Cold Denial - Legendary Pulse Rifle

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

Weapon overview

Pulse Rifle - Kinetic - Primary - High-Impact Frame

Source: Episode: Heresy Activities

A familiar tool in the face of failure.

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

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

Ambitious Assassin
Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.
Zen Moment
Causing damage with this weapon reduces recoil and flinch over time.
Tunnel Vision
Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for a short duration.
Enlightened Action
Dealing damage improves reload speed and handling.
Surplus
Increases handling, reload speed, and stability for each fully charged ability.
Steady Hands
Kills provide improved handling for all weapons for a short duration.

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.
Swashbuckler
This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
Gutshot Straight
Aiming down sights increases body shot damage, decreases target acquisition.
Multikill Clip
Reloading grants increased damage based on the number of rapid final blows made beforehand.
Eye of the Storm
This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower.
Desperado
Reloading after a precision final blow or after rapidly defeating targets increases your rate of fire.

Paracausal Fluid
Gain bonus handling and mobility when damaging targets with this weapon. Swords gain increased charge rate while this perk is active.