The Waltz
A burst-fire weapon, named and sanctified by the Future War Cult's leaders.
Source: Future War Cult Vendor, Rise of Iron, Nightfall
Stats
PvP damage
- Optimal TTK (s)
- 0.87
- Optimal kill
- 3 burst (8 crit 1 body)
- Body-shot TTK (s)
- 1.47
- Body shots to kill
- 4.33 bursts (13 body)
- Crit damage
- 23
- Body damage
- 16
From Mercules904's weapon stats spreadsheet (Rise of Iron era), for the weapon without damage perks.
Armor ammo perks
Chest armor and boots can each raise this weapon's Inventory.
The bar shows the base value; the lighter band is the range this item's perks can reach. Exact amounts are shown where they're known (Inventory perks and armor ammo perks). For other perks Bungie's D1 data only says which way a stat moves (▲▼). Inventory is the hidden stat behind reserve ammo; it's only converted to a round count for rocket launchers, the one weapon type with published D1 numbers. Stats in italics were hidden in-game.
Roll builder
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Armor Piercing RoundsThese iridium-core rounds overpenetrate targets. Their mass slows down weapon handling.
◆ Equip Speed◆ Range
SmallboreIncreased Range and Stability Slower Reload, Reduced Magazine Size
▲ Stability▲ Range▼ Magazine▼ Reload
Glass Half FullThe bottom half of each magazine causes additional damage.
Up to +6% damage · Grows from 0% at half a magazine to 6% on the last shot
Every perk The Waltz can roll
Column by column, as in the roll builder. Random slots roll one perk from their list.
- Column 1one of Red Dot-ORA2, MD-Reflex, Reflex · or · one of SteadyHand IS, QuickDraw IS, SureShot IS · or · one of OEG, OEG Riflescope
- Column 2one of Armor Piercing Rounds, High Caliber Rounds, Flared Magwell, Extended Mag · or · one of Lightweight, Snapshot, Quickdraw, Hip Fire
- Column 3one of Smallbore, Perfect Balance, Hammer Forged · or · one of Secret Round, Outlaw, Eye of the Storm, Feeding Frenzy, Third Eye
- Column 4one of Glass Half Full, Headseeker, Counterbalance, Rangefinder, Rodeo
Item hash 2890371726