Published on: May 17, 2015 @ 10:05

House of Wolves has introduced many new perks for Legendary items, both for the Tower vendor weapons and also for Prison of Elders endgame gear.

This article will list each new perk for the new Legendary weapons. Keep in mind that you’ll be able to obtain these perks when Reforging.

Click here to see our impressions of the new vendor weapons and what you should pick up first, and you can see the newly updated Exotic perks here.

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Legendary Weapon Perks

The following new perks have a chance at rolling on each of the following weapon classes. Click the dropdown to expand each weapon category.

The new HoW weapons are also listed. Check their database page for each of the potential perks.

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Auto Rifles

• Cascade, Feeding Frenzy, Grenadier, Reactive Reload, Spray and Play and Fitted Stock were removed from HoW Auto Rifles.
• Auto Rifles can now roll with Focused Fire, Extended Mag, Hand-Laid Stock and Speed Reload.
• Outlaw, Armor Piercing Rounds, Flared Magwell and Quickdraw are now available on Auto Rifles after they were removed for TDB weapons.
• Crowd Control is now a Tier 1 perk and Counterbalance and Persistence are now Tier 3 perks.
• TrueSight IS and SteadyHand IS were replaced by FastDraw IS and Red Dot-OES.

Hand Cannons

• Clown Cartridge, Crowd Control, Feeding Frenzy, Mulligan, Performence Bonus, Rangefinder, Return to Sender, Third Eye, Who’s Next? and Single Point Sling were removed from HoW Hand Cannons.
• Hand Cannons can now roll with Extended Mag and Speed Reload.
• Lightweight is now available on Hand Cannons after it was removed for TDB weapons.
• Final Round in now a Tier 1 perk and Hip Fire a Tier 3 perk. The perk combination Final Round and Luck in the Chamber is now possible.

Pulse Rifles

• Full Auto, Grenadier and Fitted Stock were removed from HoW Pulse Rifles.
• Pulse Rifles can now roll with Outlaw, Rodeo, Armor Piercing Rounds and Quickdraw.
• Hip Fire, Lightweight and Skip Rounds are now available after they were removed for TDB weapons.
• Third Eye is now a Tier 1 perk and Headseeker, Secret Round and Rangefinder are now Tier 3 perks.
• Quickdraw IS was replaced by Sureshot IS.

Scout Rifles

• Final Round, Grenadier, Mulligan, Rangefinder Who’s Next? and Flared Magwell were removed from HoW Scout Rifles.
• Scout Rifles can now roll with Crowd Control, Full Auto, Spray and Play and Quickdraw.
• Lightweight is now available on Scout Rifles after it was removed for TDB weapons.
• Outlaw is now a Tier 3 perk, which means that the Outlaw and Firefly combination is no longer possible.
• TrueSight IS was replaced by FastDraw IS.

Fusion Rifles

• Double Down, Performance Bonus and Vacuum, Armor Piercing Rounds and Flared Magwell were removed from HoW Fusion Rifles.
• Fusion Rifles can now roll with Unflinching, High Caliber Rounds and Snapshot.
• Skip Rounds is now available on Fusion Rifles after it was removed for TDB weapons.
• Cascade and Feeding Frenzy are now Tier 1 perks and Rangefinder is now a Tier 3 perk.

Shotguns

• Feeding Frenzy, Return to Sender, Spray and Play and Who’s Next? were removed from HoW Shotguns.
• Shotguns can now roll with Rodeo, Fitted Stock and Speed Reload.
• All former Tier 1 perks were moved to Tier 3 and all former Tier 3 perks were moved to Tier 1.

Sniper Rifles

• Double Down, Final Round, Firefly and Take a Knee were removed from HoW Sniper Rifles.
• Sniper Rifles can now roll with Shoot to Loot, Flared Magwell, Quickdraw, Single Point Sling and Speed Reload.
• Clown Cartridge, Mulligan and Outlaw are now Tier 1 perks and Performance Bonus, Surplus and Unflinching are now Tier 3 perks.

Machine Guns

• Reactive Reload, Take a Knee, Who’s Next? and Flared Magwell were removed from HoW Machine Guns.
• Machine Guns can now roll with Armor Piercing Rounds.
• Surplus perk is now a Tier 1 perk and Rodeo and Persistence are now Tier 3 perks.

Rocket Launchers

• Mulligan, Third Eye and Unflinching were removed from HoW Rocket Launchers.
• Rocket Launchers can now roll with Speed Reload.
• Spray and Play and Grenadier are now Tier 1 perks. Cluster Bomb, Grenades and Horseshoes, Tracking and Surplus are now Tier 3 perks. Getting Tripod in combination with Grenades and Horseshoes, Tracking or Cluster Bomb is now possible.

