Destiny 2 Seasonal Weapons: Ranked for PvE & PvP

Destiny 2 is notorious for straight-up removing content from the game, either by putting it into the infamous DCV or simply removing items from the current rotation. 

This is particularly the case for Seasonal activities and weapons, which officially are removed once the next Expansion is released. In this guide we cover all seasonal weapons still available in Destiny 2. We tell you how to get them and which ones are worth farming.

💠 We cover the New Destiny 2 weapons from this season here.

Best Season of the Witch Weapons (S22)

Witch weapons can be acquired by farming Altars of Summoning and Savathûn’s Spire activities or decoding Witch Engrams at the H.E.L.M.:

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Kept Confidence	Hand Cannon	Strand	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 22
	Locus Locutus	Sniper Rifle	Stasis	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 22
	Brya's Love	Scout Rifle	Void	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 22
	The Eremite	Fusion Rifle	Solar	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 22
	Eleatic Principle	Machine Gun	Arc	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 22
	Semiotician	Rocket Launcher	Strand	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 22

These weapons can be acquired by decoding Recovered Red War Engrams:

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Nightshade	Pulse Rifle	Strand	No	Recovered Red War	Season 22
	The Showrunner	Submachine Gun	Kinetic	No	Recovered Red War	Season 22
	Deadpan Delivery	Shotgun	Arc	No	Recovered Red War	Season 22
	Persuader	Sniper Rifle	Void	No	Recovered Red War	Season 22

Best Season of the Deep Weapons (S21)

Deep weapons, aka, Taken weapons, can be acquired by farming Deep Dives or decoding Deep Engrams at the H.E.L.M.:

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Different Times	Pulse Rifle	Strand	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 21
	A Distant Pull	Sniper Rifle	Stasis	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 21
	Until Its Return	Shotgun	Strand	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 21
	Rapacious Appetite	Submachine Gun	Stasis	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 21
	Epochal Integration	Hand Cannon	Solar	No	Seasonal activity	Season 21
	Targeted Redaction	Hand Cannon	Void	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 21
	Thin Precipice	Sword	Strand	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 21

The retuning Reckoning weapons can be acquired by fishing or decoding Deep Engrams:

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Spare Rations	Hand Cannon	Kinetic	No	Fishing	Season 21
	Outlast	Pulse Rifle	Solar	No	Fishing	Season 21
	Last Man Standing	Shotgun	Solar	No	Fishing	Season 21
	Sole Survivor	Sniper Rifle	Arc	No	Fishing	Season 21
	Bug-Out Bag	Submachine Gun	Solar	No	Fishing	Season 21
	Just in Case	Sword	Solar	No	Fishing	Season 21

Best Season of Defiance Weapons (S20)

These weapons can be acquired by farming Defiant Battlegrounds or decoding Defiant Engrams at the H.E.L.M.:

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Perpetualis	Auto Rifle	Strand	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 20
	Raconteur	Combat Bow	Stasis	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 20
	Royal Executioner	Fusion Rifle	Solar	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 20
	Prodigal Return	Grenade Launcher	Arc	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 20
	Regnant	Grenade Launcher	Void	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 20
	Caretaker	Sword	Solar	Yes	Seasonal activity	Season 20

The retuning Reckoning weapons can be acquired by decoding Defiant Engrams:

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Imperial Decree	Shotgun	Kinetic	Yes	Engram Focusing	Season 20
	Death's Razor	Sword	Void	Yes	Engram Focusing	Season 20
	Goldtusk	Sword	Arc	Yes	Engram Focusing	Season 20
	Throne-Cleaver	Sword	Solar	Yes	Engram Focusing	Season 20

The With Queen Seasonal Weapons

Seasonal weapons from prior Expansions are mostly gone from the game. However, some have returned thanks to the Exotic Mission Rotator.

Best Season of the Seraph Weapons (S19)

Seraph weapons can be acquired by farming the Operation: Seraph’s Shield Exotic Mission:

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Revision Zero	Pulse Rifle	Kinetic	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	IKELOS_HC_v1.0.3	Hand Cannon	Void	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3	Shotgun	Solar	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	IKELOS_SR_v1.0.3	Sniper Rifle	Solar	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.3	Submachine Gun	Arc	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	Tripwire Canary	Combat Bow	Arc	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	Fire and Forget	Linear Fusion Rifle	Stasis	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	Judgment of Kelgorath	Glaive	Solar	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	Disparity	Pulse Rifle	Stasis	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	Retrofit Escapade	Machine Gun	Void	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19
	Path of Least Resistance	Trace Rifle	Arc	Yes	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Season 19

Season of Plunder Weapons (S18)

Plunder weapons are technically gone from the game. They can sometimes return as part of Xur’s wares. We keep track of Xur’s rotation here.

Art	Name	Type	Element	Craftable?	Source	Released
	Planck's Stride	Machine Gun	Arc	Yes	Xûr	Season 18
	Brigand's Law	Sidearm	Arc	Yes	Xûr	Season 18
	Sailspy Pitchglass	Linear Fusion Rifle	Arc	Yes	Xûr	Season 18
	No Reprieve	Shotgun	Stasis	Yes	Xûr	Season 18
	Blood Feud	Submachine Gun	Stasis	Yes	Xûr	Season 18
	Tarnished Mettle	Scout Rifle	Arc	Yes	Xûr	Season 18

Season of the Haunted Weapons (S17)

Haunted weapons can be acquired by farming the Presage Exotic Mission:

Season of the Risen Weapons (S16)

Risen weapons can be acquired by farming the Vox Obscura Exotic Mission:

These are the different Tier levels used for this Tier list:

• 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.

Before you go…

If you’re interested in the Exotics from past seasons, we cover and rank the Best Exotics in Destiny 2 here.