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:
Art | Weapon | Type | Archetype | Rarity | Ammo | Element | Ammo? | Element? | Source | Patterns | Requires | Released |
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![]() | Ammit AR2 | Auto Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | World loot pool | 2 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
![]() | Austringer | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Derelict Leviathan | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | Beloved | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Derelict Leviathan | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | Blood Feud | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 18 | Season 18 |
![]() | Brigand's Law | Sidearm | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 18 | Season 18 |
![]() | Bump in the Night | Rocket Launcher | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | BxR-55 Battler | Pulse Rifle | Legacy PR-55 | Legendary | Primary | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Dares of Eternity | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
![]() | CALUS Mini-Tool | Submachine Gun | MIDA Synergy | Legendary | Primary | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Derelict Leviathan | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | Cataclysmic | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Come to Pass | Auto Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Wellspring | 2 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Defiance of Yasmin | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | King's Fall Raid | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
![]() | Deliverance | Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Special | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Doom of Chelchis | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | ![]() | ![]() | King's Fall Raid | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
![]() | Drang (Baroque) | Sidearm | Together Forever | Legendary | Primary | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Derelict Leviathan | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | Edge of Action | Glaive | Exotic | Exotic | Special | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Exotic Quest | - | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Edge of Concurrence | Glaive | Exotic | Exotic | Special | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Exotic Quest | - | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Edge of Intent | Glaive | Exotic | Exotic | Special | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Exotic Quest | - | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Empirical Evidence | Sidearm | Aggressive Burst | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Throne World | 1 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Explosive Personality | Grenade Launcher | Wave | Legendary | Special | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | PsiOps Battlegrounds | 3 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 16 |
![]() | Father's Sins | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Wellspring | 3 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Fel Taradiddle | Combat Bow | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Wellspring | 3 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Firefright | Auto Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | Fixed Odds | Machine Gun | High-Impact | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Duality Dungeon | 5 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 17 |
![]() | Forbearance | Grenade Launcher | Wave | Legendary | Special | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Forensic Nightmare | Submachine Gun | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | Throne World | 3 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Half-Truths | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Dares of Eternity | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
![]() | Hollow Denial | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | Insidious | Pulse Rifle | Aggressive Burst | Legendary | Primary | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Likely Suspect | Fusion Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Throne World | 1 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Lubrae's Ruin | Glaive | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Midhas’s Reckoning | Fusion Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Special | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | King's Fall Raid | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
![]() | Nezarec's Whisper | Glaive | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | No Reprieve | Shotgun | Pinpoint Slug | Legendary | Special | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 18 | Season 18 |
![]() | Osteo Striga | Submachine Gun | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Deluxe Edition | - | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Palmyra-B | Rocket Launcher | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | World loot pool | - | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Pardon Our Dust | Grenade Launcher | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Dares of Eternity | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
![]() | Piece of Mind | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | PsiOps Battlegrounds | 5 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 16 |
![]() | Planck's Stride | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 18 | Season 18 |
![]() | Pointed Inquiry | Scout Rifle | High-Impact | Legendary | Primary | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Throne World | 3 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Qullim’s Terminus | Machine Gun | High-Impact | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | King's Fall Raid | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
![]() | Ragnhild-D | Shotgun | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | World loot pool | - | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Recurrent Impact | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | PsiOps Battlegrounds | 5 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 16 |
![]() | Red Herring | Rocket Launcher | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Throne World | 1 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Retraced Path | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Dares of Eternity | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
![]() | Sailspy Pitchglass | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 18 | Season 18 |
![]() | Smite of Merain | Pulse Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | King's Fall Raid | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
![]() | Submission | Submachine Gun | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Vow of the Disciple Raid | 5 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Sweet Sorrow | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | PsiOps Battlegrounds | 5 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 16 |
![]() | Syncopation-53 | Pulse Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | World loot pool | - | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 |
![]() | Taipan-4fr | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Void | ![]() | ![]() | World loot pool | 2 | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 |
