Every New Weapon in Destiny 2: The Final Shape

by Ric Molina | Aug 26, 2024

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 with The Final Shape and Episode 1: Echoes.

The Final Shape Weapons

New Exotic weapons

Name	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?
Choir of One	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Special	Void	-	-	Exotic Quest	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable
Ergo Sum	Sword	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Kinetic	S+ > Meta	PvE	The Pale Heart	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier
Euphony	Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Strand	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Strand	S › Best	PvE	Salvation's Edge Raid	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Khvostov 7G-0X	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	S+ > Meta	PvE + PvP	The Pale Heart	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Microcosm	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE	The Pale Heart	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Heavy	No	Top-tier
Red Death Reformed	Pulse Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Season Pass	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier
Still Hunt	Sniper Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Solar	S › Best	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier
Tessellation	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Kinetic	B › Average	PvE	Pre-order bonus	No	The Final Shape	Season 22	Energy	No

We cover all the New exotics in detail here.

Pale Heart weapons

Name	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?
Ergo Sum	Sword	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Kinetic	S+ > Meta	PvE	The Pale Heart	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier
Khvostov 7G-0X	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	S+ > Meta	PvE + PvP	The Pale Heart	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Microcosm	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE	The Pale Heart	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Heavy	No	Top-tier
Axial Lacuna	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Solar	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
Bold Endings	Hand Cannon	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Stasis	A › Strong	PvE	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier
Embraced Identity	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Void	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
False Idols	Sword	Vortex	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Solar	B › Average	PvE	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Heavy	Craftable		Incandescent,Bait and Switch
Khvostov 7G-02	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	B › Average	PvE	The Pale Heart	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No
No Hesitation	Auto Rifle	Support	Legendary	Primary	Solar	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Solar	A › Strong	PvE	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
Pro Memoria	Machine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Strand	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Strand	A › Strong	PvE	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
Someday	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier
The Call	Sidearm	Rocket-Assisted	Legendary	Special	Strand	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Strand	S › Best	PvE	The Pale Heart	Yes	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier

We cover all the new Pale Heart weapons in detail here.

Episode 1: Echoes weapons

Name	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?
Aberrant Action	Sidearm	Rocket-Assisted	Legendary	Special	Solar	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Special	Solar	A › Strong	PvE	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
Chronophage	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Special	Void	S › Best	PvE	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
Corrasion	Pulse Rifle	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
Faith-Keeper	Rocket Launcher	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Heavy	Void	B › Average	-	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Heavy	Craftable
Ill Omen	Sword	Caster	Legendary	Heavy	Stasis	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Heavy	Stasis	A › Strong	PvP	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier
Lost Signal	Grenade Launcher	Area Denial	Legendary	Special	Stasis	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Special	Stasis	A › Strong	PvE	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier
Sightline Survey	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Voltshot
Speleologist	Machine Gun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Heavy	Solar	A › Strong	PvE	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
Timeworn Wayfarer	Scout Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Solar	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
Veiled Threat	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Stasis	B › Average	-	Echoes Activities	Yes	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Kinetic	Craftable

Season of Dawn weapons

Name	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?
Breachlight	Sidearm	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Strand	B › Average	-	Dawn Engrams	No	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No
Line in the Sand	Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Heavy	Arc	B › Average	-	Dawn Engrams	No	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Heavy	No		Voltshot,Bait and Switch
Martyr's Retribution	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Solar	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Special	Solar	A › Strong	PvE	Dawn Engrams	No	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
Patron of Lost Causes	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	-	-	Dawn Engrams	No	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No		Kinetic Tremors
Perfect Paradox	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Episode 1: Echoes	Yes	Special	Kinetic	S › Best	PvE	Dawn Engrams	No	Episode 1: Echoes	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No	Top-tier

We cover all the returning Dawn weapons in detail here.

New Nightfall weapon

Art	Name	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?
	Scintillation	Linear Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Strand	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Strand	S › Best	PvE	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
	Shadow Price	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier	Voltshot

New Trials of Osiris weapon

Name	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?
Aisha's Care	Pulse Rifle	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Strand	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Strand	A › Strong	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Aisha's Embrace	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Void	C › Weak	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 16	Energy	No
Astral Horizon	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 10	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Burden of Guilt	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Stasis	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Stasis	S › Best	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 17	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Cataphract GL3	Grenade Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Strand	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Strand	A › Strong	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 22	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
Exalted Truth	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Void	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 19	Energy	No	Top-tier	Repulsor Brace
Exile's Curse	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Final Shape	No	Special	Arc	B › Average	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 10	Energy	No
Eye of Sol	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	The Final Shape	No	Special	Kinetic	S › Best	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 10	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Forgiveness	Sidearm	Aggressive Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Arc	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier
Igneous Hammer	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Solar	A › Strong	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
Incisor	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Strand	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Strand	A › Strong	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 23	Energy	No	Top-tier
Reed's Regret	Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Stasis	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Stasis	B › Average	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 15	Heavy	No
Shayura's Wrath	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Void	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier
Sola's Scar	Sword	Caster	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	The Final Shape	No	Heavy	Solar	D › Worst	-	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 13	Heavy	No
The Immortal	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Strand	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 20	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
The Inquisitor	Shotgun	Pinpoint Slug	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Arc	B › Average	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 18	Energy	No
The Messenger	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	The Final Shape	No	Primary	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 13	Kinetic	No	Top-tier	Kinetic Tremors
The Prophet	Scout Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Stasis	Ongoing...	-	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 23	Kinetic	No
The Scholar	Scout Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	The Final Shape	No	Primary	Kinetic	C › Weak	-	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 10	Kinetic	No
The Summoner	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Solar	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 23	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
Tomorrow's Answer	Rocket Launcher	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Void	The Final Shape	No	Heavy	Void	C › Weak	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 10	Heavy	No
Unexpected Resurgence	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Final Shape	Yes	Special	Arc	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Voltshot
Unwavering Duty	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	The Final Shape	Yes	Heavy	Solar	S › Best	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 19	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
Whistler's Whim	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	The Final Shape	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	The Final Shape	Season 18	Kinetic	No	Top-tier

New Iron Banner weapon

Art	Name	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?
	Claws of the Wolf	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	B › Average	PvP	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No

New Playlist weapons

Name	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?
Better Devils	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Strand	A › Strong	PvE	Playlist: Crucible	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No	Top-tier
Hush	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	A › Strong	PvP	Playlist: Gambit	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
Origin Story	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	S › Best	PvP	Playlist: Vanguard	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No	Top-tier	Kinetic Tremors
Perfect Pitch	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	B › Average	PvE	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No

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

New World Pool weapons

Name	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?
Adverse Possession IX	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	-	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No
Controlling Vision	Sidearm	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	C › Weak	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No
Ded Gramarye IV	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	C › Weak	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No		Voltshot
Maahes HC4	Hand Cannon	Heavy Burst	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	A › Strong	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No	Top-tier
Suspectum-4fr	Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Stasis	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Stasis	B › Average	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Heavy	No
The Domino	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	C › Weak	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Energy	No		Incandescent
Yarovit MG4	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Stasis	C › Weak	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	The Final Shape	Kinetic	No

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

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 Episode 1 and The Final Shape:

About The Author

Ric Molina

I've been covering gaming since 2012, and some of my work has been featured by large brands, including MSN.com, Forbes, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more. I've been obsessed with Destiny 2 (and now Diablo 4) for years now, and I hope to provide new and returning players with the guides and resources I wish I had when I first started.