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Destiny Rising Best Weapons
Destiny Rising Weapons
What Are Weapons in Destiny Rising?
Weapons are your primary source of damage and can be leveraged with each Lightbearer. While abilities add extra firepower, your Primary Weapon will do most of the heavy lifting in combat.
- Primary Weapons: Infinite ammo, only limited by reload times.
- Heavy Weapons: Require ammo pickups and have limited shots, but deliver massive damage.
Traits, Perks & Mods
- Traits & Perks: These influence weapon performance and damage. Higher-level weapons unlock more perks, allowing you to tailor your playstyle.
- Weapon Mods: Equip mods to upgrade or customize your weapons for specific builds. Mods can boost DPS or enhance utility, making them essential for optimization.
How to Get Weapons in Destiny Rising
1. Choice Engrams
Choice Engrams let you select a weapon from a specific pool when opened. This is especially useful if you’ve unlocked a new character with different weapon preferences and need to gear them up quickly.
2. Chapter & Milestone Rewards
Weapons can also be earned as Chapter Rewards or Milestone Rewards. However, not every quest or milestone guarantees a weapon—these rewards typically appear every few milestones, so plan your progression accordingly.
3. Daily Raids & Strikes
Participating in Daily Raids and Strikes is another great way to farm weapons:
- Normal Difficulty: Rewards Legendary Weapons.
- Heroic Difficulty: Offers Mythic Weapons and Mythic Weapon Parameters, which are essential for crafting Mythic Weapon Engrams.
How to Equip Weapons
You can equip weapons from the Character Menu. Keep in mind:
- Each character has specific weapon preferences.
- You can only equip weapon types that are compatible with that character.
Best Weapons
If you want to dominate in Destiny Rising, these are the guns you need in your arsenal. Each weapon offers high DPS, powerful perks, and perfect synergy with specific Lightbearers. Many of these fan-favorite exotics return from Destiny 2, now enhanced with Rising’s rarity system and Catalyst upgrades. Here's a quick list of the Best Weapons, find the full page of Best Weapons for PVP and PVE, which includes Who Can Use, Rarit, Type, Element, and Stats.
Best Weapons at a Glance
- Graviton Lance
- Bad Juju
- Polaris Lance
- Jade Rabbit
- Crimson
- The Old Prefect
- Riskrunner
- The Huckleberry
- Partridge Sky
- Octant Riot Disperser
- Lord of Wolves
- The Chaperone
- Jötunn
- Merciless
- Borealis
All Weapons
Weapon | Type | Combat Style | Ammo | Element | Characters | How to Get |
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Sweet Business | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Solar | Finnala; Wolf | Exotic Weapon Engram Exotic Weapon Random Engram Shifting Gates |
Jötunn | Fusion Rifle | Impact | Primary | Solar | Xuan Wei | Exotic Weapon Engram Strikes |
Crimson | Hand Cannon | Piercing | Primary | Arc | Attal | Exotic Weapon Engram Strikes Dawn’s First Light |
The Old Prefect | Hand Cannon | Piercing | Primary | Solar | Attal | Exotic Weapon Engram Strikes |
Furies III | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Solar | Kabr; Estela | Premium Battle Pass |
Polaris Lance | Scout Rifle | Piercing | Primary | Solar | Tan‑2 Umeko | Exotic Weapon Engram Gauntlet Ops Gauntlet: Onslaught |
Concerto | Sidearm | Impact | Primary | Void | Gwynn | Gauntlet: Onslaught |
Riskrunner | Submachine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Arc | Ning Fei; Jolder | Exotic Weapon Engram Gauntlet Ops Gauntlet: Onslaught |
The Huckleberry | Submachine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Void | Ning Fei; Jolder | Exotic Weapon Engram Exotic Weapon Random Engram Strikes Dawn’s First Light |
Satiyaaliksni Smart Bomb | Grenade Launcher | Spread | Heavy | Arc | Wolf | Exotic Weapon Engram Exotic Weapon Random Engram Main Storyline |
