Explosive Payload

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Explosive Payload
Explosive payload icon1.png
Information
Type Traits
Description Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.
Hand Cannons Better Devils
Scout Rifles Nameless Midnight, Madrugada SR2, Manannan SR4, Purpose
Sniper Rifles Persuader, A Single Clap
Explosive Payload is a Weapon Perk.

Description

Projectiles create an area-of-effect detonation on impact.

Effect

Passive

  • 50% Impact Damage
  • Shots now explode for 50%/65% of Original Impact Damage in PvP/PvE[1]

If the impact portion of the shot is a precision hit, the explosion portion benefits from the precision hit multiplier. Even though the explosion benefits from the precision hit multiplier, it does not deal precision damage and therefore cannot trigger a precision kill. This means that kills with the explosive portion cannot trigger effects that require precision kills, such as Encore

Patch History

  • 2.0.2
    • Fixed an issue where the Explosive Payload perk was dealing less damage than intended
  • 2.0.0
    • Reduced bonus damage output
  • x.x.x
    • Added to the game

Notes

References

  1. "Destiny 2 Weapon Perks: By the Numbers." Google Docs, curated by Soleceon, Patch 3.1.0.2, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4xq4dwtfOGa2ane-GfJNtGGtKH0lOslm1-6RXo6xrE. Accessed 3 Dec 2021