Bane of the Taken

Bane of the Taken
Production overview
Rarity class:	Legendary
Weapon type:	Machine Gun
Required level:	40
Min-max impact:	59 - 65
Min-max stability:	2 - 73
Min-max magazine:	20 - 23
Specifications
Ammunition type:	Heavy
Fire mode:	Full auto
Rate of fire:	59
Damage:	300 - 400
Effective range:	14 - 52
Hidden stats
Aim assistance:	14 - 39
Zoom:	15
Recoil:	66 - 86
Service history
Affiliation:	Reef

"The king is dead."

— Weapon description

Bane of the Taken is an Legendary Machine Gun in The Taken King. It can be acquired through the Challenge of the Elders.

Perks

Column 0

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of three randomly selected perks.
  • Void Damage - This weapon causes Void Damage.
  • Solar Damage - This weapon causes Solar Damage.
  • Arc Damage - This weapon causes Arc Damage.
• Infuse - Consume a more powerful Weapon to boost the Attack value of this Weapon.

Column 1

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of seven randomly selected perks.
  • Red Chroma - Activates a Red Chroma glow.
  • Blue Chroma - Activates a Blue Chroma glow.
  • Yellow Chroma - Activates a Yellow Chroma glow.
  • White Chroma - Activates a White Chroma glow.
  • Orange Chroma - Activates an Orange Chroma glow.
  • Magenta Chroma - Activates a Magenta Chroma glow.
  • Green Chroma - Activates a Green Chroma glow.
• Deactivate Chroma - Deactivates Chroma glow and randomly resets the Chroma node. Any active Chroma on this item will be lost.

Column 2

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of four randomly selected perks.
  • Accurized Ballistics - More range and impact. Increased recoil.
  • CQB Ballistics - Greatly reduced recoil. Significant penalty to range.
  • Aggressive Ballistics - More predictable recoil. Enhanced impact. Shorter range and more recoil.
  • Soft Ballistics - Less recoil. Penalty to Impact.
• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of four randomly selected perks.
  • Smooth Ballistics - Increased recoil. Boost to range.
  • Linear Compensator - More predictable recoil. Slight boosts to range and impact. More recoil.
  • Smart Drift Control - Predictable and controllable recoil. Penalty to range.
  • Field Choke - More range and impact. Increased recoil.

Column 3

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of nine randomly selected perks.
  • Guerilla Fighter - Increased accuracy, handling and damage resistance when shooting this weapon from behind cover.
  • Underdog - This weapon gains a boost to range and handling when health is low.
  • Eye of the Storm - This weapon becomes more accurate as your health gets lower.
  • Life Support - Kills with this weapon while critically wounded have a chance to start regenerating health.
  • Danger Close - This weapon gains increased reload and handling when two or more enemies are in close proximity.
  • Surrounded - This weapon gains bonus damage when three or more enemies are in close proximity.
  • Hip Fire - This weapon has bonus accuracy while firing from the hip.
  • Spray and Play - Increases the reload speed of this weapon when its mag is empty.
  • Counterbalance - This weapon has increased stability.

Column 4

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of six randomly selected perks.
  • Perfect Balance - This weapon has extremely low recoil.
  • Fitted Stock - Increases weapon stability.
  • Speed Reload - Reload this weapon quickly.
  • High Caliber Rounds - Oversize rounds built to stagger targets and leave them reeling. Their mass makes a weapon harder to handle.
  • Skip Rounds - Ceramic-jacketed rounds ricochet on hard surfaces. Their extreme density lets you carry more rounds in reserve. Added mass slows down weapon handling.
  • Quickdraw - This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of four randomly selected perks.
  • Injection Mold - Increased Stability, Faster Handling. Reduced Range.
  • Oiled Frame - Faster Reload. Reduced Range.
  • Hand-laid Stock - Increased Stability. Reduced Range.
  • Braced Frame - Increased Stability. Reduced Magazine Size.

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of four randomly selected perks.
  • Armor Piercing Rounds - These iridium-core rounds overpenetrate targets. Their mass slows down weapon handling.
  • Rifled Barrel - Increased Range. Slower Reload.
  • Reinforced Barrel - Increased Range. Reduced Stability.
  • Smallbore - Increased Range and Stability. Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size.

Column 5

• Randomly Selected Perk - This could be one of nine randomly selected perks.
  • Rangefinder - Aiming this weapon increases its effective range.
  • Last Resort - This weapon handles and reloads faster when the wielder is the last living player of their Fireteam.
  • Hot Swap - Readying this weapon grants a brief period of bonus accuracy.
  • Army of One - Quick unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown.
  • Persistence - This weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired.
  • Grenadier - Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade.
  • Hidden Hand - This weapon gains better target acquisition.
  • Crowd Control - Kills with this weapon grant bonus damage for a short time.
  • Feeding Frenzy - Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time.

List of appearances

• Destiny: The Taken King - April Update (First appearance)