Destiny 2 Power Weapons Guide: The Complete List

Playing Destiny 2 is all about chasing the strongest weapon. That becomes obvious the second you start playing. However, true power comes from a great loadout, not a single weapon. For that reason, you will soon find yourself chasing the best Destiny 2 weapons per slot: Kinetic, Energy, and Heavy.

In this guide, we cover the best Hevay weapons in Destiny 2, explain what makes them special, and provide you with a comprehensive list, including every Power weapon in the game.

Updated as of Season of Deefiance (S20).

What are Power weapons in Destiny 2?

Also referred to as Heavy weapons, Power weapons sit in the Heavy slot. There are only 8 weapon types that can use Heavy ammo, and can therefore be equipped in the Power slot:

Weapon Type	Main Role
Rocket Launchers	Burst Damage
Grenade Launchers	Add Clear
Swords	Add Clear, Single Target Damage
Linear Fusion Rifles	Single Target Damage
Machine Gun	Add Clear
Shotguns*	–
Glaives*
Combat Bows*	–
Sniper Rifles*	Single Target Damage

* The only exceptions are a few select Exotics.

Unlike Energy weapons that can only deal either Solar, Arc, or Void damage, Heavy weapons can also deal Stasis and Strand damage. In fact, Power weapons and Kinetic weapons are the only guns able to deal Stasis or Strand damage.

While Kinetic and Energy weapons feature Primary and Special ammo weapons, Power weapons only include guns that use Heavy ammo, aka, the purple ammo boxes.

Best Heavy weapons in Destiny 2: Tier list

The list below includes what we consider the top-tier Power weapons in the game for PvE and PvP.

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.

Don’t miss our: Destiny 2 guides covering all the major weapon sources:

Heavy weapons list: The complete list

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