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[[File:Destiny-RedDeath-PulseRifle-Side.png|The [[Red Death]], an example of a pulse rifle.|280px|thumb]]
[[File:Destiny-RedDeath-PulseRifle-Side.png|The [[Red Death]], an example of a pulse rifle.|280px|thumb]]
{{quote|Like a [[Stormcaller]]'s lightning, these rifles need guidance. Groups of bullets leap like bolts at your target. Keep a steady hand.|[[Ikora Rey]]}}
{{quote|Like a [[Stormcaller]]'s lightning, these rifles need guidance. Groups of bullets leap like bolts at your target. Keep a steady hand.|[[Ikora Rey]]}}


'''Pulse rifles''' are a class of primary weapons featured in the ''[[Destiny]]'' series. Pulse rifles are mid-to-long range weapons that fire three or four rounds in short, rapid bursts with each pull of the trigger.
'''Pulse Rifles''' are a class of primary weapons featured in the ''[[Destiny]]'' series. Pulse rifles are mid-to-long range weapons that fire short, rapid bursts with each pull of the trigger.


== Year One ==
== Year One ==
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*[[Oversoul Edict]]<sup>([[Crota's End]])</sup>
*[[Oversoul Edict]]<sup>([[Crota's End]])</sup>
*[[Payment VI]]<sup>([[Queen's Wrath (event)|Queen Wrath]])</sup>
*[[Payment VI]]<sup>([[Queen's Wrath (event)|Queen Wrath]])</sup>
*[[Praedyth's Timepiece]]<sup>([[Vault of Glass]])</sup>
*[[Praedyth's Timepiece]]<sup>([[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]])</sup>
*[[Skorri's Revenge]]<sup>([[Iron Banner]])</sup>
*[[Skorri's Revenge]]<sup>([[Iron Banner]])</sup>
*[[Spare Change.25]]
*[[Spare Change.25]]
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*[[No Time To Explain]] (quest reward)
*[[No Time To Explain]] (quest reward)
*[[Oversoul Edict (Adept)]] ([[Crota's End]])
*[[Oversoul Edict (Adept)]] ([[Crota's End]])
*[[Praedyth's Timepiece (Adept)]] ([[Vault of Glass]])
*[[Praedyth's Timepiece (Adept)]] ([[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]])
*[[Smite of Merain (Adept)]] ([[King's Fall]])
*[[Smite of Merain (Adept)]] ([[King's Fall]])
*[[((STEEL MEDULLA~))]] ([[Wrath of the Machine]])
*[[((STEEL MEDULLA~))]] ([[Wrath of the Machine]])


