On top of a stellar campaign, The Witch Queen DLC introduced weapon crafting, a significant addition that is changing the way we chase loot in Destiny 2. And although not every new weapon can be crafted, many are, including several best-in-class guns.
This guide covers every weapon that can be crafted in Destiny 2, including both Exotic and Legendary guns.
Destiny 2 Craftable Guns: The complete list
These are all the Exotic and Legendary weapons that can be crafted (and reshaped) in Destiny 2:
Updated as of Season of the Witch (S22).
| Art | Weapon | Type | Archetype | Rarity | Ammo | Element | Ammo? | Element? | Source | Patterns | Requires | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Distant Pull | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Stasis |  Special |  Stasis | Seasonal activity |  Season 21 | Season 21 | |
 | Abyss Defiant | Auto Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Solar |  Primary |  Solar | Crota's End Raid |  Free-to-Play | Season 22 | |
 | Acasia's Dejection | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Root of Nightmares Raid |  Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Age-Old Bond | Auto Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary |  Void | Last Wish Raid |  Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | Ammit AR2 | Auto Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Primary | Solar | World loot pool | 2 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Apex Predator | Rocket Launcher | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar |  Heavy | Solar | Last Wish Raid | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | Austringer | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary |  Kinetic | Presage | 5 |  Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | Beloved | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | Bequest | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy |  Arc | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Beyond Light | Season 12 | |
 | Blood Feud | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Primary | Stasis | Xûr | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Briar's Contempt | Linear Fusion Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Heavy | Solar | Root of Nightmares Raid | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Brigand's Law | Sidearm | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Xûr | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Brya's Love | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary | Void | Seasonal activity |  Season 22 | Season 22 | |
 | Bump in the Night | Rocket Launcher | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Heavy | Stasis | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | BxR-55 Battler | Pulse Rifle | Legacy PR-55 | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Primary | Solar | Dares of Eternity | 5 | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
 | CALUS Mini-Tool | Submachine Gun | MIDA Synergy | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Primary | Solar | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | Caretaker | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Heavy | Solar | Seasonal activity |  Season 20 | Season 20 | |
 | Cataclysmic | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Heavy | Solar | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 |  The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Chattering Bone | Pulse Rifle | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Last Wish Raid | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | Come to Pass | Auto Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Wellspring | 2 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Commemoration | Machine Gun | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Heavy | Void | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Beyond Light | Season 12 | |
 | Dead Man's Tale | Scout Rifle | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Presage | Beyond Light | Season 13 | |
 | Dead Messenger | Grenade Launcher | Exotic | Exotic | Special | Void | Special | Void | Vox Obscura | The Witch Queen | Season 16 | |
 | Death's Razor | Sword | Vortex | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Heavy | Void | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | |
 | Defiance of Yasmin | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | King's Fall Raid | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Deliverance | Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Special | Stasis | Special | Stasis | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Different Times | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Primary |  Strand | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | |
 | Dimensional Hypotrochoid | Grenade Launcher | Wave | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Heavy | Stasis | Neomuna | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Disparity | Pulse Rifle | Aggressive Burst | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Primary | Stasis | Operation: Seraph Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | |
 | Doom of Chelchis | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary | Void | King's Fall Raid | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Drang (Baroque) | Sidearm | Together Forever | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Primary | Solar | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | Edge of Action | Glaive | Exotic | Exotic | Special | Void | Special | Void | Exotic Quest | - | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Edge of Concurrence | Glaive | Exotic | Exotic | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | Exotic Quest | - | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Edge of Intent | Glaive | Exotic | Exotic | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Exotic Quest | - | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Eleatic Principle | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy | Arc | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | |
 | Empirical Evidence | Sidearm | Aggressive Burst | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Throne World | 1 | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Explosive Personality | Grenade Launcher | Wave | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Vox Obscura | 3 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Fang of Ir Yût | Scout Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Primary | Strand | Crota's End Raid | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | |
 | Father's Sins | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Void | Special | Void | Wellspring | 3 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Fel Taradiddle | Combat Bow | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Wellspring | 3 | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Fire and Forget | Linear Fusion Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Heavy | Stasis | Operation: Seraph Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | |
 | Firefright | Auto Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | Fixed Odds | Machine Gun | High-Impact | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Heavy | Solar | Duality Dungeon | 5 | Deluxe Edition | Season 17 |
