Destiny 2 Ritual Weapons: Tier list & How to get them

[toc] Meant to replace the infamous Pinnacle weapons, Ritual weapons are nowhere as strong as their predecessors. Still, they are generally better than the average Legendary weapon and featured a fixed roll with two perks per slot. This means they can cater to both PvE and PvP. While they will never be best-in-class (except maybe Salvager’s Salvo), they are excellent alternatives to take with you.

This guide covers all the weapons that can drop from the Crucible and tells you how to best farm them.

Ritual weapons in Destiny 2

This list includes every Ritual weapon currently in the game:

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?
	Last Rite	Scout Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Average ❘ B	PvP	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 21	Kinetic	No		Reconstruction
	Malediction	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Average ❘ B	PvP	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No
	Adored	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Average ❘ B	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Point of the Stag	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Salvager's Salvo	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Null Composure	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Ecliptic Distaff	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No	Top-tier	Destabilizing Rounds
	Ascendancy	Rocket Launcher	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Heavy	No
	Chivalric Fire	Sword	Caster	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	Ongoing...	-	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Heavy	No

⚠️ Note that sunset weapons, such as Pinnacles or some of the original Ritual weapons (such as the Komodo-4FR, Buzzard, and Python), are not included in this list.

Ritual weapons: Ranked

If you’re thinking about chasing one of these but do not know where to start, this Tier list ranks them all, from best to worst:

Item	Weapons	Type	Archetype	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Rank	Source	Available?	Tier rank	Source ❘ DLC	Final Verdict	Released	Perks	Best of?
Point of the Stag	Point of the Stag	Combat Bow	Precision	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	S › Best	Iron Banner		Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE + PvP	Iron Banner Free-to-Play	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Precision PvE God Roll: Archer's Tempo + Precision Instrument (also good: Golden Tricorn or Vorpal Weapon) PvP God Roll: Archer's Tempo (also good: Elemental Capacitor) + Swashbuckler ► Back with random rolls, Point of the Stag is even nastier than its first inception. With the ability to roll with Swashbuckler, this will easily be a favorite of any PvP bow user, and the old fixed roll is still there for the PvE mains.	Season 10	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Precision PvE God Roll: Archer's Tempo + Precision Instrument (also good: Golden Tricorn or Vorpal Weapon) PvP God Roll: Archer's Tempo (also good: Elemental Capacitor) + Swashbuckler	Top-tier
Salvager's Salvo	Salvager's Salvo	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	S › Best	Exotic Kiosk		Best ❘ S Excels in: PvE	Exotic Kiosk Free-to-Play	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Lightweight PvE God Roll: Ambitious Assassin (also good: Demolitionist) + Chain Reaction ► Salvager's Salvo is incredibly easy to obtain and is still an extremely powerful option. This is a versatile weapon with its set rolls, allowing for some backup boss damage or some of the best add clear in the game. It is perhaps slightly outmatched by Forbearance but remains close due to how easy it is to get.	Season 13	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Lightweight PvE God Roll: Ambitious Assassin (also good: Demolitionist) + Chain Reaction	Top-tier
Ecliptic Distaff	Ecliptic Distaff	Glaive	Adaptive	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	A › Strong	Playlist: Pursuit		Strong ❘ A Excels in: PvE	Playlist: Pursuit Free-to-Play	Slot: Void | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Adaptive PvE Fixed Roll: Replenishing Aegis + Close to Melee (also good: Destabilizing Rounds) ► Typically, ritual weapons like Ecliptic Distaff release weaker than their randomly-rolled counterparts. Luckily, for this glaive, that isn't the case. Close to Melee makes the weapon feel so much more consistent, while Destabilizing Rounds is the perfect pairing for any Void build.	Season 20	Slot: Void | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Adaptive PvE Fixed Roll: Replenishing Aegis + Close to Melee (also good: Destabilizing Rounds)	Top-tier
Ascendancy	Ascendancy	Rocket Launcher	Precision	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	B › Average	Exotic Kiosk		Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk Free-to-Play	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Precision PvE Fixed Roll: Impulse Amplifier + Explosive Light PvP Fixed Roll: Impulse Amplifier + Chain Reaction ► Ascendancy is the prime example of a rocket launcher for new Guardians; it comes with tracking, a solid perk pool for most activities, and is available to all players. However, its damage is intrinsically lower than more popular options due to its precision frame, meaning you should only use this if you're still farming other options.	Season 15	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Precision PvE Fixed Roll: Impulse Amplifier + Explosive Light PvP Fixed Roll: Impulse Amplifier + Chain Reaction
Null Composure	Null Composure	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	B › Average	Exotic Kiosk		Average ❘ B Excels in: PvE	Exotic Kiosk Free-to-Play	Slot: Void | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Rapid-Fire PvE Fixed Roll: Feeding Frenzy + Reservoir Burst ► Having the highest base stats out of all Rapid-Fires, as well as solid perks, Null Compsure has the potential to be a real competitor in PvP. In PvE, it is outdone by Likely Suspect, but what Null lacks in a perk pool, it makes up in having a fan-favorite perk: Reservoir Burst.	Season 14	Slot: Void | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Rapid-Fire PvE Fixed Roll: Feeding Frenzy + Reservoir Burst
Adored	Adored	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	B › Average	Exotic Kiosk		Average ❘ B Excels in: PvP	Exotic Kiosk Free-to-Play	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Adaptive PvP Fixed Rolls: Killing Wind + Snapshot Sights ► Adored was initially released as a replacement for Beloved, but now Beloved is back (and is available without purchasing a season or DLC). Because of this, Adored has fallen into the trap that most Ritual weapons do: it's a great starter pick if you have nothing better, but finding a stronger option is anything but difficult.	Season 12	Slot: Arc | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Adaptive PvP Fixed Rolls: Killing Wind + Snapshot Sights
Last Rite	Last Rite	Scout Rifle	Aggressive	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	B › Average	Playlist: Pursuit		Average ❘ B Excels in: PvP	Playlist: Pursuit Free-to-Play	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Aggressive PvP God Roll: Keep Away + Opening Shot ► Last Rite is a decent weapon. Initially, players tried to use it like the Dead Man's Tale and hip-fire the weapon. However, this is the wrong way to go about it. Last Rite is a slower but more forgiving weapon and can be used somewhat effectively in all areas of the game.	Season 21	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Aggressive PvP God Roll: Keep Away + Opening Shot
Malediction	Malediction	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	B › Average	Playlist: Pursuit		Average ❘ B Excels in: PvP	Playlist: Pursuit Free-to-Play	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Aggressive PvP "Fixed" Roll: Discord + Explosive Payload ► Similar to most other seasonal weapons, Malediction falls into a pretty average spot overall. Unless you're waiting to farm other more powerful options, using Malediction just isn't optimal.	Season 22	Slot: Kinetic | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Aggressive PvP "Fixed" Roll: Discord + Explosive Payload
Chivalric Fire	Chivalric Fire	Sword	Caster	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Ongoing	Playlist: Pursuit		Ongoing...	Playlist: Pursuit Free-to-Play	Slot: Void | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Caster ►	Season 23	Slot: Void | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Caster

