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

On top of delivering a tremendous new Destination and a banger Campaign, Lightfall and Season of Defiance also feature several brand-new weapons. Some of these definitely have the potential to become top-tier someday, and you should definitely farm them before they go.

This guide covers all the weapons from Season of Defiance (S20) seasonal activities (Defiant Battlegrounds) and tells you how to best farm them.

The best Defiant weapons in Destiny 2

The list below includes every Defiant weapon in the game (it’s still a little too early to rank them, but we’ll update this section as we land diverse rolls to play around with):

Art	Weapon	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo	Element	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo?	Element?	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?
	Perpetualis	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Season 20	Yes	Primary	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable
	Raconteur	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	Season 20	Yes	Primary	Stasis	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable
	Royal Executioner	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Special	Solar	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Energy	Craftable
	Prodigal Return	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Arc	Season 20	Yes	Special	Arc	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Energy	Craftable
	Regnant	Grenade Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Season 20	Yes	Heavy	Void	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable
	Caretaker	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable

💠 Did you know? Every single Defiant weapon can be crafted! 

Destiny 2 Defiant weapons farm: Where to find them

Unlike previous Seasons that were plagued with confusing currencies and gameplay loops, Season of Defiance promises a more straightforward system with fewer currencies and items to deal with. In a nutshell, there are mainly three methods to acquire Defiant weapons:

• Completing Defiant Battlegrounds (S20’s seasonal activity)
• Decoding Defiant engrams at the War Table in the H.E.L.M.
• Increasing your War Table Reputation

Seasonal activities

Season 20’s gameplay loop is as straightforward as it gets. There are no intermediate currencies to farm nor steps to complete. You simply can head over to the Defiant: Battlegrounds playlist and start farming completions. And that’s it! You don’t need to farm Umbral energy or anything of that sort.

Pro tip: Having a Defiant Key will reward you with more seasonal loot, including Defiant weapons, when completing Defiant Battlegrounds.

Defiant engrams

Completing Defiant Battlegrounds when in possession of a Defiant Key will reward you with Defiant Engrams. These can be taken to the War Table at the H.E.L.M and focused into Defiant weapons or Armor.

The cost to focus Defiant engrams has been greatly reduced compared to previous seasons. You’ll simply require:

• 1 Defiant Engram (or 4 if you want a specific weapon)
  • 3,000 Glimmer

Defiant weapons farming, Destiny 2

Before you go…

Don’t miss more of our guides featuring many of the exciting new features delivered with Lightfall and Season of Defiance:

• New Exotic Armor
• New weapons
• New Exotics
• New Armor sets
• New Artifact
• Strand weapons
• Neomuna weapons
• Terminal Overload loot pool
• Root of Nightmares loot pool