Telesto

This article is about the gun. For the Saturnian moon, see Telesto (moon).

Telesto

Production overview
Manufacturer:	The Reef
Rarity class:	Exotic
Weapon type:	Fusion Rifle
Required level:	40
Min-max handling:	Great
Min-max magazine:	4
Specifications
Fire mode:	Charged firing
Damage:	Void
Service history
In service:	Guardians
Affiliation:	Guardian, Vanguard

"Vestiges of the Queen's Harbingers yet linger among Saturn's moons."

— Weapon Description

Telesto is an exotic Fusion Rifle available in The Taken King.^[1] Since the release of Rise of Iron. Telesto has been given two exotic Ornaments (Lingering Vestige and Queen's Command) that have a chance of dropping from Radiant Treasures and Treasures of The Dawning. It reappeared in Curse of Osiris as a Heavy weapon, but was moved to the Energy slot with the introduction of Forsaken.

Lore

PUBLIC KEY 053 689 DWS REGAL
FROM: PLDN KAMALA RIOR [PLDN CMD TF 5.3]
TO: ACT RGNT PETRA VENJ
SUBJECT: PRISON OF ELDERS - CONTAINMENT RISK

MESSAGE IS:

1. Contingency reserves overdrawn. We underestimated nobility troth reparations. Uldren suggests that we open reintegration talks. Have you discussed endowment support?

2. If Reef endorses support, Paladin Oran will engineer reinforcement.

MESSAGE ENDS

Gameplay

Unlike other Fusion Rifles, Telesto fires projectiles that adhere to foes and other surfaces and detonate with a slightly delayed Void blast. Multikills with this weapon will also drop Orbs for allies. Players can sometimes bait enemies into the projectiles prior to detonation if the enemy is not aware.

Trivia

The Telesto themed Schrödinger's Gun emblem, redeemable with the code 9LX-7YC-6TX on Bungie.net.

Telesto is a moon of Saturn.
The weapon's perk, Harbinger's Spark, bears the Cassoid insignia, possibly meaning that the weapon was manufactured by the foundry. The foundry currently does not make any more legendary or exotic weapons other than Telesto, Dead Messenger, and Eriana's Vow in Destiny 2.
A secret message was discovered in Telesto's lore tab by associates of Reddit user u/dropslash. Found using a shorthand decoding technique, if one takes the first letter of every word in Paladin Rior's message, a secret message reads: "CROW UNTRUSTWORTHY DESIRES POWER"^[2]. Furthermore, at the time of Telesto's release into Destiny 2, it alluded to Uldren's affairs in the Forsaken add-on.
Telesto is infamous in the community for often having some bug or glitch that causes it to either be overpowered, become unusable, or simply be removed from the game temporarily.
- This resulted in Bungie fooling around in Hotfix 6.2.5.3 of Season of Plunder when Telesto was secretly changed to fire excessively slow projectiles that tended to float, fixed by literally slapping the weapon by holding the reload button.^[3] Later, the projectiles gained the ability to explode into smaller projectiles. The following day, Telesto "took over" the official Destiny 2 Twitter account,^[4] declaring itself mightier than the Vanguard, Savathûn, the Witness, the Nine, and Bungie CEO Pete Parsons.
- The special Schrödinger's Gun emblem commemorates this event and Telesto's legacy.

Gallery

Telesto as it appears in Destiny 2.

List of appearances

Destiny
- The Taken King (First appearance)
Destiny 2
- Curse of Osiris

References

Special weapons

Year 2

Fusion Rifles

Common	Omolon Test FR1

Uncommon	Caldera-FR1 • Nox Umber I • Nox Crocia I

Rare	Badlands-FR4 • Eosphoros FR4 • Heath-FR3 • Nox Acror IV • Nox Astur III • Nox Inergia IV • Nox Praeli III • Tundra-FR3

Legendary	Ashraven's Flight • Darkblade's Spite • Elevating Vision • Harrowed Midha's Reckoning • Hitchhiker FR4 • Long Far Gone • Midha's Reckoning • Panta Rei • Split Shifter Pro • Susanoo • The Vacancy • The Vortex • Thesan FR4

Exotic	Queenbreakers' Bow • Telesto

Shotguns

Common	Häkke Test-A (Shotgun)

