Destiny 2 Exotic Tier List: Top Ranked Exotic Weapons
Due to the abundance of exotic weapons available in Destiny 2, most players are confused about which exotic weapon to pick. Whether you’re a beginner or are back after a long break, you might be wondering what exotics are the best picks for this season. Since new exotic weapons have been added, you would like to know if they are suitable for PvE and PvP modes. In that case, you can check out our Destiny 2 exotic weapon tier list to see which exotics are ranked from best to worst.
Destiny 2 Exotic Tier List – Top Ranked Exotic Weapons (PvE and PvP)
We’ve compiled a tier list for the best exotics, including unique, special, and the latest exotic weapons. To do this, we looked at how good they are in PvE and PvP modes. These weapons are classified based on their overall superior stats and performance.
We have placed Exotics in Tier S to Tier D. Weapons placed in Tier S are the most powerful exotics. Whereas exotic weapons at tier D are the worst exotics to pick. So, here is our list of Destiny 2 Exotics, ranking all exotic weapons from best to worst:
| Level | Exotic weapons |
Exotic weapon type |
| Level S | Ace of Spades | hand cannon |
| Level S | divinity | Trace Rifle |
| Level S | weatherhard | grenade launcher |
| Level S | A thousand voices | Fusion Rifle |
| Level S | Riskrunner | submachine gun |
| Level S | Sleeper Simulator | Linear Plasma Rifle |
| Level S | sun shot | hand cannon |
| Level S | Telesto | Fusion Rifle |
| Level S | Thorn | hand cannon |
| Level S | Xenophage | Machine gun |
| Level S | Eiger scepter | Trace Rifle |
| Level S | dead herald | grenade launcher |
| Level S | Lord of the Wolves | Shotgun |
| Level S | divinity | Trace Rifle |
| Level S | Hawkmoon | hand cannon |
| Level S | Gjallarhorn | Launcher |
| Level S | Thunderer | Machine gun |
| Level S | Eyes of tomorrow | Launcher |
| Level | Collective Commitment | Pulse Rifle |
| Level | Dead Man’s Tale | scout rifle |
| Level | Lumina | hand cannon |
| Level | Traveler’s Chosen | side arm |
| Level | A thousand voices | Fusion Rifle |
| Level | intruder | Gun |
| Level | Riskrunner | submachine gun |
| Level | Oath of Skyburner | scout rifle |
| Level | Bad Juju | Pulse Rifle |
| Level | Divination Chikuu | Combat bow |
| Level | Collective Commitment | Pulse Rifle |
| Level | mercury storm | Automatic rifle |
| Level | MIDA multi tool | scout rifle |
| Level | Polaris Lance | scout rifle |
| Level | The last word | hand cannon |
| Level | Thorn | hand cannon |
| Level | Breath of Leviathan | Combat bow |
| Level | Parasite | grenade launcher |
| Level | Heart shadow | Sword |
| Level | Cry | Sword |
| Level | tractor gun | Shotgun |
| Level | Wordcliff Coil | Launcher |
| Level B | Monte Carlo | Automatic rifle |
| Level B | Matchbox Tommy | Automatic rifle |
| Level B | Graviton Spear | Pulse Rifle |
| Level B | Vex Mythoclast | Fusion Rifle |
| Level B | hard light | Automatic rifle |
| Level B | crimson | hand cannon |
| Level B | SUROS mode | Automatic rifle |
| Level B | rat king | Gun |
| Level B | Devil ruins | Gun |
| Level B | Wing of Vigilance | Pulse Rifle |
| Level B | fighting lion | grenade launcher |
| Level B | black claw | Sword |
| Level B | malfeasance | hand cannon |
| Level B | cryosthesia 77k | Gun |
| Level B | Sleeper Simulator | Linear Plasma Rifle |
| Level B | DARCY | Sniper rifle |
| Level B | Deathly | Launcher |
| Level B | Heir presumptive | Machine gun |
| Level B | Grand Overture | Machine gun |
| Level B | sweet business | Automatic rifle |
| Level B | Cerberus+1 | Automatic rifle |
| Level C | The Grasp of Salvation | grenade launcher |
| Level C | Symmetry | scout rifle |
| Level C | Prospector | grenade launcher |
| Level C | The colony | grenade launcher |
| Level C | Whisper of the Worm | Sniper rifle |
| Level C | Is it true | Launcher |
| Level C | Zero world line | Sword |
| Level C | Legend of Akria | Shotgun |
| Level C | two-tailed fox | Launcher |
| Level D | Match border | Polearm/Glaive |
| Level D | Bastion | Fusion Rifle |
| Level D | queen destroyer | Linear Plasma Rifle |
Regardless of the rating above, you can also try low-ranked exotic weapons. You can try experimenting with them in PvE and PvP modes to see if exotic suits you. This is because it all depends on your playstyle, class, build, and experience. So, we leave the rest of the decision up to you.
Please note that we will be updating the list of exotic tiers as new exotic weapons become available in upcoming seasons. To keep track of season dates, you can view the list of all Destiny 2 seasons, which lists all start and end dates.
That’s all for the Destiny 2 exotic weapon tier list. If you enjoyed this guide, check out our Destiny 2 guides.
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