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Highest DPS Weapons in Destiny 2 – DPS Chart

Do you think this is a shooter? It's a numbers game!

Luka Rakočević

Published: Jan 11, 2023 09:00 am

DPS is a crucial stat when choosing a weapon in Destiny 2. It's short for Damage Per Second, and this statistic considers the weapon's rate of fire and reload speed and the damage it does per bullet. We must consider all of these when calculating the amount of damage a gun can dish out to your opponents.

What weapons have the best DPS in Destiny 2?

We have assembled the three main weapon charts organized by the best DPS in Destiny 2. They are separated into the following primary categories:

Primary Weapons
Special Weapons
Heavy Weapons

There are no Damage perks included in any stats on the charts. This only leaves the base DPS values for weapons. We have also included the best weapons per class in the last column. Keep in mind that weapon statistics change during the game seasons. We will keep an eye out for any changes and update these lists as soon as the new season comes out with new weapons and stats.

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Primary weapons

Weapon type	Archetype	Average DPS	Burst DPS	Total Damage	Specs	The best weapon in Class
SMG	Exotic	12,250	15,615	468,450	With "Ravenous Beast"	Tarrabah
Sidearm	Exotic	9,902	12,863	216,095	With "Rat Pack x5"	Rat King
Hand Cannon	Exotic	8,979	10,980	564,704	Landing all crits	Hawkmoon
Hand Cannon	Exotic	7,766	9,230	323,033	Vs. Taken	Malfeasance
Auto Rifle	Exotic	7,097	8,481	744,915	With "perfect" RNG	Cerberus+1
Pulse Rifle	Exotic	6,145	7,340	422,810	With averaged 'nanites"	Outbreak Perfected
SMG	Exotic	6,114	8,450	331,240	-	Osteo Striga
Auto Rifle	Exotic	6,086	7,144	507,738	-	Vex Mythoclast
Auto Rifle	Exotic	5,430	6,280	413,550	At Max rate of fire	Sweet Business
Sidearm	Aggressive Burst	5,331	6,193	320,151	High aim assist, low stability & handling	Brass Attacks

Sidearm	Lightweight	5,284	6,645	149,510	High handling, very low range	Redback-5si
Grenade Launcher	Exotic	5,256	9,713	161,883	With Catalyst	Fighting Lion
Sidearm	Adaptive	5,137	6,431	192,937	High aim assist, decent elsewhere	High Albedo
Sidearm	Adaptive (3-burst)	5,348	6,673	366,925	High aim assist, decent elsewhere	Drang
Sidearm	Omolon Adaptive	5,020	6,355	356,452	High stability, decent elsewhere	The Vision
Sidearm	SUROS Rapid-Fire	4,881	6,380	140,353	Good recoil, very low range & aim assist	Punching Out
SMG	Exotic	4,813	8,198	245,925	With "Ride the Bull x2"	The Huckleberry
Sidearm	Precision	4,742	6,193	205,794	Excellent aim assist, low stability & handling	A Swift Verdict
Sidearm	Exotic	4,683	6,125	202,125	-	Devil's Ruin
SMG	Lightweight	4,663	6,833	180,378	High-aim assist and handling, low range	Funnelweb

SMG	Aggressive	4,591	6,558	206,031	High range, low aim assist	Unforgiven
Scout Rifle	Exotic	4,476	5,866	568,588	With Catalyst	Dead Man's Tale
Auto Rifle	Exotic	4,391	5,513	259,200	At Max rate of fire	SUROS Regime
SMG	Adaptive	4,300	6,075	187,110	High stability & range, poor recoil	The Hero's Burden
Hand Cannon	Exotic	4,087	5,347	268,106	-	Thorn
Hand Cannon	Exotic	3,965	5,438	162,400	With Fan Fire x4	The Last Word
Auto Rifle	Rapid-Fire	3,906	4,542	280,847	High-aim assist, low range	Chroma Rush
SMG	Precision	3,875	5,645	220,155	Excellent range & aim assist, low handling	Shayura's Wrath
Scout Rifle	Exotic	3,785	4,470	353,984	With "Perfect Fifth"	Polaris Lance
Pulse Rifle	Exotic	3,687	4,381	371,126	With Catalyst	No Time to Explain

