Destiny 2 Endgame Weapon Tier List

Best-in-slot exotic and legendary weapons ranked S through C for endgame PvE content: Grandmasters, raids, Pantheon, and lowman challenges. Based on community consensus from top endgame players.

Focus: Endgame PvE Sandbox: Monument of Triumph Weapons: 30+ ranked
Core Goal

Stop wasting time on mediocre rolls. Identify and farm the true best-in-slot weapons for endgame PvE so you can immediately equip loadouts that clear GMs, raids, and Pantheon efficiently.

Endgame Weapon Tier List

S
S Tier - Universal meta-warping weapons
Divinity
Debuff / team support (trace rifle)
Creates a critical bubble that dramatically raises team precision damage in raids and Pantheon.
Conditional Finality
Close-range burst / special shotgun
Stasis shotgun with strong dual-element burst and versatility for both PvE bosses and add density.
Ergo Sum
Melee / sword hybrid damage
Kinetic exotic sword with excellent total damage and movement synergy in endgame.
Gjallarhorn
Rocket DPS / team buff
Wolfpack rounds still provide reliable heavy rocket damage plus ally buffs.
Outbreak Perfected
Add clear / primary pulse rifle
Nanite stacking remains elite for sustained primary damage and clear after nerfs.
Sunshot
Add clear / primary hand cannon
Explosive Solar rounds excel at room-clearing and champion work.
Khvostov 7G-0X
Add clear / primary auto rifle
Ricochet plus Shoot to Loot provides strong clear and ammo economy.
Graviton Lance
Add clear / primary pulse rifle
Void explosions and catalyst make it a top primary for GMs and general PvE.
Apex Predator
Rocket DPS (legendary)
High-damage legendary rocket with strong perk combinations for boss phases.
Cataclysmic
Linear fusion DPS (legendary)
Reliable legendary LFR for sustained boss damage.
A
A Tier - Commonly best-in-slot, strong and reliable
Parasite
Heavy grenade launcher burst
High total damage grenade launcher for short damage windows.
Commemoration
Machine gun add clear / DPS (legendary)
Strong legendary LMG for sustained fire.
Finality's Auger
Heavy LFR / turret DPS
Turret deployment plus catalyst Bait and Switch for passive and active damage.
VS Velocity Baton
Glaive / special utility
Survivability plus ability generation via origin traits.
Multimach CCX
Primary SMG (legendary)
Attrition Orbs plus Kinetic Tremors for versatile kinetic primary.
Submission
Primary SMG (legendary)
Kinetic Tremors plus Chaos Reshaped for strong kinetic option.
Modified B-7 Pistol
Primary hand cannon (Stasis)
Dual AoE perks turn rooms into explosion zones.
Gnawing Hunger
Primary auto rifle (legendary)
Void adaptive with Destabilizing and Repulsor synergy.
Thunderlord
Heavy machine gun
Arc chain lightning for add clear and sustained DPS.
Ulterior Observation
Heavy machine gun (Stasis)
Strong Stasis LMG with Headstone and Rimestealer potential.
B
B Tier - Good enough or notable niche
Witherhoard
Special grenade launcher / DoT
Persistent blight for add control and boss softening.
Izanagi's Burden
Sniper burst
Honed Edge still useful for high single-shot damage.
One Thousand Voices
Fusion DPS
Tracking and explosions in specific encounters.
Legend of Acrius
Heavy shotgun
Close-range heavy burst when positioning allows.
Microcosm
Trace rifle / primary alternative
Solid exotic trace for certain builds.
Still Hunt
Sniper / special
Improved viability post-updates.
Dragon's Breath
Rocket / DoT
Sustained burn for longer phases.
Ager's Scepter
Trace rifle / Stasis support
Freeze plus damage in Stasis setups.
C
C Tier - Limited endgame roles
Ace of Spades, Hard Light, Cerberus+1, DARCI
Various niche exotics
Older exotics with limited roles versus S and A tier options. Some have situational use but are generally outclassed in strict endgame content.

How to Farm These Weapons

  1. Pull the current community BiS references. Cross-reference the community single-sheet BiS PvE legendary weapons summary and the activity-sorted version. These list top options by slot and type with sources.

  2. Prioritize by slot and role. Kinetic/Primary: focus add-clear with strong origin traits and keywords. Energy/Special: utility or clear. Heavy/Power: boss DPS or sustained clear. Match elements to your subclass for verbs like scorch, jolt, and volatile.

  3. Farm the exact sources listed. Common high-value sources include Onslaught, Iron Banner, Pantheon, specific dungeons and raids (Crota's End, Duality, Vesper's Host), Solstice, and Renegades activities. Farm only the listed BiS weapons first. Craftable ones let you target exact perks.

  4. Target god-roll criteria. Prioritize perks that enable sustained performance: Attrition Orbs, Shoot to Loot, elemental splash perks like Incandescent and Jolting Feedback, reload bypass or mag perks, and strong origin traits.

Top 3 Team Compositions

Composition 1

Debuff + Rocket / Linear Core

1x Tractor Cannon or Divinity plus 4-5x Gjallarhorn, Apex Predator, Cataclysmic, or LFRs like Queenbreaker and Finality's Auger. Classic coordinated DPS with weaken or crit bubble multiplying heavy output.

Composition 2

Add-Clear Primary + Special Hybrid

Multiple Sunshot, Graviton Lance, or Outbreak Perfected plus Conditional Finality or special shotguns and glaives, with heavy rockets or MGs. Strong for GMs, dungeons, and add-heavy raid encounters.

Composition 3

Subclass Synergy / Ability Spam

Solar, Arc, or Strand builds pairing Khvostov or support autos with ability-regen weapons like VS Velocity Baton plus Tractor or Divinity for bosses. Common in solo-capable or flexible fireteams.

Video Guide: Exotic Tier List Explanation

Full explanation of every exotic placement in endgame context by Aegis, covering why each weapon lands where it does for solo, lowman, and endgame use.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Quick Start

Pick one weapon from S tier per slot. Farm the listed sources in order. Match elements to your subclass. You will have endgame-ready weapons within a few focused sessions.