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.

How to acquire Pursuit weapons farm

Unlike virtually every other Legendary weapon in the game that can roll with several rolls per column, Ritual weapons offer fixed rolls. One Perk combination is usually geared towards PvE while another is geared towards PvP. This means Ritual weapons do not need to be farmed, you just need to acquire them once.

There are currently 2 different sources of Ritual weapons in Destiny 2, the Exotic Kiosk and resetting your rank at your favorite vendor.

Resetting your Vanguard, Crucible, or Gambit rank

Ritual weapons released during the year (we are currently on year 5 of Destiny 2) can be acquired by resetting your rank at either Zavala, Lord Shaxx, or the Drifter. Ritual weapons were previously locked behind a quest, but nowadays, simply resetting your rank will reward you with the current Ritual 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?
	Last Rite	Scout Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Average ❘ B	PvP	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 21	Kinetic	No		Reconstruction
	Malediction	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Average ❘ B	PvP	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Kinetic	No
	Ecliptic Distaff	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No	Top-tier	Destabilizing Rounds
	Chivalric Fire	Sword	Caster	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	Ongoing...	-	Playlist: Pursuit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Heavy	No

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Monument to Lost Lights, aka the Exotic Kiosk

The Monument to Lost Lights, also known as the Exotic Kiosk, was created to allow players to purchase Exotic weapons that could no longer be acquired (mostly because their quests were vaulted).

The Monument to Lost Lights in the Tower

But on top of offering Exotics, the kiosk also sells several Legendary weapons, including Ritual weapons from previous years (Year 4):

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?
	Adored	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Average ❘ B	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Point of the Stag	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Salvager's Salvo	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Null Composure	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Ascendancy	Rocket Launcher	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Heavy	No

Your turn

You now know everything there is to know about farming Crucible weapons. Did we miss any good farming methods? If so, let us know in the comments!