Pulse Rifle	Exotic	3,602	4,222	215,100	-	Vigilance Wing
Auto Rifle	Adaptive	3,555	4,300	295,840	High handling	Gnawing Hunger
Auto Rifle	Precision	3,369	4,073	225,888	High range, low aim assist	Shadow Price
Auto Rifle	High-Impact	3,361	3,993	298,144	Excellent range, low stability	Age-Old Bond
Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	3,352	4,104	170,460	High stability, very low range	Aisha's Embrace
Scout Rifle	Lightweight	3,318	3,807	219,264	Excellent aim assist & handling, low range	Night Watch
Hand Cannon	Exotic	3,250	4,398	358,800	-	Crimson
Scout Rifle	Exotic	3,206	3,598	259,020	When aiming down sights	Skyburner's Oath
Scout Rifle	High-Impact	3,347	3,931	374,255	Excellent range, low aim assist	The Scholar
Scout Rifle	Precision	3,359	3,888	228,096	High stability, decent elsewhere	Vision of Confluence

Hand Cannon	Aggressive	2,965	3,843	224,816	High range, low stability, and handling	Igneous Hammer
Hand Cannon	Precision	3,025	3,842	138,294	High stability, poor handling	Posterity
Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	2,825	3,246	194,778	High handling, decent range	The Third Axiom
Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	2,771	3,285	137,970	High-aim assist, low range	Piece of Mind
Pulse Rifle	Aggressive Burst	2,744	3,232	241,312	Excellent range, low aim assist	Insidious
Hand Cannon	Adaptive	2,724	3,464	163,295	Good stability, decent range	Eyasluna
Pulse Rifle	High-Impact	2,720	3,281	250,128	High range & recoil, low aim assist	The Messenger
Pulse Rifle	Exotic	2,707	2,984	271,733	-	Graviton Lance
Pulse Rifle	Lightweight	2,573	3,046	160,805	Excellent handling, low range	Ogma PR6
Combat Bow	Lightweight	-->	3,265	229,704	640 ms Draw time	Arsenic Bite-4b
Combat Bow	Precision	-->	3,215	252,221	680 ms Draw time	Under Your Skin
Combat Bow	Exotic	-->	3,969	357,225	-	Le Monarque
Combat Bow	Exotic	-->	4,137	391,952	vs. non-Taken	Wish-Ender

Special Weapons

Weapon type	Archetype	Average DPS	Burst DPS	Total Damage	Specs	The best weapon in Class
Fusion Rifle	Exotic	14,699	16,216	206,880	-	Merciless
Fusion Rifle	Exotic	12,171	13,918	255,528	-	Bastion
Fusion Rifle	Rapid-Fire	11,224	12,355	161,406	-	Cartesian Coordinate
Fusion Rifle	Exotic	9,771	11,033	225,075	-	Jötunn
Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	9,677	10,774	250,236	-	Coriolis Force
Fusion Rifle	Exotic	9,675	10,532	312,963	With Catalyst	Telesto
Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	9,109	9,881	153,552	-	Trinary System
Fusion Rifle	Precision	8,112	9,148	188,685	-	Deliverance
Fusion Rifle	High-Impact	8,917	9,917	233,025	-	Glacioclasm
Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	6,779	15,617	197,809	With Spike Grenades	Ignition Code

Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	6,241	14,376	182,096	-	Ignition Code
Grenade Launcher	Wave	6,241	14,376	182,096	-	Forbearance
Grenade Launcher	Exotic	3,601	-	740,985	-	Witherhoard
Hand Cannon	Exotic	11,603	12,456	224,208	With "First Glance"	Eriana's Vow
Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	11,325	13,412	287,500	-	Arbalest
Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	11,325	13,412	287,500	-	Lorentz Driver
Shotgun	Exotic	30,469	83,704	209,261	With Catalyst	The Fourth Horseman
Shotgun	Exotic	22,382	29,320	175,920	With "Roadborne" active	The Chaperone
Shotgun	Exotic	17,805	23,200	231,360	With "Release the Wolves"	Lord of Wolves
Shotgun	Exotic	15,955	15,025	249,642	When aiming down sights	Duality

