Riptide - Legendary Fusion Rifle

Riptide is a Fusion Rifle Stasis Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Fusion Rifle - Stasis - Special - Rapid-Fire Frame

Source: Purchase from Lord Shaxx

"Sudden, swift, and deadly."

Weapon frame

Rapid-Fire Frame

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

Base stats

StatValue
Impact55
Range21
Stability31
Handling50
Reload Speed45
Aim Assistance31
Zoom15
Airborne Effectiveness3
Ammo Generation46
Charge Time533
Magazine7
Recoil Direction53

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Arrowhead Brake
    Lightly vented barrel.
    • Greatly controls recoil
    • Increases handling speed
  • Chambered Compensator
    Stable barrel attachment.
    • Increases stability
    • Moderately controls recoil
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Corkscrew Rifling
    Balanced barrel.
    • Slightly increases range and stability
    • Slightly increases handling speed
  • Extended Barrel
    Weighty barrel extension.
    • Increases range
    • Decreases handling speed
    • Moderately controls recoil
  • Fluted Barrel
    Ultra-light barrel.
    • Greatly increases handling speed
    • Slightly increases stability
  • Full Bore
    Barrel optimized for distance.
    • Greatly increases range
    • Decreases stability
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
    Durable ranged barrel.
    • Increases range
  • Polygonal Rifling
    Barrel optimized for recoil reduction.
    • Increases stability
  • Smallbore
    Dual strength barrel.
    • Increases range
    • Increases stability

Magazine or battery options

  • Accelerated Coils
    Speeds up charge.
    • Faster charge time
    • Decreases impact damage
  • Enhanced Battery
    Strong battery life.
    • Increases magazine size
  • Ionized Battery
    Large heavy battery.
    • Greatly increases magazine size
    • Greatly decreases reload speed
  • Liquid Coils
    Slower-building charge for higher damage.
    • Increases impact damage
    • Slower charge time
  • Particle Repeater
    Improves stability.
    • Increases stability
  • Projection Fuse
    Distance optimizations.
    • Increases range

Left column perks

  • Auto-Loading Holster
    The holstered weapon is automatically reloaded after a short period of time.
  • Overflow
    Picking up Special or Heavy ammo automatically loads this weapon beyond normal capacity.
  • Built to Blast
    Gain aim assist, stability, and flinch resistance while you have Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or Void Overshield.
  • Subsistence
    Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
  • Cornered
    Faster charge time or draw time when surrounded by combatants.
  • Under Pressure
    Improved stability and accuracy as the magazine gets lower.

Right column perks

  • Chill Clip
    Direct hits with the top half of the magazine cause a detonation that slows nearby targets.
  • Vorpal Weapon
    Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
  • Crystalline Corpsebloom
    Rapid final blows spawn a [Stasis] Stasis crystal near the victim's location.
  • Closing Time
    Improves range, accuracy, and handling as the magazine gets lower.
  • Controlled Burst
    Landing every shot in a burst grants this weapon increased damage and reduced charge time for a short duration.
  • Collective Pugilism
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of melee energy generation on hit. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Accelerated Assault
    Dealing sustained damage with this weapon loads a small amount of ammo from reserves, or removes heat, and slightly increases damage.
  • Roar of Battle
    Being in combat for a short duration increases handling and stability.
  • Wild Card
    Final blows with this weapon have a chance to create experimental submunitions at the target's location.

Masterwork options