Exotic Machine Gun

Thunderlord

"They rest quiet on fields afar…for this is no ending, but the eye."

Thunderlord is an Exotic Machine Gun 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 Fire66

Impact53

Range32

Stability41

Reload46

Equip Speed60

Aim assistance80

Recoil direction70

Attack155

Light18

Optics15

Magazine49

Inventory Size30

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

Overview & where it came from

Game: Destiny 1
Rarity: Exotic
Type: Machine Gun
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: Field Choke, Feeding Frenzy, Flared Magwell, Lightning Rounds