Uncommon	Antimuon ESc • Ded Venefici I • Dido-A

Rare	Arcana ESc • Baryonic ESm • Cepheid ESm • Cúchulainn-D • Ded Alia III • Ded Hexia IV • Ded Laurea IV • Ded Regnum III

Legendary	Binary Dawn • Burden of Proof XI • Conspiracy Theory-D • Deidris's Retort • Harrowed Silence of A'arn • Immobius • In Times of Need • Jingukogo-D • Party Crasher +1 • Patch-A • Silence of A'arn • Strongbow-D • The Next Big Thing

Exotic	Invective • Lord of Wolves • The Chaperone • The Fourth Horseman

Sniper Rifles

Common	Häkke Test-A (Sniper Rifle) • Omolon Test RR1

Uncommon	Ascalon-LR1 • Chandragupta-A • SUROS JLL-19

Rare	Deianeira-D • Equiprobable LSc • Eumolpias-SR3 • Luna Chiral III • Luna Phasar III • Luna Vallar IV • Matuta RR4 • Neutrino LSm

Legendary	1000-Yard Stare • Antinomy XVI • Aoife Rua-D • Defiance of Yasmin • Eirene RR4 • Extrasolar RR4 • Glass Promontory • Harrowed Defiance of Yasmin • Stillpiercer • Tamar-D • Tao Hua Yuan • Uzume RR4 • Weyloran's March

Exotic	Black Spindle • Hereafter • Patience and Time • Zen Meteor

Sidearms

Uncommon	Chilonis-A • Hawkwood-A • Lamorak-A • Sagramore-A

Rare	Antandre-D • Llefelys-D • Penthesilea-C • Pryderi-D • Rustam-D • Thalestris-C • Vesosis-C • Vortigern-C

Legendary	Conviction II • Havoc Pigeon • Ironwreath-D • JabberHäkke-D

Exotic	Dreg's Promise • Trespasser

Exotic weapons

Destiny

Primary weapons	((CHAOS DOGMA~))^(AoT) • ((FEVER REMEDY~))^(AoT) • ((GENESIS CHAIN~))^(ROI) • ((STEEL MEDULLA~))^(AoT) • Abyss Defiant (Adept)^(AoT) • Ace of Spades^(TTK) • Anguish of Drystan (Adept)^(AoT) • Atheon's Epilogue (Adept)^(AoT) • Bad Juju • Boolean Gemini^(TTK) • Doom of Chelchis (Adept)^(AoT) • Fabian Strategy^(TTK) • Fang of Ir Yût (Adept)^(AoT) • Fatebringer (Adept)^(AoT) • Hard Light • Hawkmoon • Khvostov 7G-0X^(ROI) • MIDA Multi-Tool • Monte Carlo • Necrochasm^(TDB) • No Land Beyond^(TDB) • No Time To Explain^(TTK) • Oversoul Edict (Adept)^(AoT) • Outbreak Prime^(ROI) • Praedyth's Timepiece (Adept)^(AoT) • Red Death • Smite of Merain (Adept)^(AoT) • SUROS Regime • The First Curse^(TTK) • The Jade Rabbit^(TTK) • The Last Word • Thorn • Tlaloc^(TTK) • Touch of Malice^(TTK) • Universal Remote • Vex Mythoclast • Vision of Confluence (Adept)^(AoT) • Word of Crota (Adept)^(AoT) • Zaouli's Bane (Adept)^(AoT) • Zhalo Supercell^(TTK)

Special weapons	Black Spindle^(TTK) • Dreg's Promise^(HOW) • Hereafter^(TTK) • Ice Breaker • Invective • Lord of Wolves^(HOW) • Patience and Time • Plan C • Pocket Infinity • Queenbreakers' Bow^(HOW) • Telesto^(TTK) • The Chaperone^(TTK) • The Fourth Horseman^(TDB) • Trespasser^(ROI)• Zen Meteor^(AU)

Heavy weapons	Abbadon^(TD) • Bolt-Caster^(TTK) • Dark-Drinker^(TTK) • Dragon's Breath^(TDB) • Gjallarhorn • Nemesis Star^(ROI) • Nova Mortis^(TD) • Raze-Lighter^(TTK) • Sleeper Simulant^(TTK) • Super Good Advice • Thunderlord • Truth• The Young Wolf's Howl^(ROI)

