Destiny 2 is notorious for straight-up removing content from the game, either by putting it into the infamous DCV or simply removing items from the current rotation.
This is particularly the case for Seasonal activities and weapons, which officially are removed once the next Expansion is released. In this guide we cover all seasonal weapons still available in Destiny 2. We tell you how to get them and which ones are worth farming.
💠 We cover the New Destiny 2 weapons from this season here.
Best Season of the Witch Weapons (S22)
Witch weapons can be acquired by farming Altars of Summoning and Savathûn’s Spire activities or decoding Witch Engrams at the H.E.L.M.:
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? |
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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 | Weak ❘ C | - | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | Heavy | Craftable | ||||
Kept Confidence | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Season 22 | Yes | Primary | Strand | Average ❘ B | PvP | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||||
Locus Locutus | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Season 22 | Yes | Primary | Stasis | Average ❘ B | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 22 | Season 22 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||||
Semiotician | Rocket Launcher | High-Impact | Legendary | Heavy | Strand | Season 22 | Yes | Heavy | Strand | Average ❘ B | - | 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 |
These weapons can be acquired by decoding Recovered Red War Engrams:
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? |
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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 | Average ❘ B | PvP | Recovered Red War | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | Kinetic | No | ||||
Persuader | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Void | Season 22 | Yes | Special | Void | Weak ❘ C | - | Recovered Red War | Season 22 | Season 22 | Energy | No | ||||
The Showrunner | Submachine Gun | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Kinetic | Average ❘ B | PvE | Recovered Red War | Free-to-Play | Season 22 | Kinetic | No |
Best Season of the Deep Weapons (S21)
Deep weapons, aka, Taken weapons, can be acquired by farming Deep Dives or decoding Deep Engrams at the H.E.L.M.:
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? |
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A Distant Pull | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Stasis | Season 21 | Yes | Special | Stasis | Average ❘ B | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||||
Different Times | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Season 21 | Yes | Primary | Strand | Strong ❘ A | PvE + PvP | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |||
Epochal Integration | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Season 21 | Yes | Primary | Solar | Strong ❘ A | PvE + PvP | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | Energy | No | Top-tier | |||
Rapacious Appetite | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Season 21 | Yes | Primary | Stasis | Average ❘ B | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | Kinetic | Craftable | |||||
Targeted Redaction | Hand Cannon | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Void | Season 21 | Yes | Primary | Void | Best ❘ S | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | ||||
Thin Precipice | Sword | Vortex | Legendary | Heavy | Strand | Season 21 | Yes | Heavy | Strand | - | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | Heavy | Craftable | |||||
Until Its Return | Shotgun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Strand | Season 21 | Yes | Special | Strand | - | Seasonal activity | Season 21 | Season 21 | Kinetic | Craftable |
The retuning Reckoning weapons can be acquired by fishing or decoding Deep Engrams:
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? |
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Bug-Out Bag | Submachine Gun | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Season 21 | Yes | Primary | Solar | Average ❘ B | PvE | Fishing | Season 21 | Season 21 | Energy | No | Incandescent | |||
Just in Case | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Season 21 | Yes | Heavy | Solar | - | Fishing | Season 21 | Season 21 | Heavy | No | Incandescent | ||||
Last Man Standing | Shotgun | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Season 21 | Yes | Special | Solar | - | Fishing | Season 21 | Season 21 | Energy | No | |||||
Outlast | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Season 21 | Yes | Primary | Solar | Average ❘ B | PvP | Fishing | Season 21 | Season 21 | Energy | No | ||||
Sole Survivor | Sniper Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | Season 21 | Yes | Special | Arc | Average ❘ B | PvE | Fishing | Season 21 | Season 21 | Energy | No | Voltshot | |||
Spare Rations | Hand Cannon | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Kinetic | Season 21 | Yes | Primary | Kinetic | Average ❘ B | PvP | Fishing | Season 21 | Season 21 | Kinetic | No | Kinetic Tremors |
Best Season of Defiance Weapons (S20)
These weapons can be acquired by farming Defiant Battlegrounds or decoding Defiant Engrams at the H.E.L.M.:
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? |
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Caretaker | Sword | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Season 20 | Yes | Heavy | Solar | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent | ||
Perpetualis | Auto Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Primary | Strand | Season 20 | Yes | Primary | Strand | Average ❘ B | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||||
Prodigal Return | Grenade Launcher | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Arc | Season 20 | Yes | Special | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot | ||
Raconteur | Combat Bow | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Season 20 | Yes | Primary | Stasis | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |||
Regnant | Grenade Launcher | Adaptive | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Season 20 | Yes | Heavy | Void | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Destabilizing Rounds,Repulsor Brace,Explosive Light | ||
Royal Executioner | Fusion Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Solar | Season 20 | Yes | Special | Solar | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Seasonal activity | Season 20 | Season 20 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent |
The retuning Reckoning weapons can be acquired by decoding Defiant Engrams:
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? |
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Death's Razor | Sword | Vortex | Legendary | Heavy | Void | Free-to-Play | Yes | Heavy | Void | Best ❘ S | PvE | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Destabilizing Rounds | ||
Goldtusk | Sword | Lightweight | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Heavy | Arc | Average ❘ B | - | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | Heavy | Craftable | ||||
Imperial Decree | Shotgun | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Free-to-Play | Yes | Special | Kinetic | Best ❘ S | PvP | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |||
Throne-Cleaver | Sword | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | Heavy | Solar | Average ❘ B | - | Engram Focusing | Free-to-Play | Season 20 | Heavy | Craftable | Incandescent |
The With Queen Seasonal Weapons
Seasonal weapons from prior Expansions are mostly gone from the game. However, some have returned thanks to the Exotic Mission Rotator.
