Highlights:
* Destiny 2 Pulse Rifle tier list ranks all the maximum upgraded weapons based on their PvP and PvE performance, the latter being more significant.
* Pulse Rifles offer decent range and damage as a primary weapon. Choose a fast-firing second weapon for close-range coverage on the battlefield.
Destiny 2 Pulse Rifles have been player-preferred primary weapons, especially due to the buffs they received following the release of the Final Shape DLC. The burst-fire weapons have a long range and medium damage thereby possessing few disadvantages. It can be considered a hybrid of a sniper and an auto rifle while its more ‘aggressive’ variants can be compared to the power of Handcannons. To excel in both PvE and PvP, one must stay up-to-date with the Pulse Rifle meta changes with the third-person shooter tier list.
Updated Destiny 2 Pulse Rifle Tier List
A live service title, Bungie keeps introducing more weapons and content which makes the Destiny 2 Pulse Rifle tier list prone to change. Each weapon has different perks that affect its capabilities in the story mode, dungeon battles, and competitive games. This tier list features five sections and a description of each can be found below:-
- Tier-0: The strongest Destiny 2 weapons in the Pulse Rifles category, recommended for PvE and PvP.
- Tier-1: Ideal weapons for PvE but they are not as strong as those in the former tier in PvP.
- Tier-2: Average rifles. They are decent picks if players don’t have other options for dungeon fights.
- Tier-3: There are better alternatives to these Pulse Rifles but they have some utility for beginners.
- Tier-4: The weakest weapons in this Destiny 2 Pulse Rifle tier list.
Ranking All Pulse Rifles In Destiny 2
| Tiers | Destiny 2 Pulse Rifles |
| 0 | Nullify, Red Death Reformed, Graviton Lance, Darkest Before, Outbreak Perfected, Corrasion, Collective Obligation, Oversoul Edict, BxR-55 Battler, Horror’s Least, Elsie’s Rifle, The Messenger, Insidious |
| 1 | No Time To Explain, No Purpose, Battle Scar, Different Times, Chattering Bone, Belisarius-D, Smite of Merain, Veles-X, Adhortative, Disparity, Aisha’s Care |
| 2 | Phyllotactic Spiral, Revision Zero, The Time-Worn Spire, Psi Hermetic V, Blast Furnace, Nightshade, Legal Action II, Relentless, Syncopation-53, Autumn Wind, Cold Denial |
| 3 | Jurassic Green, Scalar Potential, Hailing Confusion, Horror’s Least, Jian 7 Rifle, Ogma PR6, Outlast, Stars in Shadow, Stay Frosty, Yesteryear |
| 4 | Bad Juju, Vigilance Wing, Claws of the Wolf, Gridskipper, Forge’s Pledge, Jorum’s Claw, Last Perdition, Perses-D, Premonition, The Third Axiom |
The Top Three All-Rounder Destiny 2 Pulse Rifles
No Time To Explain, Battle Scar, and Red Death Reformed are the three top Pulse Rifle picks in Destiny 2 at the moment. Possessing the Kinetic Element power, NTE can be obtained from the Beyond Light campaign. Red Death Reformed is exclusively available in the Echoes Season Pass from the Rank 145 tier. Lastly, Battle Scar is more easily obtained by earning Faction Rank-Up packages but it can also be obtained via Legendary engrams.
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