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
- 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 VLOFirst 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
Year Two
Common
Uncommon
Rare
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
Common
Uncommon
Rare
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
Uncommon
Rare
Legendary
- Nightshade- Mid-impact pulse rifle with a chance to drop from Zavala's packages or from the campaign.
- Autumn Wind
- Lincoln Green
- Eystein-D
- Disrespectful Stare
- Legal Action II - Chance to obtain from Cayde's treasure chests or from New Monarchy engrams.
- Agenda 5
- Nergal PR4
- Swift Ride
- Last Perdition
- Cadenza-43
- Impromptu-49
- Battle Scar
- Requiem-45
- Agrona PR4
- Eternal Slumber - Dead Orbit pulse rifle.
- Three Graves - Dead Orbit pulse rifle.
- Heart of Time - Future War Cult pulse rifle.
- Inaugural Address - Chance reward from the Leviathan raid.
- Relentless- Slow-firing pulse rifle that can drop from the Trials of the Nine or Clan engrams.
- Darkest Before - Rapid-fire pulse rifle that can drop from the Trials of the Nine or Clan engrams.
- Jorum's Claw - Chance reward from Iron Banner engrams.
- The Time-Worn Spire - Chance reward from Iron Banner engrams.
- Machina Dei 4 - Kinetic pulse rifle obtained from Lost Prophecy, Verse 4.
- Infinite Paths 8 - Energy pulse rifle obtained from Lost Prophecy, Verse 8.
- Redrix's Claymore- A high-impact pulse rifle obtained from reaching Rank 3 Glory in Competitive Crucible during Season 3.
- Redrix's Broadsword - Reward completion from a Crucible quest.
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
- Bygones - Chance reward from Gambit matches.
- Go Figure-Chance open-world legendary drop, can be found in Legendary engrams as well.
- Redrix's Broadsword - A high-impact kinetic pulse rifle obtained from random drops in the Crucible or obtained from Lord Shaxx after completing the associated Season 4 quest or by having owned Redrix's Claymore in Season 3.
- Right Side of Wrong
- Chattering Bone - Drops from encounters in the Last Wish Raid. A curated roll can drop from Riven of a Thousand Voices.
- Horror's Least - Rare drop from the Nightfall The Corrupted.
- 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
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 Providence | 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
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| 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 |
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| 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
| 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.