==Destiny 2 Year One==
==Destiny 2 Year 1==


===Common===
===Common===
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===Legendary===
===Legendary===
*[[Nightshade]]- Mid-impact pulse rifle with a chance to drop from [[Zavala]]'s packages or from the campaign.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Autumn Wind]]
! Weapon Name !! Element !! Frame Type !! Rounds per Minute !! Season !! Source !! Notes
*[[Lincoln Green]]
|-
*[[Eystein-D]]
| [[Agenda 5]] || Solar || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Red War || World drop and Rank-up packages - [[Nessus]] || Sunset
*[[Disrespectful Stare]]
|-
*[[Legal Action II]] - Chance to obtain from Cayde's treasure chests or from [[New Monarchy]] engrams.
| [[Cadenza-43]] || Solar || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Red War || Rank-up packages from [[Banshee-44]] || Sunset
*[[Agenda 5]]
|-
*[[Nergal Pr4]]
| [[Disrespectful Stare]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Red War || World drop || Sunset
*[[Swift Ride]]
|-
*[[Last Perdition]]
| [[Eystein-D]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Red War || World drop || Sunset, reissued in [[Forsaken|Season of the Outlaw]], sunset again
*[[Cadenza-43]]
|-
*[[Impromptu-49]]
| [[Heart of Time]] || Arc || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Red War || Rank-up packages from [[Future War Cult]] || Sunset
*[[Battle Scar]]
|-
*[[Requiem-45]]
| [[Inaugural Address]] || Void || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Red War || [[Leviathan]] Raid || Sunset
*[[Agrona PR4]]
|-
*[[Eternal Slumber]] - [[Dead Orbit]] pulse rifle.
| [[Last Perdition]] || Void || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Red War || Complete [[Crucible]] Matches and Rank-up packages from [[Lord Shaxx]] || Sunset and Reissued in [[Season of the Drifter]], sunset again and reissued in [[Season of Arrivals]]
*[[Three Graves]] - [[Dead Orbit]] pulse rifle.
|-
*[[Heart of Time]] - [[Future War Cult]] pulse rifle.
| [[Lincoln Green]] || Kinetic || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Red War || World drop and Rank-up packages - EDZ || Sunset, reissued as [[Jurassic Green]] in [[Season of the Lost]]
*[[Inaugural Address]] - Chance reward from the [[Leviathan (raid)|Leviathan raid]].
|-
*[[Relentless]]- Slow-firing pulse rifle that can drop from the [[Trials of the Nine]] or Clan [[engram]]s.
| [[Nergal PR4]] || Void || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Red War || Rank-up packages from Banshee-44 || Sunset
*[[Darkest Before]] - Rapid-fire pulse rifle that can drop from the [[Trials of the Nine]] or Clan [[engram]]s.
|-
*[[Jorum's Claw]] - Chance reward from [[Iron Banner]] engrams.
| [[Nightshade]] || Kinetic || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Red War || Complete strikes and Rank-up packages from [[Zavala]] || Sunset, reissued in [[Season of the Forge]], sunset again
*[[The Time-Worn Spire]] - Chance reward from [[Iron Banner]] engrams.
|-
*[[Machina Dei 4]] - Kinetic pulse rifle obtained from Lost Prophecy, Verse 4.
| [[Relentless]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Red War || Complete Tickets and rank-up packages from [[Trials of the Nine]] || Sunset
*[[Infinite Paths 8]] - Energy pulse rifle obtained from Lost Prophecy, Verse 8.
|-
*[[Redrix's Claymore]]- A high-impact pulse rifle obtained from reaching Rank 3 Glory in Competitive Crucible during Season 3.
| [[Swift Ride]] || Solar || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Red War || World drop and Rank-up packages - [[Titan]] || Sunset
*[[Redrix's Broadsword]] - Reward completion from a Crucible quest.
|-
| [[The Time-Worn Spire]] || Kinetic || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Red War || Complete [[Iron Banner]] Matches and Rank-up packages from [[Lord Saladin]] || Sunset, reissued in [[Season of the Chosen]]
|-
| [[Three Graves]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Red War || Rank-up packages from [[Dead Orbit]] || Sunset
|-
| [[Autumn Wind]] || Kinetic || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Complete Crucible Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx || Sunset, reissued in [[Season of Defiance]].
|-
| [[Darkest Before]] || Arc || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Complete Tickets and rank-up packages from [[Trials of the Nine]] (formerly), Chance rewards from the [[Prophecy]] [[Dungeon|dungeon]] || Sunset, reissued in [[Season of the Lost]]
|-
| [[Eternal Slumber]] || Kinetic || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Rank-up packages from Dead Orbit || Sunset
|-
| [[Impromptu-49]] || Void || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Rank-up packages from Banshee-44 || Sunset
|-
| [[Infinite Paths 8]] || Arc || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Complete Lost Osiris Prophecies for Brother Vance on Mercury || Sunset, reissued in [[Season of Dawn]], sunset again
|-
| [[Jorum's Claw]] || Solar || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Complete Iron Banner Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Saladin || Sunset, reissued in Season of the Seraph
|-
| [[Legal Action II]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Rank-up packages from [[New Monarchy]] || Sunset, reissued in Season of the Lost
|-
| [[Machina Dei 4]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Curse of Osiris || Complete Lost Osiris Prophecies for Brother Vance on Mercury || Sunset, reissued as [[Adhortative]] in [[Season of the Undying]], sunset again
|-
| [[Agrona PR4]] || Void || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Warmind || World drop and Rank-up packages - [[Mars]] || Sunset
|-
| [[Battle Scar]] || Kinetic || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Warmind || World drop || Sunset, reissued in Season of Defiance
|-
| [[Jian 7 Rifle]] || Arc || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Warmind || Rank-up packages from New Monarchy || Sunset, reissued in [[Season of the Worthy]]
|-
| [[Magnum Shepherd]] || Kinetic || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Warmind || Rank-up packages from Future War Cult || Sunset
|-
| [[Redrix's Claymore]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Warmind || Reach the Fabled tier in Crucible's ranked Glory playlists || Sunset
|-
| [[Requiem-45]] || Void || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Warmind || World drop and Rank-up packages - Mars || Sunset
|-
| [[The Marine]] || Kinetic || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Warmind || Complete Crucible Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx || Sunset
|}


