Patience and Time (Year 2)

For the Year 1 sniper rifle, see Patience and Time (Year 1).

Patience and Time
Overview
Type	Sniper Rifle
Slot	Special
Rarity	Exotic
Minimum Level	40
Technical Specifications
280 - 400 ATTACK
Rate of Fire	26
Impact	22 - 25
Range	70 - 78
Stability	74 - 100
Reload	58
Magazine	4
Other Specifications
Zoom	65 - 70
Aim Assist	50 - 65
Recoil Direction	50 - 70
Equip Speed	20
Fire Mode	Single
Quality	0
Tier	6
Inventory Information
Stack	1
Transferable	True
Item Action	Dismantle
How to Obtain
Random drop?	True
API Information
Item Hash	3835813880

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

― In-game description

Patience and Time is an exotic sniper rifle. It can be dismantled to generate upgrade materials.

Sources

Patience and Time can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:

	Trials of Osiris
	This item can drop as a Trials of Osiris reward.

	Nightfall
	This item can drop from Nightfall activities.

	The Taken King
	This item requires the Taken King expansion.

	Xûr, Agent of the Nine
	Xûr, Agent of the Nine, sometimes sells this item in the Tower.

	King's Fall
	This item can drop in the King's Fall Raid.

Upgrades

Patience and Time can be upgraded with the following perks:

Column 0

		Arc Damage
		This weapon causes Arc Damage.

		Infuse
		Consume a more powerful Weapon to boost the Attack value of this Weapon.

Column 1

		Field Choke
		More range and impact. Increased recoil.

		CQB Ballistics
		Greatly reduced recoil. Significant penalty to range.

		Aggressive Ballistics
		More predictable recoil. Enhanced impact. Shorter range and more recoil.

Column 2

		Third Eye
		Radar stays active while aiming down this weapon's sights.

Column 3

		Custom Optics
		Precision glass for lower zoom, wider view.

		Fitted Stock
		Increases weapon stability.

		Field Scout
		Increases carried Ammo capacity.

Column 4

		Patience and Time
		You gain active camouflage while aiming down the sights.

Gallery

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