Royal Contravene | Linear Fusion Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Arc | Attal | Exotic Weapon Engram Strikes |
Gallows | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Void | Kabr; Estela | Gauntlet: Onslaught – Isaakis’s Tabernacle |
Heir Apparent | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Solar | Kabr; Estela | No Source Currently |
Octant Riot Disperser | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Arc | Gwynn; Xuan Wei | Gauntlet: Onslaught – The Menace Above |
The Chaperone | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Void | Gwynn; Xuan Wei | Exotic Weapon Engram Exotic Weapon Random Engram Shifting Gates |
Borealis | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Void | Tan‑2 Umeko | Exotic Weapon Engram Gauntlet Ops Dawn’s First Light |
Izanagi’s Burden | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Solar | Tan‑2 Umeko | Exotic Weapon Engram Strikes |
Partridge Sky | Sword | Impact | Heavy | Solar | Finnala; Jolder | No Source Currently |
Mahamayuri | Auto Crossbow | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Arc | Ning Fei | No Source Currently |
Two‑Tailed Fox | Rocket Launcher | Spread | Heavy | Void | Ikora | Exotic Weapon Engram Exotic Weapon Random Engram Gauntlet: Onslaught |
Sworn Oath | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Solar | Finnala; Wolf | |
IST1 Parantha | Fusion Rifle | Impact | Primary | Arc | Xuan Wei | |
DEL7 Simit | Hand Cannon | Piercing | Primary | Arc | Attal | |
DEL2 Sweet Ears | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Arc | Kabr; Estela | |
Ultimatum | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Solar | Kabr; Estela | |
DEL 3 Lassi | Scout Rifle | Piercing | Primary | Void | Tan‑2 Umeko | |
Total Lockdown | Scout Rifle | Piercing | Primary | Solar | Tan‑2 Umeko | |
Chushingura | Sidearm | Impact | Primary | Void | Gwynn | |
DEL6 Kokoretsi | Sidearm | Impact | Primary | Solar | Gwynn | |
DEL5 Kulfi | Submachine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Arc | Ning Fei; Jolder | |
Wolfpack | Submachine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Void | Ning Fei; Jolder | |
Present Fleet | Light Grenade Launcher | Spread | Primary | Arc | Ikora | |
HON1 Khanom Khrok | Grenade Launcher | Spread | Heavy | Solar | Wolf | |
End of the Line | Linear Fusion Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Arc | Attal | |
BVD4 Akutaak | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Arc | Kabr; Estela | |
Scorched Earth | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Solar | Kabr; Estela | |
Eternal Retribution | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Void | Gwynn; Xuan Wei | |
IST2 Niaatiks | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Arc | Gwynn; Xuan Wei | |
40000 Sidereal Year | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Solar | Tan‑2 Umeko | |
Magoichi | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Void | Tan-2, Umeko | |
CLY2 Kakalik | Sword | Impact | Heavy | Void | Finnala, Jolder | |
Makeshift Ending | Sword | Impact | Heavy | Solar | Finnala, Jolder | |
Nobunaga | Sword | Impact | Heavy | Arc | Finnala, Jolder | |
HON3 Eibellakks | Auto Crossbow | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Arc | Ning Fei | |
Saizo | Auto Crossbow | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Solar | Ning Fei | |
HON2 Tutum'Alik | Rocket Launcer | Spread | Heavy | Void | Ikora | |
Cognitum Carbine | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Arc | Finnala, Wolf | |
P22 'Tamarin' | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Solar | Finnala, Wolf | |
Toxic Equation | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Void | Finnala, Wolf | |
Mutineer's Torch | Fusion Rifle | Impact | Primary | Arc | Xuan Wei | |
The Monolith | Fusion Rifle | Impact | Primary | Void | Xuan Wei | |
