Darkest Before

Darkest Before — Destiny 2 Legendary Pulse Rifle
Legendary Pulse Rifle · Arc · Primary
Where it drops: Source: Complete Trials tickets and earn rank-up packages from the Emissary of the Nine.

“"Persevere, or die in darkness. The choice is yours." —Emissary of the Nine”

Weapon stats

Stability 48
Handling 27
Range 34
Aim Assistance 75
Ammo Generation 50
Airborne Effectiveness 10
Recoil Direction 70
Zoom 17
Magazine 36
Impact 23
Reload Speed 35
Rounds Per Minute 540

Intrinsic Traits

Rapid-Fire Frame

Weapon Perks

Arrowhead Brake Hammer-Forged Rifling Smallbore
Slideshot Quickdraw
Full Auto Trigger System

What the Darkest Before perks do

Rapid-Fire Frame

Deeper ammo reserves. Slightly faster reload when magazine is empty.

Arrowhead Brake

Lightly vented barrel. • Greatly controls recoil • Increases handling speed

Hammer-Forged Rifling

Durable ranged barrel. • Increases range

Smallbore

Dual strength barrel. • Increases range • Increases stability

Slideshot

Sliding refills 15% of the Magazine (rounded up) and grants 20 Range and Stability for your next shot (of the burst) within 2.5 seconds. 0.3 second cooldown after activation but can activate multiple times during a slide. Buff is removed on stow.

Quickdraw

Switching to the Weapon grants 100 Ready/Stow Handling and a 0.95x Ready Animation Duration Multiplier for 1 second. Buff is removed as soon as ADS input is pressed.

Full Auto Trigger System

Weapon fires Full Auto. (Identical to the setting) Decreases Firing Delay by 10% on Shotguns.

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