Forum:EVOLUTION THEORY~

The EVOLUTION THEORY~ is an Exotic Trace Rifle unlocked through the Fire with Fire quest. This weapon utilizes energized SIVA Nanobots that can create a Swarm with the capability of both weakening enemy units to gunfire, as well as heal and empower allies.

Acquisition
The Questline for this Exotic weapon is based on a few puzzles, minor side-tangents, side-quests and boss kills, but shouldn't take too long once the person deciphers the cryptic quest steps. The steps come as follows:
 * Week 1
 * Step 1: Find the weapon frame within the Pit of Failures during the Shadowfall mission.
 * Step 2: Finish the mission and defeat Experiment 7-B.
 * Step 3: Take the weapon frame and the SIVA core to Aliskis
 * Step 4: Defeat the Vector Swarm in the aptly named quest.
 * Step 5: Find a Fallen terminal and unscramble the enigma.
 * Step 6: Complete 3 Kill Patrols and an Extermination Patrol in the ECZ.
 * Week 2
 * Step 1: Find Fallen orders from random encounters with the Jackal Splicers.
 * Step 2: Unscramble the orders by completing any random objective it asks.
 * Step 3: Hunt down 3 of the Jackal Splicer's revered Splicer Priests.
 * Step 3a: Draw out Tygraks, Splicer Priest by fighting in the most intense scenarios.
 * Step 3b: Lure out Ikilas, Splicer Priest by defacing their sacrosanct grounds.
 * Step 3c: Hunt down Yirivis, Splicer Priestess within the Jackal Stronghold.
 * Step 4: Defeat the Splicer Priest's anointed champion, Psarkus Mahl, the Regicidal and his pet, Tagros-4, Seething Bastion.
 * Step 5: Bring the champion's weapon core to Aliskis and claim the Theistic Servant.
 * Week 3
 * Step 1: Find a greater power source for the obsolete weapon.
 * Follow up: Kill Zilviks, High Priest.
 * Step 2: Bring the charged weapon to Aliskis for further analysis.
 * Step 3: Defeat 25 challenging enemies and get 10 multi-kills with the Theistic Servant.
 * Step 4: Defeat 10 Guardians with precision kills with this weapon and win a round of Gambit Prime.
 * Step 5: Track down the repaired Garvaks-1, Rebuilt Legend and complete the Nightfall rendition of the Cell of Solace Strike.
 * Step 6: Delve deep into the Splicer's Stronghold and gather the SIVA Nanites required to evolve the weapon into the EVOLUTION THEORY~.
 * Catalyst Steps
 * Step 1: Decipher a strange signal received from the weapon itself while patrolling the ECZ.
 * Step 2: Track the source to a familiar place.
 * Step 3: Unscramble the source by strengthening the signal and destroying hidden radio jammers.
 * Step 4: Uncover the blasphemous creation that is Semkis-2, Voracious Idol and destroy this foul disgrace.
 * Step 5: The core retrieved from the dismantled abomination seems to catalyze the SIVA Engine of the EVOLUTION THEORY~. Defeat Ultra enemies and Guardians with both firing modes of this weapon to charge it.

Intrinsic Perk
Orthogenesis - Directed fire from this weapon creates a SIVA Swarm. The SIVA Swarm is capable of healing and increasing ally damage. The SIVA Swarm also negates enemy resilience while slowly chipping away their health.

Column 1
Chambered Compensator - Stable Barrel Attachment

Column 2
Overclocked Module - Increased Magazine Size. Decreased Reload Speed.

Column 3
~replicate eliminate immunize~ - Holding reload swaps firing modes. Alternate fire launches SIVA charges that create a smaller SIVA field, but has explosive damage.

Column 4
Firebreak Tactics - Deals increased damage to Splicer enemies.

Catalyst
~immunize control consume~ - Effects of SIVA Swarms are doubled. Enemies killed by SIVA Swarms will disintegrate into allied SIVA Seekers. Virologist - SIVA Node battery reloads faster.

Ornaments

 * Omolon Experiment: Equip this Weapon Ornament to change the appearance of the EVOLUTION THEORY~
 * ZEROTH PATIENT~: Equip this Weapon Ornament to change the appearance of the EVOLUTION THEORY~

List of Appearances

 * Destiny 2
 * Season of Pestilence