!

Ace of Spades

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	75
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	40
Handling	40
Reload Speed	42
Reload Time	3.19s
Aim Assistance	70
Inventory Size	56
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	14
Recoil	100
Bounty Intensity	0
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	13

Ace of Spades is an exotic 140 RPM kinetic hand cannon with a massive 13-round magazine, high-caliber rounds for extra flinch, and the exotic perk Memento Mori, which lets you fire five explosive rounds after killing an enemy. Reload to activate the perk, but it’s lost upon running out of ammo.

However, Ace of Spades lacks Rangefinder, affecting its performance in long-range duels, especially against 120 RPM hand cannons, making it fall short by a few meters.

While it’s excellent overall, its performance during jumps and the potential impact of future 120 RPM nerfs prevent it from reaching S tier. Still, it’s a versatile choice for various playstyles.

Hawkmoon

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	52
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	63
Handling	71
Reload Speed	59
Reload Time	2.74s
Aim Assistance	93
Inventory Size	62
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	26
Recoil	96
Bounty Intensity	4
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	8

Hawkmoon, an exotic 140 RPM hand cannon with a unique feel and random rolls, stands out as the only exotic hand cannon with this feature. It boasts excellent base stats, and its Catalyst enhances range and handling.

Its exotic perk, “Paracausal Shot,” stacks with each headshot or kill and grants a damage buff on the last shot of your magazine, potentially allowing one-shot-body shot kills at seven stacks. Collateral kills are also possible.

Drawbacks include a slightly small nine-round magazine, even with the Catalyst, and its exotic nature prevents it from using an Icarus mod, impacting its airborne accuracy. Hawkmoon falls slightly short compared to Ace of Spades and 120 RPM hand cannons, placing it in the A tier.

Ancient Gospel

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	41
Damage Fall-off	20.50m Hip / 28.19 Ads
Stability	58
Handling	46
Reload Speed	43
Reload Time	3.16s
Aim Assistance	74
Inventory Size	57
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	100
Bounty Intensity	0
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	11

It is a legendary 140 rounds per minute (RPM) energy hand cannon. The Ancient Gospel is from the Garden of Salvation Raid and has an overall decent amount of stats and a polarizing aesthetic. Moreover, the gun packs a decent perk pool to match its stats.

However, the lower part of the screen is somewhat obstructive and slightly affects the overall visibility when you aim down the sights. Its significant perks include Rapid Hit-Kill Clip and Slide shot-Rangefinder, making it a solid handgun to carry in the game.

New additions and updates to the game have made it fierce for the Ancient Gospel to compete as an energy slot handgun. Don’t hesitate to try out the weapon, as it is undoubtedly a perfect handgun, considering its overall stats and great roll potential.

The Palindrome

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	50
Damage Fall-off	~21.28m Hip / 29.26 Ads
Stability	58
Handling	50
Reload Speed	42
Reload Time	3.19s
Aim Assistance	79
Inventory Size	50
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	21
Recoil	98
Bounty Intensity	2
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	11

The Palindrome is a unique 140 RPM hand cannon introduced in the Season of The Chosen, making a triumphant return from Destiny 1. It boasts the highest base stats among all 140 RPM hand cannons and offers the potential for excellent perk rolls.

The adept version of the Palindrome drops exclusively from Grandmaster Nightfalls and features the highest range of all 140 RPM hand cannons, with a maximum damage range of approximately 38 meters. It can roll with balanced stats, with handling, range, and stability all above 75.

One standout perk combination is Killing Wind and Rangefinder, offering extra range and handling after a kill, enhancing the Palindrome’s performance. Alternatively, Quickdraw is an S-tier perk for those who prefer it.

With its exceptional stats and versatile perk options, the Palindrome is currently the best legendary 140 RPM hand cannon, earning its place in the A tier of the Best Destiny 2 Hand Cannons.

Dire Promise

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	42
Damage Fall-off	~20.59m Hip / 28.31 Ads
Stability	47
Handling	57
Reload Speed	49
Reload Time	3s
Aim Assistance	83
Inventory Size	60
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	84
Bounty Intensity	16
Rounds Per Minute	15140
Magazine	11

Dire Promise is a legendary 140 RPM hand cannon that was a popular choice in PvP before Beyond Light. It stands out with its exceptionally high aim assist stat and solid perks and stats. Notably, it can roll with both Opening Shot and Rangefinder, significantly extending its effective range when combined on a max range roll, reaching approximately 39 meters.