===Exotic===
===Exotic===
*[[Vigilance Wing]]- Slow-firing pulse rifle that shoots in five-round bursts as opposed to the usual three. The main perks grant bonus health regeneration and movement speed if they are the last person alive in their fireteam. The gun is very specialized for team play and benefits heavily from staying together in a group, as it is a primarily Pvp-focused gun.
*[[Vigilance Wing]] - Slow-firing pulse rifle that shoots in five-round bursts as opposed to the usual three. The main perks grant bonus health regeneration and movement speed if they are the last person alive in their fireteam. The gun is very specialized for team play and benefits heavily from staying together in a group, as it is a primarily Pvp-focused gun.
*[[Graviton Lance]]- A unique pulse rifle that fires in two-round bursts. The intrinsic perk "Black Hole"  means that the second bullet of a burst deals multiple times more damage than the other first (approximately 5x) and has no damage falloff. The other special perk, "Cosmology", detonates targets upon killing them, kind of like the "Cursebringer" perk from the [[Necrochasm]], as well as spawning seeking void orbs.
*[[Graviton Lance]] - A unique pulse rifle that fires in two-round bursts. The intrinsic perk "Black Hole"  means that the second bullet of a burst deals multiple times more damage than the other first (approximately 5x) and has no damage falloff. The other special perk, "Cosmology", detonates targets upon killing them, kind of like the "Cursebringer" perk from the [[Necrochasm]], as well as spawning seeking void orbs.
 
==Destiny 2 Year Two==


==Destiny 2 Year 2==
===Legendary===
===Legendary===
*[[Bygones]] - Chance reward from [[Gambit]] matches.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Go Figure]]-Chance open-world legendary drop, can be found in Legendary engrams as well.
! Weapon Name !! Element !! Frame Type !! Rounds per Minute !! Season !! Source !! Notes
*[[Redrix's Broadsword]] - A high-impact kinetic pulse rifle obtained from random drops in the Crucible or obtained from [[Lord Shaxx]] after completing the associated Season 4 quest or by having owned Redrix's Claymore in Season 3.
|-
*[[Right Side of Wrong]]
| [[Bygones]] || Kinetic || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Forsaken || Complete [[Gambit]] matches and rank-up packages from [[The Drifter]] || Sunset
*[[Chattering Bone]] - Drops from encounters in the Last Wish Raid. A curated roll can drop from [[Riven|Riven of a Thousand Voices]].
|-
*[[Horror's Least]] - Rare drop from the Nightfall [[The Corrupted]].
| [[Chattering Bone]] || Kinetic || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Forsaken || [[Last Wish]] raid || Last Wish weapons exempt from sunsetting, craftable beginning in [[Season of the Deep]]
*[[Blast Furnace]] - Reward for completion of the weekly powerful [[pulse rifle]] frame when available.
|-
*[[Swift Ride XE8375]] - Chance reward from [[Black Armory]] Forges.
| [[Claws of the Wolf]] || Void || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Forsaken || Iron Banner || Sunset
*[[Claws of the Wolf]] - Chance reward from [[Iron Banner]].
|-
*[[Outlast]] - Chance reward from [[Gambit Prime]].
| [[Eystein-D]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Forsaken || World drop || Sunset
|-
| [[Go Figure]] || Kinetic || Aggressive Frame || 450 RPM || Forsaken || World drop || Sunset
|-
| [[Horror's Least]] || Arc || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Forsaken || Completion of [[The Corrupted]] Nightfall || Sunset and Reissued in [[Season of the Haunted]] with an Adept variant that can be obtained by completing a Grandmaster Nightfall.
|-
| [[Redrix's Broadsword]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Forsaken || [[Forging the Broadsword]] quest || Sunset
|-
| [[Right Side of Wrong]] || Solar || Aggressive Frame || 450 RPM || Forsaken || World drop || Sunset
|-
| [[Blast Furnace]] || Kinetic || Aggressive Frame || 450 RPM || Season of the Forge || Bounty from [[Ada-1]] || Sunset
|-
| [[Nightshade]] || Kinetic || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Season of the Forge || Complete strikes and rank-up packages from Zavala || Sunset
|-
| [[Swift Ride XE8375]] || Arc || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Season of the Forge || [[Forge Ignition]] activity completion || Sunset
|-
| [[Outlast]] || Solar || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Season of the Drifter || [[The Reckoning]] activity completion || Sunset, reissued in Season of the Deep.
|}


