Arbalest

Arbalest
Attributes
Season	6
Type	Linear Fusion Rifle
Slot	Kinetic
Ammo	Special
Rarity	Exotic
Damage Type	Kinetic
Description	"We didn't have linear fusions in the Dark Age. But we made it work." —The Drifter
Statistics
Impact	41
Range	36
Stability	50
Handling	25
Reload Speed	28
Charge Time	533
Magazine	5
Zoom	25
Inventory Size	34
Aim Assistance	31
Airborne Effectiveness	12
Recoil	77
Bounce Intensity	23
Bounce Direction	Tends Right

Acquisition
	Exotic engrams; extremely rare world drops.
	Exotic Engram Possible reward. Does not require any expansion to obtain as a drop from Exotic Engrams.
	Another Last City Quest reward. Requires Lightfall.
	Xûr Occasionally sells this weapon in exchange for 29 Legendary Shards. Requires Forsaken Pack to purchase.

Arbalest PvP Stats

Arbalest is an Exotic Linear Fusion Rifle.

Perks - Curated Roll

Intrinsic

• Compounding Force - Fires slugs that cause massive damage to combatant shields. Strong against Barrier Champions.

Barrel

• Extended Barrel - Weighty barrel extension.
  • Increases range
  • Decreases handling speed
  • Moderately controls recoil

Battery

• Projection Fuse - Distance optimizations.
  • Increases Range.

Trait

• Disruption Break - Breaking a combatant's shield with this weapon makes them more vulnerable to Kinetic damage for an improved duration.

Stock

• Composite Stock - This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock.
  • Slightly increases Stability.
  • Slightly increases Handling Speed.

Catalyst

• Genesis - Breaking a combatant's shield with this weapon fills its magazine from reserves. Energy weapons regenerate ammo on hit when matching the damage type to the combatant's shield.

Arbalest Catalyst can be found by completing strikes, Crucible and Gambit matches. Its upgrade is unlocked by defeating 500 enemies with Arbalest.

The Catalyst increases Arbalest's Handling stat by 20, increases its Magazine stat by 30, and adds the Genesis perk.

Notes

• The Forsaken Pack is required in order to purchase this weapon when Xûr is selling it, but players do not need to own the Forsaken Pack to obtain it as a drop from Exotic Engrams.
• This weapon was originally obtained as a quest reward during The Revelry.

Lore

"Nah. Dark Age version was better."

"You and I remember the Dark Age differently."

"I'll take a hard projectile over energy any day. No better way to make sure the target is dead."

"Energy is for silencing barriers. Fists are all I need to administer blunt-force trauma."

"I forget you used to be a Warlord."

"What do you mean 'used to?'"

"I thought you'd thrown in with Saladin and Felwinter."

"I did. But I never stopped being me."

"Then why—"

"'Warlord' is too many syllables."

"Gambit needs more candidates like you. Should stop by sometime. Whatever you want to call yourself."

"Thank you. You're a liar and a cheat. Stay out of my Crucible."

Images

Weapon Ornaments

• Barren Wastes
• Electromagnetic Execution
• Outrunner
• Violent Exorcism

Patch History

• 6.3.0
  • Reduced body shot damage to match Lorentz Driver.
• 6.2.5.3
  • Arbalest and Lorentz Driver
    • Reduced the aim assist cones by 35%.
• 6.2.5.1
  • Fixed an issue where the scope for Arbalest’s Electromagnetic Execution ornament would flicker under some circumstances.
• 4.1.0
  • Reduced damage vs Champions by 25% (will still break barriers in one hit).
• 4.0.0.1
  • Doubled the amount of flinch received.
• 3.4.0
  • Now has intrinsic anti-barrier.
  • UNLISTED: Arbalest Catalyst can now be obtained.
• 3.1.1
  • Reduced Arbalest's aim assist, making it harder to hit headshots in Crucible.
• 3.0.0.1
  • No longer strikes shields multiple times, but its efficacy against shielded targets has been increased.
• 2.5.0.1
  • Fixed an issue where Arbalest could not be acquired by players who do not own the Annual Pass.

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