Exotic Sniper Rifle

Patience and Time

If you've got it, they'll never see it coming.

Patience and Time is an Exotic Sniper Rifle from the original Destiny (Destiny 1) that deals Arc damage. It came from: Nightfall, Prison of Elders, Crucible, Vault of Glass. Bungie released it in 2 versions over the life of the game.

Perks (talent grid)

The talent grid from the game files, left to right. Where a column shows several perks, you pick one of them in the game. Click a perk to read what it does.

Stats

Rate of Fire26

Impact22

Range75

Stability81

Reload58

Equip Speed20

Aim assistance55

Recoil direction50

Attack155

Light18

Optics70

Magazine4

Inventory Size20

Values from the Destiny 1 game files for this version of the item.

Overview & where it came from

Game: Destiny 1
Rarity: Exotic
Type: Sniper Rifle
Element: Arc
Sources: Nightfall Prison of Elders Crucible Vault of Glass Crota's End Strike Xûr, Agent of the Nine Wrath of the Machine Raid Reprise The Taken King King's Fall Trials of Osiris

How it was obtained

Nightfall: This item can drop from Nightfall activities.
Prison of Elders: This item can drop as a Prison of Elders reward.
Crucible: This item can drop as a Crucible match reward.
Vault of Glass: This item can drop in the Vault of Glass Raid.
Crota's End: This item can drop during the Crota's End Raid.
Strike: This item can drop as a Strike reward. Exotic items can only drop from the most challenging Strike playlist.
Xûr, Agent of the Nine: Xûr, Agent of the Nine, sometimes sells this item in the Tower.
Wrath of the Machine: This item is granted by playing the Rise of Iron raid, "Wrath of the Machine."
Raid Reprise: This item drops in a raid.
The Taken King: This item requires the Taken King expansion.
King's Fall: This item can drop in the King's Fall Raid.
Trials of Osiris: This item can drop as a Trials of Osiris reward.

Other versions

The game data holds 2 versions of this item. The page above shows the one with the fullest perk set. The others:

Wrath of the Machine, Raid Reprise, The Taken King, Xûr, Agent of the Nine, Nightfall, King's Fall, Trials of Osiris: CQB Ballistics, Third Eye, Field Scout, Patience and Time