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Legendary Pulse Rifle

The Third Axiom

ArcArcPrimaryPrimaryVanguard strikes
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Don't tell me the odds.

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Adaptive Frame

A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

Barrel
Magazine
Trait 1
Trait 2
Origin Trait

Selected In a community god rollHover a perk for what it does.

Stats

This roll, before masterwork
Rounds Per Minute
390
Impact
29
Range
49
Stability
55
Handling
57
Reload Speed
26
Magazine
45
Aim Assistance
66
Zoom
18
Recoil Direction
100
Airborne Effectiveness
20
Ammo Generation
47

Usage this week

From Bungie match reports
Endgame PvE
0.00%
of kills · 1 player
PvP
0.01%
of kills · 8 players

Community god rolls

  • First choicePvE

    Piercing Barrier Champions in activities rated Very Hard, Hard or Normal difficulty.

    Utility · Champions · Endgame
    Trait 1
    Any of
    SlidewaysGenesis
    Trait 2
    Disruption Break
    Barrel
    Any of
    Arrowhead BrakeChambered CompensatorCorkscrew RiflingExtended BarrelFluted Barrel
    Magazine
    Any of
    Alloy MagazineAppended MagArmor-Piercing RoundsHigh-Caliber RoundsRicochet RoundsFlared Magwell

    The Third Axiom is an Adaptive pulse rifle which as a subfamily are currently rated C-Tier for endgame PvE by @TheAegisRelic Endgame Analysis spreadsheet in https://www.destiny2.science/ as "small step down from C tier pulse damage profile, but has barrier intrinsic". The frame intrinsic offers no bonuses beyond being "well-rounded, reliable and sturdy", as per the https://www.destiny2.science/ Destiny Data Compendium. The stats are on the low side by comparison with its peers - you can see the stats at https://destiny.report/w/3744058588/the-third-axiom and hopefully https://d2foundry.gg/w/3744058588 will show how weapon stats impact in-game performance when the site is back up and running. The recoil is a little left and a bit loose, so to tighten that up, look for a barrel perk that helps with Recoil Direction or, if you can handle it just go for extra handling, and then with the magazine perk go for Armor-Piercing Rounds for the additional ×1.05 shield damage, one of the other cambat effect mags or something that helps improve magazine size or reload. This is, admittedly, a niche roll but if you pair Genesis in the first trait perk column, to refill the mag after breaking a shield or Slideways to refill 15% of the mag and boost Stability by +15 and Handling by +30 (+18 and +33 when enhanced) when you slide, with Disruption Break in the second column to increase kinetic damage by ×1.5 for 5.5s after breaking an elemental shield or barrier, you should be able to quickly finish off Barrier Champions from a safe distance with a kinetic special weapon. The Vanguard Determination origin trait provides up to ×3 stacks that reduces incoming damage to max ×0.94 for a refreshable 10s (12.5s when enhanced), on kills within 20s of using a class ability. If you're interested, in mathematics, the "Third Axiom of Probability" (the axiom of countable additivity) dictates how separate, mutually exclusive events function - this ties perfectly into the weapon's flavour text. Recommended MW: Handling, with your preferred choice of mod to boost weapon stats, ammo generation, or elemental pickups for builds.

    By Saint_Kabr and ImpetusAlways · PvE Podcast 172 - The Best Pulse Rifles

From the DIM community wish lists (voltron), picks made since Edge of Fate.

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