The best PvE weapons in Destiny 2

Whether you’re playing through Destiny 2’s latest raid, weekly pinnacle missions, or Nightfall Strikes, it’s important to have a strong loadout of PvE-centric weapons.

Despite the “sweaty” community’s best efforts, Destiny is and always has been a PvE game, first and foremost. Seasonal content, which brings players back each week to unfold the ongoing story, only makes it even more of a PvE game.

With each season, weapons come and go from the meta. Some get nerfed, while others are just surpassed by something new. Either way, it’s a good thing to keep your loadout refreshed and up to date with the best possible weapons to help you dominate the enemies of humanity and Light.

These are the current best weapons to use in PvE activities in Destiny 2.

Funnelweb

One of the best weapons introduce in The Witch Queen, Funnelweb is reminiscent of The Recluse, a weapon that dominated PvE for months. It can be found in Legendary engrams.

Sunshot

A Destiny 2 original Exotic is making its way back into loadouts everywhere thanks to the addition of Solar 3.0.

Chroma Rush

A bullet-hose assault rifle for the kinetic slot, this weapon was introduced in Season of the Splicer and is incredibly fun to use.

Krait

Another bullet-hose AR, the Krait comes with Veist’s intrinsic perk and a ton of bullets in the magazine.

Witherhoard

Witherhoard is incredibly strong in PvE. It’s good for crowd control and single-target DPS alike.

Heritage

This slug shotgun is still the weapon of choice for the Deep Stone Crypt raid’s final boss.

Salvager’s Salvo

A few seasons later, this ritual weapon still dominates when it comes to add-clearing in PvE activities.

Trustee

Deep Stone Crypt’s full-auto scout rifle is one of the best guns to use in your Energy slot for long-range add control.

Gjallarhorn

It’s not quite the dominant force it was in Destiny 1, but it’s still incredibly powerful in PvE activities, especially with the changes added with the Solar 3.0 re-work.

The Lament

Have you ever seen six Laments against the Deep Stone Crypt’s raid bosses? It’s some of the highest DPS in the game, period.

Falling Guillotine

Another sword option in the heavy slot for incredibly high DPS, the Guillotine’s Vortex Frame attack melts majors in most activities.

Eyes of Tomorrow

Deep Stone Crypt’s Exotic only drops from the final boss chest, but its ability to track multiple enemies at once makes it a truly great heavy rocket launcher.

Xenophage

Xenophage’s slow fire rate and small magazine for an LMG don’t stop it from dealing out some of the best boss damage around.

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