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Borealis Stats and How to Get
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Borealis is an Exotic Void Sniper Rifle in Destiny: Rising. See the stats, tier list rating, and how to get Borealis here.
How to Get Borealis
Obtain From 14 Day Login Event
Borealis can be obtained by receiving the Exotic Choice Engram from the 14 Day Login Event.
Borealis is one of the Three Weapons you can choose from, and the 14 Day Event has two Choice Engrams obtainable on separate days.
Obtained From Exotic Weapon Engrams
Borealis can also be obtained from Exotic Weapon Engrams.
If you do not own Borealis yet, there is a higher chance to obtain it from a Random Engram, but using a Choice Engram can guarantee obtaining Borealis instead.
How to Get Exotic and Mythic Engrams
Obtained From Heroic Strikes
Borealis can be obtained by opening the chest at the end of Heroic Strikes. The Rewards from Heroic Strikes vary, so make sure to check if Borealis is part of the reward pool for the strike you will join.
Borealis Stats and Overview
Borealis Overview
| Weapon Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Borealis
|
|||||
| Type |
 Sniper Rifle
|
||||
| Base Power | 2150~5030 | ||||
| Rarity | Element | Firing-Type | |||
 Exotic
|
 Void
|
Piercing | |||
Borealis Stats
| DPS | 401 |
|---|---|
| Precis. Bonus | 3.1 |
| Magazine Cap | 5 |
| Rate of Fire | 72 |
| Max Ammo | 28 |
DMG | 515 |
| Reload Speed | 68 |
| Stability | 43 |
| Handling | 73 |
| Range | 54 |
Borealis Traits and Catalysts
Borealis Guaranteed Traits & Perks
| Intrinsic Trait | |
|---|---|
 The Fundamentals
|
Tap Reload to change this weapon's damage type, cycling between Solar, Arc, and Void |
| Guaranteed Perk | |
 Ionic Return
|
Breaking a combatant shield with a matching element or breaking the shield of a Lightbearer using a Super fully reloads the weapon and grants bonus damage to the current magazine and increases the damage of the next 5 rounds. |
List of All Weapon Perks and Traits
Borealis Catalysts
| Exotic Catalyst | This weapon deals 20% increased damage to bosses and powerful combatants. |
|---|---|
| Catalyst Band 1 | This weapon deals 45% increased damage to shields of the same element. |
| Catalyst Band 2 | Increases the damage of the elemental explosion generated by breaking a shield of the element as this weapon by 100%. |
Catalysis Boosts
| I | Handling +10 Reload Speed +10 |
|---|---|
| II | Stability +8 Weapon Hit Damage Bonus +5% |
| III | Accuracy +8 Weapon Hit Damage Bonus +5% |
| IV | Reload Speed +10 Weapon Hit Damage Bonus +8% |
| V | Handling +10 Weapon Hit Damage Bonus +8% |
| VI | Accuracy +8 Weapon Hit Damage Bonus +8% |
| VII | Stability +8 Reload Speed +10 Weapon Hit Damage Bonus +8% |
Borealis Users
Characters That Can Use This Weapon
 Tan-2
|
 Umeko
|
Destiny: Rising Related Guides
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| Exotic |
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Borealis
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 Izanagi's Burden
|
 Magoichi
|
 40000 Sidereal Year
|
 The Accelerator
|
 Overseer
|
 The Ultimate Prey
|
 A19 Argali
|
 Type 5 Stratoshot SRM
|
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