Dire Promise also has the potential for 2-tap kills when using Swashbuckler on specific classes, like the Striker Titan or Stasis with the Whisper of Hedrons Buff. It’s the only legendary kinetic option for 140 RPM hand cannons, making it valuable when paired with energy slot special weapons like Frozen Orbit sniper rifle or Felwinter’s Lie, both top choices for PvP.

In our assessment, Dire Promise teeters between the A and B tiers. What pushes it to the A tier is its presence in the kinetic slot and the ability to roll with Rangefinder and Opening Shot, which challenges the range of 120 RPM hand cannons.

The Steady Hand

Attribute	Value
Impact	92
Range	60
Damage Fall-off	~25.40 m Hip / 34.92 Ads
Stability	25
Handling	20
Reload Speed	20
Reload Time	3.88s
Aim Assistance	65
Inventory Size	40
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	85
Bounty Intensity	15
Rounds Per Minute	120
Magazine	8

The Steady Hand, a legendary 120 RPM hand cannon from the Iron Banner, shares a design with Better Devil’s. It offers several perks suitable for a 120 RPM hand cannon, with none being particularly bad. Swashbuckler stands out as the primary damage perk, allowing for clever playmaking potential, especially when combined with long-range melee options like celestial fire on the Dawnblade subclass.

The Steady Hand can also roll Iron Grip, providing a substantial 20 stability boost at the cost of reload speed. When paired with Slideshot, which reloads two bullets per slide, it creates a highly controllable 120 RPM hand cannon, ideal for game modes like Trials of Osiris.

The drawback is its small eight-round magazine, but this can be mitigated with exotic armor options like Dragon’s Shadow or perks like Outlaw or Ophidian Aspect for faster reloads. Overall, the Steady Hand offers multiple excellent roll options and ranks in the A tier of hand cannons.

B Tier

The B tier is the most subjective and is the third-highest rank in the tier system. The weapons ranked in this tier are considered a decent choice for skilled players. The guns you see in this section can compete with some of the A-ranking hand cannons. Also, they couldn’t make it to the A tier because of their lack of overall effectiveness.

Nation of Beasts

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	40
Damage Fall-off	~16.96m Hip / 28.07 Ads
Stability	57
Handling	42
Reload Speed	45
Reload Time	3.11s
Aim Assistance	71
Inventory Size	51
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	95
Bounty Intensity	5
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	11

The Nation of the Beast is a 140 RPM hand cannon obtainable from the Last Wish Raid. It is similar to the Ancient Gospel and stands out as the only 140 RPM hand cannon that can roll with explosive payload. This perk allows you to damage enemies behind cover, reducing damage drop-off.

However, the hand cannon has a significant muzzle flash and causes substantial flinch on your enemies’ screens. Its aiming down sights can obstruct a considerable portion of the player’s screen, which can be a drawback. Nonetheless, it possesses commendable stats.

Sunshot

Attribute	Value
Impact	80
Range	31
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	40
Handling	81
Reload Speed	72
Reload Time	2.45s
Aim Assistance	60
Inventory Size	53
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	27
Recoil	98
Bounty Intensity	2
Rounds Per Minute	150
Magazine	12

Sunshot is a unique and volatile hand cannon, the only 150 RPM hand cannon in the game. Its Catalyst comes with high stats and intrinsic perks like explosive payload and a supercharged version of Dragonfly. This means you get flinch and splash damage from explosives, along with a Dragonfly explosion on each hit, even on splash damage or body shot kills. However, the explosions and visual effects can obscure your reticle and make it challenging to see your target.

Sunshot also has noticeable recoil, which can make it feel less stable. The recoil can disrupt your aim, and while practice can help you improve, consistently landing shots at its high rate of fire can be tricky. The relatively low aim assist of 60 adds to the challenge.

Taking these issues into account, we’ve ranked Sunshot in the B tier of the Best Destiny 2 Hand Cannons List.

