Every New Weapon in Destiny 2: Season of the Witch (S22)

Destiny 2 is all about chasing the latest and greatest loot. And for that reason, you can expect Bungie to release exciting new weapons every season.

This guide will help you keep track of all the shiny new weapons this season, including Exotics, brand-new seasonal weapons, and returning fan favorites. These are all the new weapons, Exotics and Legendaries, released so far with Season of the Witch (S22).

Season of the Witch (S22) Weapons

New Exotic weapons

Name	Weapons	Type	Archetype	Ammo	Element	Requirements	In loot pool?	Rank	Source	Available?	Tier rank	Source ❘ DLC	Final Verdict	Released	Perks	Best of?
Necrochasm	Necrochasm	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	S › Best	Crota's End Raid		Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	Crota's End Raid Free-to-Play	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Precision final blows with this weapon trigger a Cursed Thrall explosion. Final blows with Cursed Thrall explosions refill the magazine." ► Necrochasm is back and is stronger than ever. With the ability to trigger Cursed Thrall explosions with ease, Necrochasm is one of the best (and most fun) ad clear weapons in Destiny 2 right now.	Season 22	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "Precision final blows with this weapon trigger a Cursed Thrall explosion. Final blows with Cursed Thrall explosions refill the magazine."	Top-tier
Tessellation	Tessellation	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	-	Pre-order bonus		-	Pre-order bonus The Final Shape	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "This weapon adapts its damage type to match your equipped subclass. Final blows grant grenade energy. Consume your grenade to load a large projectile that generates an elemental explosion on impact."	Season 22	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "This weapon adapts its damage type to match your equipped subclass. Final blows grant grenade energy. Consume your grenade to load a large projectile that generates an elemental explosion on impact."
Ex Diris	Ex Diris	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Special	Arc	Season 22	Yes	-	Season Pass		-	Season Pass Season 22	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "This weapon enrages when dealing or taking sustained damage, gaining increased rate of fire while enraged. Final blows with this weapon create a loyal moth. The moth will seek out nearby targets and detonate, damaging and blinding them."	Season 22	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Exotic Exotic Perk: "This weapon enrages when dealing or taking sustained damage, gaining increased rate of fire while enraged. Final blows with this weapon create a loyal moth. The moth will seek out nearby targets and detonate, damaging and blinding them."

We cover all the New exotics in detail here, including the new Necrochasm Raid auto rifle.

Witch 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?
	Brya's Love	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Season 22	Yes	Primary	Void	-		Seasonal activity		Season 22	Season 22	Energy	Craftable
	Eleatic Principle	Machine Gun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Season 22	Yes	Heavy	Arc	-		Seasonal activity		Season 22	Season 22	Heavy	Craftable
	Kept Confidence	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Season 22	Yes	Primary	Strand	-		Seasonal activity		Season 22	Season 22	Kinetic	Craftable
	Locus Locutus	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	Season 22	Yes	Primary	Stasis	-		Seasonal activity		Season 22	Season 22	Kinetic	Craftable
	Semiotician	Rocket Launcher	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Strand	Season 22	Yes	Heavy	Strand	-		Seasonal activity		Season 22	Season 22	Heavy	Craftable
	The Eremite	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 22	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Seasonal activity		Season 22	Season 22	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier

We cover all the new Witch weapons (and tell you how to best farm them) here.

Recovered Red War 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?
	Deadpan Delivery	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	-		Recovered Red War		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No
	Nightshade	Pulse Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Strand	-		Recovered Red War		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No
	Persuader	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	Season 22	Yes	Special	Void	-		Recovered Red War		Season 22	Season 22	Energy	No
	The Showrunner	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	-		Recovered Red War		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No

This season also features several returning weapons from Year 1 of Destiny 2. You can farm them at the H.E.L.M.

Recovered Red War weapons, Destiny 2

New Nightfall 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?
	Pre Astyanax IV	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	-		Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No
	Warden's Law	Hand Cannon	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	-		Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No

These weapons can be infinitely farmed too. However, unlike dungeons and raids, Nightfall weapons are on a weekly rotation.

New Trials of Osiris 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?
	Cataphract GL3	Grenade Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Strand	-		Trials of Osiris		Lightfall	Season 22	Heavy	No

In exchange for some resources, you can focus Trials engram to get exactly the Trials reward (weapons or armor) you want.

Trials of Osiris Weapons, Season 22

New Iron Banner weapons

These weapons can be acquired by completing Iron Banner matches and turning in Iron Banner tokens.

New Playlist 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?
	Luna Regolith III	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	-		Playlist: Vanguard		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No
	Malediction	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	-		Playlist: Pursuit		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No
	Qua Xaphan V	Machine Gun	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	-		Playlist: Gambit		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Heavy	No
	Unending Tempest	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Stasis	-		Playlist: Crucible		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No

These weapons can be acquired by completing activities from the Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit playlists.

New World Pool 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?
	Geodetic HSm	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	-		World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Heavy	No
	Heliocentric QSc	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	-		World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No
	Nox Perennial V	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Strand	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Strand	-		World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No
	Psi Hermetic V	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Stasis	-		World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No

These weapons can be randomly acquired as end-of-match activities or via Legendary and Prime engrams.

Crota’s End raid weapons

The reprised Crota’s End raid isn’t available yet, but it will be released on September 1, 2023, and will feature several (probably) great weapons. This list will be updated as soon as the raid launches.

