Horror Story - Legendary Auto Rifle

Horror Story is an Auto Rifle Kinetic Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Auto Rifle - Kinetic - Primary - Precision Frame

Source: Festival of the Lost

It never starts out scary.

Weapon frame

Precision Frame

This weapon's recoil pattern is more predictably vertical.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact29
Range57
Stability40
Handling37
Reload Speed41
Aim Assistance35
Zoom16
Airborne Effectiveness10
Ammo Generation47
Rounds Per Minute450
Magazine32
Recoil Direction73

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Rifle Scope ST
    Ranged scope. Long zoom.
    • Increases range
    • Decreases handling speed
  • Rifle Scope SSF
    Focused scope. Long zoom.
    • Slightly increases range
    • Slightly decreases handling speed
  • Cleanshot IS
    Snapshot sight. Short zoom.
    • Increases handling speed
    • Slightly increases range
  • Hitmark IS
    Agile sight. Short zoom.
    • Greatly increases handling speed
    • Slightly increases range
  • Red Dot 2 MOA
    Snapshot sight. Short zoom.
    • Slightly increases range
    • Increases handling speed
  • Red Dot Micro
    Agile sight. Short zoom.
    • Increases range
    • Increases handling speed

Magazine or battery options

  • 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

Left column perks

  • Grave Robber
    Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon's magazine from reserves.
  • Killing Wind
    Final blows grant increased mobility, weapon range, and handling for a short duration.
  • Firmly Planted
    Increased accuracy, stability, and handling when firing while crouched.
  • Subsistence
    Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
  • Ambitious Assassin
    Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.
  • Outlaw
    Precision kills greatly decrease reload time.
  • Zen Moment
    Causing damage with this weapon reduces recoil and flinch over time.

Right column perks

  • Sympathetic Arsenal
    Reloading after a final blow also reloads stowed weapons.
  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Osmosis
    Using your grenade ability partially refills the magazine and changes this weapon's damage type to match your grenade until you stow it.
  • Moving Target
    Increased movement speed and target acquisition when moving while aiming down sights.
  • Snapshot Sights
    Faster time to aim down sights.
  • Slideways
    Sliding partially reloads this weapon's magazine and temporarily boosts handling and stability.
  • Rampage
    Kills with this weapon temporarily grant increased damage. Stacks 3x.

Masterwork options