Scalar Potential

Scalar Potential
Production overview
Rarity class:	Legendary
Weapon type:	Pulse Rifle
Intrinsic frame:	Rapid-Fire
Is craftable:	yes
Patterns needed:	5
Min-max stability:	44
Min-max handling:	25
Min-max magazine:	35
Specifications
Ammunition type:	Primary ammo
Damage:	Arc
Service history
In service:	Yes
Affiliation:	Guardian

"There's power in perspective."

— Weapon flavor text

Scalar Potential is a Pulse Rifle introduced in Season of the Wish. It deals Arc damage.

Traits

Intrinsic Trait	Intrinsic Frame	Barrel	Bowstring	Blade	Haft	Sight	Magazine	Arrow	Guard	Perk 1	Perk 2	Stock	Grip	Origin	Catalyst
		Extended Barrel					Steady Rounds			Slickdraw	Deconstruct			Dragon's Vengeance
		Polygonal Rifling					Alloy Magazine			Loose Change	Under-Over
		Chambered Compensator					Appended Mag			Hip-Fire Grip	High Ground
		Smallbore					Flared Magwell			Permeability	Focused Fury
		Corkscrew Rifling					Extended Mag			Overflow	Attrition Orbs
		Full Bore					Tactical Mag			Enlightened Action	Golden Tricorn
		Hammer-Forged Rifling					Accurized Rounds			Keep Away	Headseeker
		Arrowhead Brake
		Fluted Barrel

Lore

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

"THERE'S POWER IN PERSPECTIVE."

---

// VANNET // EUROPA WIDEBAND // AudCHNL-2113-C // ENCRYPTION ENABLED // CRYPTARCHY ARCHIVE DELTA-4F // ANNOTATED // CLASSIFIED

…

EB: Is that everything, Commander?

CZ: Well, no. There's one more thing. I wanted to ask you about Stasis. What it means for you to… wield the Darkness.

EB: I was wondering if you might ask me that. For me, Stasis is intimately tied to perception. And to time.

CZ: Time?

EB: Yes. Stasis has the power to slow molecular activity. A process that we normally associate with gravity. Relativity, and all that.

CZ: You're talking about time dilation.

EB: Exactly. We think of time as… steady. But that's only because we experience it from a fixed perspective. When I "freeze" something with Stasis, I'm changing its timeframe relative to myself and the world around me.

CZ: Stasis relies in part on one's perception of reality. Is that why Osiris always emphasizes self-control in using the Darkness?

EB: That's his way of framing things. He views Stasis as exerting authority over oneself and others.

CZ: And you don't?

EB: In my view, the goal of Stasis is not to control the object, or even my own mind. It's to change my perspective. To see the object moving at the speed of my thoughts, not the speed of matter.

CZ: And just… seeing it differently is enough?

EB: Is that so hard to imagine? It's very similar to how you use Void Light—manipulating spacetime and gravitational fields. In fact, I would argue that Void has more in common with Stasis than it does with Solar or Arc. Perhaps they're reverse sides of the same coin.

CZ: And using Stasis doesn't… worry you? Even after everything you've seen?

EB: It did. For a long time, I feared that using Stasis would corrupt me, as I'd seen others corrupted. But after what seemed like a thousand years trapped in that interminable loop, it gradually dawned on me: the fear was the corruption. As long as fear gripped me, Light or Darkness made no matter. Once I accepted that, the Darkness ceased to be frightening. It was another matter of perspective.

CZ: Hmm. Thank you, Elsie. You've given me a lot to think about. For some reason, your explanation makes me more… comfortable… with the idea.

EB: Any time, Commander. It's all a matter of perspective.

TRANSCRIPTION ENDS

Appearance

• Destiny 2: Season of the Wish (First appearance)