How to get weapons in Destiny 2

There are several ways to find weapons in Destiny 2. Some can be indefinitely farmed, while others are capped per season. This guide covers every method to acquire weapons in Destiny 2, old and new.

When it comes to finding new guns, though, the methods to acquire them are much more limited:

1. Raids & Dungeons

Home to some of the most sought-after weapons in the game, raids, and dungeons offer the most straightforward methods to acquire top-tier weapons in Destiny 2.

Each encounter of each dungeon and raid has a chance to drop specific loot. This makes it possible to actively farm for the weapon you’re looking for. Be aware that raids are locked to one clear per week per character, giving you a maximum of three chances to get what you want per week. Grasp of Avarice is one of two exceptions to this rule: It can be farmed indefinitely.

2. Trials of Osiris

Trials of Osiris has gone through many ups and downs. Mostly downs if we’re being honest. But the one thing it has always gotten right is the loot, namely its weapons. Trials of Osiris weapons are notoriously good. Often best in class.

As the ultimate endgame PVP activity in Destiny 2, Trials of Osiris has excellent weapons to offer. And since the start of Season of the Lost (this season), the system to earn loot and target farm rewards has been greatly improved. In fact, Trials features perhaps the best system to target farm exactly the weapons you want.

Even if you hate Trials, its weapons are well worth it. Trust me, your time will be well spent, especially when Trials: Freelance is available. This guide covers every Trials weapon, including Adept versions and their rotation.

3. Nightfall: The Ordeals

Bungie has made a lot of efforts to improve Destiny 2’s loot this past year. And they’ve vastly improved the associated grind too. Nightfall weapons are perhaps one of the best examples.

One of the most challenging activities in the game (when playing on Master and Grandmaster difficulty), Nightfalls finally have the loot to properly reward you for your efforts. Nightfalls now reward unique weapons that can’t be found elsewhere, and some of them are real bangers.

Farming them is straightforward but the drop rates are rough and you’ll want to only play Master and Grandmaster Nightfalls if you want to efficiently farm for weapons. This guide covers every Nightfall weapon, their weekly rotation, and more.

4. Exotic Quests

Some of the best weapons in the game are Exotics. These being special items, they often require you to complete cool and unique missions to acquire them. This guide includes every Exotic quest in the game and provides you with their requirements and video guides to help you complete them.

Unfortunately, many Exotic quests have been removed from the game and put into the Destiny Content Vault. Those weapons can still be acquired but they now have to be purchased for a hefty price at the Monument to Lost Lights in the Tower, also referred to as the Exotics kiosk. This resource page includes every Exotic Kiosk weapon and its cost.

6. Seasonal activities

Taking into account that every new Season costs $10+, Bungie will obviously spend a lot of time creating exciting activities and enticing weapons to convince you to buy the season. Therefore, you can expect seasonal weapons to be above average. In fact, every season will come with a handful of top-tier weapons to keep you grinding.

Now that Seasonal content lasts for an entire year, there are too many activities to list here. You can refer to the two tables below for a complete view of every Seasonal activity currently available and what weapons they each offer.

7. Iron Banner

There’s a lot to be said about Iron Banner. The game mode feels stale and outdated, and it features perhaps the worst farming system in the entire game.

Indeed, whereas Trials of Osiris now lets you target-farm specific weapons, Iron Banner still uses the same archaic tokens system it has for years. Turn in tokens to get an Iron Banner reward. With 18 weapons and an armor set in the loot pool, getting the weapon you want is extremely difficult… And that’s a shame because some of the newer Iron Banner weapons are very good.

8. Playlist activities

Playlist activities used to be the less rewarding activities in the entire game. Nowadays, they all offer unique weapons to each mode, and some of them are actually quite good.

Bungie usually adds 2 new weapons for each activity per season. With currently 6 weapons available per mode, it isn’t easy to target-farm these. Plus, each weapon has an enormous perk pool, which makes finding a god roll nearly impossible… On the flip side, drop rates are slightly higher than before, and if you use the right Ghost mod, you’ll be surprised by the number of Playlist weapons you’ll amass over time.

9. Special events

There are four events in Destiny 2 in any given year: The Dawning for Christmas, Festival of the Lost for Halloween, Guardian Games, and Solstice.

Limited in time by nature, this means you have only a couple of weeks to farm these event-specific weapons per year. The good news is that farming these is quite easy: The loot pools are very small and the drop rates are decent enough to guarantee a few good rolls if you take the time to participate.

The Dawning’s Glaciocasm

10. Destination weapons

Some weapons can only be found on specific planets. These are reserved to Europa, the Moon, the Dreaming City, and the Leviathan, and drop from completing specific bounties, missions, and events occurring within those planets.

There isn’t much more to say about these. For the most part, they are average, but some of them could be considered best-in-class. To farm those, each planet offers straightforward methods to farm them. For example, completing bounties on the Moon or quests from Variks on Europa.

11. World loot pool

Finally, there are many weapons that can only drop randomly while playing the game. As you’ll see in the weapons list below, the World loot pool is enormous, which means that farming them will be extremely difficult…

But on the flip side, most of those weapons are pretty average, giving little reason to want to farm them at all. Some of those weapons are fine, and you should always think twice before dismantling them, but you will be better of target farming weapons from other sources.

Before you go…

These are some of our latest guides featuring many of the exciting new features and loot delivered with Season of the Witch:

• New Exotic Armor
• New Exotics
• New Armor sets
• Deep weapons
• Neomuna weapons