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Legendary Glaive

The Heron

VoidVoidSpecialSpecialDawning 2025 and Arms Week 2026
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Strike from calm waters.

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Aggressive Glaive

Hard-hitting, slow melee/ranged polearm with a frontal shield. Generates shield energy on dealing ranged damage.

Haft
Magazine
Trait 1
Trait 2
Origin Trait

Selected In a community god rollHover a perk for what it does.

Stats

This roll, before masterwork
Rounds Per Minute
45
Impact
95
Range
76
Shield Duration
29
Handling
46
Reload Speed
7
Magazine
6
Aim Assistance
76
Zoom
0
Recoil Direction
0
Airborne Effectiveness
20
Ammo Generation
52

Usage this week

From Bungie match reports
Endgame PvE
0.03%
of kills · #337 of 598 · 48 players
PvP
0.01%
of kills · #509 of 604 · 29 players

Community god rolls

  • First choicePvE

    Burst damage against shielded Elites, Banes, Champions and Minibosses general at-level or better, and end-game underleveled content.

    Bosses · Majors · Endgame
    Trait 1
    Disruption Break
    Trait 2
    Any of
    Binary OrbitClose to Melee
    Haft
    Any of
    Tempered Truss RodLightweight Emitter
    Magazine
    Any of
    Alloy MagazineSwap Mag

    The Heron is an aggressive glaive which are rated B-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic tiering spreadsheet https://linktr.ee/TheAegisRelic having the best overall damage profile among glaives. The stats are in-band by comparison with its peers - see https://d2foundry.gg/w/617566156 for how the weapon stats impact in-game performance. With this frame type having low Handling and Reload Speed, use the haft and magazine perks to help either or both out. This is the first non-endgame activity glaive that can drop with the trait perk combination of Disruption Break which increases kinetic damage by ×1.5 after breaking an elemental shield with Close to Melee providing a +60% boost to the kinetic glaive melee for 10s (11s when enhanced) refreshable by up to 5s on additional melee or projectile hits. Alternatively, Binary Orbit provides a ×1.25 damage boost for the projectile, to help with a shield break, for a refreshable 8.5s (10.5s enhanced) after any kill with a kinetic or darkness energy alignment. For the Origin Trait, Nail, Meet Hammer grants ×1.08 damage against shields, and an additional 8% Heavy Ammo progress when initially breaking the shield. I've no evidence for this, but I'd like the name to be a reference from the "Wheel of Time" saga, where the Heron mark on a sword is an indication of the status of Blademaster, which would make some sort of sense. Recommended MW: Draw Time, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo regeneration, or elemental pickups for builds - and don't forget to check any available seasonal fragile mods.

    By Saint_Kabr and CourtProjects · PvE Podcast 163 Dawning 2025 and Arms Week 2026 weapons
  • PvE

    "It's a glaive.

    Trait 1
    Any of
    Replenishing AegisDisruption BreakRepulsor Brace
    Trait 2
    Any of
    Destabilizing RoundsClose to Melee
    Haft
    Any of
    Tempered Truss RodLow-Impedance WindingsAuxiliary Reserves
    Magazine
    Any of
    Appended MagAccurized RoundsSwap MagLight Mag

    It's a pretty good glaive, all things considered, but it's still a very niche audience that will want this particular weapon." Recommended MW: Shield Duration, Handling.

    By SpaceMonkey · SpaceMonkey's Weapon Guide - Renegades

From the DIM community wish lists (voltron), picks made since Edge of Fate.

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