Destiny 2 Energy Weapons Guide (and Tier list)

As you play more and more Destiny 2, perfecting your loadout becomes more important.

At first, it’s all about chasing the best weapons in the game, no matter their slot, class, or rarity. But soon enough, we all find ourselves chasing specific weapon types for specific slots. Today, we cover Energy weapons.

In this guide, we will cover the best Energy weapon in Destiny 2, explain what makes them special compared to Kinetic weapons, and share with you a chart with every Energy option still available.

What are Energy weapons in Destiny 2?

If you read our Kinetic weapons guide, you already know Energy weapons sit in the Energy slot and do element damage.

Energy weapons can do either Solar, Arc, or Void damage, and are perfectly suited to deal with shielded enemies. Kinetic weapons may be able to deal more damage to unshielded enemies, but Special weapons can simply tear through enemy shields, as long as you are using a matching element.

Primary and Special ammo

Kinetic and Energy weapons do have one thing in common: They both include Primary and Special ammo weapons. Not to be confused with Energy weapons, Special weapons are those that use Special ammo (green bricks).

On the other hand, Heavy weapons also deal elemental damage, just like Energy weapons. However, they require the more elusive Heavy ammo.

How to tell if a weapon is Special

Just as Kinetic weapons have their own symbol, Energy weapons have unique symbols that can be visible while hovering over them or inspecting them in your Inventory or vault:

Pro tip: You can also tell whether a weapon is Kinetic or Special simply by looking at its icon orientation:

• Kinetic weapons point to the left
• Special weapons point to the right

Energy VS Kinetic weapons: Elemental burns

A little-known fact (and something that even veterans tend to forget) is that Kinetic weapons do more damage to unshielded enemies than Special weapons in PVE, 10% more damage to be precise.

On the flip side, Energy weapons do roughly 3 times more damage to shielded enemies until their shields are destroyed.

And if you find yourself playing endgame content, be it at Legend, Master, or Grandmaster difficulties, you’ll find that shielded enemies are nearly impossible to kill unless you have a weapon with a matching element. For that reason, you should always make sure your Fireteam is prepared to deal with any elemental shield.

Lists updated as of Bungie’s 30th Anniversary event.

Best Energy weapons in Destiny 2: Tier list

Now that we’ve covered all the basics regarding Energy weapons, it’s time we move on to what you’re probably here for: What are the best Energy weapons in Destiny 2?

The list below includes what we consider the top-tier Energy weapons in the game, for both PVE and PVP. By only including S Tier weapons, you can rest assured these are the most lethal guns out there:

Art	Name	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo	Element	Requirements	Available?	Ammo?	Element?	Tier	Excels	Source	Obtainable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Craftable?
	The Palindrome	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE + PVP	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Gnawing Hunger	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE + PVP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Insidious	Pulse Rifle	Aggressive Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE + PVP	Vow of the Disciple Raid		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	No
	Frozen Orbit	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Trinity Ghoul	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 4	Energy	No
	Divinity	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE	Exotic Quest		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Eriana's Vow	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PVE	Exotic Kiosk		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Under Your Skin	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Season 16	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE	Seasonal activity		Season 16	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Funnelweb	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Forbearance	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE	Vow of the Disciple Raid		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Duality	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No
	Shayura's Wrath	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVP	Trials of Osiris		The Witch Queen	Season 14	Energy	No
	Matador 64	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	30th Anniversary	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon		30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No
	1000 Yard Stare	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	30th Anniversary	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PVP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon		30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No
	Snorri FR5	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PVP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No

As a reminder, these are the different Tier levels used for our rankings:

• 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.

Note that this list is the result of the many different Tier lists we’ve done so far.

