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.

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