Thorn

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	34
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	55
Handling	65
Reload Speed	40
Reload Time	3.25s
Aim Assistance	85
Inventory Size	60
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	21
Recoil	100
Bounty Intensity	0
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	11

Thorn is an exotic 140 RPM hand cannon that inflicts damage over time on tagged targets. It can secure kills with two headshots and one body shot, but with a delay. It generates remnants on kills, enhancing the damage over time effect, potentially leading to a 2-tap kill. However, you need to retrieve these remnants for the damage buff. Thorn has limited range, no mod slot, and can hinder opponent recovery and revive in Trials of Osiris. It also provides rudimentary wallhack capabilities by showing damage numbers through walls.

Waking Vigil

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	37
Damage Fall-off	~20.16m Hip / 27.72 Ads
Stability	43
Handling	63
Reload Speed	56
Reload Time	2.82s
Aim Assistance	82
Inventory Size	46
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	98
Bounty Intensity	2
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	12

Waking Vigil is a 140 RPM hand cannon in the energy slot. While its stats are not remarkable, it boasts a reasonably high aim assist stat. The notable advantage of this hand cannon is its potential to roll with both rangefinder and Opening Shot, offering substantial range on your initial shot.

You can also choose perks like Kill Clip to reduce the headshot requirement for follow-up kills or Snapshot to enhance its handling. With its decent base stats and lack of standout features, we’ve ranked Waking Vigil in the B tier of our Tier List.

C Tier

The hand cannons listed in the C tier are not that great and will not help players in competitive matches, and they lack range, stability, and sometimes perk benefits. The C tier is a moderate-level of tier system that only ranks weapons used just for the fun of the game. Maybe, through a few updates to Destiny 2, these hand cannons might have a chance of getting up to the B tier.

Ikelos_HC_V1.0.2

Attribute	Value
Impact	78
Range	32
Damage Fall-off	16.72m Hip / 27.12 Ads
Stability	55
Handling	33
Reload Speed	33
Reload Time	3.46s
Aim Assistance	75
Inventory Size	53
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	91
Bounty Intensity	9
Rounds Per Minute	180
Magazine	12

The Ikelos is a 140 RPM energy hand cannon but belongs to the less effective 180 RPM archetype due to limited range and visibility issues. It lacks standout perks and falls short of achieving a 3-critical shot kill in Crucible.

The Last Word

Attribute	Value
Impact	78
Range	20
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	40
Handling	20
Reload Speed	80
Reload Time	2.3s
Aim Assistance	40
Inventory Size	40
Zoom	11
Airborne Effectiveness	19
Recoil	100
Bounty Intensity	0
Rounds Per Minute	225
Magazine	8

The Last Word is an exotic hand cannon with a high-speed 225 RPM in the kinetic slot. It excels when firing from the hip and has a favorable range of about 18 meters, offering a rapid time to kill with three hip-fire headshots. However, its performance varies between console and PC due to differences in aiming precision and aim assist. On PC, it can be challenging to consistently land shots, but skilled players can still make it work effectively.

Lumina

Attribute	Value
Impact	84
Range	53
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	50
Handling	71
Reload Speed	61
Reload Time	2.7s
Aim Assistance	88
Inventory Size	58
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	27
Recoil	95
Bounty Intensity	5
Rounds Per Minute	140
Magazine	13

Lumina is an exotic 140 RPM hand cannon with moderate stats. Its unique perk makes it shine in team scenarios. When you get a kill, it spawns orbs that can be used to give you and your teammates a damage buff and heal them. This works best in coordinated teams, especially with the Warlock’s Middle Tree Dawnblade subclass. However, in uncoordinated play or 6v6 modes, it can be frustrating to use since it relies on having nearby teammates to be effective.

D Tier

The D tier is the lowest rank in the tier system. The hand cannons in this tier are of no use in the game whatsoever due to their lowest damage output and poor range. Unless the producers of Destiny 2 intend on releasing new updates that buff these weapons, they show no signs of benefit to the players.

Crimson

Attribute	Value
Impact	92
Range	55
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	80
Handling	45
Reload Speed	60
Reload Time	2.72s
Aim Assistance	75
Inventory Size	100
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	15
Recoil	55
Bounty Intensity	45
Rounds Per Minute	415
Magazine	14

The Crimson is an exotic hand cannon with a three-shot burst at 386 RPM, dealing kinetic damage. Its performance falls short in practice. The burst fire removes the traditional hand cannon advantage of one-shot damage and maneuverability. The range is limited to about 33 meters even with the Catalyst, and recoil makes it challenging to land consistent shots. The auto-reload and health regeneration perks can’t compensate for these drawbacks, placing it in the D tier among Destiny 2 hand cannons.

