Legendary Shotgun
Perfect Paradox
A tale that's different from the rest: the thread unfurls against the clocks.
The one the Speaker loved the best must have a perfect paradox.
Perfect Paradox is a Legendary Shotgun in Destiny 2 that deals Kinetic damage from the Kinetic slot and uses special ammo. It is built on the Rapid-Fire Frame. It comes with a fixed set of perks, including Rampage. Where to get it: Complete Osiris' Lost Prophecies for Brother Vance on Mercury.
Perks

Rapid-Fire FrameIntrinsicFires full auto with deeper ammo reserves. Faster reload when weapon is empty.
This version has a fixed roll: the perks above are always the same.
Base stats
Impact65
Range32
Stability36
Handling43
Reload Speed64
Aim Assistance70
Zoom12
Airborne Effectiveness2
Ammo Generation54
Rounds Per Minute140
Magazine7
Recoil Direction61
Base values from the game files, before barrels, magazines, mods and masterwork.
Overview & how to get it
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Type
- Shotgun
- Element
- Kinetic
- Slot
- Kinetic
- Ammo
- Special
- Source
- Complete Osiris' Lost Prophecies for Brother Vance on Mercury.
- Craftable
- No
Lore
Perfect Paradox
I never found Osiris, but I've killed enough Vex to end a war. And they, in turn, struck a fatal blow: they completed a Mind with the sole function to drain the Light from me. It worked very well.
Don't worry (not that you worry much). It took them centuries to build, keyed to the unique frequency of my Light. And I sit atop its shattered husk.
I mourn that I will never reach the heights you have. To me, you represent everything a Guardian can become. Yours is a thriving City. So different from mine. My whole fourteenth life I fought to make my City yours. I never finished.
All I have left is this weapon. The Cryptarchs say you crafted it yourself, built it out of scraps and Light and sheer will, inside the Infinite Forge. I'll make sure it finds its way back to you. When you gave it to me, I swore I would make it my duty to follow your example.
I'm still trying.
—Saint-14
Other versions
Bungie has released this weapon more than once. Each version can have different perks or sources.