Psi Aeterna IV - Legendary Pulse Rifle
Psi Aeterna IV is a Pulse Rifle Arc Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.
Weapon overview
Pulse Rifle - Arc - Special - Micro-Missile Frame
Source: Random Perks: This item cannot be reacquired from Collections.
Alone, unending, peerless.
Weapon frame
Micro-Missile Frame
Fires self-propelled micro-missiles that explode on impact for high damage.
Base stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Stability | 45 |
| Handling | 26 |
| Reload Speed | 30 |
| Aim Assistance | 68 |
| Zoom | 20 |
| Airborne Effectiveness | 20 |
| Ammo Generation | 11 |
| Rounds Per Minute | 200 |
| Magazine | 5 |
| Recoil Direction | 71 |
| Velocity | 63 |
| Blast Radius | 68 |
Available perks
Barrel or sight options
- Volatile Launch
This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload.
• Greatly increases blast radius
• Slightly decreases handling speed
• Slightly decreases projectile speed - Confined Launch
This weapon's launch parameters are particularly stable.
• Greatly increases stability
• Increases blast radius
• Decreases projectile speed - Countermass
This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil.
• Greatly controls recoil
• Increases stability
• Increases handling speed - Hard Launch
This weapon's launch barrel is optimized for projectile speed.
• Greatly increases projectile speed
• Decreases stability
• Slightly decreases blast radius - Linear Compensator
This weapon's launch barrel is well-balanced.
• Slightly increases projectile speed
• Slightly increases blast radius
• Slightly increases stability - Quick Launch
This weapon's barrel provides faster projectiles and much faster aiming.
• Greatly increases handling speed
• Increases projectile speed - Smart Drift Control
This barrel is broadly optimized for firing control.
• Moderately controls recoil
• Increases stability
• Increases handling speed
• Slightly increases projectile speed
Magazine or battery options
- Appended Mag
This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
• Increases magazine size - Tactical Mag
This weapon has multiple tactical improvements.
• Slightly increases stability
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases magazine size - 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 - Alloy Magazine
Faster reload when the magazine is nearly empty. - Flared Magwell
Optimized for fast reloading.
• Slightly increases stability
• Greatly increases reload speed - High-Velocity Rounds
This weapon's projectiles are particularly light and quick.
• Increases projectile speed
• Increases reload speed - Implosion Rounds
This weapon's projectiles travel faster and have a controlled explosion.
• Increases projectile speed
• Greatly increases stability
• Decreases blast radius - High-Explosive Ordnance
This weapon's projectiles are larger and travel faster.
• Increases blast radius
• Slightly increases projectile speed
• Decreases magazine size
Left column perks
- Blast Distributor
Dealing splash damage grants a bonus to Grenade stat. - Eddy Current
Temporarily increases reload speed and handling after sprinting or while amplified. This effect is improved when you are amplified. - Beacon Rounds
Final blows with this weapon grant your projectiles tracking and increase reload speed. Dealing further damage extends the duration. - Stats for All
Hitting three separate targets increases weapon handling, stability, reload, and range for a moderate duration. - Reverberation
Final blows with this weapon increase the size of its detonations for a short duration. - Trickle Charge
Receiving or discharging Bolt Charge partially loads the magazine from reserves.
Right column perks
- 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. - Elemental Honing
Dealing unique elemental damage grants this weapon a stacking damage bonus. This bonus is increased for kinetic weapons. - Jolting Feedback
Dealing repeated damage with this weapon inflicts Jolt.
While amplified, Jolt is applied faster. - One for All
Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration. - Rolling Storm
Final blows grant Bolt Charge.
While amplified, final blows grant additional Bolt Charge. - Adrenaline Junkie
This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.
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. - Vanguard Determination
After using your class ability, final blows with this weapon grant you bonus damage resistance. - Wild Card
Final blows with this weapon have a chance to create experimental submunitions at the target's location.
Masterwork options
- Stability
- Handling
- Reload Speed
- Blast Radius
- Velocity