Energy weapons list: The complete list

In case you’re looking for something much more specific (i.e. an Energy precision Fusion rifle) that you couldn’t find above, this list includes every Energy weapon still viable in Destiny 2:

Art	Name	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo	Element	Requirements	Available?	Ammo?	Element?	Tier	Excels	Source	Obtainable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Craftable?
	The Palindrome	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE + PVP	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Gnawing Hunger	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE + PVP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Insidious	Pulse Rifle	Aggressive Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE + PVP	Vow of the Disciple Raid		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	No
	Frozen Orbit	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Trinity Ghoul	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 4	Energy	No
	Divinity	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE	Exotic Quest		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Eriana's Vow	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PVE	Exotic Kiosk		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Under Your Skin	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Season 16	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE	Seasonal activity		Season 16	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Funnelweb	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Forbearance	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVE	Vow of the Disciple Raid		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Duality	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No
	Shayura's Wrath	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PVP	Trials of Osiris		The Witch Queen	Season 14	Energy	No
	Matador 64	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	30th Anniversary	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PVP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon		30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No
	1000 Yard Stare	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	30th Anniversary	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PVP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon		30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No
	Snorri FR5	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PVP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Xenoclast IV	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Playlist: Strikes		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Seventh Seraph CQC-12	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Trustee	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid		Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No
	Lord of Wolves	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 4	Energy	No
	Riskrunner	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Exotic Quest		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Jötunn	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Forsaken Pack	Season 5	Energy	No
	Telesto	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 2	Energy	No
	Retraced Path	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Dares of Eternity		Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No
	BxR-55 Battler	Pulse Rifle	Legacy PR-55	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE + PVP	Dares of Eternity		Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No
	Arsenic Bite-4b	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Cartesian Coordinate	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Coriolis Force	Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Void	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Empire Hunts		Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No
	Posterity	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Deep Stone Crypt Raid		Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No
	The Third Axiom	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Playlist: Strikes		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	First In, Last Out	Shotgun	Pinpoint Slug	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Vouchsafe	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Dreaming City		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	The Keening	Sidearm	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Nation of Beasts	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Last Wish Raid		Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No
	Glacioclasm	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	No	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Event: Dawning		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.2	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Orewing's Maul	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	No	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Ancient Gospel	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Garden of Salvation Raid		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Zealot's Reward	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Garden of Salvation Raid		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Deafening Whisper	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Xûr		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Salvager's Salvo	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Exotic Kiosk		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Coldheart	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Cloudstrike	Sniper Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Exotic Quest		Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No
	Sunshot	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Ticuu's Divination	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Exotic Kiosk		Beyond Light	Season 13	Energy	No
	PLUG ONE.1	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Empty Vessel	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Playlist: Strikes		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Vision of Confluence	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Vault of Glass Raid		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Stochastic Variable	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Wolftone Draw	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Xûr		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Dead Messenger	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Season 16	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Exotic Quest		Season 16	Season 16	Energy	No
	Explosive Personality	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 16	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Seasonal activity		Season 16	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	The Enigma	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Throne World		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Sweet Sorrow	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Season 16	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Seasonal activity		Season 16	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Aisha's Embrace	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVE	Trials of Osiris		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	No
	Adored	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Far Future	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Unobtainable		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Main Ingredient	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Omniscient Eye	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Garden of Salvation Raid		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Igneous Hammer	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	The Witch Queen	No	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Trials of Osiris		The Witch Queen	Season 13	Energy	No
	Exile's Curse	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Trials of Osiris		The Witch Queen	Season 10	Energy	No
	The Summoner	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Trials of Osiris		The Witch Queen	Season 10	Energy	No
	Bottom Dollar	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Playlist: Gambit		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Tommy's Matchbook	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Shadowkeep	Season 10	Energy	No
	Le Monarque	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Void	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Forsaken Pack	Season 5	Energy	No
	Tarrabah	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No
	Gridskipper	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Unobtainable		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Found Verdict	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Vault of Glass Raid		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Uzume RR4	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Twilight Oath	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Dreaming City		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Lorentz Driver	Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Beyond Light	Season 15	Energy	No
	A Sudden Death	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Prophecy Dungeon		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Annual Skate	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PVP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Darkest Before	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Prophecy Dungeon		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Cantata-57	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PVP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Likely Suspect	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Throne World		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Father's Sins	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PVP	Wellspring		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Devil's Ruin	Sidearm	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	-	Exotic Kiosk		Shadowkeep	Season 9	Energy	No
