Pulse Rifle

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

• Psi Tempus II
• Psi Umbra I
• Psi Umbra II
• Psi Umbra II-A
• Psi Volo II
• Pulsar MSe
• SUROS JPS-20

Uncommon

• Psi Tempus III
• Psi Volo III
• Pulsar MSm
• SUROS JPS-32
• Trifecta S.2

Rare

• Baryon Msc
• Black SUROS SWB-42
• Catena MSc
• Cold Current
• Corona MSc
• Crackerjack.beta
• Dead Air 09F3
• Echo 33
• Evergreen II.I
• Hydrus
• Lump Distribution
• New Heart LDD
• Painted Apollo MSc
• Painted Neptune MSc
• Painted SUROS BZL-45
• Payment VI
• Primed Starfall MSc
• Silvered Continuum MSc
• Silvered Procyon MSc
• SUROS JPS-55
• The Stranger's Rifle^{(updated to legendary in The Dark Below)}
• TKO (First Round)

Legendary

• 123 Syzygy
• 55A-allFATE
• Aegis of the Kell^{(Prison of Elders)}
• Aegis of the Kell II^{(Prison of Elders)}
• Bad Seed Down
• Coiled Hiss 1919
• Fair and Square
• Hopscotch Pilgrim
• KAU8 Constellation Scar
• Oversoul Edict^{(Crota's End)}
• Payment VI^{(Queen Wrath)}
• Praedyth's Timepiece^{(Vault of Glass)}
• Skorri's Revenge^{(Iron Banner)}
• Spare Change.25
• Strange Suspect
• Super Pox VLO^{First shown during E3 2013}
• The Conduit
• The Messenger^{(Trials of Osiris)}
• The Messenger (Adept)^{Trials of Osiris}
• The Ninth Edict
• Three Little Words
• Time On Target

Exotic

• Bad Juju
• Red Death

Year Two

Legendary

• Apple of Discord
• Hawksaw
• The Villainy
• Reflection Sum^{(available from Trials of Osiris)}
• Reflection Sum (Adept)^{(available from Trials of Osiris)}
• Nirwen's Mercy^{(available from the Iron Banner)}
• Smite of Merain^{(King's Fall Raid)}
• Harrowed Smite of Merain^{(King's Fall Raid)}
• Final Duty^{(available from Prison of Elders)}
• Aegis of the Reef^{(available from Prison of Elders)}
• Herja-D
• Lyudmila-D
• SUROS PDX-41
• SUROS PDX-45
• Grasp of Malok

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

Legendary

• STEEL MEDULLA~ (Wrath of the Machine raid)
• The Clever Dragon (available from the Iron Banner)
• Blind Perdition (available from Trials of Osiris)
• Blind Perdition (Adept) (available from Trials of Osiris)
• Parthian Shot (available from Vanguard packages)
• B-29 Party Favor (available from Crucible packages)
• Hopscotch Pilgrim (Crucible endgame drop)
• The Waltz (available from Future War Cult)

Exotic

• Outbreak Prime (quest reward)
• Bad Juju (random drop)
• Red Death(random drop)
• No Time To Explain (quest reward)
• Oversoul Edict (Adept) (Crota's End)
• Praedyth's Timepiece (Adept) (Vault of Glass)
• Smite of Merain (Adept) (King's Fall)
• ((STEEL MEDULLA~)) (Wrath of the Machine)

Destiny 2 Year One

Common

• Lost and Found

Uncommon

• Psi Termina II
• Standing Tall
• Psi Ferox II
• Triumph DX-PR
• Cadenza-11

Rare

• Nanty Narker
• Psi Cirrus II
• Bayesian MSu
• Encore-25
• Agrona PR2

Legendary

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type	Rounds per Minute	Season	Source	Notes
Agenda 5	Solar	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 1	World drop and Rank-up packages - Nessus	Sunset
Cadenza-43	Solar	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 1	Rank-up packages from Banshee-44	Sunset
Disrespectful Stare	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 1	World drop	Sunset
Eystein-D	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 1	World drop	Sunset, reissued in Season of the Outlaw, sunset again
Heart of Time	Arc	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 1	Rank-up packages from Future War Cult	Sunset
Inaugural Address	Void	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 1	Leviathan Raid	Sunset
Last Perdition	Void	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 1	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	Season 1	World drop and Rank-up packages - EDZ	Sunset, reissued as Jurassic Green in Season of the Lost
Nergal PR4	Void	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 1	Rank-up packages from Banshee-44	Sunset
Nightshade	Kinetic	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 1	Complete strikes and Rank-up packages from Zavala	Sunset, reissued in Season of the Forge, sunset again
Relentless	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 1	Complete Tickets and rank-up packages from Trials of the Nine	Sunset
Swift Ride	Solar	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 1	World drop and Rank-up packages - Titan	Sunset
The Time-Worn Spire	Kinetic	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 1	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	Season 1	Rank-up packages from Dead Orbit	Sunset
Autumn Wind	Kinetic	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 2	Complete Crucible Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx	Sunset
Darkest Before	Arc	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 2	Complete Tickets and rank-up packages from Trials of the Nine	Sunset, reissued in Season of the Lost
Eternal Slumber	Kinetic	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 2	Rank-up packages from Dead Orbit	Sunset
Impromptu-49	Void	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 2	Rank-up packages from Banshee-44	Sunset
Infinite Paths 8	Arc	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 2	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	Season 2	Complete Iron Banner Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Saladin	Sunset
Legal Action II	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 2	Rank-up packages from New Monarchy	Sunset, reissued in Season of the Lost
Machina Dei 4	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 2	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	Season 3	World drop and Rank-up packages - Mars	Sunset
Battle Scar	Kinetic	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 3	World drop	Sunset
Jian 7 Rifle	Arc	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 3	Rank-up packages from New Monarchy	Sunset, reissued in Season of the Worthy
Magnum Shepherd	Kinetic	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 3	Rank-up packages from Future War Cult	Sunset
Redrix's Claymore	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 3	Reach the Fabled tier in Crucible's ranked Glory playlists	Sunset
Requiem-45	Void	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 3	World drop and Rank-up packages - Mars	Sunset
The Marine	Kinetic	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 3	Complete Crucible Matches and Rank-up packages from Lord Shaxx	Sunset

