New Purpose - Legendary Pulse Rifle

New Purpose is a Pulse Rifle Stasis Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Pulse Rifle - Stasis - Primary - High-Impact Frame

Source: Dungeon "Duality"

I see you adorned in spots of blood like fallen rose petals. I see you victorious and bathed in light, I see you.

Slow firing and high damage. This weapon is more accurate when stationary, moving slowly, and aiming down sights.

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

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.
Appended Mag
This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
• Increases magazine size
Armor-Piercing Rounds
Rounds cause extra damage to combatants' shields and overpenetrate targets.
• Slightly increases range
High-Caliber Rounds
Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther.
• Slightly increases range
Ricochet Rounds
Rounds ricochet off hard surfaces.
• Increases stability
• Slightly increases range
Flared Magwell
Optimized for fast reloading.
• Slightly increases stability
• Greatly increases reload speed
Light Mag
Improved reload and range.
• Increases reload speed
• Slightly increases range

Perpetual Motion
This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.
Well-Rounded
Throwing a grenade or hitting a target with a charged melee grants a stacking bonus to weapon stability, handling, and range.

Using a Super grants maximum stacks.
Steady Hands
Kills provide improved handling for all weapons for a short duration.
Heating Up
Final blows with this weapon increase accuracy and stability while improving vertical recoil.
Feeding Frenzy
Each rapid kill with this weapon progressively increases reload speed for a short time.
Tunnel Vision
Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for a short duration.

Desperado
Reloading after a precision final blow or after rapidly defeating targets increases your rate of fire.
Headstone
Precision final blows spawn a [Stasis] Stasis crystal at the victim's location.
Focused Fury
Dealing a portion of the magazine as precision damage grants this weapon bonus damage. The shot count is reset whenever the weapon is reloaded or stowed.
Vorpal Weapon
Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
Harmony
Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
Adaptive Munitions
This weapon adapts its damage output and effectiveness against energy shields that don't match the weapon's damage type.

Bitterspite
While this weapon is equipped, taking damage accelerates its next reload.

Taking more damage increases the effect.