Destiny 2 Arc Weapons: The Complete List

Sometimes, even the best weapons in Destiny 2 won’t be good enough if their element doesn’t match your enemies’. This is especially true for Master and Grandmaster content. For that reason, knowing which weapons per element are best in class is extremely important in Destiny 2.

In this guide, we cover the best Arc weapon in Destiny 2 and provide you with a comprehensive list, including every Arc weapon in the game.

Updated as of Season of Defiance (S20).

What are Arc weapons in Destiny 2?

Arc weapons can sit on either the Energy or Heavy slot on your character. As their name implies, they can deal Arc elemental damage, which makes them perfect for activities filled with Arc enemy shields. Arc weapons can come in all flavors, including Primary, Special, and Heavy ammo weapons.

Best Arc weapons in Destiny 2: Tier list

The list below includes what we consider the top-tier Arc weapons in the game for PvE and PvP.

Art	Name	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	Cloudstrike	Sniper Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Beyond Light Pack	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Exotic Quest	No	Beyond Light Pack	Season 12	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Divinity	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Shadowkeep Pack	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Shadowkeep Pack	Season 8	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Legend of Acrius	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Lodestar	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Season Pass	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Riskrunner	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No	Top-tier
	The Queenbreaker	Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 4	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Trinity Ghoul	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Exotic Engram	No	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Albedo Wing	Glaive	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Event: Dawning	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Anonymous Autum	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Playlist: Crucible	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 2	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Arcane Embrace	Shotgun	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Timed-Event	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Event: Festival of the Lost	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 2	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Bequest	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Beyond Light Pack	Yes	Heavy	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Yes	Beyond Light Pack	Season 12	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier
	Bitter/Sweet	Grenade Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Episode 2: Revenant	Yes	Heavy	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Revenant Activities	No	Episode 2: Revenant	Episode 2	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Brigand's Law	Sidearm	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Xûr	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Cantata-57	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvP	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Contingency Plan	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvP	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Corrasion	Pulse Rifle	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Cruoris FR4	Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Crux Termination IV	Rocket Launcher	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Reconstruction
	Dead Weight	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Playlist: Gambit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Division	Sidearm	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Episode 3: Heretic	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Heretical Activities	No	Episode 3: Heretic	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Forbearance	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Vow of the Disciple Raid	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
	Forbearance (Brave)	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Onslaught Activity	No	Free-to-Play	Into the Light	Energy	No	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
	Forgiveness	Sidearm	Aggressive Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Horror's Least	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	S › Best	PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier
	IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.3	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Indebted Kindness	Sidearm	Rocket-Assisted	Legendary	Special	Arc	Lightfall Dungeon Key	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Warlord's Ruin Dungeon	No	Lightfall Dungeon Key	Season 23	Energy	No	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Insidious	Pulse Rifle	Aggressive Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Vow of the Disciple Raid	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
	Iterative Loop	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Arc	Lightfall	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Neomuna	Yes	Lightfall	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Keraunios	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Event: Guardian Games	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Main Ingredient	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvP	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Matador 64	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	30th Anniversary	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon	No	30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Mechabre	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Timed-Event	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvP	Event: Festival of the Lost	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 2	Energy	No	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Mercurial Overreach	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvP	Crucible Competitive	No	Free-to-Play	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Nasreddin	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Lost Sector	No	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Nation of Beasts	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Last Wish Raid	Yes	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Non-Denouement	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Salvation's Edge Raid	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot,Chaos Reshaped
	Oversoul Edict	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Crota's End Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot,Sword Logic
	Path of Least Resistance	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 19	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Phyllotactic Spiral	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Neomuna	Yes	Lightfall	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Point of the Stag	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Posterity	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Beyond Light Pack	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Yes	Beyond Light Pack	Season 12	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot,Reconstruction
	Prodigal Return	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Arc	Lightfall	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Avalon	Yes	Lightfall	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Prophet of Doom	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	Shadowkeep Pack	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvP	Garden of Salvation Raid	Yes	Shadowkeep Pack	Season 8	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
	Prosecutor	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Prophecy Dungeon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Energy	No	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Psychopomp	Grenade Launcher	Area Denial	Legendary	Special	Arc	Episode 3: Heretic	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Heretical Activities	No	Episode 3: Heretic	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Scalar Potential	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvP	Starcrossed	Yes	Lightfall	Season 23	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
	Shadow Price	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Sightline Survey	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Song of Ir Yût	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Crota's End Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot,Sword Logic,Reconstruction,Bait and Switch
	Subjunctive	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Undying	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Summun Bonun	Sword	Wave	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Salvation's Edge Raid	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Chaos Reshaped,Bait and Switch
	Tarnished Mettle	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Xûr	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Techeun Force	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Last Wish Raid	Yes	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Reconstruction
	The Palindrome	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Unexpected Resurgence	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Voltshot
	Unworthy	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Final Shape Dungeon Key	Yes	Primary	Arc	S+ > Meta	PvE + PvP	Sundered Doctrine Dungon	No	The Final Shape Dungeon Key	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Vantage Point	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Episode 2: Revenant	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Revenant Activities	No	Episode 2: Revenant	Episode 2	Energy	No	Top-tier
	VS Pyroelectric Propellant	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Final Shape Dungeon Key	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Vesper's Host Dungeon	No	The Final Shape Dungeon Key	Episode 2	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Warlord's Spear	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Episode 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Watchful Eye	Machine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Episode 3: Heretic	Yes	Heavy	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Heretical Activities	No	Episode 3: Heretic	Episode 3	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Wendigo GL3	Grenade Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 19	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Explosive Light
	Yesterday's Question	Hand Cannon	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Arc	S › Best	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Episode 2	Energy	No	Top-tier

As a reminder, these are the different Tier levels used for our rankings:

• S Tier – Best: Highest ranking weapon types.
• A Tier – Strong: Very strong weapon types, but not on the same level as S Tier Choices.
• B Tier – Average: Decent choices that can be lethal in the hands of a skilled player.
• C Tier – Weak: The middle of the pack, somewhat mediocre.
• D Tier – Worst: Lagging behind the competition, these don’t have much to offer.

Arc Weapons: The complete list

In case you’re looking for something much more specific (i.e., an Arc adaptive hand cannon) that you couldn’t find above, this list includes every Arc weapon still viable in Destiny 2:

Before you go…

Looking for more elemental weapons? The following guides cover every Solar, Void, Strand, and Stasis weapon currently in the game:

• Solar weapons
• Void weapons
• Stasis weapons
• Strand weapons

By now, you know everything there is to know about Arc weapons in Destiny 2: What makes them special, how to recognize them, and which ones are the best. This will hopefully help you get one step closer to the perfect loadout, combining top-tier armor, mods, and weapons.