Graviton Lance

Graviton Lance
Production overview
Weapon type:	Pulse Rifle
Required level:	11
Min-max accuracy:	High
Min-max impact:	Low
Min-max stability:	High
Min-max handling:	Medium
Min-max magazine:	30
Specifications
Feed system:	Magazine
Fire mode:	Burst-Fire (two-round)
Rate of fire:	257
Damage:	Void
Effective range:	High
Service history
In service:	Guardians
Affiliation:	The Guardian ; Guardians

"Think of space-time as a tapestry on a loom. This weapon is the needle."

— Weapon text.

Graviton Lance is an Exotic Pulse Rifle in Destiny 2. It is one of the first weapons to be offered to the player, alongside Sunshot and Riskrunner.

Lore

THINK OF SPACE-TIME AS A TAPESTRY ON A LOOM. THIS WEAPON IS THE NEEDLE.

"So wait, that thing you found does... what?"
"It fires black holes."
"No it doesn't."
"Oh yeah. It does. Actual, tiny, bullet-sized black holes."
"Did you tell the others?"
"Only that I found some weird gun in some overgrown tunnel back on Old Chicago. And that my Ghost was all, 'THIS is why we were led here...'"
"Yours talks that way too?"
"What do you think?"
"OK, OK, but the gun-- are you going to tell them?"
"Yeah, definitely."
"When?"
"Crucible."
"Oh no."
"Oh yes."

Gameplay

Graviton Lance is a Void pulse rifle. It has the ability to fire two-shot bursts. The second shot in the burst does not have damage falloff, and due to its recoil, it can be treated like a scout rifle. When an enemy is killed with Graviton Lance, they will be sent flying backwards to explode into Void energy, releasing seeking projectiles that also make enemies explode if they are killed by them. Graviton Lance was a top contender in the Crucible as of the 1.2.0 update, which introduced a significant buff to pulse rifles. Amongst the guns improved by this update were the Vigilance Wing exotic pulse rifle, which rivaled the time to kill of Graviton Lance to within hundredths of a second. Despite this time in the sun, Graviton Lance has now been vastly outclassed by other guns, and sits near to the bottom of the pile in effectiveness within Crucible environments.

Weapon mods

Particle Accelerator - Equip this Weapon Ornament to change the appearance of Graviton Lance.
Carina Nebula - Equip this Weapon Ornament to change the appearance of Graviton Lance.
General Relativity - Equip this Weapon Ornament to change the appearance of Graviton Lance.

Weapon perks

Column 1 (Intrinsic)

Black Hole - Second shot of a burst rips a hole through space-time, doing high damage and recoil with no falloff.

Column 2

Hammer-Forged Rifling - Durable ranged barrel.
- Increases range.

Column 3

Accurized rounds - This weapon can fire longer distances.
- Increases range.

Column 4

Cosmology - Kills with this weapon cause enemy targets to detonate and spawn Void projectiles that track targets.

Column 5

Fitted Stock - This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy.
- Increases stability.
- Moderately controls recoil.
- Slightly decreases handling speed.

Catalyst

When upgraded to a Masterwork, this weapon will obtain enhanced capabilities, such as increased stats and/or additional perks

Vorpal Weapon: Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
Turnabout: Using this weapon to break the shield of a combatant or a Guardian using their Super will grant you an overshield.

Catalyst prior to Update 4.1.0

Upgrades this weapon to a Masterwork. It will generate Orbs on multikills and gain a tracker that displays the number of combatants defeated with it. The Masterworked weapon will also receive additional capabilities.

Hidden Hand: Better target acquisition.

Gallery

The Graviton Lance in use.
The Graviton Lance Lore tab.
Particle Accelerator ornament.
Carina Nebula ornament.
General Relativity ornament.
Collectible pin released by Bungie Store.

List of appearances

Destiny 2 (First appearance)

References

Trivia

This weapon is the only pulse rifle in the Destiny franchise to fire a 2-round burst.
With Collective Obligation, Graviton Lance is one of only two Energy class exotic pulse rifles, both Void in element.

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