Ice Breaker

"Please replace these components if use causes fatal damage: HEAT SINK. MAGAZINE. OPERATOR"

— Weapon Description

Ice Breaker
Production overview
Rarity class:	Exotic
Weapon type:	Sniper Rifle
Required level:	20
Min-max accuracy:	Good
Min-max stability:	Poor
Min-max handling:	Poor
Min-max magazine:	6
Specifications
Feed system:	Heatsink
Ammunition type:	Bullets
Fire mode:	Semi Auto
Rate of fire:	60 RPM
Damage:	Solar Very High
Effective range:	Perfect
Service history
In service:	Guardians
Affiliation:	Xûr, Agent of the Nine

Ice Breaker is an exotic Sniper Rifle in Destiny. The weapon features self-replenishing ammunition and when fully upgraded, has a chance to return ammo directly to the magazine & cause enemies to explode, similar to the perk "Firefly". This is offset by the fact that Icebreaker starts with zero ammo after the player spawns, regenerates ammo one every six seconds, cannot use special ammo pickups or ammo synthesis, and cannot carry more than a magazine's worth of ammo. This weapon has two custom ornaments that change the appearance of the weapon. They can be acquired by opening Treasures of the Dawning and Radiant Treasures.

Unique Upgrades

• No Backpack - Cannot be reloaded. Regenerates ammo over time.
• Ice Breaker - Ice Breaker's victims spontaneously combust, dealing damage to others nearby.

Upgrades

• Solar Damage - This weapon causes solar damage.
• Accurized Ballistics - More range and impact. Increased recoil.
• Field Choke - More range and impact. Increased recoil.
• Linear Compensator - More predictable recoil. Slight boosts to range and impact. More recoil.
• Quickdraw - This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast.
• Send It - Increases range and accuracy.
• Snapshot - Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast.

Grimoire Card

"The Ice Breaker series was a clandestine project developed by the Vanguard in conjunction with various City weapons foundries. Meant as an exploration of Golden Age weapon technology, the project was scrapped after only a single weapon reached the testing phase.

The prototypes for the project's lone weapon are considered dangerous and unfit for field duty by the Vanguard. This hasn't stopped daring Guardians from seeking out the Ice Breakers - death, after all, is an occupational hazard."

Trivia

• The weapon is a fan favorite in the Destiny Community due to its reliability and usage in both PvE and PvP.
• Despite not being generally for PvP due to lower aim assist and higher zoom, Ice Breaker saw greater usage in the Crucible and Trials of Osiris after patch 2.5.0.2. This patch nerfed special ammo to be lost upon death; thus, incentivizing the exotic.

Gallery

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  Ornaments for the Ice Breaker.

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  Dunemaker

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  Nanohence

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List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
  • The Dawning
• Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant