Destiny 2 Moon weapons Today: Rotation & Tier list

The Moon was a prime destination for finding good weapons. Most were low-key, but a few of them were among the best weapons in the game. And then they were all retired…

Months later, after much complaining from the community, they returned to us, but with different perks, which begs the question: Are they still as good as they used to be? In this guide, we cover all re-issued Moon weapons available today and show you how to farm them.

Destiny 2 Moon weapons today

Art

Weapon

Type

Element

Ammo

Source

Rotation

Moon weapons rotation

Unlike Nightfall weapons, which are all on a strict weekly rotation, most Moon weapons can be farmed whenever you feel like through random activity completions on the Moon or through the Lectern of Enchantment.

There are 3 exceptions, though: The Altars of Sorrow weapons:

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?
	Blasphemer	Shotgun	Pinpoint Slug	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Worst ❘ D	-	Moon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Kinetic	No
	Apostate	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Weak ❘ C	-	Moon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Heretic	Rocket Launcher	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	Worst ❘ D	-	Moon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Heavy	No

These 3 weapons require you to complete all Altars of Sorrow waves. Each time you complete an Altars of Sorrow (by defeating the final boss), you will receive the weapon that is on rotation.

The best Moon weapons in Destiny 2

The Tier list below includes every Moon weapon in the game. It starts with the S Tier weapons and moves down from there. It also covers both PVE and PVP, with the “Excels in” column clearly identifying in what area each weapon shines:

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 Moon weapons farm: Where to find them

Farming weapons in Destiny 2 is often very difficult due to low drop rates and/or having too many weapons drop from the same sources.

Take Bottom Dollar, for example, a sought-after Gambit weapon that requires absurd amounts of Gambit matches for a chance to find one with good perks. Hell, you may never find one if you have bad RNG…

But luckily, all Moon weapons are some of the easiest weapons to farm. They still require work, but thanks to the Lectern of Enchantment, you can actively target the weapon you want and work towards it.

Lectern of Enchantment farming

The Lectern of Enchantment is a vendor located in the Moon, next to Eris Morn. There, you can grab weekly, daily and repeatable bounties. But more importantly, you can find Nightmare Essences, which are special bounties that reward Moon weapons and armor.

Each Nightmare Essence has slightly different requirements, including kills with specific weapons, activity completions, and Phantasmal Cores.

To farm the weapon you’re interested in, all you need to do is purchase the right Nightmare Essence and complete it:

Weapon	Nightmare Essence	Requirements
Love and Death (Grenade Launcher)	Essence of Insanity	►Grenade Launcher Kills (100) ► Bound Manacle recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)
One Small Step (Shotgun)	Essence of Rage	►Super Kills (%) ► Fangs of Shun’Gath recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)
Dreambreaker (Fusion Rifle)	Essence of Servitude	► Vex defeated on the Moon (30) ► Fusion Rifle Kills (15) ► Ehrath’Ur’s Horned Wreath recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)
A Fine Memorial (Machine Gun)	Essence of Greed	► Activities completed (%) ►Machine Gun Kills (%) ► Ethereal Charms recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)
Tranquility (Sniper Rifle)	Essence of Vanity	► Activities completed (%) ►Sniper Rifle Kills (25) ► Horned Wreath recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)
Loud Lullaby (Hand Cannon)	Essence of Brutality	► Activities completed (%) ►Hand Cannon Kills (50) ► Necromantic Strand recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)
Night Terror (Sword)	Essence of Jealousy	► Activities completed (%) ►Sword Kills (%) ► Ralniks’s Hatchet recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)
Arc Logic (Auto Rifle)	Essence of Failure	► Activities completed (%) ►Auto Rifle Kills (50) ► Captive Cord recovered ► Phantasmal Core (1)

For detailed guides on how to recover those specific items, 360GameTV has a video for each one.

As long as you have the resources to purchase them, you can farm Moon weapons indefinitely.

Completing activities on the Moon will steadily reward you with Phantasmal Cores, but if you happen to be out of Cores, you can also get more from the Lectern of Enchantment.

You can get more Phantasmal Cores by:

• Completing the Moon weekly bounties (there are 2 in total)
• Purchasing them with Phantasmal Fragments at the Lectern

Ok, I know this sounds complicated but it isn’t, trust me. You can earn Phantasmal Fragments by completing Moon daily bounties or you can purchase them with Helium Filaments.

Before you go…

Don’t miss the two other sources of top-tier daily weapons: the brand-new Terminal Overload and Wellspring.