Best Season of the Seraph Weapons (S19)
Seraph weapons can be acquired by farming the Operation: Seraph’s Shield Exotic Mission:
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? |
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Revision Zero | Pulse Rifle | Exotic | Exotic | Primary | Kinetic | The Witch Queen | Yes | Primary | Kinetic | Average ❘ B | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||||
Disparity | Pulse Rifle | Aggressive Burst | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | The Witch Queen | Yes | Primary | Stasis | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | |||
Fire and Forget | Linear Fusion Rifle | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Stasis | The Witch Queen | Yes | Heavy | Stasis | Average ❘ B | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | Heavy | Craftable | ||||
IKELOS_HC_v1.0.3 | Hand Cannon | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Void | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Void | Weak ❘ C | - | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Repulsor Brace | |||
IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3 | Shotgun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | Special | Solar | Average ❘ B | - | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Incandescent | |||
IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.3 | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot | ||
IKELOS_SR_v1.0.3 | Sniper Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Special | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | Special | Solar | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | Free-to-Play | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent | ||
Judgment of Kelgorath | Glaive | Aggressive | Legendary | Special | Solar | The Witch Queen | Yes | Special | Solar | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Incandescent | ||
Path of Least Resistance | Trace Rifle | Adaptive | Legendary | Special | Arc | The Witch Queen | Yes | Special | Arc | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot | ||
Retrofit Escapade | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Void | The Witch Queen | Yes | Heavy | Void | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Operation: Seraph's Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | Heavy | Craftable | Top-tier | |||
Tripwire Canary | Combat Bow | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Arc | The Witch Queen | Yes | Primary | Arc | Average ❘ B | PvP | Operation: Seraph's Shield | The Witch Queen | Season 19 | Energy | Craftable |
Season of Plunder Weapons (S18)
Plunder weapons are technically gone from the game. They can sometimes return as part of Xur’s wares. We keep track of Xur’s rotation here.
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? |
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Blood Feud | Submachine Gun | Aggressive | Legendary | Primary | Stasis | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Stasis | Average ❘ B | PvE | Xûr | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||||
Brigand's Law | Sidearm | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Xûr | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot | ||
No Reprieve | Shotgun | Pinpoint Slug | Legendary | Special | Stasis | Free-to-Play | Yes | Special | Stasis | - | - | Xûr | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Kinetic | Craftable | ||||
Planck's Stride | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Heavy | Arc | Weak ❘ C | - | Xûr | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Heavy | Craftable | ||||
Sailspy Pitchglass | Linear Fusion Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Heavy | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Heavy | Arc | Average ❘ B | PvE | Xûr | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Heavy | Craftable | Voltshot | |||
Tarnished Mettle | Scout Rifle | Lightweight | Legendary | Primary | Arc | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Arc | Best ❘ S | PvE | Xûr | Free-to-Play | Season 18 | Energy | Craftable | Top-tier | Voltshot |
Season of the Haunted Weapons (S17)
Haunted weapons can be acquired by farming the Presage Exotic Mission:
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? |
Season of the Risen Weapons (S16)
Risen weapons can be acquired by farming the Vox Obscura Exotic Mission:
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? |
These are the different Tier levels used for this Tier list:
- 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.
Before you go…
If you’re interested in the Exotics from past seasons, we cover and rank the Best Exotics in Destiny 2 here.
I feel like Royal Entry should be S-tier, considering all rockets deal the same amount of damage either way, and precision frames have inherent tracking. That, and Clown Cartridge can cause some insanely high burst damage.
Fully agreed/ I have changed the tier rankings to reflect that and put Royal Entry in front of Code Duello for that reason. Thanks, cheers!
Threaded needle is from the free battlepass
Is there a reason the PVE and PVP columns are swapped in the two weapon tables (“Destiny 2 Season of the Lost Weapons God rolls” & “Season of the Splicer Weapons God Rolls”)? It makes it slightly confusing to read.
Can you rate these rolls?
Chroma Rush
AH Brake, Tact.Mag/Acc’d rounds, Subsistence, AJ
MW -Handling
Jurassic Green vs BXR-55
JG – AHB, Rich. Rounds,Heating Up, Multikill clip. MW -Handling
BXR – AHB, Steady Rounds, PM, AJ MW – Stability
Night Watch Vs Servant Leader
Night Watch – HF’d, Tact. Mag, Rapid hit, E. Payload, MW Handling
Servant Leader – AHB, Acc’d rounds, Outlaw, Frenzy – MW Range
What is danger zone?
What does danger zone do on blinding grenades because blinding grenades has very small blast radius so how is danger zone best pve slot on the ignition code this does not make sense whatsoever i do not get it can you please explain this to me i dont get it