SUROS Regime

"Nostalgia as a weapon of war. Style as a hallmark of victory."

- Weapon Description

The SUROS Regime is an exotic Auto Rifle introduced in Destiny Year One. A Year Two version of the SUROS Regime was available in The Taken King, as well as being introduced again in Destiny 2 via Warmind.

Grimoire
''Nostalgia as a weapon of war. Style as a hallmark of victory.''

Suros engineers designed the Regime using recovered Golden Age schematics. Forced out of production by a crippling shortage of smartmatter, the few remaining models are cherished by those Guardians fortunate enough to wield them.

Lore (Destiny 2)
''Nostalgia as a weapon of war. Style as a hallmark of victory.''

Few weapons have withstood the test of time longer than the trusty SUROS Regime. This is Golden Age tech brought to life by the fastidious engineers at SUROS. Its smart-matter frame is prized among Guardians for both efficiency and rarity. Some things never fall out of fashion.

Year One
When fully upgraded, the perk SUROS Regime allows the bottom half of each magazine to deal bonus damage and has a chance to return health when dealing damage. In addition, the perk Focused Fire increases the weapon's damage at the cost of reducing its fire rate. It is a capable weapon in the Crucible and in lower level Strikes. It has low recoil, a magazine of 33 rounds, and does high damage per impact.

Year Two
The Year Two version of the SUROS Regime retains the SUROS Regime and Focused Fire perks, but adds a new perk called Spinning Up that increases its fire rate the longer it is fired. Spinning Up and Focused Fire are interchangeable. The SUROS Regime's aesthetics have also been changed.

Barrel upgrades

 * Field Choke: More range and impact. Increased recoil.
 * Linear Compensator: More predictable recoil. Slight boosts to range and impact. More recoil.
 * Smart Drift Control: Predictable and controllable recoil. Penalty to range.

Special perks

 * Spinning Up: The longer this weapon is fired, the faster it fires.
 * Focused Fire: When zoomed, this weapon fires slower, but causes additional damage.

Exotic perk

 * SUROS Legacy: Bonus damage with bottom half of magazine. Chance to return health when dealing damage.

Stat modifiers

 * Hammer Forged: Improved range and accuracy.
 * Lightweight: When held, this weapon grants +2 character Agility.

Column 1
SUROS Legacy: The bottom half of each magazine deals bonus damage and has a chance to return health on kill.

Column 2
Hammer-Forged Rifling: Durable ranged barrel. • Increases range

Column 3
Tactical Mag: This weapon has multiple tactical improvements. • Slightly increases stability • Increases reload speed • Slightly increases magazine size

Column 4
Spinning Up: Holding down the trigger increases rate of fire.

Dual Speed Receiver: When aiming down sights, weapon rate of fire slows while weapon damage increases.

Column 5

 * Hand-Laid Stock This weapon is optimized for recoil control. • Increases stability

Trivia
"It’s a sleek beast from a simpler time – a death dealer wrapped in nostalgia."

- Jonathan Goff


 * It was known as the "Arcus Regime" during development.
 * While the weapon saw extensive usage during Season of the Worthy and Season of Arrivals, it is most commonly associated with its usage during the early days of Destiny 1. This is due to it being one of the earliest overpowered weapons in Destiny history. For a time it dominated Crucible, eventually being effectively replaced by Thorn and The Last Word

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * The Taken King
 * Destiny 2
 * Warmind