Empirical Evidence

Empirical Evidence
Attributes
Season	16
Type	Sidearm
Slot	Kinetic
Ammo	Primary
Rarity	Legendary
Damage Type	Kinetic
Archetype	Aggressive Burst
Description	Under duress, a soul will say whatever they think you want to hear. Trust your own eyes.
Statistics
Impact	56
Range	57
Stability	40
Handling	41
Reload Speed	32
Rounds Per Minute	325
Magazine	25
Zoom	12
Inventory Size	30
Aim Assistance	86
Recoil	98
Bounce Intensity	2
Bounce Direction	Tends Right

Weapon Shaping
	Weapon Pattern Completing Deepsight Resonance extractions on this weapon will unlock its Pattern.
	Deepsight Resonance Extractions required to unlock: 1

Acquisition
	The Witch Queen campaign
	The Witch Queen Quest Quest reward (will have Deepsight Resonance).
	Throne World Engram Possible reward.

Empirical Evidence PvP Stats

Empirical Evidence is a Legendary Sidearm.

Perks - Curated Roll

Intrinsic

• Aggressive Burst — Hard-hitting two-burst fire.

Barrel

• Fluted Barrel - Ultra-light barrel.
  • Greatly increases Handling Speed.
  • Slightly increases Stability.

Magazine

• High-Caliber Rounds - Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther.
  • Slightly increases Range.

Trait 1

• Perpetual Motion - This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.

Trait 2

• Wellspring - Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.

Origin Trait

• Psychohack - Sustained damage from this weapon lowers the target's damage output for a short duration.

Perks - Random Rolls/Shaped

Intrinsic

• Aggressive Burst — Hard-hitting two-burst fire.

Possible Barrel

• Arrowhead Brake - Lightly vented barrel.
  • Greatly controls Recoil.
  • Increases Handling Speed.
• Chambered Compensator - Stable barrel attachment.
  • Increases Stability.
  • Improves Recoil Direction.
  • 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.

Possible Magazine

• Extended Mag - This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
  • Greatly increases magazine size.
  • Greatly decreases Reload Speed.
• Alloy Magazine - Faster Reload when the magazine is empty.
• Appended Mag - This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
  • Increases magazine size.
• Armor-Piercing Rounds - Rounds cause extra damage to 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

Possible Trait 1

Normal

• Ensemble - Improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby.
• Pulse Monitor - Automatically reloads the magazine and improves weapon handling when wounded—even when this weapon is stowed.
• Tunnel Vision - Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for a short duration.
• Compulsive Reloader - Grants increased reload speed when close to full magazine.
• Perpetual Motion - This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion.
• Encore - Precision final blows grant a stacking range bonus to this weapon. Non-precision final blows remove range stacks but grant bonus accuracy and stability when all range stacks have been removed.

Enhanced

• Ensemble (Enhanced) - Substantially improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby.
• Pulse Monitor (Enhanced) - Automatically reloads the magazine and improves weapon handling when lightly wounded—even when this weapon is stowed.
• Tunnel Vision (Enhanced) - Reloading after defeating a target greatly increases target acquisition and aim down sight speed for an improved duration.
• Compulsive Reloader (Enhanced) - Grants greatly increased reload speed when close to full magazine.
• Perpetual Motion Enhanced - This weapon gains bonus stability, handling, and reload speed while the wielder is in motion for a short duration.
• Encore (Enhanced) - Precision final blows grant a stacking range bonus to this weapon. Non-precision final blows remove range stacks but grant bonus accuracy and stability when all range stacks have been removed. Effect duration is improved.

Possible Trait 2

Normal

• Adagio - After defeating a target, this weapon fires, charges, or draws more slowly and deals increased damage for a brief time.
• Unrelenting - Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one kill.
• Wellspring - Kills with this weapon generate ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
• Thresh - Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.
• Swashbuckler - This weapon gains increased damage from melee kills and kills with this weapon.
• Harmony - Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for a short duration.