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New Perks

Primary

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• GRAVE ROBBER – Melee kills while this weapon is equipped have a chance to refill the magazine.
• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• SMALLBORE – Increased Range and Stability, Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
• APPENDED MAGAZINE – Increased Magazine, Size Slower Reload
• HAND-LAID STOCK – Increased Stability, Reduced Range
• CASKET MAG – Increased Magazine Size, Reduced Stability
• BRACED FRAME – Increased Stability, Reduced Magazine Size
• HIDDEN HAND – This weapon gains better target acquisition.
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.

HoW Pulse Rifles 

• The Messenger
• Aegis of the Kell
• Skorri’s Revenge
• The Conduit
• Payment VI
• 55A-allFATE
• KAU8 Constellation Scar
• Hopscotch Pilgrim
• Spare Change.25

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• TRIPLE TAP – Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
• ICARUS – Improved accuracy while airborne.
• REPLENISH – This weapon’s magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.
• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• HOT SWAP – Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
• GRAVE ROBBER – Melee kills while this weapon is equipped have a chance to refill the magazine.
• REINFORCED BARREL – Increased Range Reduced Stability
• INJECTION MOLD – Increased Stability, Faster Handling, Reduced Range
• BRACED FRAME – Increased Stability, Reduced Magazine Size
• RIFLED BARREL – Increased Range, Slower Reload
• SMALLBORE – Increased Range and Stability Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.
• HIDDEN HAND – This weapon gains better target acquisition.

HoW HCs

• Six Dreg Pride
• Jewel of Osiris
• Timur’s Lash
• Loner.Rebel
• Red Hand IX
• Her Mercy
• Up the Ante
• The Fulcrum
• Ill Will
• The Revelator

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• ICARUS – Improved accuracy while airborne.
• TRIPLE TAP – Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
• HOT SWAP – Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
• REPLENISH – This weapon’s magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.
• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• FULL AUTO* – This weapon can be fired in full auto mode.
• BRACED FRAME – Increased Stability, Reduced Magazine Size
• OILED FRAME – Faster Reload, Reduced Range
• CASKET MAG – Increased Magazine Size, Reduced Stability
• HAND-LAID STOCK – Increased Stability, Reduced Range
• FEATHER MAG – Faster Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
• REINFORCED BARREL – Increased Range, Reduced Stability
• SMALLBORE – Increased Range and Stability, Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
• HIDDEN HAND – This weapon gains better target acquisition.
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.

*Not a brand new perk, but now any Scout is able to roll with it.

HoW Scout Rifles

• The Scholar
• Wolves’ Leash
• NL Shadow 701X
• One/One Synesthete
• NA3D1 Salvation State
• Zero Point LOTP
• High Road Soldier
• Gheleon’s Demise
• Deadshot Luna SR1
• Hygiea Noblesse

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• ICARUS – Improved accuracy while airborne.
• REPLENISH – This weapon’s magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.
• GRAVE ROBBER – Melee kills while this weapon is equipped have a chance to refill the magazine.
• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• HOT SWAP – Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
• EXTENDED MAG* – A larger magazine.
• SMALLBORE – Increased Range and Stability, Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
• INJECTION MOLD – Increased Stability, Faster Handling, Reduced Range
• RIFLED BARREL – Increased Range, Slower Reload
• REINFORCED BARREL – Increased Range, Reduced Stability
• HAND-LAID STOCK – Increased Stability, Reduced Range
• HIDDEN HAND – This weapon gains better target acquisition.
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.

*Not a brand new perk, but now any AR is able to roll with it.

HoW ARs

• The Summoner
• Wolfslayer’s Claw
• Pest Control Matrix
• First Rule DHYB
• Vindicator XI
• Silimar’s Wrath
• Low Down P-XIV
• Unwilling Soul-09
• Dispatch I11
• AR760 Truth Serum
• Her Right Hand

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Special

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• HIDDEN HAND – This weapon gains better target acquisition.
• TRIPLE TAP – Rapidly landing precision hits will return one round to the magazine.
• HAND-LAID STOCK – Increased Stability, Reduced Range
• RIFLED BARREL – Increased Range, Slower Reload
• CASKET MAG – Increased Magazine Size, Reduced Stability
• REINFORCED BARREL – Increased Range, Reduced Stability
• INJECTION MOLD – Increased Stability, Faster Handling, Reduced Range
• REPLENISH – This weapon’s magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.
• SHOOT TO LOOT* – Shooting any type of ammo picks it up.

*Not a brand new perk, but now any Sniper is able to roll with it.