===Exotic===
===Exotic===
*[[Outbreak Perfected]] - Reward for completion of the mission [[Zero Hour]].
*[[Outbreak Perfected]] - Reward for completion of the mission [[Zero Hour]].
*[[Bad Juju]]
*[[Bad Juju]] - Reward for completion of the mission [[The Other Side]].
 
==Destiny 2 Year 3==
 
===Legendary===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Weapon Name !! Element !! Frame Type- !! Rounds per Minute !! Season !! Source !! Notes
|-
| [[Adhortative]] || Solar || Adaptive Frame || 390 || Season of the Undying || Vex Offensive || Sunset, reissued in [[Season of the Wish]]
|-
| [[Premonition]] || Void || High-Impact Frame || 340 || Shadowkeep || Pit of Heresy Dungeon || Sunset, but reissued
|-
| [[Sacred Provenance]] || Kinetic || Aggressive Frame || 450 || Shadowkeep || [[Garden of Salvation]] raid ||
|-
|-
| [[Cold Denial]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 || Season of Arrivals || Season of Arrivals Pass Level 45 ||
|}
 
==Destiny 2 Year 4==


==Destiny 2 Year Three==
===Common===
===Uncommon===
===Rare===
===Legendary===
===Legendary===
*[[Adhortative]]<sup>Vex Offensive</sup>
 
*[[Infinite Paths 8]]<sup>Sundial</sup>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Premonition]]<sup>Pit of Heresy</sup>
! Weapon Name !! Element !! Frame Type !! Rounds per Minute !! Season !! Source !! Notes
*[[Sacred Provenance]]<sup>Garden of Salvation</sup>
|-
*[[Jian 7 Rifle]]
| [[Hailing Confusion]] || Kinetic || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Beyond Light || Empire Hunts ||
*[[Cold Denial]]<sup>Season of Arrivals</sup>
|-
| [[Stars in Shadow]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Beyond Light || World Drop ||
|-
| [[The Messenger]] || Kinetic || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Season of the Chosen || Trials of Osiris || An Adept version of this weapon can obtained by going Flawless; reissued in [[Season of the Deep]]
|-
| [[The Third Axiom]] || Arc || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Season of the Chosen || Complete Strikes and earn rank-up packages from Zavala ||
|-
| [[Gridskipper]] || Void || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Season of the Splicer || Override Completions and Season of the Splicer Engram Focusing ||
|-
| [[BxR-55 Battler]] || Solar || Legacy PR-55 Frame || 450 RPM || 30th Anniversary || Dares of Eternity Xûr rank-up packages and Xûr's Treasure Hoard in Eternity || Craftable beginning in [[Season of Plunder]]
|-
| [[Forge's Promise]] || Solar || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Season of the Lost || Iron Banner Match Completions and Iron Banner Engram Focusing ||
|-
| [[Jurassic Green]] || Solar || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Season 1of the Lost || Festival of the Lost 2021 ||
|}


===Exotic===
===Exotic===
*[[No Time To Explain]] - Reward for completing the [[Beyond Light]] campaign.