	Punching Out	Sidearm	SUROS Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	-	Playlist: Strikes		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Waking Vigil	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	PVE + PVP	Dreaming City		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Collective Obligation	Pulse Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	PVE + PVP	Vow of the Disciple Raid		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	No
	Brass Attacks	Sidearm	Aggressive Burst	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	PVE	Unobtainable		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	The Fourth Horseman	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVE	Exotic Kiosk		Shadowkeep	Season 10	Energy	No
	Vex Mythoclast	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVE	Vault of Glass Raid		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	The Vision	Sidearm	Omolon Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Chrysura Melo	Auto Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVE	Xûr		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Contingency Plan	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Forge's Pledge	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVE	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Ogma PR6	Pulse Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Pointed Inquiry	Scout Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	PVE	Throne World		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Felwinter's Lie	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVP	Exotic Kiosk		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Stars in Shadow	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVP	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Trinary System	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVP	Playlist: Gambit		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Hard Light	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	PVP	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Sojourner's Tale	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PVP	Unobtainable		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Occluded Finality	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Average ❘ B	PVP	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Crisis Inverted	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	PVP	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Shadow Price	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	No	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Truthteller	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Premonition	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Void	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Pit of Heresy Dungeon		Shadowkeep	Season 13	Energy	No
	Drang	Sidearm	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Point of the Stag	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Kiosk		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Seventh Seraph VY-7	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Retrofuturist	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Nature of the Beast	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Last Perdition	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	MIDA Mini-Tool	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	IKELOS_HC_v1.0.2	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Jian 7 Rifle	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	IKELOS_SR_v1.0.2	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Death Adder	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Imperial Needle	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Unobtainable		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Age-Old Bond	Auto Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Void	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Last Wish Raid		Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No
	Prophet of Doom	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Garden of Salvation Raid		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Apostate	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Moon		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Reckless Oracle	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Void	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Garden of Salvation Raid		Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Widow's Bite	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Eternal Blazon	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Last Dance	Sidearm	Omolon Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Hollow Words	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Bonechiller	Shotgun	Pinpoint Slug	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Europa		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Retold Tale	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Dreaming City		Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Borealis	Sniper Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Wavesplitter	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 4	Energy	No
	Fighting Lion	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Ruinous Effigy	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Kiosk		Shadowkeep	Season 11	Energy	No
	Merciless	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Prometheus Lens	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 2	Energy	No
	The Deicide	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Borrowed Time	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Playlist: Gambit		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Arc Logic	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Moon		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Every Waking Moment	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Moon		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Compass Rose	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Event: Solstice of Heroes		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	A Swift Verdict	Sidearm	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Prophecy Dungeon		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Judgment	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Prophecy Dungeon		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	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
	The Comedian	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	The Long Walk	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Prophecy Dungeon		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Jurassic Green	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Event: Festival of the Lost		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Edge of Concurrence	Glaive	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Arc	Average ❘ B	-	Exotic Quest		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Frontier's Cry	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Fugue-55	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	The Fool's Remedy	Sidearm	SUROS Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Timelines' Vertex	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	IKELOS_SG_v1.0.2	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Seventh Seraph SI-2	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Weak ❘ C	-	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Tyranny of Heaven	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Last Wish Raid		Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No
	Distant Tumulus	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Gunsmith		Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Royal Chase	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Weak ❘ C	-	Xûr		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Arctic Haze	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Europa		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Graviton Lance	Pulse Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Symmetry	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Arc	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Kiosk		Shadowkeep	Season 9	Energy	No
	Polaris Lance	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Kiosk		Free-to-Play	Season 3	Energy	No
	The Number	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Null Composure	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Kiosk		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Finite Impactor	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Weak ❘ C	-	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Pleiades Corrector	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Dream Breaker	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Moon		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Edge of Action	Glaive	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Void	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Quest		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Edge of Intent	Glaive	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Quest		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Come to Pass	Auto Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Arc	Weak ❘ C	-	Wellspring		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Redback-5si	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Lubrae's Ruin	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Vow of the Disciple Raid		The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Wishbringer	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Techeun Force	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Special	Arc	Worst ❘ D	-	Last Wish Raid		Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No
	Skyburner's Oath	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Exotic Engram		Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Iota Draconis	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Xûr		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No

Your turn

By now you know everything there is to know about Energy weapons in Destiny 2: What makes them special, how to recognize them, and which ones are the best.

This will hopefully help you get one step closer to the perfect loadout, combining top-tier armor and a kinetic, energy, and heavy weapon.

Which one is your favorite?