Destiny 2

Kinetic weapons	Ace of Spades^(FSK) • Ager's Scepter^(SotL) • Alethonym^(REV) • Arbalest^(JW) • Bad Juju^(OPL) • Bastion^(DAWN) • Cerberus+1^(FSK) • Conditional Finality^(LF) • Crimson^(CoO) • Cryosthesia 77K^(SotS) • Dead Man's Tale^(SotC) • Euphony^(TFS) • Final Warning^(LF) • Forerunner^(30th) • Hawkmoon^(HUN) • Izanagi's Burden^(BA) • Khvostov 7G-0X^(TFS) • Lumina^(OPL) • Malfeasance^(FSK) • MIDA Multi-Tool • Monte Carlo^(SotU) • Necrochasm^(SotW) • No Time to Explain^(BL) • Osteo Striga^(TWQ) • Outbreak Perfected^(JW) • Quicksilver Storm^(LF) • Rat King • Revision Zero^(SoS) • Sturm • SUROS Regime^(WM) • Sweet Business • The Chaperone^(FSK) • The Huckleberry^(WM) • The Jade Rabbit^(CoO) • The Last Word^(BA) • The Navigator^(SotD) • Thorn^(JW) • Touch of Malice^(SoP) • Traveler's Chosen^(SoA) • Verglas Curve^(SoD) • Vigilance Wing • Wicked Implement^(SotD) • Wish-Ender^(FSK) • Wish-Keeper^(WISH) • Witherhoard^(SoA)

Energy weapons	Borealis • Buried Bloodline^(WISH) • Centrifuse^(SotD) • Choir of One^(ECHO) • Coldheart • Cloudstrike^(BL) • Collective Obligation^(TWQ) • Dead Messenger^(SotR) • Delicate Tomb^(SoP) • Devil's Ruin^(DAWN) • Divinity^(SK) • Duality^(HUN) • Edge of Action^(TWQ) • Edge of Concurrence^(TWQ) • Edge of Intent^(TWQ) • Eriana's Vow^(SotU) • Ergo Sum^(TFS) • Ex Diris^(SotW) • Fighting Lion • Graviton Lance • Hard Light • Hierarchy of Needs^(SoS) • Ice Breaker^(REV) • Jötunn^(BA) • Le Monarque^(BA) • Lorentz Driver^(SotL) • Lord of Wolves^(FSK) • Merciless • Polaris Lance^(WM) • Prometheus Lens^(CoO) • Red Death Reformed^(TFS) • Riskrunner • Ruinous Effigy^(SoA) • Skyburner's Oath • Slayer's Fang^(REV) • Still Hunt^(TFS) • Sunshot • Symmetry^(DAWN) • Tarrabah^(OPL) • Telesto^(CoO) • Tessellation^(TFS) • The Fourth Horseman^(SoW) • The Manticore^(SoS) • Ticuu's Divination^(SotC) • Tommy's Matchbook^(SoW) • Trespasser^(HAU) • Trinity Ghoul^(FSK) • Vex Mythoclast^(SotS) • Vexcalibur^(SoD) • Wavesplitter^(FSK)

Power weapons	Anarchy^(BA) • Black Talon^(FSK) • D.A.R.C.I. • Deathbringer^(SK) • Deterministic Chaos^(LF) • Dragon's Breath^(WISH) • Eyes of Tomorrow^(BL) • Gjallarhorn^(30th) • Grand Overture^(SotR) • Heartshadow^(HAU) • Heir Apparent^(SoW) • Legend of Acrius • Leviathan's Breath^(SotU) • Microcosm^(TFS) • One Thousand Voices^(FSK) • Parasite^(TWQ) • Salvation's Grip^(BL) • Sleeper Simulant^(WM) • The Colony^(CoO) • The Lament^(BL) • The Prospector • The Queenbreaker^(FSK) • The Wardcliff Coil • Thunderlord^(FSK) • Tractor Cannon • Truth^(OPL) • Two-Tailed Fox^(FSK) • Xenophage^(SK) • Whisper of the Worm^(WM) • Winterbite^(LF) • Worldline Zero^(WM)