Laser Painter - Legendary Linear Fusion Rifle

Laser Painter is a Linear Fusion Rifle Strand Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Linear Fusion Rifle - Strand - Heavy - Precision Frame

Source: Complete Gambit matches and earn rank-up packages from the Drifter.

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Weapon frame

Precision Frame

Fires a long-range precision energy bolt. This weapon's recoil pattern is more predictably vertical.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact41
Range34
Stability43
Handling23
Reload Speed25
Aim Assistance63
Zoom25
Airborne Effectiveness10
Ammo Generation26
Charge Time533
Magazine5
Recoil Direction70

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

  • Encore
    Final blows grant a stacking stability, range, and accuracy bonus to this weapon. Precision final blows grant more stacks.
  • No Distractions
    Aiming this weapon for a short period reduces flinch.
  • Outlaw
    Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
  • Rapid Hit
    Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.
  • Stats for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases weapon handling, stability, reload, and range for a moderate duration.
  • Clown Cartridge
    Reloading this weapon randomly overfills it from reserves.
  • Invisible Hand
    Repeatedly missing targets increases this weapon's stability for a short time. This buff lasts for a short duration after a target is hit.
  • Fragile Focus
    This weapon gains bonus range until your shield is destroyed. The bonus returns once your shield has regenerated to full strength.
  • Compulsive Reloader
    Grants increased reload speed when close to full magazine.
  • Auto-Loading Holster
    The holstered weapon is automatically reloaded after a short period of time.
  • Ensemble
    Improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby.
  • Moving Target
    Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.

Right column perks

  • Unrelenting
    Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.
  • Golden Tricorn
    Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. While this buff is active, grenade or melee kills of the same damage type greatly increase its damage and duration.
  • High-Impact Reserves
    Rounds at the end of the magazine deal more damage.
  • Harmony
    Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.
  • 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.
  • Hip-Fire Grip
    Increases accuracy, stability, and precision hit targeting when firing from the hip.
  • Hatchling
    Precision final blows or rapidly defeating targets with this weapon spawns a Threadling at the target's location.
  • Vorpal Weapon
    Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
  • Box Breathing
    Aiming this weapon for a short period without firing grants bonus range and precision damage that resets after firing or exiting zoom.
  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Wellspring
    Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
  • Thresh
    Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Gun and Run
    Defeating targets builds stacks of Gun and Run for a short duration. Sprinting for a short time consumes a stack to partially reload this weapon's magazine from reserves; on Bows, this briefly improves draw speed.
  • Veist Stinger
    Damaging an enemy with this weapon has a small chance to reload the magazine and increase movement speed while aiming down sights. Bows receive faster draw speed and swords receive faster charge rate while this perk is active.

Masterwork options