The Eremite - Legendary Fusion Rifle

The Eremite is a Fusion Rifle Solar Special in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Fusion Rifle - Solar - Special - High-Impact Frame

Source: Season of the Witch

Retreat to the mind.

Weapon frame

High-Impact Frame

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

Base stats

StatValue
Impact95
Range51
Stability22
Handling26
Reload Speed22
Aim Assistance59
Zoom15
Airborne Effectiveness8
Ammo Generation21
Charge Time967
Magazine5
Recoil Direction75

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

  • Pulse Monitor
    Automatically reloads the magazine and improves weapon handling when wounded—even when this weapon is stowed.
  • Compulsive Reloader
    Grants increased reload speed when close to full magazine.
  • Offhand Strike
    Final blows grant additional weapon range, stability, and accuracy when firing from the hip for a short duration.
  • Slickdraw
    Significantly increases handling, significantly decreases target acquisition.
  • Envious Assassin
    Defeating targets with other weapons before drawing this one transfers ammo to the magazine from reserves. This effect can overflow the magazine based on the number of targets defeated.
  • Lead from Gold
    Picking up Heavy ammo also grants ammo to this weapon.
  • Heal Clip
    Reloading shortly after dealing a final blow grants Cure to you and your nearby allies.

Right column perks

  • Cornered
    Faster charge time or draw time when surrounded by combatants.
  • High Ground
    Final blows with this weapon grant stacks of bonus damage. Attacking targets from higher ground immediately grants the maximum number of stacks.
  • Pugilist
    Final blows with this weapon generate melee energy.
    Dealing melee damage briefly improves this weapon's handling.
  • Controlled Burst
    Landing every shot in a burst grants this weapon increased damage and reduced charge time for a short duration.
  • Elemental Capacitor
    Increased stats based on the currently equipped Super.
    • [Solar] increases your reload speed.
    • [Arc] increases handling.
    • [Void] increases stability.
    • [Stasis] moderately controls recoil and increases movement speed when aiming down sights.
    • [Strand] increases airborne effectiveness.
  • 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.
  • Reservoir Burst
    When the battery is full, your next burst deals additional damage and causes enemies to explode on death.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Head Rush
    Sliding or standing up after crouching for a short time grants this weapon a brief period of bonus handling, reload speed, and damage against Hive combatants.

Masterwork options