Shotgun	Precision Slug	11,894	12,983	143,808	-	Heritage
Shotgun	Lightweight	13,168	15,158	136,418	-	Wastelander M5
Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	12,282	18,104	162,938	-	Dead Weight
Shotgun	Aggressive	11,527	12,651	207,011	-	Found Verdict
Shotgun	Precision	10,891	12,826	213,101	-	Matador 64
Sidearm	Exotic	10,416	12,890	278,424	-	Forerunner
Sniper Rifle	Exotic	15,926	19,784	178,059	-	Cloudstrike
Sniper Rifle	Exotic	15,056	-	181,880	With Catalyst	Izanagi's Burden
Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	10,040	13,445	86,430	-	IKELOS_SR_v1.0.2
Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	8,725	11,398	121,576	-	Uzume RR4
Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	8,611	11,191	139,883	-	Succession
Trace Rifle	Exotic	19,551	20,295	524,964	With Catalyst Proc'd	Ager's Scepter
Trace Rifle	Exotic	11,394	12,795	430,765	At Max charge	Coldheart
Trace Rifle	Exotic	10,755	12,000	320,000	With Orb pick up	Wavesplitter
Trace Rifle	Exotic	8,612	8,940	231,248	With debuff	Divinity
Trace Rifle	Exotic	7,581	8,565	342,600	-	Prometheus Lens

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Heavy Weapons

Weapon type	Archetype	Average DPS	Burst DPS	Total Damage	Specs	The best weapon in Class
Combat Bow	Exotic	-->	18,152	466,763	With Catalyst	Leviathan's Breath
Fusion Rifle	Exotic	16,556	17,991	273,456	-	One Thousand Voices
Grenade Launcher	Exotic	-->	6,418	385,080	-	Anarchy
Grenade Launcher	Exotic	15,593	18,965	113,792	-	The Colony
Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	16,876	24,570	147,420	With Spike Grenades	Berenger's Memory
Grenade Launcher	Precision	17,075	21,043	227,268	With Spike Grenades
Grenade Launcher	Adaptive	20,191	24,078	144,468	With Spike Grenades	Memory Interdict
Grenade Launcher	Exotic	22,720	-	293,776	At x20 Averaged	Parasite
Grenade Launcher	Exotic	23,333	29,059	169,072	-	The Prospector
Linear Fusion Rifle	Precision	14,979	17,844	356,880	-	Reed's Regret

Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	15,182	17,844	389,320	With Marksman Sights	The Queenbreaker
Linear Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	15,559	17,367	381,218	-	Stormchaser
Linear Fusion Rifle	Exotic	21,799	25,351	396,792	With Catalyst	Sleeper Simulant
Machine Gun	Exotic	11,163	15,379	290,904	-	Thunderlord
Machine Gun	Exotic	14,602	16,485	439,600	-	Heir Apparent
Machine Gun	Exotic	17,615	21,100	274,300	-	Xenophage
Machine Gun	High-Impact	7,125	9,522	380,880	-	THE SWARM
Machine Gun	Adaptive	7,759	10,313	319,000	-	Commemoration
Machine Gun	Rapid-Fire	8,818	11,820	241,128	-	Recurrent Impact
Machine Gun	Exotic	9,575	10,997	395,880	-	Grand Overture

Rocket Launcher	Precision	13,091	-	180,656	-	Royal Entry
Rocket Launcher	High-Impact	14,368	-	198,282	-	Code Duello
Rocket Launcher	Exotic	14,440	-	226,704	-	The Wardcliff Coil
Rocket Launcher	Exotic	15,401	-	340,368	-	Eyes of Tomorrow
Rocket Launcher	Adaptive	15,805	-	218,113	-	The Hothead
Rocket Launcher	Aggressive	15,981	-	220,535	With Impact Casing	Hezen Vengeance
Rocket Launcher	Exotic	16,500	-	306,072	-	Two-Tailed Fox
Rocket Launcher	Exotic	17,322	-	132,222	-	Truth
Rocket Launcher	Exotic	23,312	-	200,484	With Catalyst	Gjallarhorn
Rocket Launcher	Exotic	31,129	-	429,583	-	Deathbringer

Shotgun	Exotic	15,862	16,451	172,732	After debuff	Tractor Cannon
Shotgun	Exotic	25,232	25,232	247,730	-	Legend of Acrius
Sniper Rifle	Exotic	18,383	22,836	205,527	With "Personal Assistant"	D.A.R.C.I.
Sniper Rifle	Exotic	19,892	19,892	397,848	With Catalyst	Whisper of the Worm
Sword	Caster	15,078	-	298,546	With Jagged Edge	Sola's Scar
Sword	Lightweight	17,466	-	435,241	With Jagged Edge	Quickfang
Sword	Adaptive	17,532	-	319,822	With Jagged Edge	Half-Truths
Sword	Vortex	18,094	-	279,650	With Jagged Edge	Falling Guillotine
Sword	Exotic	19,071	-	587,097	-	The Lament
Sword	Exotic	19,968	-	312,599	-	Black Talon
Sword	Aggressive	20,429	-	413,487	With Jagged Edge	Crown-Splitter