==Destiny 2 Year Four==
==Destiny 2 Year 5==
===Common===
===Uncommon===
===Rare===
===Legendary===
===Legendary===
*[[Hailing Confusion]] - Obtained from [[Empire Hunts]] on [[Europa]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Stars in Shadow]] - Chance reward from [[Crucible]] matches and rank-up packages from [[Lord Shaxx]].
|+ Year 5 Weapons
*[[The Third Axiom]] - Chance reward from [[Strike]] completions.
|-
*[[The Messenger]] - [[Trials of Osiris]] reward
! Weapon Name !! Element !! Frame Type        !! Rounds per Minute    !! Season    !! Source !! Notes
*[[The Messenger (Adept)]] - [[Trials of Osiris]] Flawless reward.
|-
*[[Gridskipper]] - Possible reward from [[Override]] chests ''([[Season of the Splicer]])''
| [[Insidious]] || Arc || Aggressive Frame  || 450 RPM || The Witch Queen || [[Vow of the Disciple]] raid || Craftable; an Adept version of this weapon can be obtained by completing encounter challenges on Master difficulty
|-
| [[Ogma PR6]] || Solar || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || The Witch Queen || World Drop ||
|-
| [[Piece of Mind]] || Kinetic || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Season of the Risen || PsiOps Battlegrounds and Engram Focusing || Craftable
|-
| [[Syncopation-53]] || Stasis || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || The Witch Queen || World Drop || Craftable after completing quests from the [[Relic (Mars)|Relic]] Conduit
|-
|[[New Purpose]] || Stasis  || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Season of the Haunted || [[Duality (dungeon)|Duality]] dungeon ||
|-
|[[Smite of Merain]] || Kinetic || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Season of Plunder || [[King's Fall]] raid || Craftable; a Harrowed version of this weapon can be obtained by completing encounter challenges on Master difficulty.
|-
|[[Yesteryear]] || Void || Adaptive Frame || 390 RPM || Season of Plunder || Gambit Matches and Engram Focusing ||
|-
| [[Veles-X]] || Void || Aggressive Frame || 450 RPM || Season of the Seraph || [[Season of the Seraph]] ritual weapon ||
|-
| [[Disparity]] || Stasis || Aggressive Frame || 450 RPM || Season of the Seraph || Heist Battlegrounds || Craftable
|-
| [[Stay Frosty]] || Stasis || Lightweight Frame || 450 RPM || Season of the Seraph || Dawning 2022 ||
|}


===Exotic===
===Exotic===
*[[No Time To Explain]] - Reward for completing the [[Beyond Light]] campaign.
*[[Collective Obligation]] - Chance to obtain after completing the final encounter of the Vow of the Disciple raid.
*[[Revision Zero]] - Acquired from completing Operation: Seraph Shield and is the first craftable Exotic weapon with multiple catalysts.
 
==Destiny 2 Year 6==
===Legendary===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Year 6 Weapons
|-
! Weapon Name !! Element !! Frame Type        !! Rounds per Minute    !! Season    !! Source !! Notes
|-
| [[Phyllotactic Spiral]] || Arc || High-Impact Frame || 340 RPM || Lightfall || Neomuna Engrams after reaching rank 30 with [[Nimbus]] || Craftable
|-
| [[Different Times]] || Strand || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Season of the Deep || Season of the Deep seasonal engrams || Craftable
|-
| [[Oversoul Edict]] || Arc || Rapid-Fire Frame || 540 RPM || Season of the Witch || [[Crota's End]] Raid || Craftable; an Adept version of this weapon can be obtained by completing encounter challenges on Master difficulty.
|-
| [[Belisarius-D]] || Strand || Aggressive Burst || 450 RPM || [[Season of the Wish]] || Competitive Crucible reward ||
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*Most Pulse rifles lack a cocking animation in their reloads.
*Most Pulse rifles lack a cocking animation in their reloads.
*The staple of a triple-shot burst rifle can be traced back to the [http://www.halopedia.org/BR55_battle_rifle Battle rifles] of [[Bungie]]'s ''Halo'' series. In real-life, the modern idea can be traced back to around the era of the Vietnam War, though most guns that attempted this design were wildly impractical and unstable at the time.
*The staple of a triple-shot burst rifle can be traced back to the [http://www.halopedia.org/BR55_battle_rifle Battle rifles] of [[Bungie]]'s ''Halo'' series. In real-life, the modern idea can be traced back to around the era of the Vietnam War, though most guns that attempted this design were wildly impractical and unstable at the time.
*Some pulse rifles, particularly Psi models with drum mags, have their payload measurements printed on the magazine. They fire 5.56mm rounds.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Destiny 2]]''


