Craftable weapons in Destiny 2: The Complete list & Patterns

The Witch Queen is here and it turned out to be even better than expected. On top of a stellar campaign, this year’s expansion introduced weapon crafting, a significant addition that is changing the way we chase loot in Destiny 2.

Although not every weapon in The Witch Queen can be crafted, many are, including some excellent guns that have the potential to become best-in-class.

This guide covers every weapon that can be crafted in Destiny 2, including both Exotic and Legendary guns, as well as the best rolls for PVE and PVP.

Destiny 2 Craftable Guns in The Witch Queen

These are all the Exotic and Legendary weapons that can be crafted (and reshaped) in Destiny 2:

Best craftable weapons right now

If you’re low on crafting materials and are only interesting in crafting the best weapons out there, the list below all the top tier craftable weapons available today:

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.

But to find a specific pattern, you need to find that specific weapon in the wild and it has to have Deepsight Resonance. Some patterns require several attunements, meaning this could be a lengthy process for some weapons.

For example, if you want the Pattern to craft the Sweet Sorrow auto rifle, you’ll need to find and attune 5 different Sweet Sorrows found in the wild and each one has to have Deepsight Resonance!

Bungie has recognized that the grind required right now is too long and is already looking to improve the situation.

Crafting Materials

Crafing weapons in Destiny 2 will require specific materials. Note that crafting materials still have somewhat restrictive caps, in spite of being already increased by Bungie. Note that most of these currencies will be completely removed next Season:

Next Season, we are removing Ruinous, Adroit, Mutable, Drowned, and Energetic elements. Only Neutral Elements will remain.

In the meantime, these are all the different materials you’ll need to craft weapons in Destiny 2 right now:

Element	Inventory Cap	How to acquire
Ruinous Element	1000	Attune weapons
Adroit Element	1000	Attune weapons
Mutable Element	1000	Attune weapons
Energetic Element	1000	Attune weapons
Drowned Element	1000	Attune Raid weapons
Neutral Element	1000
Resonant Alloy	–	Dismantle weapons
Ascendant Alloy	10 (TBC)	Complete weekly missions or purchase from Banshee-44 or the Crytarch

Also, note that you can’t easily see how much crafting materials you have in-game. To actually see how many materials you currently have, you’ll have to go to the Enclave and inspect the Relic. Alternatively, you can use a third-party app. This will probably be resolved by Bungie sometime soon (weapon crafting is a brand-new feature, after all), but using the Destiny Item Manager app (DIM) is a fine short-term solution:

How to craft weapons in Destiny 2

While many guides about weapon crafting in Destiny 2 have been already published, I feel they are unnecessarily complicated. Weapon crafting can seem daunting at first, but once you have understood its principles, the system is surprisingly straightforward. Bungie is definitely improving on that front too!

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 receive 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.

To “attune” them, you only have to use them to kill things until the progress bar reaches 0

3. Attune weapons with Deepsight Resonance to find Patterns

We covered this part before.

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.

Once you have reached level 16, every perk should be unlocked.

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!