Enhanced

• Adagio (Enhanced) - After defeating a target, this weapon fires, charges, or draws more slowly and deals increased damage for an improved time.
• Unrelenting (Enhanced) - Rapidly defeating targets triggers health regeneration. Guardians and powerful combatants count as more than one target. Improves handling.
• Wellspring (Enhanced) - Final blows with this weapon generate an improved amount of ability energy. This energy is divided between your uncharged abilities.
• Thresh (Enhanced) - Defeating combatants with this weapon generates an improved small amount of Super energy.
• Swashbuckler (Enhanced) - This weapon gains increased damage for an improved duration from melee final blows and defeating targets with this weapon.
• Harmony (Enhanced) - Final blows with other weapons improve this weapon's damage and performance for an improved duration.

Origin Trait

• Psychohack - Sustained damage from this weapon lowers the target's damage output for a short duration.

Kill Tracker

• Kill Tracker - This weapon tracks the number of enemies you defeated with it.
• Crucible Tracker - This weapon tracks the number of Crucible opponents you defeated with it.

Weapon Shaping

Intrinsic

Level Unlocked	Intrinsic	Cost
1	Aggressive Burst	5 Resonant Alloys 10,000
7	Aggressive Burst (Enhanced Intrinsic, +10 Handling)	20 Resonant Alloys 40,000 12 Enhancement Cores
	Aggressive Burst (Enhanced Intrinsic, +10 Range)
	Aggressive Burst (Enhanced Intrinsic, +10 Reload Speed)
	Aggressive Burst (Enhanced Intrinsic, +10 Stability)

Note: After the weapon reaches Level 20, each Enhanced Intrinsic will also grant a +2 boost to the stats granted by the other Enhanced Intrinsics.

Barrel

Level Unlocked	Barrel	Cost
1	Polygonal Rifling	75 Resonant Elements
	Extended Barrel
2	Chambered Compensator
3	Smallbore
4	Corkscrew Rifling
5	Full Bore
6	Hammer-Forged Rifling
7	Arrowhead Brake
8	Fluted Barrel

Magazine

Level Unlocked	Magazine	Cost
1	Alloy Magazine	75 Resonant Elements
	Appended Mag
2	Flared Magwell
3	Light Mag
4	Armor-Piercing Rounds
5	Extended Mag
6	High-Caliber Rounds
7	Ricochet Rounds

Trait 1

Level Unlocked	Trait	Cost
1	Ensemble	300 Resonant Elements
	Pulse Monitor
4	Tunnel Vision
7	Ensemble (Enhanced)	1 Ascendant Alloy 2,000 Resonant Elements
8	Pulse Monitor (Enhanced)
9	Tunnel Vision (Enhanced)
11	Compulsive Reloader	300 Resonant Elements
12	Perpetual Motion
13	Encore
14	Compulsive Reloader (Enhanced)	1 Ascendant Alloy 2,000 Resonant Elements
15	Perpetual Motion Enhanced
16	Encore (Enhanced)

Trait 2

Level Unlocked	Trait	Cost
1	Adagio	300 Resonant Elements
	Unrelenting
4	Wellspring
7	Adagio (Enhanced)	1 Ascendant Alloy 2,000 Resonant Elements
8	Unrelenting (Enhanced)
9	Wellspring (Enhanced)
11	Thresh	300 Resonant Elements
12	Swashbuckler
13	Harmony
14	Thresh (Enhanced)	1 Ascendant Alloy 2,000 Resonant Elements
15	Swashbuckler (Enhanced)
16	Harmony (Enhanced)

Images

Patch History

• 4.0.1
  • Fixed an issue that was causing the "Empirical Evidence" sidearm to be less stable than intended.
    • This has been updated to be closer in feel to the "Breachlight" sidearm.
• 4.0.0.1
  • Added to the game.

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