Sturm

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Sturm
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Production overview

Rarity class:

Exotic

Weapon type:

Hand Cannon

Min-max accuracy:

High

Min-max impact:

Very High

Min-max stability:

Moderate

Min-max handling:

Poor

Min-max magazine:

12

Specifications

Feed system:

Box Magazine

Ammunition type:

Bullets

Fire mode:

Semi-Auto

Rate of fire:

110 RPM

Damage:

Kinetic Kinetic

Effective range:

Long

Service history

In service:

Guardians

 

"These ancient ceremonial pistols can be dated back to the early Golden Age. A faded inscription reads "To Sigrun, from Victor.""
— Weapon Description

Sturm is an Exotic Kinetic Hand Cannon in Destiny 2. Its main perks are geared around instantly reloading whatever Energy weapon is equipped after a kill, especially the legendary sidearm Drang, which does the same for Sturm. Therefore, Sturm is alike with MIDA Multi-Tool, as guns synergizing with another specific weapon.

Sturm was originally acquired in the Relics of the Golden Age Quest. This quest became available after completing the base game capaign and the World Quest on Nessus. After the release of Beyond Light, Sturm may be purchased from the Monument to Lost Lights.

Lore[edit]

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"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."
The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

THESE ANCIENT CEREMONIAL PISTOLS CAN BE DATED BACK TO THE EARLY GOLDEN AGE. A FADED INSCRIPTION READS "TO SIGRUN, FROM VICTOR."


"Please! You don't understand. I'm supposed to be on that ship."

The guard smiled at Sigrun with gentle condescension. "That's not possible, ma'am."

She understood why he would believe that; all of the colonists had entered cryo two weeks ago, but she could see the crew waving for pictures. They were awake! She could be awake, too. "I'm supposed to be on that ship," she insisted, leaning around the guard. There was still time. She could find whatever horrible cryo-coffin they'd loaded Victor into; she could kneel before it and beg him to forgive her. He wouldn't hear her but he wasn't gone yet—

"I need you to take a step back, ma'am."

"Captain Jacobson!" Sigrun darted past the guard. "I'm a colonist! You can't leave without me!"

Gameplay[edit]

This hand cannon is best used with the companion sidearm, Drang. When used together, Drang with refill the magazine of Sturm with each kill Drang gets, refilling Sturm's magazine up to a max of 99. This can often be helpful when dealing with large mobs of enemies. With Update 1.2.0, Strum now gains an extra damage round for each Drang kill, upgrading the synergistic loop between the two guns.

Weapon mods[edit]

Symbiosis - Equip this Weapon Ornament to change the appearance of Sturm.

Weapon perks[edit]

Column One

  • Accomplice: Kills with this weapon fill the magazine of the equipped Energy weapon from reserves.

Column Two

  • Extended Barrel: Weighty barrel extension. • Increases range • Decreases handling speed

Column Three

  • Extended Mag: This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. • Greatly increases magazine size • Greatly decreases reload speed

Column Four

  • Storm and Stress: Kills with Drang reload this weapon and overflow 1 bonus damage round into the mag, up to 99.

Column Five

  • Combat Grip: This weapon's recoil direction is more vertical. • Greatly controls recoil

Catalyst[edit]

The Sturm catalyst can be obtained as a random reward from playlist activities.

To complete the catalyst, players must complete 500 kills with Sturm and 500 kills with Drang.

It awards 20 Range and 40 Handling to Sturm upon completion.

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Sturm and its companion weapon Drang are a reference to the 18th century German literary movement "Sturm und Drang" which translates to "Storm and Stress."
  • Sturm's basic design is based on the German Mauser C96 pistol.
    • Perhaps coincidentally, Sturm also vaguely resembles the pistol of Captain Malcolm Reynolds from the television show Firefly, who was played by Nathan Fillion, the voice actor for Cayde-6.
  • The highest amount of bullets for Sturm overload is 111. The perk will be at 99.

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