Hard Light (Year 1)

Hard Light (Year 1)
Information
Type	Auto Rifle
Slot	Primary Weapon
Level	20
Item Level	70
Rarity	Exotic
Damage Type	Kinetic
Attack	302-365
Impact	8
Rate of Fire	88
Range	28
Stability	69
Reload	86
Magazine	40
Zoom	15
Recoil	100
Equip Speed	90
Aim Assist	100
Sights	Accurized Ballistics, CQB Ballistics, Aggressive Ballistics
Perk 1	Glass Half Full
Perk 2	Volatile Light
Optional Perks	Quickdraw, Perfect Balance, Field Scout
Acquired by	Purchased from Xur
Vendor	Xur
Cost	23 Strange Coins
Description	Ionized polymer synballistic attack platform. The system's lethality is dynamically robust across tactical spaces.

See also: Hard Light (Year 2)

Hard Light (Year 1) is a level 20 Exotic Auto Rifle. Hard Light can be purchased from Xur for 23 Strange Coins.

Unique Exotic Perk: Volatile Light - Rounds fired from this weapon overpenetrate targets and ricochet on hard surfaces.

Drop Rate: It can randomly drop from anywhere. Most likely from Raids, Weekly Heroic Strikes and Weekly Nightfalls. Also it can be decoded from a Legendary or an Exotic Engram.

Sights

• Accurized Ballistics, CQB Ballistics, Aggressive Ballistics

Special Perks

• Glass Half Full
• Volatile Light

Optional Perks

• Quickdraw, Perfect Balance, Field Scout

Damage Upgrades

• Upgrade Damage X 5

• Ideal for killing large groups of enemies.

After the release of The Dark Below, Attack of the weapon was increased from 274-300 to 302-331. Players can upgrade old versions of the weapon into the new one by visiting Xur and paying 1 Exotic Shard and some Glimmer.

Hard Light is a reference to advanced Forerunner technology from the Halo series.