Battle Scar - Legendary Pulse Rifle

Battle Scar is a Pulse Rifle Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Pulse Rifle - Kinetic - Primary - Lightweight Frame

Source: Open Legendary engrams and earn faction rank-up packages.

"Do not concern yourself with how many horns I bear." —Lord Shaxx

Superb handling. Move faster with this weapon equipped.

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

Accurized Rounds
This weapon can fire longer distances.
• Increases range
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
Steady Rounds
This magazine is optimized for recoil control.
• Greatly increases stability
• Slightly decreases range
• 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

Keep Away
Increases reload, range, and accuracy when no targets are in close proximity.
Shoot to Loot
Shooting an Orb of Power picks it up. Shooting an ammo brick picks it up and automatically reloads all of your equipped weapons from reserves.
Perfect Float
Being in combat for a moderate time increases airborne effectiveness and reduces flinch until you are out of combat.
Shot Swap
Final blows build and store charges which allow you to swap and stow this weapon at a faster rate.
Encore
Final blows grant a stacking stability, range, and accuracy bonus to this weapon. Precision final blows grant more stacks.
Perpetual Motion
This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.

Kinetic Tremors
Sustained kinetic damage to a target emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.
Headseeker
Body shots landed with this weapon increase precision damage and aim assist for a short time. Body shots landed while the perk is active refresh the time.
Eye of the Storm
This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
Multikill Clip
Reloading grants increased damage based on the number of rapid final blows made beforehand.
Osmosis
Using your grenade ability partially refills the magazine and changes this weapon's damage type to match your grenade until you stow it.
High-Impact Reserves
Rounds at the end of the magazine deal more damage.

Field-Tested
Defeating targets or dealing damage with this weapon gradually increases range, stability, handling, and reload speed.

Swords gain increased charge rate and guard resistance.