Hand Cannons (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, October 16, 2014, 11:33 (3929 days ago) @ Xenos
edited by Cody Miller, Thursday, October 16, 2014, 11:37

I wondered this plan of attack myself (having long since chosen HCs as my primary Guardian slayer in the Crucible), but worried about reload times.

The Lord High Fixer hand cannon, which you can buy from the Crucible Quartermaster, has good reload speed that can be boosted to great reload speed with the perk. Stack that with chain of woe and I think you would have zero complaints about reload speed.

Both Gunslinger's Trace and Chain of Woe are amazing with Hand canons, since hand canons kill quickly with precision shots. You can easily and quickly stack both and keep them active for long periods as you mow down the Vex. FYI, these abilities DO NOT activate when you kill harpies, so you won't get them if you stay behind during the Atheon fight.

I was using blade dancer for a while in the Vault, but honestly Gunslinger is better. You can use your super to take out the Hobgoblin Snipers. The blade dancer's arc grenade is really nice, but between the synergy mentioned above and the usefulness of golden gun, I think that's the way to go as a hunter.