How to Improve Your Hand Cannon Shot in Destiny 2!

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Published 2021-06-16

HAND CANNONS: The weapons many players use, but few can master. This video highlights 5 of the most important tips for improving your hand cannon shot and overall performance inside of Destiny 2 PvP. Hand Cannons are currently BY FAR the most dominant primary weapon type in the game, making up 8 of the 10 top primary weapons in PvP. The tips in this video will hopefully enable you to perform even better in the current sandbox, but even if hand cannons get a massive nerf, a player who is able to take full advantage of the tips in this video will still find hand cannons to be quite effective; even during the height of the 600 and 450 RPM Auto Rifle metas, hand cannons were still powerful in the right hands.

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Sections:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Tip #1: How to CORRECTLY use Cover
4:23 Tip #2: Optimal Stats, Perks, and Mods for HCs
7:10 Tip #3: Shot Pacing, Rhythm, and Accuracy
10:07 Tip #4: How to Control Recoil and Aim
11:49 Tip #5: Engagement Distance, Special Weapons, and Subclasses

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All Comments (21)

@ShadowDestiny 3 years ago

Watch This Next: The BEST Hunter Build after the Stasis Nerfs: https://youtu.be/G6se-If3X-Q This hunter subclass is (imo) the best to pair with hand cannons especially if you snipe!
@DBZBardock00 3 years ago

Simply listen to big iron while you play. You’ll get there in no time
@Frosthowl93 3 years ago

It's really cool you don't cut your deaths. Helps understand the game flow and consequences easier.
@harpuia1379 3 years ago

As a console player, I've found there is kinda a lack of top tier controller players making content that talks about controller recoil management/hand cannon info. This video is greatly appreciated!
@PattycakesGaming 3 years ago

Awesome video and breakdown. These tips are going to help a lot of players! I totally agree with the strengths of HCs in point 1. It’s the reason HCs will always be strong
@mercury9060 3 years ago

what i’ve learned in the past and typically applies here as well is the person hiding behind cover to peek out has the advantage by being able to start the engagement on their timing. the person who isn’t doing it has the advantage of being able to position wherever, so when the person peeks they may not know where and could get the first shot. pretty good stuff to know
@epicturtle9638 3 years ago

2:10 : This is why hand cannons will always be on top no matter what nerfs bungie throws at them. Bungie: We'll see about that... *malicious laughter
@dmajorray6154 3 years ago

As a console player who is trying to snipe and hand cannon your videos are a god send. Thank you sir
@tomdurkin5149 2 years ago

This helped tremendously! I've been massively guilty of panicking and rushing my shots all this time. It's like, in the back of my mind I knew that was the wrong approach but having it explained as concisely as you did here and having the visual along with it really helped me to actually put it into practice. I sat down yesterday and made an effort to put it into practice. I made the effort to take my time with my shots and not rush them or panic in engagements and I had some of the best rounds I've ever had. I threw my igneous on and had some of the most consistent rounds I've ever had! Great video man. Massive help!
@asimplefarmer 3 years ago

Great in-depth talking points. Thank you.
@endless2243 3 years ago

Thank you, this is really helpful and insightful, especially the segment about shot pacing, I’ve always found it hard to explain this to newer players, but you nailed it perfectly. I’ll be sharing this video with my clan
@jaideng721 3 years ago

8:27 I just gotta point this out: your aim is so awesome you can snap it away and back again so fast it is amazing!
@dylanlenhart1663 3 years ago

I just recently found your channel, and I love it! I was just starting to get back into D2 PvP and your tips videos helped me get back to the skill level that I was once at, especially in trials. Keep making content!
@LeElister64 3 years ago

Thank you SO MUCH for making ths video. I've played Destiny since season of the Forge and I've never been able to use a hand cannnon effectively in PvP. The difference in my PvP gameplay before and after watching this video is a large as the time before and after I learned how to use the radar.
@platinumphone 3 years ago

Yes yes yes!!!! As someone who is crossing the barrier of being a semi casual crucible player these are the tips I wish I knew. Tip three is something that took a lot of observation from me when watching good players while in their streams, but TAKE THE TIME! Calm down, breath, and take the shot. It’s the same for shotgunning (reloading, distance, etc.). Boy, I get annoyed when really good PVP players give advice but it just sounds like “get gud” to the casual player. Thanks for sharing, definitely sharing to friends who want to get better!
@ShadowDestiny 3 years ago

Be sure to join my community Discord to chat with us! I'm very active there and I'd love to see you join! Tap/click here: discord.gg/BzJtR5Y
@thismoment5026 2 years ago

Been trying to work on my hand cannon game so I decided to rewatch this vid. Such a great tutorial, needed a refresher!
@AMooseH 3 years ago

Solid video man, I’ve used hand cannons religiously and have a strong foundation with them but it’s always important to revisit the fundamentals!
@GreysDen 2 years ago

Another incredibly helpful detailed video. Thank you, Shadow.
@CastleContent 3 years ago

I agree 100% peek shooting will always keep HC strong regardless of the meta, so long as they don’t bring ghost bullets back from D1 😰 haha - great video Shadow!