Highest DPS Weapons in Destiny 2 – DPS Chart

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    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 РJ̦tunn
    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

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