Borealis

Borealis — Destiny 2 Exotic Sniper Rifle
Exotic Sniper Rifle · Void · Special
Where it drops: Source: Exotic engrams; extremely rare world drops.

“Light is a spectrum. Why limit yourself to a single hue?”

Weapon stats

Stability 67
Handling 70
Range 49
Aim Assistance 75
Ammo Generation 55
Airborne Effectiveness 12
Recoil Direction 55
Zoom 45
Magazine 4
Impact 90
Reload Speed 65
Rounds Per Minute 72

Intrinsic Traits

The Fundamentals

Weapon Perks

Corkscrew Rifling
Extended Mag
Ionic Return
Hand-Laid Stock

What the Borealis perks do

The Fundamentals

Hold [Reload] to cycle this weapon's element between Arc, Solar, and Void. Selected element persists through stow and death. Grants 30% [10%] increased damage for 10 seconds upon receiving or applying an elemental buff or debuff that matches the currently selected element. Buff can be activated while stowed.

Corkscrew Rifling

Balanced barrel. • Slightly increases range and stability • Slightly increases handling speed

Extended Mag

This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower. • Greatly increases magazine size • Greatly decreases reload speed • Increases airborne effectiveness

Ionic Return

Breaking an elemental shield matching the currently selected element refills the magazine from reserves and grants 5 shots of 'Ionic Return'. Ionic Return grants each shot the following benefits: • 15% increased bodyshot damage • 37% increases critical damage

Hand-Laid Stock

This weapon is optimized for recoil control. • Increases stability

Borealis in Destiny 2

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