Destiny 2 Solar Weapons: The Complete list

Sometimes, even the best weapons in the game won’t be good enough if their element doesn’t match your enemies’. 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 will cover the best Solar weapon in Destiny 2, explain what makes them special, and provide you with a comprehensive list including every Solar weapon in the game.

List updated as of Season of the Haunted’s release (S17).

What are Solar weapons in Destiny 2?

Arc weapon can sit on either the Energy slot 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. Arc 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 both PVE and PVP. By only including S Tier weapons, you can rest assured these are the most lethal guns out there:

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:

What are Solar weapons in Destiny 2?

Solar weapons are part of the Energy weapons family. They sit in the Energy slot on your character and do elemental damage.

Energy weapons can do either Solar, Arc, or Void damage, and are perfectly suited to deal with shielded enemies. Kinetic weapons may be able to deal more damage to unshielded enemies, but Special weapons can simply tear through enemy shields, as long as you are using a matching element.

Primary and Special ammo

Just like all Kinetic and Energy weapons, Solar weapons include Primary and Special ammo weapons:

On the other hand, Heavy weapons also deal elemental damage, just like Energy weapons. However, they require the more elusive Heavy ammo.

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: