Merciless

Merciless
Attributes
Season	1
Type	Fusion Rifle
Slot	Energy
Rarity	Exotic
Damage Type	Solar
Description	Entropy is inevitable.
Statistics
Impact	75
Range	45
Stability	39
Handling	47
Reload Speed	49
Charge Time	900
Magazine	8
Zoom	15
Inventory Size	36
Aim Assistance	69
Recoil	64
Bounce Intensity	36
Bounce Direction	Tends Right

Acquisition
	Exotic engrams; extremely rare world drops.
	Exotic Engram Possible reward.
	Xûr Occasionally sells this weapon.

Merciless PvP Stats
Bolts Fired	6
Bolts to Kill	5

Merciless is an Exotic Fusion Rifle.

Perks - Curated Roll

Intrinsic

• Conserve Momentum — Non-lethal hits with projectiles make this weapon charge faster until its wielder gets a kill.

Sight / Barrel

• Chambered Compensator - Stable barrel attachment.
  • Increases Stability.
  • Improves Recoil Direction.
  • Slightly decreases Handling Speed.

Magazine / Battery

• Extended Mag - This weapon has a greatly increased magazine size, but reloads much slower.
  • Greatly increases magazine size.
  • Greatly decreases Reload Speed.

Trait 1

• Impetus — Reloading immediately after a kill increases weapon damage for a short time.

Trait 2

• Fitted Stock - This stock makes the weapon stable but heavy.
  • Increases Stability.
  • Improves recoil direction.
  • Slightly decreases Handling Speed.

Catalyst

Merciless Catalyst can be obtained by completing Heroic or Nightfall Strikes. To unlock its upgrade, the player has to defeat enemies with this weapon.

The Catalyst increases Merciless' range and stability by 36 and Masterworks it.

Notes

• Merciless was a Power weapon prior to Forsaken.
• The effects of Conserve Momentum persist through weapon switches, but not through reloads.
  • It is possible to exploit this by using Merciless to weaken an enemy and proc Conserve Momentum, then switching to another weapon before killing the weakened enemy. Then, when a tough enemy comes along, you can switch back and benefit from the reduced charge time.
  • Abilities that reload weapons, such as Rally Barricade, will reload Merciless without causing Conserve Momentum's effects to wear off (or proccing Impetus), allowing for unexpectedly high DPS against bosses.

Lore

"The thought was simple enough—sync a weapon's firing and targeting systems to a caged onboard artificial intelligence programmed to actively seek fulfillment of the weapon's base driving function. Simply put, give the weapon an awareness of its purpose.

"If the machine is meant to destroy, what would happen if we made it aware of its intended goal?

"What would happen if it reacted to any failure to achieve that goal by focusing more intently on defining the parameters of said goal and adjusting its function to more aggressively seek out the successful execution of its purpose?

"These are the questions we asked ourselves while engineering the initial prototype. The answers we found—I think you'll agree—were encouraging."

– Incomplete record, author unknown

Images

Weapon Ornaments

• Break the Dawn
• Beachheader VI

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