It's a 16 rifle. By 20 you should have a legendary one from rep... or do you not do your daily bounties? I've finished the story 2x on my 3rd and have never hit 16 before the end of game... it's a nice hold over till 20 when all you have is bounties and strikes/crucible to get xp from.

Nice post. I think a level 20 version would be nice or even better - a legendary upgrade for it. Like a legendary sparrow upgrade.

Okay, a few people have suggested having a Bounty or mission that would allow you to upgrade The Stranger's Rifle to Legendary or Exotic. I've though about this a bit, so here it is; an Exotic Bounty for the Stranger's Rifle (scroll down for the final reward). [b]Exotic Bounty: [u]The Stranger's Gift[/u][/b] -Investigate reports of the mysterious Exo Stranger aiding Guardians out in the wild. [b][u]Part I[/u]: The Black Garden[/b] The Stranger tells of a great evil hidden in the mythical Black Garden. Find the Black Garden, brave the forces of Darkness protecting it, and rip out it's heart. If you succeed, perhaps she may show herself. [b]-Complete "The Black Garden" on Level 28 with the Heroic Modifier active.[/b] [b][u]Reward[/u]:[/b] [i]A Strange Rifle[/i] [b][u]Part II[/u]:[/b] [b]Return the Strange Rifle to Banshee-44[/b] The Exo Stranger rewarded you with a most unusual weapon for your triumph in the Black Garden. It's been through a lot; for this pulse rifle's full potential to be realized, you should bring it the Gunsmith in the Tower. [b]-Bring the Strange Rifle to the Gunsmith.[/b] [b][u]Reward[/u]:[/b] [i]Vault of Glass Coordinates[/i] [b][u]Part III[/u]: The Templar's Well[/b] This rifle appears to use Vex technology in it's construction, but quite unlike anything seen on Venus or Mars. Tech like this could only come from the Vault of Glass; the mysterious Vex underworld beneath Venus. Within the Vault dwells a Vex axis mind called the Templar; destroy it, and salvage whatever you can from the remains. [b]-Defeat the Templar in the Vault of Glass raid on Venus.[/b] [b][u]Reward[/u]:[/b] [i]Templar's Mind Core[/i] [b][u]Part IV[/u]: Return to Banshee-44[/b] The Templar's mind core holds vital data on Vex weapon technology that will be invaluable to restoring The Stranger's Rifle. But to fully restore it, Banshee needs components from high-quality weapons. [b]-Give the Templar's Mind Core to the Gunsmith.[/b] [b][u]Reward[/u]:[/b] [i]List of Needed Components[/i] [b][u]Part V[/u]: Quality Weapon Parts[/b] Banshee needs a number of high-quality components to finish his work on The Stranger's Rifle. Acquire the parts he needs by dismantling Rare-quality weapons or better. [b]-Acquire a Precision Barrel by dismantling Rare-quality Primary weapons. -Acquire an Arclight Power Cell by dismantling Rare-quality Special weapons. -Acquire a Mass Driver by dismantling Rare-quality Heavy weapons.[/b] [b][u]Rewards[/u]:[/b] [i]Precision Barrel, Arclight Power Cell, Mass Driver[/i] [b][u]Part VI[/u]: Bring the parts to Banshee.[/b] The components you acquired should help with restoring The Stranger's Rifle, but it's still missing vital components. Banshee does not recognize the parts that need replacing, but Ghost analysis suggests they're not of this time period. If that is so, there may be only one way to acquire them. [b]-Return the components to the Gunsmith in the Tower.[/b] [b][u]Reward[/u]:[/b] [i]Incomplete Pulse Rifle[/i] [b][u]Part VII[/u]: Atheon, Times Conflux[/b] To complete the restoration of The Stranger's Rifle, you must acquire parts that do not yet exist. The only way to get these is through Atheon, the Vex axis mind that serves as warden to the Vault of Glass. Bring the rifle to Atheon, and confront him; the final component you need may be found in the timestream. [b]-Defeat Atheon, Times Conflux in the Vault of Glass raid on Venus.[/b] [b][u]Reward[/u]:[/b] [i]Time-Warped Pulse Rifle[/i] [b][u]Part VIII[/u]: Return to Banshee-44[/b] The Stranger's Rifle has absorbed the energies of Atheon, and has reforged itself anew. Banshee should be able to make the final adjustments to make it useable. [b] -Return the Time-Warped Pulse Rifle to the Gunsmith in the Tower.[/b] [b][u]Reward[/u]:[/b] [i]***The Stranger's Rifle*** (Exotic Pulse Rifle)[/i] ********************************************************************************************************* [b]The Stranger's Rifle[/b] -Exotic Pulse Rifle (Primary) [b]Description:[/b] [i]Ghost's analysis suggests this weapon has been exposed to incredible forces... and that parts of it shouldn't yet exist.[/i] [b]Magazine:[/b] [i]24[/i] [b]Default Perks:[/b] -[i]Arc Damage[/i] [b]Ballistics Perks[/b]: [i]-Smooth Ballistics -Accurized Ballistics -Smart Drift Control[/i] [b]Key Perks:[/b] [i]-Full Auto -The Stranger's Rifle* (Exotic Perk) -Oracle Disruptor (Raid Perk)[/i] [b]Optional Perks:[/b] [i]-Speed Reload -Hand Loaded -Fitted Stock[/i] [b]Additional Perks:[/b] [i]-Upgrade Damage I -Upgrade Damage II -Upgrade Damage III *** -Upgrade Damage IV *** -Upgrade Damage V ***[/i] [b]*The Stranger's Rifle (Exotic Perk):[/b] Precision kills with this weapon cause foes to disintegrate in a blaze of Arc light, and have a chance to chain Arc light to nearby enemies. This effect is especially pronounced against the forces of Darkness. [b]***Requires Ascendant Energy to upgrade.[/b] Sound good? You get an Exotic primary with Arc damage, a chance to chain lightning to multiple targets with the Exotic perk, and also the Oracle Disruptor perk found on Raid weapons; it seem fitting, seeing as you'd have to complete portion of the Raid to get the Exotic version.

I know the gun is clearly a bull pup gun but when you reload you real pad like an auto rifle

The Stranger's Rifle should be a Legendary weapon, no doubt about it. EDIT: Maybe even Exotic, given that it's unique among Pulse Rifles.

It's great for alts. Which is a limited use, but still. It's meant to be a starter gun when you've hit 20 and are wearing mixed greens and blues. You're supposed to surpass The Stranger as a guardian. So it makes sense that her gear isn't that great.

Agree. Scrapped it. Both times. Which is sad because when you first get it you feel like it is going to be epic... But then you use it...

I started a new character over the weekend and had the fully upgraded Strangers Rifle in the Vault ready for me to use when I reached level 16. It is such a great gun and has some nice stats except the Attack of 203, 215 when fully upgraded. I too was wondering why it was never a Legendary or at least a level 20 rare at 242 Attack fully upgraded. I feel an exception should have been made for the Strangers Rifle. It should have been made a Legendary but instead of a 247 starting point, it should have been 203 at the starting point with the option to upgrade to 300.

I will second a change for the reload animation. It gets my OCD all worked up.

Maybe added in a special bounty that turned it into a legendary after you reached the rank of 20? Mainly just upping the damage to it. Not a bad idea right?

You beat the missions at 16. If they raise it to 20 you couldn't use it when you beat the story. The gun is buggy though, the full auto perk doesn't always work.

Have you used this in crucible?! I get killed by it even when I'm using red death, an exotic pulse. If anything, it need to be nerfed in crucible. It's a three burst kill in crucible