Destiny: Pulse Rifles in Year 2 – These are the best and this is what you need to know

The Best Pulse Rifles Compared

Let’s take a look at all the featured weapons in comparison:

Weapon Value	Rate of Fire	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Magazine	Aim Assist
Lyudmila-D	59	30	63	54	51	36	30
Red  Death	66	14	33	51	76	27	50
Nirwen’s Mercy	66	14	34	71	68	30	65
Suros PDX-41	66	14	48	68	62	27	55
Iron Sledge	73	7	27	72	80	27	60
Suros PDX-45	73	7	22	75	90	27	70
Grip of Malok	77	4	33	54	61	30	82

The Grip of Malok comes with the highest aim assist. The best range is with the Lyudmila-D. The Suros PDX-45 is definitely worth a second look, even if particular attention must be paid to ensure that range is not further decreased.

Recommended Perks for Pulse Rifles

Stability Values

Keep an eye out for the following perks in the wild that increase your stability values:

• Steady Frame – Increased stability, decreased magazine size. This is not a problem in PvP, but for combat against AI, you want something else. This perk can only appear on weapons that do not have a specific manufacturer.
• Balanced Aim – A must-have for almost all pulse rifles, especially those from Häkke. This perk almost completely eliminates any horizontal kick while shooting. This perk can occur on any pulse rifle.
• Perfect Balance – Increases stability. Cannot roll on Häkke pulse rifles.
• Small Caliber – Increased range and stability, slower reload speed, smaller magazine. Also more of a perk for the Crucible. This also cannot occur on Häkke pulse rifles.

Status Value Increases

The following perks are helpful for other status value increases:

• Hidden Hand – Improves your aim assistance. Helpful both for the Crucible and against AI. Unfortunately, only Suros pulse rifles can come with this perk.
• Reinforced Barrel – Increased range at the cost of reload speed. Again, unfortunately: Suros only!
• Hammer Forged – Increased range and accuracy, but, as you might guess, it’s again only obtained from Suros pulse rifles (with the exception being the Trials of Osiris pulse rifle, The Summoner).
• Handlaid Stock – Increases range.

Helper Perks

The following helper perks make your daily “work” in Destiny easier:

• One-Man Army – Kills without assists recharge your melee attack and grenade. Very helpful in PvE.
• Control of the Masses – Kills with this weapon grant bonus damage.
• Feast – Kills with this weapon increase reload speed.
• Full Auto – The weapon can be fired in full auto mode, which is especially helpful for the fast-firing variants.
• Headseeker – Body shots increase precision damage.
• High-Caliber Rounds – Staggers targets, particularly nasty in PvP.

And what are the God Rolls? What are the weapons you want to have?