Destiny 2 Solar Weapons: The Complete List

Sometimes, even the top weapons in the game won’t be good enough if they are not the right element. This is especially true for Master and Grandmaster content. For that reason, knowing which weapons per element are best in class is extremely important in Destiny 2.

In this guide, we cover the best Solar weapon in Destiny 2 and provide you with a comprehensive list, including every Solar weapon in the game.

Updated as of Season of the Wish (S23). 

What are Solar weapons in Destiny 2?

Solar weapons can sit on either the Energy or Heavy slot on your character. As their name implies, they can deal Solar elemental damage, which makes them perfect for activities filled with Solar enemy shields. Solar weapons can come in all flavors, including Primary, Special, and Heavy ammo weapons.

Best Solar weapons in Destiny 2: Tier list

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

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?
	Duality	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Sunshot	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Merciless	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Polaris Lance	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Vex Mythoclast	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Vault of Glass Raid	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier
	The Lament	Sword	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Beyond Light	Season 12	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Xenophage	Machine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Shadowkeep	Season 8	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Sleeper Simulant	Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 3	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Gjallarhorn	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	30th Anniversary	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon	No	30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Parasite	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Witch Queen	Season 16	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Dragon's Breath	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Season Pass	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Cartesian Coordinate	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Drang	Sidearm	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	-	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No	Top-tier
	IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	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	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Igneous Hammer	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Lightfall	No	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	The Summoner	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 23	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Tyranny of Heaven	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Last Wish Raid	Yes	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Trustee	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Empty Vessel	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vanguard Focusing	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Uzume RR4	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Compass Rose	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Event: Solstice	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Punching Out	Sidearm	SUROS Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vanguard Focusing	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Jurassic Green	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Event: Festival of the Lost	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Retraced Path	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	BxR-55 Battler	Pulse Rifle	Legacy PR-55	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Explosive Personality	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vox Obscura	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
	Staccato-46	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Strident Whistle	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vanguard Focusing	No	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Beloved	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Presage	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	CALUS Mini-Tool	Submachine Gun	MIDA Synergy	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Presage	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Drang (Baroque)	Sidearm	Together Forever	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Presage	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Ammit AR2	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Gunsmith	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Zaouli’s Bane	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	King's Fall Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Judgment of Kelgorath	Glaive	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Royal Executioner	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Seasonal activity	Yes	Season 20	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Acasia's Dejection	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Root of Nightmares Raid	Yes	Lightfall	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Epochal Integration	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Seasonal activity	No	Season 21	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Greasy Luck	Glaive	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon	No	Deluxe Edition	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	No Survivors	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon	No	Deluxe Edition	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Pre Astyanax IV	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	The Eremite	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 22	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Seasonal activity	Yes	Season 22	Season 22	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
	Heliocentric QSc	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Lost Sector	No	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Abyss Defiant	Auto Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Crota's End Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Sword Logic,Reconstruction
	Adhortative	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 23	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Undying	Yes	Season 23	Season 23	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Negative Space	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Apex Predator	Rocket Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Last Wish Raid	Yes	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Explosive Light,Reconstruction,Bait and Switch
	Cataclysmic	Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Vow of the Disciple Raid	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
	Fixed Odds	Machine Gun	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Duality Dungeon	Yes	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Unwavering Duty	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 19	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Marsilion-C	Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Lost Sector	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Explosive Light
	Caretaker	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Seasonal activity	Yes	Season 20	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Briar's Contempt	Linear Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Root of Nightmares Raid	Yes	Lightfall	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction

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.

Solar Weapons: The complete list

In case you’re looking for something much more specific (i.e., a Solar adaptive hand cannon) that you couldn’t find above, this list includes every Solar weapon still viable in Destiny 2:

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?
	The Fourth Horseman	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Shadowkeep	Season 10	Energy	No
	Duality	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Lord of Wolves	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	PvP	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 4	Energy	No
	Devil's Ruin	Sidearm	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Shadowkeep	Season 9	Energy	No
	Skyburner's Oath	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
	Tommy's Matchbook	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Kiosk	No	Shadowkeep	Season 10	Energy	No
	Eriana's Vow	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Sunshot	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Ticuu's Divination	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Beyond Light	Season 13	Energy	No
	Jötunn	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Kiosk	No	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	Energy	No
	Merciless	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Prometheus Lens	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Exotic Engram	No	Free-to-Play	Season 2	Energy	No
	Tarrabah	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No
	Polaris Lance	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 3	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Vex Mythoclast	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Vault of Glass Raid	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Edge of Intent	Glaive	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Quest	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
	Hierarchy of Needs	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Spire of the Watcher Dungeon	No	Deluxe Edition	Season 19	Energy	No
	The Lament	Sword	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Beyond Light	Season 12	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Xenophage	Machine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Shadowkeep	Season 8	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Sleeper Simulant	Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 3	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Whisper of the Worm	Sniper Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	The Whisper	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 3	Heavy	Craftable
	Eyes of Tomorrow	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	No	Beyond Light	Season 12	Heavy	No
	One Thousand Voices	Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Last Wish Raid	No	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Heavy	No
	Gjallarhorn	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	30th Anniversary	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon	No	30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Parasite	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Witch Queen	Season 16	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Dragon's Breath	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Season Pass	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Felwinter's Lie	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	The Fool's Remedy	Sidearm	SUROS Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Timelines' Vertex	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Cartesian Coordinate	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Stars in Shadow	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Playlist: Crucible	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Far Future	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	Wishbringer	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Playlist: Crucible	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Drang	Sidearm	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	-	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Trinary System	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Playlist: Gambit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
	MIDA Mini-Tool	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Omniscient Eye	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Garden of Salvation Raid	No	Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	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	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Death Adder	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Igneous Hammer	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Lightfall	No	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Seventh Seraph CQC-12	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	The Summoner	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 23	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Ancient Gospel	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Shadowkeep	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Garden of Salvation Raid	No	Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
	Tyranny of Heaven	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Last Wish Raid	Yes	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Trustee	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Distant Tumulus	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 10	Energy	No
	Widow's Bite	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
	Arctic Haze	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Europa	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Energy	No
	Empty Vessel	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vanguard Focusing	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Pleiades Corrector	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Vision of Confluence	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Vault of Glass Raid	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Sojourner's Tale	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Uzume RR4	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Borrowed Time	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Playlist: Gambit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Twilight Oath	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Shattered Throne Dungeon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Dream Breaker	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Moon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
	Compass Rose	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Event: Solstice	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Annual Skate	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Chrysura Melo	Auto Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Darkest Before	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Prophecy Dungeon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Energy	No
	Forge's Pledge	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Iota Draconis	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Punching Out	Sidearm	SUROS Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vanguard Focusing	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No	Top-tier
	The Long Walk	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Prophecy Dungeon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No
	Jurassic Green	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Event: Festival of the Lost	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Retraced Path	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	BxR-55 Battler	Pulse Rifle	Legacy PR-55	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Explosive Personality	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vox Obscura	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
	Ogma PR6	Pulse Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Frontier's Cry	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Redback-5si	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
	Lubrae's Ruin	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Vow of the Disciple Raid	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable		Bait and Switch
	Staccato-46	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Gunsmith	No	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Strident Whistle	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vanguard Focusing	No	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Without Remorse	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Presage	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable		Incandescent
	Beloved	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Presage	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	CALUS Mini-Tool	Submachine Gun	MIDA Synergy	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Presage	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Drang (Baroque)	Sidearm	Together Forever	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Presage	Yes	Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Ammit AR2	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Gunsmith	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Mindbender's Ambition	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Zaouli’s Bane	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	King's Fall Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Judgment of Kelgorath	Glaive	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Coronach-22	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Lost Sector	No	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Royal Executioner	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Seasonal activity	Yes	Season 20	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Trust	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Playlist: Gambit	No	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Jorum's Claw	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Acasia's Dejection	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Root of Nightmares Raid	Yes	Lightfall	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Epochal Integration	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Seasonal activity	No	Season 21	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier
	Outlast	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Fishing	No	Season 21	Season 21	Energy	No
	Last Man Standing	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Special	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Fishing	No	Season 21	Season 21	Energy	No
	Last Foray	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Lost Sector	No	Free-to-Play	Season 21	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Bug-Out Bag	Submachine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Fishing	No	Season 21	Season 21	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Greasy Luck	Glaive	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon	No	Deluxe Edition	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	No Survivors	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon	No	Deluxe Edition	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Pre Astyanax IV	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	The Eremite	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 22	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Seasonal activity	Yes	Season 22	Season 22	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier
	Luna Regolith III	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Playlist: Vanguard	No	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No
	Heliocentric QSc	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Lost Sector	No	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Abyss Defiant	Auto Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Crota's End Raid	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Sword Logic,Reconstruction
	Adhortative	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 23	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Undying	Yes	Season 23	Season 23	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Parabellum	Submachine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Energy	No
	Wild Style	Grenade Launcher	Double Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Ongoing...	-	Nightfall: The Ordeals	No	Free-to-Play	Season 23	Energy	No
	Negative Space	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Heavy	No	Top-tier
	Corsair's Wrath	Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Heavy	No
	Avalanche	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Event: Dawning	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Heavy	No		Incandescent
	Sola's Scar	Sword	Caster	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Lightfall	No	Heavy	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 13	Heavy	No
	Thermal Erosion	Machine Gun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Empire Hunts	No	Beyond Light	Season 12	Heavy	No
	Code Duello	Rocket Launcher	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Heavy	No
	Apex Predator	Rocket Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Last Wish Raid	Yes	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Explosive Light,Reconstruction,Bait and Switch
	Outrageous Fortune	Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Worst ❘ D	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Heavy	No
	Eternity's Edge	Sword	Vortex	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No
	Archon's Thunder	Machine Gun	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No
	Hezen Vengeance	Rocket Launcher	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Vault of Glass Raid	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No
	Love and Death	Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Moon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No
	Abide the Return	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Shattered Throne Dungeon	No	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No		Incandescent
	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
	Canis Major	Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Xûr	No	Free-to-Play	Season 15	Heavy	No
	Cataclysmic	Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Vow of the Disciple Raid	Yes	Witch Queen	Season 16	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Bait and Switch
	Fixed Odds	Machine Gun	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Duality Dungeon	Yes	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Cry Mutiny	Grenade Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	No	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Heavy	No
	Roar of the Bear	Rocket Launcher	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Iron Banner	No	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Heavy	No		Incandescent
	Unwavering Duty	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Trials of Osiris	No	Lightfall	Season 19	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Marsilion-C	Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Lost Sector	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Explosive Light
	Caretaker	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Seasonal activity	Yes	Season 20	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Briar's Contempt	Linear Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Root of Nightmares Raid	Yes	Lightfall	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Throne-Cleaver	Sword	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Engram Focusing	Yes	Free-to-Play	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable		Incandescent
	Just in Case	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Fishing	No	Season 21	Season 21	Heavy	No		Incandescent

Before you go…

Looking for more elemental weapons? The following guides cover every Arc, Void, Strand, and Stasis weapon currently in the game:

• Arc weapons
• Void weapons
• Stasis weapons
• Strand weapons

By now, you know everything there is to know about Solar weapons in Destiny 2: What makes them special, how to recognize them, and which ones are the best. This will hopefully help you get one step closer to the perfect loadout, combining top-tier armor, mods, and weapons.