![]() | Tarnation | Grenade Launcher | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Wellspring | 2 | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | Tarnished Mettle | Scout Rifle | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Arc | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 18 | Season 18 |
![]() | Tears of Contrition | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | The Enigma | Glaive | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Throne World | - | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 |
![]() | The Epicurean | Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Special | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Duality Dungeon | 5 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 17 |
![]() | The Other Half | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | ![]() | ![]() | Dares of Eternity | 1 | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
![]() | Thoughtless | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Stasis | ![]() | ![]() | PsiOps Battlegrounds | 3 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 16 |
![]() | Under Your Skin | Combat Bow | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | ![]() | ![]() | PsiOps Battlegrounds | 3 | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 16 |
![]() | Wastelander M5 | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | ![]() | ![]() | Dares of Eternity | 5 | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event |
![]() | Without Remorse | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Solar | ![]() | ![]() | Seasonal activity | 5 | ![]() Season 17 | Season 17 |
![]() | Zaouli’s Bane | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | 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? |
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![]() | Hierarchy of Needs | Combat Bow | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Solar | Deluxe Edition | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Spire of the Watcher Dungeon | ![]() | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Taipan-4fr | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | World loot pool | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Heavy | Craftable |
![]() | Tarnished Mettle | Scout Rifle | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Seasonal activity | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Defiance of Yasmin | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | King's Fall Raid | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Kinetic | Craftable |
![]() | Doom of Chelchis | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | King's Fall Raid | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Without Remorse | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvP | Seasonal activity | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Beloved | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvP | Derelict Leviathan | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | CALUS Mini-Tool | Submachine Gun | MIDA Synergy | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Derelict Leviathan | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Drang (Baroque) | Sidearm | Together Forever | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Derelict Leviathan | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 17 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Osteo Striga | Submachine Gun | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | The Witch Queen | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Deluxe Edition | ![]() | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 | Kinetic | Craftable |
![]() | Under Your Skin | Combat Bow | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Deluxe Edition | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | PsiOps Battlegrounds | ![]() | ![]() Deluxe Edition | Season 16 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Palmyra-B | Rocket Launcher | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | World loot pool | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 16 | Heavy | Craftable |
![]() | Insidious | Pulse Rifle | Aggressive Burst | Legendary | Primary | Arc | The Witch Queen | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Vow of the Disciple Raid | ![]() | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Forbearance | Grenade Launcher | Wave | Legendary | Special | Arc | The Witch Queen | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Vow of the Disciple Raid | ![]() | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Cataclysmic | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | The Witch Queen | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Vow of the Disciple Raid | ![]() | ![]() The Witch Queen | Season 16 | Heavy | Craftable |
![]() | Wastelander M5 | Shotgun | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Dares of Eternity | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event | Kinetic | Craftable |
![]() | BxR-55 Battler | Pulse Rifle | Legacy PR-55 | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Dares of Eternity | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event | Energy | Craftable |
![]() | Commemoration | Machine Gun | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 12 | Heavy | Craftable |
![]() | Succession | Sniper Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 12 | Kinetic | Craftable |
![]() | Heritage | Shotgun | Pinpoint Slug | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Beyond Light | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | Deep Stone Crypt Raid | ![]() | ![]() Beyond Light | Season 12 | Kinetic | Craftable |
![]() | IKELOS_SR_v1.0.3 | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | ![]() | ![]() | Best ❘ S | PvE | World loot pool | ![]() | ![]() Free-to-Play | Season 11 | Energy | Craftable |
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!
Bungie has recognized that the grind required right now is too long and is already looking to improve 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 has been making several changes to streamline the process. These are all the different materials you need to craft weapons in Destiny 2 as of today:
Element | Inventory Cap | How to acquire |
Resonant Elements | 10,000 | Attune weapons |
Resonant Alloy | 80 | Dismantle weapons |
Ascendant Alloy | 10 | Complete weekly missions or purchase from Banshee-44 or the Crytarch |
You can view your current materials by opening your inventory and hovering over an item called “Relic Tether” (not the most elegant solution but still better than nothing!):
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. This list comes from Reddit user Kliuqard.
These are all the guaranteed sources of Deepsight weapons per week:
- Vow of the Disciple Spoils Chest
- Vow of the Disciple Secret Chest
- Risen Weapon Focusing
- Haunted Weapon Focusing
- Weekly Opulent Chest
- Legend PsiOps Completion (nearly guaranteed).
- Weekly First Bound Presence Redemption
- Weekly Master Wellspring completion.
Also, reputation engrams have a fairly high chance of dropping a Deepsight weapon.
4. Gather materials by attuning Deepsight Resonance weapons
Almost any weapon can drop with Deepsight Resonance, even older weapons that can’t be crafted. It doesn’t matter. You’ll still want to attune every weapon you can because even if they won’t help you get patterns, they will still give you valuable crafting materials.
Bottom line: Attune every Deepsight Resonance weapon you get your hands on.
5. 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.
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!
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)