With a plethora of Exotic weapons available in Destiny 2, a majority of players are confused about which exotic to grind for. If you are new or came back from a long hiatus, you might want to know which exotics are the best to pick for this season. Since new Exotic weapons have been added, you would like to know if they are good for the PvE and PvP modes. In that case, you can check out our Destiny 2 Exotic weapons tier list to find out the best Exotics ranked from best to worst.
Destiny 2 Exotic Tier List – Best Exotic Weapons Ranked (PvE & PvP)
We have compiled the tier list for the best Exotics including the unique, special, and latest exotic weapons. For this, we have considered how good they are in PvE and PvP modes, both. These weapons are categorized based on their Overall excelling stats and performance.
We have placed the Exotics into tiers ranging from S Tier to D Tier. The weapons placed in S Tier are the most overpowered Exotics to go for. While the Exotic weapons in D Tier are the worst Exotics to choose. So, here’s our Destiny 2 Exotic tier list ranking all the exotic weapons from best to worst:
| Tier | Exotic Weapons |
Exotic Weapon Type |
| S Tier | Ace of Spades | Hand Cannon |
| S Tier | Divinity | Trace Rifle |
| S Tier | Witherhoard | Grenade Launcher |
| S Tier | One Thousand Voices | Fusion Rifle |
| S Tier | Riskrunner | Submachine Gun |
| S Tier | Sleeper Simulant | Linear Fusion Rifle |
| S Tier | Sunshot | Hand Cannon |
| S Tier | Telesto | Fusion Rifle |
| S Tier | Thorn | Hand Cannon |
| S Tier | Xenophage | Machine Gun |
| S Tier | Ager’s Scepter | Trace Rifle |
| S Tier | Dead Messenger | Grenade Launcher |
| S Tier | Lord of Wolves | Shotgun |
| S Tier | Divinity | Trace Rifle |
| S Tier | Hawkmoon | Hand Cannon |
| S Tier | Gjallarhorn | Rocket Launcher |
| S Tier | Thunderlord | Machine Gun |
| S Tier | Eyes of Tomorrow | Rocket Launcher |
| A Tier | Collective Obligation | Pulse Rifle |
| A Tier | Dead Man’s Tale | Scout Rifle |
| A Tier | Lumina | Hand Cannon |
| A Tier | Traveler’s Chosen | Side Arm |
| A Tier | One Thousand Voices | Fusion Rifle |
| A Tier | Trespasser | Sidearm |
| A Tier | Riskrunner | Submachine Gun |
| A Tier | Skyburner’s Oath | Scout Rifle |
| A Tier | Bad Juju | Pulse Rifle |
| A Tier | Ticuu’s Divination | Combat Bow |
| A Tier | Collective Obligation | Pulse Rifle |
| A Tier | Quicksilver Storm | Auto Rifle |
| A Tier | MIDA Multi-Tool | Scout Rifle |
| A Tier | Polaris Lance | Scout Rifle |
| A Tier | The Last Word | Hand Cannon |
| A Tier | Thorn | Hand Cannon |
| A Tier | Leviathan’s Breath | Combat Bow |
| A Tier | Parasite | Grenade Launcher |
| A Tier | Heartshadow | Sword |
| A Tier | The Lament | Sword |
| A Tier | Tractor Cannon | Shotgun |
| A Tier | The Wardcliff Coil | Rocket Launcher |
| B Tier | Monte Carlo | Auto Rifle |
| B Tier | Tommy’s Matchbook | Auto Rifle |
| B Tier | Graviton Lance | Pulse Rifle |
| B Tier | Vex Mythoclast | Fusion Rifle |
| B Tier | Hard Light | Auto Rifle |
| B Tier | Crimson | Hand Cannon |
| B Tier | SUROS Regime | Auto Rifle |
| B Tier | Rat King | Sidearm |
| B Tier | Devil’s Ruin | Sidearm |
| B Tier | Vigilance Wing | Pulse Rifle |
| B Tier | Fighting Lion | Grenade Launcher |
| B Tier | Black Talon | Sword |
| B Tier | Malfeasance | Hand Cannon |
| B Tier | Cryosthesia 77k | Sidearm |
| B Tier | Sleeper Simulant | Linear Fusion Rifle |
| B Tier | D.A.R.C.I. | Sniper Rifle |
| B Tier | Deathbringer | Rocket Launcher |
| B Tier | Heir Apparent | Machine Gun |
| B Tier | Grand Overture | Machine Gun |
| B Tier | Sweet Business | Auto Rifle |
| B Tier | Cerberus+1 | Auto Rifle |
| C Tier | Salvation’s Grip | Grenade Launcher |
| C Tier | Symmetry | Scout Rifle |
| C Tier | The Prospector | Grenade Launcher |
| C Tier | The Colony | Grenade Launcher |
| C Tier | Whisper of the Worm | Sniper Rifle |
| C Tier | Truth | Rocket Launcher |
| C Tier | Worldline Zero | Sword |
| C Tier | Legend of Acrius | Shotgun |
| C Tier | Two-Tailed Fox | Rocket Launcher |
| D Tier | Edge of Concurrence | Polearm/Glaive |
| D Tier | Bastion | Fusion Rifle |
| D Tier | The Queenbreaker | Linear Fusion Rifle |
Regardless of the tier ranking above, you can also try out the Exotic weapons that are ranked low. You can try experimenting with them in PvE and PvP modes both, to check if the exotics suit you. That’s because, it all depends on your playstyle, class, build, and experience in the end. So, we leave the rest of the decision to you.
Note that we will be updating the Exotic tier list as soon as new Exotic weapons arrive in the upcoming seasons. To track the season dates, you can check out our Destiny 2 Seasons list for all the start and end dates.
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