Destiny 2 Weapons List

Destiny 2 has hundreds of weapons to offer, both Legendaries and Exotics.

It quickly becomes hard to figure out which weapons are better than the average, let alone best in class. This guide is meant to help you explore the current selection of weapons available in Destiny 2 and figure out what might be worth your attention.

Destiny 2 weapons lists

You can find below up-to-date lists covering all the weapons in Destiny 2 organized per Elements, Slots, sources, etc.

Weapons per Slot

Kinetic Weapons

Stasis Weapons

Energy Weapons

Void Weapons

Arc Weapons

Solar Weapons

Power Weapons

Weapons per Type

	Auto Rifles	Primary
	Combat Bows	Primary
	Fusion Rifles	Special
	Glaives	Special
	Grenade Launchers	Special Heavy
	Hand Cannon	Primary
	Linear Fusion Rifle	Heavy
	Machine Guns	Heavy
	Pulse Rifle	Primary
	Rocket Launcher	Heavy
	Scout Rifle	Primary
	Shotgun	Special
	Submachine Guns	Primary
	Swords	Heavy
	Trace Rifles	Special

New weapons

If you’re only interested in the latest and greatest, these two lists cover the new Exotics and Legendaries released this season:

New Legendaries

New Exotics

Complete list

This table includes all 311 Legendary and Exotic weapons still viable today, i.e. weapons that can reach the maximum Power Level:

Complete list

Weapon	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo	Element	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo?	Element?	Tier	Excels	Source	Requires	Released	Slot	Craftable?
Tarnished Mettle	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Season 18	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Seasonal activity	Season 18	Season 18	Energy	Craftable
Drang (Baroque)	Sidearm	Together Forever	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 17	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Derelict Leviathan	Season 17	Season 17	Energy	Craftable
CALUS Mini-Tool	Submachine Gun	MIDA Synergy	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 17	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Derelict Leviathan	Season 17	Season 17	Energy	Craftable
Without Remorse	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 17	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Seasonal activity	Season 17	Season 17	Energy	Craftable
Beloved	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 17	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Derelict Leviathan	Season 17	Season 17	Energy	Craftable
Dead Messenger	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Void	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Exotic Quest	Deluxe Edition	Season 16	Energy	No
Under Your Skin	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE	PsiOps Battlegrounds	Deluxe Edition	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
Stormchaser	Linear Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Heavy	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Duality Dungeon	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Heavy	No
Shayura's Wrath	Submachine Gun	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Witch Queen	No	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	The Witch Queen	Season 14	Energy	No
Osteo Striga	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Deluxe Edition	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Kinetic	Craftable
Insidious	Pulse Rifle	Aggressive Burst	Legendary	Primary	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Vow of the Disciple Raid	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
Forbearance	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Vow of the Disciple Raid	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
The Messenger	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	The Witch Queen	No	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Trials of Osiris	The Witch Queen	Season 13	Kinetic	No
Eye of Sol	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	The Witch Queen	No	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Trials of Osiris	The Witch Queen	Season 10	Kinetic	No
Eyasluna	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	30th Anniversary	Yes	Primary	Stasis	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon	30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Kinetic	No
Gjallarhorn	Rocket Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	30th Anniversary	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon	30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Heavy	No
Matador 64	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Arc	30th Anniversary	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon	30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Energy	No
Commemoration	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Beyond Light	Yes	Heavy	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Beyond Light	Season 12	Heavy	No
Ager's Scepter	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Stasis	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Stasis	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	Beyond Light	Season 15	Kinetic	No
Succession	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Beyond Light	Season 12	Kinetic	No
Heritage	Shotgun	Pinpoint Slug	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	Deep Stone Crypt Raid	Beyond Light	Season 12	Kinetic	No
The Lament	Sword	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Quest	Beyond Light	Season 12	Heavy	No
The Chaperone	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Exotic Quest	Beyond Light	Season 4	Kinetic	No
Duality	Shotgun	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	No
Hawkmoon	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Xûr	Beyond Light	Season 12	Kinetic	No
Tarrabah	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	No
Wish-Ender	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Quest	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Kinetic	No
Izanagi's Burden	Sniper Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	Kinetic	No
Ace of Spades	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Kinetic	No
Le Monarque	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Void	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PvP	Exotic Kiosk	Forsaken Pack	Season 5	Energy	No
Divinity	Trace Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Arc	Shadowkeep	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Quest	Shadowkeep	Season 8	Energy	No
The Palindrome	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	No	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
Gnawing Hunger	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	World loot pool	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
Sunshot	Hand Cannon	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Exotic Engram	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No
Witherhoard	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Exotic Kiosk	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Kinetic	No
Chroma Rush	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Unobtainable	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Kinetic	No
Fatebringer	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Vault of Glass Raid	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Kinetic	No
Hung Jury SR4	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	No	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Kinetic	No
Uzume RR4	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	No	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
Corrective Measure	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Vault of Glass Raid	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No
Wastelander M5	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Dares of Eternity	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Kinetic	Craftable
BxR-55 Battler	Pulse Rifle	Legacy PR-55	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Dares of Eternity	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable
Palmyra-B	Rocket Launcher	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Stasis	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Stasis	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	World loot pool	Free-to-Play	Season 16	Heavy	Craftable
Defiance of Yasmin	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	King's Fall Raid	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Kinetic	Craftable
Falling Guillotine	Sword	Vortex	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE	World loot pool	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Heavy	No
THE SWARM	Machine Gun	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	No	Heavy	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Heavy	No
IKELOS_SR_v1.0.2	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	World loot pool	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Energy	No
Night Watch	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	World loot pool	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Kinetic	No
Salvager's Salvo	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Kiosk	Free-to-Play	Season 13	Energy	No
Trinity Ghoul	Combat Bow	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Engram	Free-to-Play	Season 4	Energy	No
Arbalest	Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Engram	Free-to-Play	Season 6	Kinetic	No
The Huckleberry	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	Exotic Engram	Free-to-Play	Season 3	Kinetic	No
Crown-Splitter	Sword	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE	World loot pool	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No
Ignition Code	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	Xûr	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Kinetic	No
Riptide	Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Stasis	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Stasis	Best ❘ S	PvE	Playlist: Crucible	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Kinetic	No
Strident Whistle	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Playlist: Vanguard	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No
Doom of Chelchis	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Void	Best ❘ S	PvE	King's Fall Raid	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable
Touch of Malice	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvE	King's Fall Raid	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Kinetic	No
The Jade Rabbit	Scout Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Exotic Engram	Free-to-Play	Season 2	Kinetic	No
Riiswalker	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	Best ❘ S	PvP	Iron Banner	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Kinetic	No
Found Verdict	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvP	Vault of Glass Raid	Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No
Snorri FR5	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Void	Best ❘ S	PvP	World loot pool	Free-to-Play	Season 16	Energy	No
Horror's Least	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals	Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No
Mechabre	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Arc	Best ❘ S	PvP	Event: Festival of the Lost	Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	No
Quicksilver Storm	Auto Rifle	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Kinetic	Lightfall Pre-Order	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Pre-order bonus	Lightfall Pre-Order	Season 18	Kinetic	No
Austringer	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Season 17	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Derelict Leviathan	Season 17	Season 17	Kinetic	Craftable
Thoughtless	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Stasis	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Stasis	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	PsiOps Battlegrounds	Deluxe Edition	Season 16	Kinetic	Craftable
Lingering Dread	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Stasis	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Stasis	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Duality Dungeon	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Kinetic	No
New Purpose	Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Stasis	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Duality Dungeon	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Kinetic	No
Explosive Personality	Grenade Launcher	Wave	Legendary	Special	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	PsiOps Battlegrounds	Deluxe Edition	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
Sweet Sorrow	Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Arc	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PvE	PsiOps Battlegrounds	Deluxe Edition	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
Fixed Odds	Machine Gun	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Duality Dungeon	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Heavy	Craftable
Heartshadow	Sword	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Void	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Heavy	Void	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Duality Dungeon	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Heavy	No
Unforgiven	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Void	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Void	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Duality Dungeon	Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Energy	No
Piece of Mind	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Strong ❘ A	PvP	PsiOps Battlegrounds	Deluxe Edition	Season 16	Kinetic	Craftable
Sola's Scar	Sword	Caster	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	The Witch Queen	No	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	The Witch Queen	Season 13	Heavy	No
Reed's Regret	Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Stasis	The Witch Queen	Yes	Heavy	Stasis	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Trials of Osiris	The Witch Queen	Season 15	Heavy	No
Submission	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Vow of the Disciple Raid	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Kinetic	Craftable
Deliverance	Fusion Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Special	Stasis	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Stasis	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Vow of the Disciple Raid	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Kinetic	Craftable
Igneous Hammer	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	The Witch Queen	No	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Trials of Osiris	The Witch Queen	Season 13	Energy	No
Parasite	Grenade Launcher	Exotic	Exotic	Heavy	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Exotic Quest	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Heavy	No
The Enigma	Glaive	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Void	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Throne World	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	Craftable
Aisha's Embrace	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Void	The Witch Queen	Yes	Primary	Void	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Trials of Osiris	The Witch Queen	Season 16	Energy	No
Exile's Curse	Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Special	Arc	The Witch Queen	Yes