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Latest revision as of 17:46, April 3, 2024

The Red Death, an example of a pulse rifle.

"Like a Stormcaller's lightning, these rifles need guidance. Groups of bullets leap like bolts at your target. Keep a steady hand."
— Ikora Rey

Pulse Rifles are a class of primary weapons featured in the Destiny series. Pulse rifles are mid-to-long range weapons that fire short, rapid bursts with each pull of the trigger.

Year One[edit]

Common[edit]

Uncommon[edit]

Rare[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Exotic[edit]

Year Two[edit]

Common[edit]

Uncommon[edit]

Rare[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Exotic[edit]

  • Bad Juju- Mid-impact pulse rifle with a main perk that reloads the magazine whenever the wielder gets a kill. Kills with the weapon also grant bonus super energy, making it both an excellent gun to use alongside the Obsidian Mind helmet and a gun to consider using if you know you'll be facing a lot of low-level enemies to quickly munch through.
  • Red Death- Slow-firing pulse rifle that regenerates health to the wielder whenever they get a kill, and also increasing reload speed depending on the amount of enemies killed before reloading. This gun is especially useful for activities and encounters that restrict health regeneration, such as the Crota encounter and any activity that has the modifier "exposure".
  • No Time To Explain- Slow-firing, full-auto pulse rifle obtained after completing the quest Not Forged In Light. The gun's main perk "Rewind Again" returns bullets from precision hits directly to the magazine.

Year Three[edit]

Common[edit]

Uncommon[edit]

Rare[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Exotic[edit]

Destiny 2 Year 1[edit]

Common[edit]

Uncommon[edit]

Rare[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Weapon Name Element Frame Type Rounds per Minute Season Source Notes
Agenda 5 Solar Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Red War World drop and Rank-up packages - Nessus Sunset
Cadenza-43 Solar Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Red War Rank-up packages from Banshee-44 Sunset
Disrespectful Stare Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Red War World drop Sunset
Eystein-D Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Red War World drop Sunset, reissued in Season of the Outlaw, sunset again
Heart of Time Arc Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Red War Rank-up packages from Future War Cult Sunset
Inaugural Address Void Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Red War Leviathan Raid Sunset
Last Perdition Void Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Red War Complete Crucible Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx Sunset and Reissued in Season of the Drifter, sunset again and reissued in Season of Arrivals
Lincoln Green Kinetic Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Red War World drop and Rank-up packages - EDZ Sunset, reissued as Jurassic Green in Season of the Lost
Nergal PR4 Void Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Red War Rank-up packages from Banshee-44 Sunset
Nightshade Kinetic Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Red War Complete strikes and Rank-up packages from Zavala Sunset, reissued in Season of the Forge, sunset again
Relentless Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Red War Complete Tickets and rank-up packages from Trials of the Nine Sunset
Swift Ride Solar Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Red War World drop and Rank-up packages - Titan Sunset
The Time-Worn Spire Kinetic Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Red War Complete Iron Banner Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Saladin Sunset, reissued in Season of the Chosen
Three Graves Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Red War Rank-up packages from Dead Orbit Sunset
Autumn Wind Kinetic Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Curse of Osiris Complete Crucible Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx Sunset, reissued in Season of Defiance.
Darkest Before Arc Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Curse of Osiris Complete Tickets and rank-up packages from Trials of the Nine (formerly), Chance rewards from the Prophecy dungeon Sunset, reissued in Season of the Lost
Eternal Slumber Kinetic Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Curse of Osiris Rank-up packages from Dead Orbit Sunset
Impromptu-49 Void Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Curse of Osiris Rank-up packages from Banshee-44 Sunset
Infinite Paths 8 Arc Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Curse of Osiris Complete Lost Osiris Prophecies for Brother Vance on Mercury Sunset, reissued in Season of Dawn, sunset again
Jorum's Claw Solar Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Curse of Osiris Complete Iron Banner Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Saladin Sunset, reissued in Season of the Seraph
Legal Action II Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Curse of Osiris Rank-up packages from New Monarchy Sunset, reissued in Season of the Lost
Machina Dei 4 Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Curse of Osiris Complete Lost Osiris Prophecies for Brother Vance on Mercury Sunset, reissued as Adhortative in Season of the Undying, sunset again
Agrona PR4 Void Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Warmind World drop and Rank-up packages - Mars Sunset
Battle Scar Kinetic Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Warmind World drop Sunset, reissued in Season of Defiance
Jian 7 Rifle Arc Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Warmind Rank-up packages from New Monarchy Sunset, reissued in Season of the Worthy
Magnum Shepherd Kinetic Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Warmind Rank-up packages from Future War Cult Sunset
Redrix's Claymore Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Warmind Reach the Fabled tier in Crucible's ranked Glory playlists Sunset
Requiem-45 Void Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Warmind World drop and Rank-up packages - Mars Sunset
The Marine Kinetic Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Warmind Complete Crucible Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx Sunset

