Destiny 2 Kinetic Tremors: Weapons and Perk guide

Energy weapons have had plenty of great perks, such as Repulsor Brace and Incandescent, but Kinetic weapons always lagged behind. That finally changed with the introduction of the Kinetic Tremors perk.

Kinetic Tremors has become an ideal perk for dealing damage to packs of enemies and stunning multiple Champions simultaneously. So, how does it work? What weapons can roll with it? We’ll cover all that and more below.

Kinetic Tremors weapons in Destiny 2

Kinetic Tremors can only drop on Kinetic weapons, and it has given Kinetics a much-needed bump in terms of perk quality and diversity. This S-Tier perk can roll on the following weapons:

What does Kinetic Tremors do: Hard Figures

Starting with the perk description, here is what Kinetic Tremors does:

Sustained kinetic damage to a target emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.

-	Weapon Perk	PvE Damage increase	PvP Damage increase	Duration	Activation | Effects	Type	Weapons	Released
	Kinetic Tremors	Sustained damage emits a shockwave that damages any nearby targets.		-	Scoring multiple hits against a single target emits 3 damaging shockwaves from its location at the time of activation.	Specific	Various

Let’s break that down so we can better understand how the perk works:

• Sustained damage on a single target activates the perk
• Emits 3 damaging shockwaves from the point of activation
• Damage Radius of 5 meters

As of writing, there are no craftable weapons in the game that can utilize the Enhanced version of this trait. Thanks to Light.gg for the specifics mentioned above.

How do you trigger Kinetic Tremors, and what synergizes with it?

In order to activate the shockwave area effect, players must land 12 consecutive hits with Pulse Rifles or Sidearms or 6 consecutive hits with Scout Rifles on a single enemy. This will trigger the 3 shockwaves that damage enemies in the area around the target.

On a Kinetic Scout Rifle like the Hung Jury SR4, this perk can effectively stun multiple Unstoppable Champions at once. A particular encounter in a certain Mars Battleground Grandmaster comes to mind as the perfect place to try this out. If you couple an Adept Big Ones mod with Kinetic Tremors, you’ll find that your damage output will be pretty impressive.

The perk also pairs quite nicely with Kinetic Pulse Rifles such as Battle Scar, allowing you to stun barrier champions while simultaneously clearing minor enemies that may be nearby.

With the perk readily available on only a few weapons as of this season, it is only a matter of time before Bungie expands its availability to more weapons’ perk pools.

Enhanced Kinetic Tremors?

As none of the weapons that can roll with Kinetic Tremors is craftable, an enhanced version of Kinetic Tremors does not exist in-game. Having said that, Enhanced Kinetic Tremors does exist in the game’s API, which only confirms the obvious: future seasons will certainly feature craftable weapons that can roll with Enhanced Kinetic Tremors…

Before you go…

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