An Almost God-Roll Darkest Before Pulse Rifle | Destiny 2

If you’re looking for a rapid-fire pulse rifle that is a laser beam and melts people inside the Crucible, then look no further than the Darkest Before. It not only feels good to use and control but also has a perk that no other rapid-fire pulse rifle can get. The based stats are better when compared to the other popular rapid-fire pulse rifles.

It has the highest based stability (barely beating Gridskipper). It has good aim assistance but the stat that I think really helps this gun out is the bounce intensity stat.

Bounce intensity determines how far to the right or left the gun will bounce when firing. Darkest Before has a low bounce intensity compared to the other RF pulse rifles. This helps with the overall stability and control of the weapon.

Exclusive Perk

Now that we talked about why the weapon feels good to use, let’s talk about that exclusive perk and why it’s strong on this weapon. That perk is Elemental Capacitor. But there’s a catch here.

Elemental Capacitor increases the stats of the weapon based on the currently equipped subclass. If you’re using a Void subclass, this weapon has just become a laser beam for you. Void subclasses get an 18 point stability stat boost to this weapon.

So now (if you’re using a Void subclass) you have a fast-firing pulse rifle that shoots like a laser. Even more so if you have a god-roll. A god-roll Darkest Before would be Small Bore, Ricochet Rounds, Surplus, and Elemental Capacitor with a stability masterwork.

See it in action

The one that I have isn’t a god-roll but it’s pretty close. I have Chambered Compensator and Appended Mag. Overflow which isn’t something that I would want on this, then Elemental Capacitor. I also have a stability masterwork. Plus I run Nightstalker.

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This roll gives me a decent amount of range but with 89 points of stability. If you find one with this roll but with Ricochet Rounds, you can get up to 98 points of stability! With this roll, I feel like I don’t need a weapon mod like Targeting Adjuster or Counterbalance Stock. So I went with Radar Tuner.

If you find a god-roll with Surplus, then you’ve just maxed out your stability stat when having all your abilities active.

What if you don’t use a Void subclass?

If you don’t use a Void subclass, then I would go for one that has Full Auto Trigger System instead of Elemental Capacitor. Then Small Bore, Ricochet Rounds, Surplus (or any other you prefer in this column).

Where to find

You get this by playing the Prophecy dungeon. I did an article to try to shine a light on how the loot system works inside the Prophecy dungeon. After playing several times now the loot system is still a little strange to me.

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