Destiny 2 - Borealis Sniper Rifle: Exotic Weapon

Borealis Sniper Rifle

The Borealis Sniper Rifle is classified as an exotic power type weapon that boasts high impact with adjustable elements. This makes the Borealis an excellent weapon especially for PvE environments, since it shines on dealing with shield-reliant bosses. It also serves as a staple for Nightfall Missions owing to the diversity in the element composition of the enemies.

Choosing to dismantle this weapon will produce the Glimmer. Sporting both The Fundamentals and Ionic Return, it essentially allows it to function as a dedicated shield breaker support weapon for the team.

Stats of the Borealis Sniper Rifle

The advantages of having the Borealis Sniper Rifle include its stellar Impact and Weapon type configuration.

It performs excellently against boss encounters as it is capable of taking down their Shields, thanks to its The Fundamentals Weapon Perk Trait. Its Fundamentals Weapon Perk, responsible for shuffling between Solar to Arc to Void-based damage, fares excellently especially on Nightfall. It is equally worth-noting that with Hand-Laid Stock, it further augments the weapon’s already moderate Stability.

One of its downsides however is that the Ionic Return Weapon Perk only works when inflicting shots on shields. Adding the scarcity of Heavy Weapon ammunition, it limits the Borealis to act as more of a secondary support weapon as opposed to a primary weapon for damage dealing.

How to Obtain the Borealis Sniper Rifle

There are various ways in order to obtain the Borealis Sniper Rifle, one is by farming exotic engrams, while another is raising the level of vendors. There is another option of participating in the Weekly Milestones activities. However contrary to the above mentioned options, Milestones is inferior.

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