Destiny 2 Voltshot: Weapons and Perk guide

Voltshot is one of the strongest Weapon Perks in Destiny 2 today. It can elevate Arc subclasses to new heights, and Voltshot can easily clear entire rooms.

This guide covers the weapons that can roll with Voltshot, what the perk does, and how to build around it to make it even more powerful. 

Updated as of Episode 1: Echoes.

Voltshot weapons in Destiny 2

Voltshot can only roll on a few select Arc weapons:

Art	Name	Type	Ammo	Element	Source	Top Perk?
	Corrasion	Pulse Rifle	Primary	Arc	Echoes Activities	Voltshot
	Hullabaloo	Grenade Launcher	Heavy	Arc	Event: Guardian Games	Voltshot
	IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.3	Submachine Gun	Primary	Arc	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Voltshot
	Indebted Kindness	Sidearm	Special	Arc	Warlord's Ruin Dungeon	Voltshot
	Line in the Sand	Linear Fusion Rifle	Heavy	Arc	Dawn Engrams	Voltshot,Bait and Switch
	Nation of Beasts	Hand Cannon	Primary	Arc	Last Wish Raid	Voltshot
	Non-Denouement	Combat Bow	Primary	Arc	Salvation's Edge Raid	Voltshot,Chaos Reshaped
	Oversoul Edict	Pulse Rifle	Primary	Arc	Crota's End Raid	Voltshot,Sword Logic
	Posterity	Hand Cannon	Primary	Arc	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Voltshot,Reconstruction
	Prosecutor	Auto Rifle	Primary	Arc	Prophecy Dungeon	Voltshot
	Shadow Price	Auto Rifle	Primary	Arc	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Voltshot
	Sightline Survey	Hand Cannon	Primary	Arc	Echoes Activities	Voltshot
	Sole Survivor	Sniper Rifle	Special	Arc	Fishing	Voltshot
	Song of Ir Yût	Machine Gun	Heavy	Arc	Crota's End Raid	Voltshot,Sword Logic,Reconstruction,Bait and Switch
	Undercurrent	Grenade Launcher	Special	Arc	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Voltshot,Bait and Switch
	Brigand's Law	Sidearm	Primary	Arc	Xûr	Voltshot
	Combined Action	Hand Cannon	Primary	Arc	Lost Sector	Voltshot
	Dark Decider	Auto Rifle	Primary	Arc	Iron Banner	Voltshot
	Ded Gramarye IV	Shotgun	Special	Arc	World loot pool	Voltshot
	Gunnora's Axe	Shotgun	Special	Arc	Iron Banner	Voltshot
	Iterative Loop	Fusion Rifle	Special	Arc	Neomuna	Voltshot
	Mechabre	Sniper Rifle	Special	Arc	Event: Festival of the Lost	Voltshot
	Path of Least Resistance	Trace Rifle	Special	Arc	Operation: Seraph's Shield	Voltshot
	Phyllotactic Spiral	Pulse Rifle	Primary	Arc	Neomuna	Voltshot
	Prodigal Return	Grenade Launcher	Special	Arc	Avalon	Voltshot
	Sailspy Pitchglass	Linear Fusion Rifle	Heavy	Arc	Xûr	Voltshot
	Subjunctive	Submachine Gun	Primary	Arc	Undying	Voltshot
	Tarnished Mettle	Scout Rifle	Primary	Arc	Xûr	Voltshot
	Terminus Horizon	Machine Gun	Heavy	Arc	Spire of the Watcher Dungeon	Voltshot
	The Wizened Rebuke	Fusion Rifle	Special	Arc	Iron Banner	Voltshot
	Unexpected Resurgence	Glaive	Special	Arc	Trials of Osiris	Voltshot
	Waking Vigil	Hand Cannon	Primary	Arc	Shattered Throne Dungeon	Voltshot

Voltshot Weapons, Destiny 2

Voltshot and Enhanced Voltshot: Facts & Figures

Voltshot’s description in-game, albeit vague, does provide some insight as to how the perk works:

Reloading this weapon after defeating a target overcharges this weapon for a short period of time, causing it to jolt on its next hit.

-	Weapon Perk	PvE Damage increase	PvP Damage increase	Duration	Activation | Effects	Type	Weapons	Released
	Voltshot	Jolts targets		7s	Reloading after a Kill applies Jolt on the next hit. Chain lightning will release to enemies near it.	Specific	Various	Season 17

More specifically, Voltshot provides the following:

• After getting a kill, reloading within about 3.5 seconds will proc the perk.
• The next weapon hit within seven seconds Jolts the target.

The enhanced version of Voltshot, available via the weapon crafting system, does the following:

• Extends Voltshot’s duration from seven to eight seconds.

These precise numbers come from The Destiny Data Compendium.

But what is Jolt in Destiny 2?

Jolt is an Arc 3.0 debuff available via numerous Arc fragments, Supers, aspects, and weapons.

Once an enemy becomes Jolted through Voltshot or other means, chain lightning will be released to enemies near it after taking a certain amount of damage. This effect lasts 10 seconds in PvE and 5 seconds in PvP.

With that in mind, Voltshot can be described as a combination of Kill Clip and Chain Reaction. After killing a combatant and reloading, hitting an enemy applies Jolt, causing powerful chain lightning to nearby combatants after damage.

Taking full advantage of Voltshot

Triggering Voltshot is simple—just reload your weapon shortly after getting a kill and then damage a target with it. Because this perk utilizes an Arc 3.0 debuff, there are numerous ways to make Voltshot even stronger.

Enhanced Voltshot

Enhanced Voltshot is available by crafting a weapon that can roll with the Voltshot perk. Once you level it up enough to unlock the enhanced version of this trait, the time you have to hit an enemy after reloading increases from seven to eight seconds.

Sure, it’s not the most potent enhanced trait upgrade, but there’s no reason not to get it if you plan on utilizing Voltshot frequently.

Voltshot with an Arc 3.0 build, Destiny 2

Arc 3.0 fragments

If you’re using an Arc subclass in conjunction with Voltshot, fragments such as Spark of Discharge or Spark of Ions can create synergies between the two. Spark of Discharge generates an Ionic Trace every 1-3 Arc weapon kills, while Spark of Ions generates an Ionic Trace after killing a Jolted target (with a cooldown of 10 seconds).

Ionic Traces grant you ability energy, allowing you to follow weapon kills with powerful grenade and melee abilities.

Seasonal Artifact Mods

Seasonal artifact mods such as Season of the Seraph’s Monochromatic Maestro can elevate Voltshot and the builds surrounding it. While these mods change each season, Bungie has recently released artifact mods that enhance builds utilizing new Light 3.0 options. There’s no guarantee every season will have one that pairs with Voltshot perfectly but keep an eye out for ones that may enhance your Arc builds.

Before you go…

New ways to increase Voltshot’s potency and synergy with Arc builds are always coming. As always, we encourage you to take this perk a step further and make it your own! And just as Voltshot is a top-tier Arc perk, definitely check out Incandescent, its Solar counterpart.