Destiny 2 Crucible Weapons: Tier list & How to get them

[toc] Not to be confused with the Best weapons FOR the Crucible, this tier list covers all the weapons you can get FROM the Crucible.

Just as some weapons can only be earned in the Vanguard or Gambit playlists, these can only drop from playing the Crucible playlist. To be clear, some of these are just average, but a few are considered to be among the best in the game.

This guide covers all the weapons that can drop from the Crucible and tells you how to best farm them.

Crucible weapons in Destiny 2

The Tier list below includes every Crucible weapon currently in the game:

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?
	Autumn Wind	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Ongoing...	-	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 20	Kinetic	No
	Blowout	Rocket Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 19	Heavy	No
	Crisis Inverted	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Weak ❘ C	-	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Frozen Orbit	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Out of Bounds	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	No
	Randy's Throwing Knife	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic			Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 21	Kinetic	No
	Riptide	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Stasis	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Stasis	Best ❘ S	PvE	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 17	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
	Rose	Hand Cannon	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 19	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
	Sorrow's Verse	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Stars in Shadow	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Survivor's Epitaph	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Average ❘ B	PvP	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Kinetic	No
	The Keening	Sidearm	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	PvE	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Wishbringer	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No

These are the different Tier levels used for this ranking:

• 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.

Destiny 2 Crucible weapons farm: Where to find them

Farming Crucible weapons is as straightforward as it gets. They can only drop either from completing activities in the Crucible playlist or by opening Valor rank-up packages.

The Crucible Playlist includes normal modes such as Control, rotating modes such as Mayhem, and even competitive modes such as Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner.

And while these weapons can only drop from PvP activities, there are methods to improve the rate at which you can acquire them.

⚠️ Playlist weapons used to be a pain to farm. Their extremely low drop rates, combined with their vast perk pools, made it nearly impossible to farm for god rolls. The situation has improved a lot, though, as we’ll cover below.

These are the main methods you can use to optimize your Crucible weapons farm:

Reset your Valor rank to increase the number of perks

This feature, introduced with Season 17, increases the number of perks your weapons can roll with. The more rank resets you get during the season, the more perks your weapons can drop with.

You can expect to see weapons drop with up to 5 perks to choose from, instead of just 2!

While this feature won’t increase the number of drops you can get, it will improve the odds of finding good rolls on weapons.

Equip a Prosperity (Crucible) Mod on your Ghost

Costing only 3 energy, this mod will increase the drop rates when winning Crucible matches. As described in the mod’s description:

Crucible wins have a chance to drop an additional piece of Legendary gear.

As Playlist activities are supposed to prioritize their exclusive loot, this will help you earn more Crucible gear, including weapons.

Your turn

You now know everything there is to know about farming Crucible weapons. Did we miss any good farming methods? If so, let us know in the comments!

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