AOCS R1 Revolver | Hand Cannon | Piercing | Primary | Solar | Attal | |
P6 'Somniosus' | Hand Cannon | Piercing | Primary | Void | Attal | |
Survivor's Instinct | Hand Cannon | Piercing | Primary | Arc | Attal | |
P31 'Armadillo' | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Solar | Kabr, Estela | |
Type 7 'Moonshot' EMR-M | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Arc | Kabr, Estela | |
Fall From Grace | Scout Rifle | Piercing | Primary | Void | Tan-2, Umeko | |
P267 'Right Whale' | Scout Rifle | Piercing | Primary | Solar | Tan-2, Umeko | |
Century Lookout | Sidearm | Impact | Primary | Void | Gwynn | |
Permanent Liability | Sidearm | Impact | Primary | Solar | Gwynn | |
Autoshear | Submachine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Void | Ning Fei, Jolder | |
K18 'Coelops' | Submachine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Arc | Ning Fei, Jolder | |
Brotherhood's Banner | Light Grenade Launcher | Spread | Primary | Void | Ikora | |
Lapplace's Mystery | Light Grenade Launcher | Spread | Primary | Arc | Ikora | |
A112 'Calf' | Grenade Launcher | Spread | Heavy | Void | Wolf | |
Prompt Satellite Dispenser | Grenade Launcher | Spread | Heavy | Solar | Wolf | |
Latitude | Linear Fusion Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Void | Attal | |
Full Field Tresher | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Solar | Kabr, Estela | |
Spikefling Baton | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Arc | Kabr, Estela | |
Gunpowder Duster | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Arc | Gwynn, Xuan Wei | |
K205 'Lemming' | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Void | Gwynn, Xuan Wei | |
Labyrinth's Compass | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Solar | Gwynn, Xuan Wei | |
A19 'Argali' | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Solar | Tan-2, Umeko | |
Overseer | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Void | Tan-2, Umeko | |
The Accelarator | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Arc | Tan-2, Umeko | |
The Ultimate Prey | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Arc | Tan-2, Umeko | |
Dusty Grave | Sword | Impact | Heavy | Void | Finnala, Jolder | |
Regolith Piton | Sword | Impact | Heavy | Solar | Finnala, Jolder | |
P45 Turbot | Auto Crossbow | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Arc | Ning Fei | |
A67 'Javan Rhino' | Rocket Launcer | Spread | Heavy | Void | Ikora | |
Call of Greed | Rocket Launcer | Spread | Heavy | Solar | Ikora | |
Type 301-1 SRI | Auto Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Void | Finnala, Wolf | |
Rev-7 Fusilade | Fusion Rifle | Impact | Primary | Solar | Xuan Wei | |
Amatoxin | Hand Cannon | Piercing | Primary | Arc | Attal | |
Reverse Equilibrium | Pulse Rifle | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Void | Kabr, Estela | |
Always Going Home | Scout Rifle | Piercing | Primary | Arc | Tan-2, Umeko | |
Azure Drab Auto-Fab | Sidearm | Impact | Primary | Solar | Gwynn | |
Dancing Bees | Submachine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Primary | Solar | Ning Fei, Jolder | |
Lotus | Light Grenade Launcher | Spread | Primary | Solar | Ikora | |
6G76 'Self-Rescue' LVL | Grenade Launcher | Spread | Heavy | Arc | Wolf | |
Tye Nurler-AO4 | Linear Fusion Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Arc | Attal | |
Chilling Thrill | Machine Gun | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Solar | Kabr, Estela | |
Sandan-54 Fieldhand | Shotgun | Impact | Heavy | Solar | Gwynn, Xuan Wei | |
Type 5 Stratoshot SRM | Sniper Rifle | Piercing | Heavy | Void | Tan-2, Umeko | |
Nightfall Banner | Sword | Impact | Heavy | Solar | Finnala, Jolder | |
Chirping Cicada | Auto Crossbow | Rapid-Fire | Heavy | Void | Ning Fei | |
J90 "Hornbill" | Rocket Launcer | Spread | Heavy | Solar | Ikora |