Darkest Before - Legendary Pulse Rifle

Darkest Before is a Pulse Rifle Solar Primary in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Pulse Rifle - Solar - Primary - Rapid-Fire Frame

Source: "Prophecy" Dungeon

"Persevere, or die in darkness. The choice is yours." —Emissary of the Nine

Deeper ammo reserves. Slightly faster reload when magazine is empty.

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

Attrition Orbs
Dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.
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.
Heal Clip
Reloading shortly after dealing a final blow grants Cure to you and your nearby allies.
Deconstruct
Dealing sustained damage grants bonus damage against vehicles and constructs and refills ammo from reserves. Damage with Primary ammo or against constructs provides additional progress.

Constructs include barricades, turrets, Stasis crystals, and other objects created in the field.
Subsistence
Defeating targets partially reloads the magazine from reserves.
Wellspring
Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.

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.
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.
Incandescent
Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby.
More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.
Kill Clip
Reloading after a kill grants increased damage.
One for All
Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
Surplus
Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.

Crossing Over
This weapon has increased range and handling for the top half of the magazine, while rounds from the bottom half of the magazine deal increased damage.