Posterity

Attribute	Value
Impact	78
Range	39
Damage Fall-off	~20.33m Hip / 27.95 Ads
Stability	60
Handling	36
Reload Speed	57
Reload Time	2.79s
Aim Assistance	79
Inventory Size	53
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	22
Recoil	100
Bounty Intensity	0
Rounds Per Minute	180
Magazine	13

It is similar to the Nature of the Beast hand cannon from the Beast Stone Crypt raid. Posterity is a 180 RPM archetype that has some nice perks like rampage. The model of the hand cannon bounces right in front of your enemy and makes it hard for you to see them.

It also has a fragile range and peek-shot ability of all hand cannons, which is not good. The pc players find it extremely hard to control the recoil of this hand cannon, although the console players have a much more significant advantage in terms of the peek-shots.

Malfeasance

Attribute	Value
Impact	78
Range	40
Damage Fall-off	-
Stability	80
Handling	29
Reload Speed	80
Reload Time	2.3s50
Aim Assistance	50
Inventory Size	57
Zoom	1
Airborne Effectiveness	53
Recoil	98
Bounty Intensity	2
Rounds Per Minute	180
Magazine	14

Malfeasance is an exotic 180 RPM hand cannon with a critical flaw. Despite being a precision frame hand cannon, it doesn’t have the Icarus Grip mod intrinsically, leading to noticeable bullet spread in the air. Its main advantage is the ability to kill in five body shots at any range thanks to the exotic perk that causes targets to explode when hit by five slugs. This perk works well in a team setting, but the hand cannon struggles against agile opponents and is generally considered subpar. It’s placed in the D tier of Destiny 2 hand cannons.

Nature of the Beast

Attribute	Value
Impact	78
Range	33
Damage Fall-off	~19.81m Hip / 27.24 Ads
Stability	61
Handling	35
Reload Speed	25
Reload Time	3.71s
Aim Assistance	76
Inventory Size	57
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	80
Bounty Intensity	20
Rounds Per Minute	180
Magazine	13

You should not confuse Nature of the Beast with Nation of Beasts. It is an energy 180 RPM hand cannon from the World Loot Pool. Compared to the other 180 RPM hand cannons, this particular cannon is pretty worthless. The precision frames usually hide the target, and that’s frustrating. It also has access to a rangefinder which can help diminish a few poor range stats.

The 180 RPM hand cannons have a slow overall time to kill at a full one second, but they don’t offer the range advantage of the 120 RPM hand cannons. 

Seventh Seraph Officer Revolver

Attribute	Value
Impact	78
Range	28
Damage Fall-off	~19.38m Hip / 26.65 Ads
Stability	52
Handling	30
Reload Speed	49
Reload Time	3s
Aim Assistance	68
Inventory Size	52
Zoom	14
Airborne Effectiveness	10
Recoil	84
Bounty Intensity	16
Rounds Per Minute	180
Magazine	11

Another one of the 180 RPM hand cannons, The Seventh Seraph Officer revolver, has an exciting perk with the ability to roll a timed payload. The perk can be even more vicious than the explosive payload since it springs your enemy twice on two different occasions and is extremely annoying on the receiving end.

However, it also slightly extends your adequate time to kill unless you land four consecutive headshots, so there is a bit of a tradeoff, and you’re hoping that the extra flinch causes your enemy to miss their shots.

Like with the other 180 RPM hand cannons, the Seventh Seraph Officer Revolver also ranks in the D tier.

Conclusion

There is also another particular hand cannon that hits like a truck and emits fire from the barrel. The Eriana’s Vow uses special ammo instead of primary ammo, which is why it is not included in our Hand Cannon Tier List Destiny 2. Eriana’s Vow is similar to a sniper rifle to a hand cannon, and with the proper damage buffs, it can outright kill in one headshot, which is incredibly satisfying. If I have to rank it in the tier system, I will put it in the S tier.

Overall, some of the hand cannons in Destiny 2 can be used as a fun way to troll enemies with their exceptional perks and overall stats. If you found this article useful, you may look at many of our numerous guides, such as Destiny 2 Finishers.