Exotic[edit]

  • Vigilance Wing - Slow-firing pulse rifle that shoots in five-round bursts as opposed to the usual three. The main perks grant bonus health regeneration and movement speed if they are the last person alive in their fireteam. The gun is very specialized for team play and benefits heavily from staying together in a group, as it is a primarily Pvp-focused gun.
  • Graviton Lance - A unique pulse rifle that fires in two-round bursts. The intrinsic perk "Black Hole" means that the second bullet of a burst deals multiple times more damage than the other first (approximately 5x) and has no damage falloff. The other special perk, "Cosmology", detonates targets upon killing them, kind of like the "Cursebringer" perk from the Necrochasm, as well as spawning seeking void orbs.

Destiny 2 Year 2[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Weapon Name Element Frame Type Rounds per Minute Season Source Notes
Bygones Kinetic Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Forsaken Complete Gambit matches and rank-up packages from The Drifter Sunset
Chattering Bone Kinetic Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Forsaken Last Wish raid Last Wish weapons exempt from sunsetting, craftable beginning in Season of the Deep
Claws of the Wolf Void Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Forsaken Iron Banner Sunset
Eystein-D Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Forsaken World drop Sunset
Go Figure Kinetic Aggressive Frame 450 RPM Forsaken World drop Sunset
Horror's Least Arc Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Forsaken Completion of The Corrupted Nightfall Sunset and Reissued in Season of the Haunted with an Adept variant that can be obtained by completing a Grandmaster Nightfall.
Redrix's Broadsword Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Forsaken Forging the Broadsword quest Sunset
Right Side of Wrong Solar Aggressive Frame 450 RPM Forsaken World drop Sunset
Blast Furnace Kinetic Aggressive Frame 450 RPM Season of the Forge Bounty from Ada-1 Sunset
Nightshade Kinetic Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Season of the Forge Complete strikes and rank-up packages from Zavala Sunset
Swift Ride XE8375 Arc Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Season of the Forge Forge Ignition activity completion Sunset
Outlast Solar Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Season of the Drifter The Reckoning activity completion Sunset, reissued in Season of the Deep.

Exotic[edit]

Destiny 2 Year 3[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Weapon Name Element Frame Type- Rounds per Minute Season Source Notes
Adhortative Solar Adaptive Frame 390 Season of the Undying Vex Offensive Sunset, reissued in Season of the Wish
Premonition Void High-Impact Frame 340 Shadowkeep Pit of Heresy Dungeon Sunset, but reissued
Sacred Provenance Kinetic Aggressive Frame 450 Shadowkeep Garden of Salvation raid
Cold Denial Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 Season of Arrivals Season of Arrivals Pass Level 45

Destiny 2 Year 4[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Weapon Name Element Frame Type Rounds per Minute Season Source Notes
Hailing Confusion Kinetic Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Beyond Light Empire Hunts
Stars in Shadow Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Beyond Light World Drop
The Messenger Kinetic High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Season of the Chosen Trials of Osiris An Adept version of this weapon can obtained by going Flawless; reissued in Season of the Deep
The Third Axiom Arc Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Season of the Chosen Complete Strikes and earn rank-up packages from Zavala
Gridskipper Void Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Season of the Splicer Override Completions and Season of the Splicer Engram Focusing
BxR-55 Battler Solar Legacy PR-55 Frame 450 RPM 30th Anniversary Dares of Eternity Xûr rank-up packages and Xûr's Treasure Hoard in Eternity Craftable beginning in Season of Plunder
Forge's Promise Solar Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Season of the Lost Iron Banner Match Completions and Iron Banner Engram Focusing
Jurassic Green Solar Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Season 1of the Lost Festival of the Lost 2021

Exotic[edit]

Destiny 2 Year 5[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Year 5 Weapons
Weapon Name Element Frame Type Rounds per Minute Season Source Notes
Insidious Arc Aggressive Frame 450 RPM The Witch Queen Vow of the Disciple raid Craftable; an Adept version of this weapon can be obtained by completing encounter challenges on Master difficulty
Ogma PR6 Solar Lightweight Frame 450 RPM The Witch Queen World Drop
Piece of Mind Kinetic Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Season of the Risen PsiOps Battlegrounds and Engram Focusing Craftable
Syncopation-53 Stasis Adaptive Frame 390 RPM The Witch Queen World Drop Craftable after completing quests from the Relic Conduit
New Purpose Stasis High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Season of the Haunted Duality dungeon
Smite of Merain Kinetic Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Season of Plunder King's Fall raid Craftable; a Harrowed version of this weapon can be obtained by completing encounter challenges on Master difficulty.
Yesteryear Void Adaptive Frame 390 RPM Season of Plunder Gambit Matches and Engram Focusing
Veles-X Void Aggressive Frame 450 RPM Season of the Seraph Season of the Seraph ritual weapon
Disparity Stasis Aggressive Frame 450 RPM Season of the Seraph Heist Battlegrounds Craftable
Stay Frosty Stasis Lightweight Frame 450 RPM Season of the Seraph Dawning 2022

Exotic[edit]

  • Collective Obligation - Chance to obtain after completing the final encounter of the Vow of the Disciple raid.
  • Revision Zero - Acquired from completing Operation: Seraph Shield and is the first craftable Exotic weapon with multiple catalysts.

Destiny 2 Year 6[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Year 6 Weapons
Weapon Name Element Frame Type Rounds per Minute Season Source Notes
Phyllotactic Spiral Arc High-Impact Frame 340 RPM Lightfall Neomuna Engrams after reaching rank 30 with Nimbus Craftable
Different Times Strand Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Season of the Deep Season of the Deep seasonal engrams Craftable
Oversoul Edict Arc Rapid-Fire Frame 540 RPM Season of the Witch Crota's End Raid Craftable; an Adept version of this weapon can be obtained by completing encounter challenges on Master difficulty.
Belisarius-D Strand Aggressive Burst 450 RPM Season of the Wish Competitive Crucible reward

Trivia[edit]

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  • Most Pulse rifles lack a cocking animation in their reloads.
  • The staple of a triple-shot burst rifle can be traced back to the Battle rifles of Bungie's Halo series. In real-life, the modern idea can be traced back to around the era of the Vietnam War, though most guns that attempted this design were wildly impractical and unstable at the time.
  • Some pulse rifles, particularly Psi models with drum mags, have their payload measurements printed on the magazine. They fire 5.56mm rounds.

List of appearances[edit]

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Primary weapons

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Year 1

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Auto Rifles
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Pulse Rifles
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Scout Rifles
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Hand Cannons
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Others
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Year 2

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Auto Rifles
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Pulse Rifles
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Scout Rifles
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Hand Cannons
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Legendary
Exotic

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Others
Exotic
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