Destiny 2 Solstice Weapons: Ranked for PvE & PvP

Destiny 2’s 2025 Solstice event is here, and it features exclusive gear and improvements to its core mechanics and rewards. This guide covers every Solstice weapon in Destiny 2, including their best rolls for PvE and PvP.

Solstice schedule

Solstice 2025 starts August 5, 2025, and will be available to all players for free for two weeks:

• Solstice starts on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10 AM PDT
• Solstice ends on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 10 AM PDT

New Solstice Weapons in The Edge of Fate

The Edge of Shape introduces two new weapons (plus the re-release of Fortunate Star with revised perks):

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	Festival Flight	Grenade Launcher	Special	Strand	Event: Solstice	The Edge of Fate
	Yeartide Apex	Submachine Gun	Primary	Solar	Event: Solstice	The Edge of Fate

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Solstice 2025 Weapons, Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Solstice Weapons: Ranked

This Tier list includes every Solstice weapon available today:

Item	Weapon	Type	Archetype	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	Rank	Source	Tier Rank	Source ❘ DLC	Verdict	Released	Perks	Best of?
Festival Flight	Festival Flight Grenade Launcher	Grenade Launcher	Area Denial	Special	Strand	Free-to-Play	S › Best	Event: Solstice	❘ S Excels in: PvE	Event: Solstice Free-to-Play	Slot: Strand | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Area Denial PvE God Roll: Demolitionist or Blast Distributor (also good: Slice) + Elemental Honing or One-For-All (also good: Attrition Orbs) ► Our very first Strand area denial frame does not disappoint. Festival Flight rolls with all the greatest perks, so much so its hard to pin down a true god roll!	The Edge of Fate	Slot: Strand | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Area Denial PvE God Roll: Demolitionist or Blast Distributor (also good: Slice) + Elemental Honing or One-For-All (also good: Attrition Orbs)	Top-tier
Yeartide Apex	Yeartide Apex Submachine Gun	Submachine Gun	Lightweight	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	S › Best	Event: Solstice	❘ S Excels in: PvE	Event: Solstice Free-to-Play	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Lightweight PvE God Roll: Heal Clip (also good: Demolitionist or Attrition Orbs) + Incandescent or Chaos Reshaped (also good: Burning Ambition) ► Yeartide Apex is a gun that will delight all kinds of players. Coming with a good variety of perks, it is sure to enter the inventories of PvE and PvP players alike.	The Edge of Fate	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Lightweight PvE God Roll: Heal Clip (also good: Demolitionist or Attrition Orbs) + Incandescent or Chaos Reshaped (also good: Burning Ambition)	Top-tier
Crowning Duologue	Crowning Duologue Rocket Launcher	Rocket Launcher	Precision	Heavy	Strand	Free-to-Play	A › Strong	Event: Solstice	❘ A Excels in: PvE + PvP	Event: Solstice Free-to-Play	Slot: Strand | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Precision PvE God Roll: Auto-Loading Holster (also good: Field Prep) + Hatchling (also good: Adrenaline Junkie) ► Crowning Duologue has had a serious glow-up since its last iteration. Now, with top-tier perks like Reconstruction and Bait and Switch, It is much better than it once was. However, despite this drastic upgrade, it doesn’t quite reach the top dogs like Apex Predator due to its weaker archetype.	Season 21	Slot: Strand | Ammo: Heavy | Archetype: Precision PvE God Roll: Auto-Loading Holster (also good: Field Prep) + Hatchling (also good: Adrenaline Junkie)	Top-tier
Fortunate Star	Fortunate Star Combat Bow	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Primary	Void	Free-to-Play	A › Strong	Event: Solstice	❘ A Excels in: PvE	Event: Solstice Free-to-Play	Slot: Void | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Lightweight PvE God Roll: Repulsor Brace or Dragonfly + Destabilizing Rounds or Demoralize ► Fortunate Star has some tricks up its sleeve that help it in the current meta (which disfavors bows). Subclass-specific perks are always a win, and when the combo of Repulsor Brace and Destabilizing Rounds is present, it boosts the weapon's viability massively.	The Edge of Fate	Slot: Void | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Lightweight PvE God Roll: Repulsor Brace or Dragonfly + Destabilizing Rounds or Demoralize	Top-tier
Compass Rose	Compass Rose Shotgun	Shotgun	Precision	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	A › Strong	Event: Solstice	❘ A Excels in: PvP	Event: Solstice Free-to-Play	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Precision PvP God Roll: Slickdraw (also good: Threat Detector) + Opening Shot (also good: Snapshot Sights) ► Perhaps not getting the credit it truly deserves, Compass Rose is a potent, yet underused PvP option. It comes with Slickdraw, giving a constant 100 Handling, as well as Opening Shot, a staple of PvP Shotguns. While there may be better options out there, Compass Rose is no slouch.	Season 14	Slot: Solar | Ammo: Special | Archetype: Precision PvP God Roll: Slickdraw (also good: Threat Detector) + Opening Shot (also good: Snapshot Sights)	Top-tier
Something New	Something New Hand Cannon	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Primary	Stasis	Free-to-Play	C › Weak	Event: Solstice	❘ C	Event: Solstice Free-to-Play	Slot: Stasis | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Aggressive PvE God Roll: Feeding Frenzy (also good: Stats for All) + Headstone (also good: Multikill Clip) ► With a weak archetype, poor stats, and an uninspiring perk selection, this is a weapon you can safely ignore...	Season 17	Slot: Stasis | Ammo: Primary | Archetype: Aggressive PvE God Roll: Feeding Frenzy (also good: Stats for All) + Headstone (also good: Multikill Clip)

These are the different Tier levels used for our list:

• S+ Tier – Meta: Weapons so good they singlehandedly shifted the current meta
• S Tier – Best: Highest ranking weapons.
• A Tier – Strong: Very strong weapons, but not on the same level as S Tier Choices.
• B Tier – Average: Either decent weapons or weapons that fit a very specific niche/use case.
• C Tier – Weak: Mediocre weapons that are easily outclassed by the competition.
• D Tier – Worst: Weapons that don’t have much to offer and don’t deserve your attention.

Keep in mind that all Solstice weapons now feature an exclusive Origin Trait: Dream Work.