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

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type	Rounds per Minute	Season	Source	Notes
Bygones	Kinetic	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 4	Complete Gambit matches and rank-up packages from The Drifter	Sunset
Chattering Bone	Kinetic	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 4	Last Wish Raid	Last Wish weapons exempt from sunsetting
Claws of the Wolf	Void	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 4	Iron Banner	Sunset
Eystein-D	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 4	World drop	Sunset
Go Figure	Kinetic	Aggressive Frame	450 RPM	Season 4	World drop	Sunset
Horror's Least	Arc	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 4	Completion of The Corrupted Nightfall	Sunset and Reissued in Season of the Haunted with an Adept variant
Redrix's Broadsword	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 4	Forging the Broadsword quest	Sunset
Right Side of Wrong	Solar	Aggressive Frame	450 RPM	Season 4	World drop	Sunset
Blast Furnace	Kinetic	Aggressive Frame	450 RPM	Season 5	Bounty from Ada-1	Sunset
Nightshade	Kinetic	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 5	Complete strikes and rank-up packages from Zavala	Sunset
Swift Ride XE8375	Arc	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 5	Forge Ignition activity completion	Sunset
Last Perdition	Void	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 6	World drop	Sunset and Reissued
Outlast	Solar	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 6	The Reckoning activity completion	Sunset

Exotic

• Outbreak Perfected - Reward for completion of the mission Zero Hour.
• Bad Juju - Reward for completion of the mission The Other Side.

Destiny 2 Year Three

Legendary

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type-	Rounds per Minute	Season	Source	Notes
Adhortative	Solar	Adaptive Frame	390	Season 8	Vex Offensive	Sunset
Premonition	Void	High-Impact Frame	340	Season 8	Pit of Heresy Dungeon	Sunset, but reissued
Sacred Provenance	Kinetic	Aggressive Frame	450	Season 8	Garden of Salvation Raid
Infinite Paths 8	Arc	Lightweight Frame	450	Season 9	Empyrean Foundation Focusing	Sunset
Jian 7 Rifle	Arc	Adaptive Frame	390	Season 10	World Drop
Cold Denial	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340	Season 11	Season of Arrivals Pass Level 45

Destiny 2 Year Four

Legendary

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type	Rounds per Minute	Season	Source	Notes
Hailing Confusion	Kinetic	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 12	Empire Hunts
Stars in Shadow	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 12	World Drop
The Messenger	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 13	Trials of Osiris
The Messenger (Adept)	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 13	Trials of Osiris (Flawless Passage)
The Third Axiom	Arc	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 13	Complete Strikes and earn rank-up packages from Zavala
The Time-Worn Spire	Kinetic	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 13	Iron Banner Match Completions and Iron Banner Engram Focusing
Gridskipper	Void	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 14	Override Completions and Season of the Splicer Engram Focusing
BxR-55 Battler	Solar	Legacy PR-55 Frame	450 RPM	Season 15	Dares of Eternity Xûr rank-up packages and Xûr's Treasure Hoard in Eternity	Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack Craftable
Darkest Before	Arc	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 15	Prophecy Dungeon
Forge's Promise	Solar	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 15	Iron Banner Match Completions and Iron Banner Engram Focusing
Jurassic Green	Solar	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 15	Festival of the Lost 2021
Legal Action II	Kinetic	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 15	World Drop

Exotic

• No Time To Explain - Reward for completing the Beyond Light campaign.

Destiny 2 Year Five

Legendary

Year 5 Weapons

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type	Rounds per Minute	Season	Source	Notes
Insidious	Arc	Aggressive Frame	450 RPM	Season 16	Vow of the Disciple Raid - Normal Difficulty	Craftable
Insidious (Adept)	Arc	Aggressive Frame	450 RPM	Season 16	Vow of the Disciple Raid - Master Difficulty	Craftable
Ogma PR6	Solar	Lightweight Frame	450 RPM	Season 16	World Drop
Piece of Mind	Kinetic	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 16	Seasonal Activities and Engram Focusing	Craftable
Syncopation-53	Stasis	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 16	World Drop	Craftable
Horror's Least	Arc	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 17	Nightfall Rewards
Horror's Least (Adept)	Arc	Rapid-Fire Frame	540 RPM	Season 17	Grandmaster Nightfall Reward
New Purpose	Stasis	High-Impact Frame	340 RPM	Season 17	Duality Dungeon
Smite of Merain	Kinetic	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 18	King's Fall Raid - Normal Difficulty	Craftable
Smite of Merain (Harrowed)	Kinetic	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 18	Kings Fall Raid - Master Difficulty	Craftable
Yesteryear	Void	Adaptive Frame	390 RPM	Season 18	Gambit Matches and Engram Focusing

Exotic

• Collective Obligation - Chance to Obtain After completing the Vow of the Disciple Raid.

Trivia

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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.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2