HoW Sniper Rifles

• Eye of Sol
• Shadow of Veils
• The Chosen
• Efrideet’s Spear
• Amplified Geo-D6
• Her Benevolence
• Violator XII
• Subtle Nudge DN7
• 20/20 AMR7
• Low-Grade Humility

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• REPLENISH – This weapon’s magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.
• GRAVE ROBBER – Melee kills while this weapon is equipped have a chance to refill the magazine.
• HIDDEN HAND – This weapon gains better target acquisition.
• INJECTION MOLD – Increased Stability, Faster Handling, Reduced Range
• HAND-LAID STOCK – Increased Stability, Reduced Range
• REINFORCED BARREL – Increased Range, Reduced Stability
• OILED FRAME – Faster Reload, Reduced Range
• BRACED FRAME – Increased Stability, Reduced Magazine Size
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.
• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• HOT SWAP – Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
• ICARUS – Improved accuracy while airborne.

HoW Fusion Rifles

• Exile’s Curse
• Servant of Aksor
• GIVE/Take Equation
• Snakebite Surgeon
• Perun’s Fire
• Techeun Force
• Final Rest II
• Split Shifter Pro
• The Frenzy

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Hammer Forged has been discontinued on HoW shotguns. Pre-HoW shotguns will still have it though.

• HOT SWAP – Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
• CLOSE AND/OR PERSONAL – Short period of 25% bonus melee damage after landing a hit with this weapon.
• REPLENISH – This weapon’s magazine will be refilled whenever a Super is cast.
• GRAVE ROBBER – Melee kills while this weapon is equipped have a chance to refill the magazine.
• REINFORCED BARREL – Increased Range, Reduced Stability
• RIFLED BARREL – Increased Range, Slower Reload
• INJECTION MOLD – Increased Stability, Faster Handling Reduced Range
• SMALLBORE – Increased Range and Stability, Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.

HoW Shotguns

• Astral Horizon
• Wolfborne Oath
• Felwinter’s Lie
• Her Courtesy
• Hard Luck Charm
• Rude Awakening DOA
• Matador 64
• Judgment VI
• Dry Rot 32
• Party Crasher +1

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Heavy

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• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.

HoW Launchers

• Tomorrow’s Answer
• The Last Rebellion
• Pax Totalus EPR8
• The Dreamwaker
• Exodus Plan RS/1
• Admonisher III
• The Ash Factory
• Uppercut Payload
• Wastelander V2V
• Radegast’s Fury
• The Fear

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• HIDDEN HAND – This weapon gains better target acquisition.
• BATTLE RUNNER – Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint’s top speed.
• HOT SWAP – Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
• BRACED FRAME – Increased Stability, Reduced Magazine Size
• SMALLBORE – Increased Range and Stability, Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
• CASKET MAG – Increased Magazine Size, Reduced Stability
• OILED FRAME – Faster Reload, Reduced Range
• INJECTION MOLD – Increased Stability, Faster Handling, Reduced Range
• ARMY OF ONE – Unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.

HoW MGs

• The Infinite Theorem
• Chain of Orbiks-Fel
• BTRD-345
• Arma Engine DOA
• The Culling
• Backscratcher 9.0
• Unending Deluge III
• Jolder’s Hammer
• Wolves’ Bane
• Sawtooth Oscillator
• Pacifier X

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Prison of Elders Perks

Armor

You can see the each of the armor perks on their respective database page:

Hunter	Titan	Warlock
Kellhunter’s Sight	Kellslayer’s Helm	Kellbreaker’s Mind
Kellhunter’s Blood	Kellslayer’s Cuirass	Kellbreaker’s Cloak
Kellhunter’s Rally	Kellslayer’s Grips	Kellbreaker’s Gloves
Kellhunter’s Path	Kellslayer’s Greaves	Kellbreaker’s Path
Kellhunter’s Hood	Mark of a Kellslayer	“Dread’s Enmity”

Each of the following third-tier perks are randomly selected when purchasing the item for an Armor Core/Judgment’s Chance.

Helm Perks

1. Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
2. Increased Super energy gained from killing minions of the Darkness

Chest Perks

1. Increases the amount of Auto/Pulse/Scout/Hand Cannon (randomly chosen) ammunition you can carry.
2. Increases the amount of Special Weapon ammunition you can carry.

Gauntlet Perks

1. Increases the reload speed of all Special Weapons.
2. Increases grenade throw distance.
   

Leg Perks

1. Increases the amount of Heavy Weapon ammunition you can carry.

Weapons

Weapons	Type	Strength
Six Dreg Pride	Hand Cannon	Impact
Wolves’ Leash	Scout Rifle	Rate of Fire
Aegis of the Kell	Pulse Rifle	Stability, Reload
Wolfslayer’s Claw	Auto Rifle	Impact, Range
Shadow of Veils	Sniper Rifle	Impact, AA
Wolfborne Oath	Shotgun	Rate of Fire
Servant of Aksor	Fusion Rifle	Impact, Range
The Last Rebellion	Rocket Launcher	Blast Radius, Stability
Chain of Orbiks-Fel	Machine Gun	Balanced