 | Forbearance | Grenade Launcher | Wave | Legendary | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Forensic Nightmare | Submachine Gun | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Primary | Stasis | Throne World | 3 | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Goldtusk | Sword | Lightweight | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy | Arc | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | |
 | Half-Truths | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy | Arc | Dares of Eternity | 5 | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
 | Heritage | Shotgun | Pinpoint Slug | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Beyond Light | Season 12 | |
 | Hollow Denial | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Void | Special | Void | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | IKELOS_HC_v1.0.3 | Hand Cannon | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary | Void | Operation: Seraph Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | |
 | IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3 | Shotgun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Operation: Seraph Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | |
 | IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.3 | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Operation: Seraph Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | |
 | IKELOS_SR_v1.0.3 | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Operation: Seraph Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | |
 | Imperial Decree | Shotgun | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | |
 | Insidious | Pulse Rifle | Aggressive Burst | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Iterative Loop | Fusion Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | Neomuna | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Judgment of Kelgorath | Glaive | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Operation: Seraph Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | |
 | Kept Confidence | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Primary | Strand | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | |
 | Koraxis's Distress | Grenade Launcher | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Strand | Heavy | Strand | Root of Nightmares Raid | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Likely Suspect | Fusion Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Void | Special | Void | Throne World | 1 | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Locus Locutus | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Primary | Stasis | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | |
 | Lubrae's Ruin | Glaive | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Marsilion-C | Grenade Launcher | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Heavy | Solar | World loot pool | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | |
 | Midhas’s Reckoning | Fusion Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | King's Fall Raid | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Mykel's Reverence | Sidearm | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Primary | Strand | Root of Nightmares Raid | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Nation of Beasts | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Last Wish Raid | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | Nessa's Oblation | Shotgun | Pinpoint Slug | Legendary | Special | Void | Special | Void | Root of Nightmares Raid | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Nezarec's Whisper | Glaive | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | No Reprieve | Shotgun | Pinpoint Slug | Legendary | Special | Stasis | Special | Stasis | Xûr | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Osteo Striga | Submachine Gun | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | The Witch Queen Campaign | - | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Oversoul Edict | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Crota's End Raid | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | |
 | Palmyra-B | Rocket Launcher | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Heavy | Stasis | World loot pool | - | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Pardon Our Dust | Grenade Launcher | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | Dares of Eternity | 5 | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
 | Path of Least Resistance | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | Operation: Seraph Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | |
 | Perpetualis | Auto Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Primary | Strand | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | |
 | Phyllotactic Spiral | Pulse Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Neomuna | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Piece of Mind | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Vox Obscura | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Planck's Stride | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy | Arc | Xûr | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Pointed Inquiry | Scout Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary | Void | Throne World | 3 | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Posterity | Hand Cannon | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Beyond Light | Season 12 | |
 | Prodigal Return | Grenade Launcher | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | |
 | Qullim’s Terminus | Machine Gun | High-Impact | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Heavy | Stasis | King's Fall Raid | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Raconteur | Combat Bow | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Primary | Stasis | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | |
 | Ragnhild-D | Shotgun | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | World loot pool | - | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Rapacious Appetite | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Primary | Stasis | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | |
 | Recurrent Impact | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Heavy | Stasis | Vox Obscura | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Red Herring | Rocket Launcher | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Heavy | Void | Throne World | 1 | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Regnant | Grenade Launcher | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Heavy | Void | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | |
 | Retraced Path | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Dares of Eternity | 5 | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
 | Retrofit Escapade | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Heavy | Void | Operation: Seraph Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | |
 | Revision Zero | Pulse Rifle | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Operation: Seraph Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | |
 | Round Robin | Hand Cannon | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Primary | Strand | Neomuna | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Royal Executioner | Fusion Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | |
 | Rufus's Fury | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Primary | Strand | Root of Nightmares Raid | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Sailspy Pitchglass | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy | Arc | Xûr | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Semiotician | Rocket Launcher | High-Impact | Legendary | Heavy | Strand | Heavy | Strand | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | |
 | Smite of Merain | Pulse Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | King's Fall Raid | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Song of Ir Yût | Machine Gun | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy | Arc | Crota's End Raid | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | |
 | Submission | Submachine Gun | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Succession | Sniper Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Beyond Light | Season 12 | |
 | Sweet Sorrow | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Vox Obscura | 5 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Swordbreaker | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Strand | Special | Strand | Crota's End Raid | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | |
 | Syncopation-53 | Pulse Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Primary | Stasis | World loot pool | - | Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
 | Taipan-4fr | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Heavy | Void | World loot pool | 2 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Targeted Redaction | Hand Cannon | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary | Void | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | |
 | Tarnation | Grenade Launcher | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Heavy | Arc | Wellspring | 2 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Tarnished Mettle | Scout Rifle | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Xûr | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
 | Tears of Contrition | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | Techeun Force | Fusion Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | Special | Arc | Last Wish Raid | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | The Enigma | Glaive | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Void | Special | Void | Throne World | - | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | The Epicurean | Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Special | Void | Special | Void | Duality Dungeon | 5 | Deluxe Edition | Season 17 |
 | The Eremite | Fusion Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | |
 | The Other Half | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Heavy | Void | Dares of Eternity | 1 | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
 | The Supremacy | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | Last Wish Raid | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | Thin Precipice | Sword | Vortex | Legendary | Heavy | Strand | Heavy | Strand | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | |
 | Thoughtless | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Stasis | Special | Stasis | Vox Obscura | 3 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Throne-Cleaver | Sword | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Heavy | Solar | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | |
 | Transfiguration | Scout Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Primary | Kinetic | Last Wish Raid | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | Tripwire Canary | Combat Bow | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Primary | Arc | Operation: Seraph Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | |
 | Trustee | Scout Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Primary | Solar | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Beyond Light | Season 12 | |
 | Tyranny of Heaven | Combat Bow | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Primary | Solar | Last Wish Raid | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | |
 | Under Your Skin | Combat Bow | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary | Void | Vox Obscura | 3 | The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
 | Until Its Return | Shotgun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Strand | Special | Strand | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | |
 | Volta Bracket | Sniper Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Strand | Special | Strand | Neomuna | Lightfall | Season 20 | |
 | Wastelander M5 | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Special | Kinetic | Dares of Eternity | 5 | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
 | Without Remorse | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Solar | Special | Solar | Presage | 5 | Beyond Light | Season 17 |
 | Word of Crota | Hand Cannon | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Primary | Void | Crota's End Raid | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | |
 | Zaouli’s Bane | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Primary | Solar | King's Fall Raid | 5 | Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
Best craftable weapons right now
If you’re low on crafting materials and are only interested in crafting the best weapons out there, the list below covers the top-tier craftable weapons right now:
| Art | Weapon | 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man's Tale | Scout Rifle | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | Primary | Kinetic | Best ❘ S | PvP | Presage | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 13 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |
| Osteo Striga | Submachine Gun | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | The Witch Queen | Yes | Primary | Kinetic | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | The Witch Queen Campaign | Yes | Witch Queen | Season 16 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |
| The Supremacy | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Forsaken Pack | Yes | Special | Kinetic | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Last Wish Raid | Yes | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | Kinetic Tremors,Bait and Switch |
| Succession | Sniper Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | Special | Kinetic | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 12 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | Reconstruction |
| Heritage | Shotgun | Pinpoint Slug | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | Special | Kinetic | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 12 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | Reconstruction |
| Deliverance | Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Special | Stasis | The Witch Queen | Yes | Special |  Stasis | Best ❘ S | PvE | Vow of the Disciple Raid | Yes | Witch Queen | Season 16 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | Bait and Switch |
| Rufus's Fury | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Lightfall | Yes | Primary | Strand | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Root of Nightmares Raid | Yes | Lightfall | Season 20 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | Reconstruction |
| Until Its Return | Shotgun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Strand | Season 21 | Yes | Special | Strand | Best ❘ S | PvE | Seasonal activity | Yes | Season 21 | Season 21 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |
 | Scatter Signal | Fusion Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Strand | Season 23 | Yes | Special | Strand | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Seasonal activity | Yes |  Season 23 | Season 23 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |
| IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3 | Shotgun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | Special | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Yes | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
| IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.3 | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Yes | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot |
| Techeun Force | Fusion Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | Forsaken Pack | Yes | Special | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Last Wish Raid | Yes | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Reconstruction |
| BxR-55 Battler | Pulse Rifle | Legacy PR-55 | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Dares of Eternity | Yes | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
| Under Your Skin | Combat Bow | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | The Witch Queen | Yes | Primary | Void | Best ❘ S | PvE | Vox Obscura | Yes | Witch Queen | Season 16 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | |
| Forbearance | Grenade Launcher | Wave | Legendary | Special | Arc | The Witch Queen | Yes | Special | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Vow of the Disciple Raid | Yes | Witch Queen | Season 16 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Bait and Switch |
| Beloved | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Beyond Light | Yes | Special | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvP | Presage | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
| CALUS Mini-Tool | Submachine Gun | MIDA Synergy | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Beyond Light | Yes | Primary | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Presage | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
| Drang (Baroque) | Sidearm | Together Forever | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Beyond Light | Yes | Primary | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Presage | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
| Brigand's Law | Sidearm | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Xûr | Yes | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot |
| Tarnished Mettle | Scout Rifle | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Xûr | Yes | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot |
| Doom of Chelchis | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Void | Best ❘ S | PvE | King's Fall Raid | Yes | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Repulsor Brace |
| Judgment of Kelgorath | Glaive | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Solar | The Witch Queen | Yes | Special | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Yes | Witch Queen | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
| Prodigal Return | Grenade Launcher | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Arc | Season 20 | Yes | Special | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Seasonal activity | Yes | Season 20 | Season 20 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot |
| Acasia's Dejection | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Lightfall | Yes | Special | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Root of Nightmares Raid | Yes | Lightfall | Season 20 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent,Reconstruction |
| The Eremite | Fusion Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Special | Solar | Season 22 | Yes | Special | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Seasonal activity | Yes | Season 22 | Season 22 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | |
| Oversoul Edict | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Crota's End Raid | Yes | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot,Sword Logic |
| Commemoration | Machine Gun | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Beyond Light | Yes | Heavy | Void | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 12 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Repulsor Brace,Reconstruction |
| Bequest | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Beyond Light | Yes | Heavy | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | Yes | Beyond Light | Season 12 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | |
| Apex Predator | Rocket Launcher | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Forsaken Pack | Yes | Heavy | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Last Wish Raid | Yes | Forsaken Pack | Season 4 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent,Explosive Light,Reconstruction,Bait and Switch |
| The Other Half | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Free-to-Play | Yes | Heavy | Void | Best ❘ S | PvE | Dares of Eternity | Yes | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Repulsor Brace |
| Cataclysmic | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | The Witch Queen | Yes | Heavy | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Vow of the Disciple Raid | Yes | Witch Queen | Season 16 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Bait and Switch |
| Path of Least Resistance | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | The Witch Queen | Yes | Special | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Yes | Witch Queen | Season 19 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot |
| Briar's Contempt | Linear Fusion Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Lightfall | Yes | Heavy | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE | Root of Nightmares Raid | Yes | Lightfall | Season 20 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent,Reconstruction |
 | Doomed Petitioner | Linear Fusion Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Season 23 | Yes | Heavy | Void | Best ❘ S | PvE | Seasonal activity | Yes | Season 23 | Season 23 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Reconstruction |
These are the different Tier levels used for our list:
- S Tier – Best: Highest ranking weapons in our Tier List.
- A Tier – Strong: Very strong weapons, 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.
How to find Patterns in Destiny 2
Before being able to craft a weapon, you’ll need to unlock its Pattern first. Think of it as the weapon’s blueprint. But unlike most MMOs in which you have to find the blueprint somewhere in the wild, Patterns can be unlocked by using and attuning Deepsight Resonance weapons.
Unlocking a Pattern requires you to attune 3 to 5 Deepsight versions of that same weapon. For example, if you want to craft the Smite of Merain from the King’s Fall raid, you’ll need to find five different Deepsight versions of the Smite of Merain.
Weapons Patterns, Destiny 2
Bungie has recognized that the grind required was too long and has steadily improved the situation. In the meantime, we cover every single source of Deepsight weapons here.
