Destiny 2 Strand weapons: Tier List & How to get them

With Lightfall, a brand-new element was released: Strand. And while most are excited about all the over-the-top Strand abilities, including the ability to fling yourself in the air, Lightfall also introduced Strand weapons for the first time.

In this guide, we cover every Strand weapon released so far with Lightfall and Season of Defiance, including both Legendary and Exotic weapons.

Strand Weapons: The Complete List

There are currently 10 Strand weapons 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?
	Koraxis's Distress	Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Strand		-	Root of Nightmares Raid		Lightfall	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable
	Mykel's Reverence	Sidearm	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Strand		-	Root of Nightmares Raid		Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable
	Rufus's Fury	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Strand		-	Root of Nightmares Raid		Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable
	Final Warning	Sidearm	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Exotic Quest		Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	No
	Perpetualis	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Season 20	Yes	Primary	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable
	Round Robin	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Neomuna		Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable
	Volta Bracket	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Special	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Neomuna		Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	Craftable
	Synchronic Roulette	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Terminal Overload		Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	No
	The Immortal	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Primary	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Trials of Osiris		Lightfall	Season 20	Kinetic	No
	Circular Logic	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Strand	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Strand	Ongoing...	-	Terminal Overload		Lightfall	Season 20	Heavy	No
	Quicksilver Storm	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Strand	Lightfall Pre-Order	Yes	Primary	Strand	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Pre-order bonus		Lightfall Pre-Order	Season 18	Kinetic	No

Note that two of them are Exotics:

Quicksilver Storm (Auto rifle)

The Quicksilver Storm was released in Season 19 as a bonus to all players who pre-ordered Lightfall. This Exotic Auto rifle starts out as a Kinetic weapon but transforms into a Strand weapon once its Catalyst is unlocked. As described in the weapon’s catalyst:

This weapon’s damage type becomes Strand. Final blows with grenades from this weapon create Tanbles.

Final Warning (Sidearm)

This sidearm is the only other Strand exotic in the game. While we still haven’t tried this weapon ourselves, it appears to have aggressive tracking capabilities, similar to the sidearm from the original Titanfall game. This can be seen during Bungie’s official reveal trailer:

Hold down the trigger of this Kinetic slot Strand Sidearm to mark targets within range and load a burst of bullets. When hip firing, projectiles track aggressively toward marked targets.

Before you go…

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

• Arc weapons
• Solar weapons
• Void weapons
• Stasis weapons

By now, you know everything there is to know about Strand 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. What is your favorite Strand weapon so far?

Also, these are some of our latest guides featuring many of the exciting new features delivered with Lightfall and Season of Defiance:

• New Exotic Armor
• New weapons
• New Exotics
• New Armor sets
• Defiant weapons
• Neomuna weapons
• Terminal Overload loot pool
• Root of Nightmares loot pool