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{{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 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 three or four rounds in short, rapid bursts with each pull of the trigger.


== Year One ==
== Year One ==
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===Rare===
===Rare===
*[[Baryon MSc]]
*[[Baryon Msc]]
*[[Black SUROS SWB-42]]
*[[Black SUROS SWB-42]]
*[[Catena MSc]]
*[[Catena MSc]]
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*[[Spare Change.25]]
*[[Spare Change.25]]
*[[Strange Suspect]]
*[[Strange Suspect]]
*[[Super Pox VLO]]
*[[Super Pox VLO]]<sup>First shown during E3 2013</sup>
*[[The Conduit]]
*[[The Conduit]]
*[[The Messenger]]<sup>([[Trials of Osiris]])</sup>
*[[The Messenger]]<sup>([[Trials of Osiris]])</sup>
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===Exotic===
===Exotic===
*[[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.
*[[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".
*[[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.
*[[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.
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*[[Praedyth's Timepiece (Adept)]] ([[Vault of Glass]])
*[[Praedyth's Timepiece (Adept)]] ([[Vault of Glass]])
*[[Smite of Merain (Adept)]] ([[King's Fall]])
*[[Smite of Merain (Adept)]] ([[King's Fall]])
*[[STEEL MEDULLA~ (Adept)]] ([[Wrath of the Machine]])
*[[((STEEL MEDULLA~))]] ([[Wrath of the Machine]])


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


===Common===
===Common===
* [[Lost and Found]]
* [[Lost and Found (Weapon)|Lost and Found]]


===Uncommon===
===Uncommon===
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*[[Legal Action II]] - Chance to obtain from Cayde's treasure chests or from [[New Monarchy]] engrams.
*[[Legal Action II]] - Chance to obtain from Cayde's treasure chests or from [[New Monarchy]] engrams.
*[[Agenda 5]]
*[[Agenda 5]]
*[[Nergal PR4]]
*[[Nergal Pr4]]
*[[Swift Ride]]
*[[Swift Ride]]
*[[Last Perdition]]
*[[Last Perdition]]
*[[Cadenza-43]]
*[[Cadenza-43]]
*[[Impromptu-49]]
*[[Impromptu-49]]
*[[Battle Scar]]
*[[Requiem-45]]
*[[Agrona PR4]]
*[[Eternal Slumber]] - [[Dead Orbit]] pulse rifle.
*[[Eternal Slumber]] - [[Dead Orbit]] pulse rifle.
*[[Three Graves]] - [[Dead Orbit]] pulse rifle.
*[[Three Graves]] - [[Dead Orbit]] pulse rifle.
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===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.


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*[[Horror's Least]] - Rare drop from the Nightfall [[The Corrupted]].
*[[Horror's Least]] - Rare drop from the Nightfall [[The Corrupted]].
*[[Blast Furnace]] - Reward for completion of the weekly powerful [[pulse rifle]] frame when available.
*[[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]] - Chance reward from [[Iron Banner]].
*[[Outlast]] - Chance reward from [[Gambit Prime]].
===Exotic===
*[[Outbreak Perfected]] - Reward for completion of the mission [[Zero Hour]].
*[[Bad Juju]]
==Destiny 2 Year Three==
===Common===
===Uncommon===
===Rare===
===Legendary===
*[[Adhortative]]<sup>Vex Offensive</sup>
*[[Infinite Paths 8]]<sup>Sundial</sup>
*[[Premonition]]<sup>Pit of Heresy</sup>
*[[Sacred Provenance]]<sup>Garden of Salvation</sup>
*[[Jian 7 Rifle]]
*[[Cold Denial]]<sup>Season of Arrivals</sup>
===Exotic===
==Destiny 2 Year Four==
===Common===
===Uncommon===
===Rare===
===Legendary===
*[[Hailing Confusion]] - Obtained from [[Empire Hunts]] on [[Europa]].
*[[Stars in Shadow]] - Chance reward from [[Crucible]] matches and rank-up packages from [[Lord Shaxx]].
===Exotic===
*[[No Time To Explain]] - Reward for completing the [[Beyond Light]] campaign.
==Trivia==
*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.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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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 three or four rounds in short, rapid bursts with each pull of the trigger.

Year One

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Legendary

Exotic

Year Two

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Legendary

Exotic

  • 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

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Legendary

Exotic

Destiny 2 Year One

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Legendary

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.
  • 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

Legendary

Exotic

Destiny 2 Year Three

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Legendary

Exotic

Destiny 2 Year Four

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Legendary

Exotic

Trivia

  • 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.

List of appearances

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References


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