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A charnel but effulgent orb—beacon in a loathsome dark— Fêted, fetid corpses rise—a too-long-absent gibbous spark.
― In-game description

Machina Dei 4 is a legendary pulse rifle. It can be dismantled to generate Glimmer, Gunsmith Materials, and Legendary Shards.

Lore[]

This weapon has the following lore associated:

From the writings of Brother Vance:

To be a Guardian! How I longed for it. After a near-death experience in which I lost my eyesight, I even believed that I had become a Guardian, that the great Osiris had granted me my dearest wish.

How young and foolish I was!

But now that I am thirty, and wise, I know better. I wanted to be a Guardian, but what I needed was to feel like I was enough. Like I was equal to the great task of life. That I was heroic.

And THAT, my friends, is the beauty of Osiris's teachings! That if you work, if you strive, if you suffer for the sake of improvement, you CAN become better!

It's a hard life I've chosen, full of sweat and pain and darkness. But I have never been so free!

Sources[]

This item is rewarded to the player by Brother Vance after completing Lost Prophecy 4

Upgrades[]

Machina Dei 4 can also be upgraded with the following perks:

Column 0[]

High-Impact Frame perk icon High-Impact Frame
Slow-firing and high-damage. This weapon is more accurate when stationary and aiming down sights.

Column 1[]

Extended Barrel perk icon Extended Barrel
Weighty barrel extension.
  • Increases range
  • Decreases handling speed
Chambered Compensator perk icon Chambered Compensator
Stable barrel attachment.
  • Increases stability
  • Moderately controls recoil
  • Slightly decreases handling speed
Fluted Barrel perk icon Fluted Barrel
Ultra-light barrel.
  • Greatly increases handling speed
  • Slightly increases stability

Column 2[]

High-Caliber Rounds perk icon High-Caliber Rounds
Shots from this weapon knock the target back farther.
  • Slightly increases range
Appended Mag perk icon Appended Mag
This weapon's magazine is built for higher capacity.
  • Increases magazine size
Tactical Mag perk icon Tactical Mag
This weapon has multiple tactical improvements.
  • Slightly increases stability
  • Increases reload speed
  • Slightly increases magazine size

Column 3[]

Ambitious Assassin perk icon Ambitious Assassin
Overflows the magazine based on the number of rapid kills before reloading.

Column 4[]

Default Shader perk icon Default Shader
Restores your gear to its default colors.

Column 5[]

Rework Weapon perk icon Rework Weapon
Reroll the bonus provided by this Masterwork.
Rework Weapon perk icon Rework Weapon
Reroll the bonus provided by this Masterwork.
Vanguard Masterwork perk icon Vanguard Masterwork
Upgrades this weapon to a Masterwork. It will generate Orbs on multikills and gain a random bonus stat.

The weapon will also gain a tracker that displays the number of enemies defeated by using it.

Crucible Masterwork perk icon Crucible Masterwork
Upgrades this weapon to a Masterwork. It will generate Orbs on multikills and gain a random bonus stat.

The weapon will also gain a tracker that displays the number of Crucible opponents defeated by using it.

References[]

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