Crafting Materials
Crafting weapons in Destiny 2 requires specific materials. And while the system was launched with very restrictive caps and a plethora of materials, Bungie keeps making changes to streamline the process. Last season, there were three different materials needed to craft weapons in Destiny 2 (Harmonic Alloy, Resonant Alloy, and Ascendant Alloy). This Season, Bungie has started to phase out Resonant and Harmonic Alloys. These currencies can’t be obtained anymore and will eventually be entirely removed.
Removed Crafting Materials, Destiny 2
Ascendant Alloys will remain in the game, however, and will be required when crafting weapons with Enhanced Perks.
How to craft weapons in Destiny 2
I feel most weapon crafting guides out there are unnecessarily complicated. Weapon crafting can seem daunting at first, but once you understand the principles, the system is surprisingly straightforward. These are the simple steps required to craft weapons in Destiny 2:
1. Go to the Enclave and complete the introductory quest
This is extremely straightforward. All you’ll need to do is go to the Relic in the Enclave (located in the Throne World), get the introductory quest, and follow the different quest steps.
2. Find and use weapons with Deepsight Resonance
While playing the game, you’ll earn several guns as random drops or activity rewards. Some of those weapons will have Deepsight Resonance. These are the weapons that have a red border around them on your Character’s inventory. Some of these Deepsight weapons will also grant Pattern progress.
Deepsight weapon, Destiny 2
To “attune” a Deepsight weapon, you only need to use it to kill things and complete activities until the Attunement progress bar reaches 100%.
3. Attune Deepsight weapons to find Patterns
As you’ve probably guessed by now, finding the required Deepsight versions of the weapons you want to craft can be difficult… Luckily, there are a few methods to find guaranteed Red border weapons each week. We cover all the guaranteed sources of Deepsight weapons here.
Also, reputation engrams have a fairly high chance of dropping a Deepsight weapon.
4. Craft and reshape weapons at the Relic
Once you have unlocked a few Patterns (you can track this on your Triumphs page, in the “Patterns & Catalysts” section), you can head to the Enclave and start crafting weapons. Any weapon you have crafted can be “reshaped,” meaning you can change the perks you have previously selected.
6. Use your crafted weapons to level them up
All you need to do to level up your crafted weapon is to use it. Simply shoot things with it, and it will slowly level up! The more levels you gain, the more perks you’ll unlock. Heading to the Relic and reshaping the weapon will allow you to select new and improved perks.
Weapon Crafting Enhanced Traits, Destiny 2
PS: You can now spend Glimmer to level up your weapon. This is particularly useful for Special and Heavy weapons, for which you’ll want to unlock passable traits as soon as possible…
Leveling your weapon is essential to get all the benefits weapon crafting has to offer:
- Level 16 will allow you to insert any Enhanced Perk you want. Enhanced perks provide an improved effect of the chosen perk.
- Level 20 provides a small stat boost to all of the weapon’s stats.
- Two Enhanced Perks and an Enhanced Intrinsic perk will give the weapon that gold ‘Masterwork’ weapon border we all love.
- There is no ‘maximum level’ for weapons in Destiny 2.
This Destiny 2 Level Weapons guide covers all the farming tips and methods to level up your weapons as fast as possible.
Your turn
And there you have it. That is how you craft and reshape weapons in Destiny 2. Do you have a preferred craftable weapon already? Let us know in the comments section!
See latest Updates
We keep our content up to date! These are the latest changes made to this guide:
- September 16, 2023: Updates based on the significant changes introduced to weapon crafting, including the removal of currencies, buffs to weapon leveling, etc.
- May 25, 2023: Updates based on changes introduced to the crafting process.
- February 26, 2022: The guide is published for the first time.
Stay tuned, and don’t forget to bookmark this page for next season!
So it kerps saying “inventory full”. Does that mean I have to delete something?
Thank You.
You’re missing deliverance
When sorting your list by tier, the list behavior is very odd.
This list is incomplete. It doesn’t have any of the 30th anniversary weapons.
Some of the free-to-play weapons are not gettable as a Free-to-Player;
Throne World weaponry (excluding The Enigma) requires you to have The Witch Queen expansion.
Unless it’s grindable through doing Public Events? (doubtful)