Every Legendary PRIMARY Weapon Ranked Into a Tier List... (PVE) (Destiny 2)

In this video, I rank every legendary primary weapon in Destiny 2 for PVE in a tier list. That's right, every single one. If you find yourself wondering what the best weapons are in the game, this video should help. Also if you're wondering, I ranked the weapons within their own types, so the list could stay somewhat organized.
This took far too long to make (how do people edit 25+ minute videos and not go insane??!)
Here's the final tier list - tiermaker.com/list/destiny-2/destiny-2-legendary-weapons-primary-15526761/2742135
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Auto Rifles
4:09 - Bows
5:53 - Hand cannons
10:31 - Pulse Rifles
14:35 - Scout Rifles
18:00 - Sidearms
21:12 - SMGs
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Music:
Tracks 1 - 7 (Spyro reignited trilogy)
Outro - First Steps (Celeste - Lofi Lia Remix)
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[@Mars-jl9su]

Tripwire Canary seems to be a reference to the method miners used to tell if there were dangerous gases in the mine, as the gas would kill the canary before the miner providing a warning to gtfo or die.

[@EmberCenturion]

Interesting, thought it had to be something like that

[@nravenz7538]

That's pretty clever

[@seanv42]

Miners hated that the birds died for them so much they invented a machine to save the canaries. They made what's basically a miniature sealed oxygen chamber they placed the canaries into so they could recover.

[@craigford33]

You’re the canary I’m a cole mine - fallout Boy

[@EmberCenturion]

Upon reading some of your comments, I've decided to make a few adjustments: Funnelweb - As I use unforgiven more, I find myself missing the stability and handling on this gun. I still don't think it's better but I think it deserves low S tier Hung Jury - Overlooked the stability and overall feel of this gun. Since I put another precision frame (doom of chelchis) so high, I think Hung Jury should be S tier too Austringer - Somehow overlooked triple tap frenzy, I'd move it up to high B tier Braytech werewolf - It's got a similar roll to Arctic Haze, making it a champion shredder. Still not the best pick imo but it deserves at least B tier Also forgot a few weapons: Jararaca-3SR - Rapid fire frame with fourth times the charm. Can't really pair fourth times with focused fury so I'd maybe go rapid hit instead. High B-tier Fioritura-59 - Rapid fire sidearm which can roll threat detector or pugilist with repulsor brace or swash. A nice pick for Gyrfalcons, high B tier. Lodbrok-C - Target lock seems pretty solid for this gun, pair that with fourth times for a pretty decent weapon, especially for a 350. Osmosis and demo in the first column are worth mentioning too. High B tier

[@aname6771]

I think you forgot Jararaca-3sr scout rifle

[@musicaltarrasque]

@@aname6771 He did

[@jessacat9572]

Still missing Lodbrok-C

[@jackgunstead8036]

I think you forgot lodbrok-c and boudica-c

[@biiig1686]

Missed insidious raid pulse from vow

[@aura3571]

underrated channel, S-tier

[@EmberCenturion]

Great comment, S-tier

[@camiloconceptartist]

​@@EmberCenturion best comment of a comment, S-tier

[@oSlayerTY]

@@camiloconceptartistcool pfp, S-tier

[@scowlingtitan16]

@@oSlayerTYgood complement, S-tier

[@qaaazwarz]

@@scowlingtitan16Not so great capitalization, high A-tier

[@michaelschmitter8725]

Short, sweet, and to the point. No beating around the bush here. Love it. More of a fan of gnawing hunger. Auto load and demo pairs nice with witherhoard and it’s catalyst, and bad omens with auto load as well. Demo pairs nice with verity brow on void warlocks, plus the volatile rounds from nade final blows.

[@grumpygrandpa7661]

Thanks for the video! Definitely some interesting takes in here. I’m a fan of the Hung Jury, but mostly for the rapid hit payload roll on the adept.

[@martincapek96]

agree, I actually prefer hung jury over night watch just becasue of it can roll with frenzy

[@tiagonozelos]

You really overlooked gnawing hunger IMO. Void ar which means it’s gonna be really good with gyrfalcons. Sub rampage makes it a phenomenal pair with gyr. For endgame you can get field prep for the always available reload boost and kill clip. Kill clip can be very viable because of volatile too

[@Arckua]

My hot take: Sacred Provenance is high A tier. The secret sauce is high-caliber rounds. Permanently stunlocking anything under a major, while laying down 40+ rounds of a stable, high-range pulse that nearly full stacks rapid hit in the first burst feel incredible. Proc kill clip and move onto stunlocking and shredding the next target. Insidious is an S-tier weapon. Incredible stats, Dragonfly procs one-for-all and the origin trait (not to mention the recent dragonfly buff)

[@aarongregory4980]

Insidious is definitely s tier and sacred provenance is just waiting for garden to get its refresh like deep stone to become god.

[@XxHUNT3RN4T0RxX]

I’m glad you put Zaouli’s Bane in S tier. I felt like I was the only one who loves this gun. People shit on it just because of how it looks and feels. Enhanced explosive payload gives it better reload so that helps a bit. It’s my favorite hand cannon next to Fatebringer.

[@BearlyBearrr]

I like it but the reload speed really is a big turn off for me

[@lightfizzy1232]

@@BearlyBearrr could run alloy mag

[@applenewmoon4402]

It’s probably one of the best synergies with solar but so is mini tool. So it’ll probably be just as popular and a must when mini tool gets vaulted again or being put to dares and have a 1% for it to drop a red border lol

[@bolotniy]

its reload animation throws me off all the time. the rounds don't load in until the drum actually clicks. unlike every other revolver, where i can sprint cancel the animation much faster. that one irk really kills the weapon for me.

[@OhRhino1]

It's one of my favorite looking guns in the game I'm glad it's getting some love

[@Kronk994]

Disparity I'd argue is S tier when used with rapid hit headstone because it also gets hakke breach armaments. That trait brings the bullets required to break a stasis crystal from 5 to 4, meaning this gun can break its own crystals with 1 burst rather than 2.

[@sharpshuriken3159]

hung jury - S tier imo

[@xvi_0616]

For me it's False Promises

[@Dantheman569]

Hung Jury Adept - S tier. 100%

[@M30-z7n]

Night watch is the same slot but better rpm and same perks

[@calumhogan4138]

@@M30-z7n adept mods

[@M30-z7n]

@@calumhogan4138 its a pve weapon if you want a box breathing roll with adept that makes sense but on a primary having adept big ones does not matter

[@72823m]

dude no way you wont have 50k subs by this time next year. i've been waiting for a D2 youtuber like you for so long

[@EmberCenturion]

Thanks :) I'll make that my goal haha

[@jonathonshirley4169]

Putting unforgiven above funnelweb is like saying yea the car drives like shit and is falling apart but it has a big carbon fiber wing so therefore it’s better than the one that always feels good and works even though it’s a bit more low key.

[@caioaraujo967]

Great video Ember 💪

[@andyaranda2460]

Even with all the guns you went through you kept it short and to the point. Instant sub. Can’t wait for you to do special and power weapons. Will definitely be using this list as a guideline to cut down on vault space for Lightfall.

[@donogoodatgames]

Insidious 100% should be in the S Tier, and high S Tier if you asked me tbh. So many incredible rolls and now that we have full-auto, it's just incredible 🙏

[@donogoodatgames]

P.s, Liminal Vigil is also absolutely insane. The roll that you mentioned (Desperado/Headstone) is unbelievable, and my favourite primary from this season. If you use it with a Stasis subclass, Holy crap, just ridiculously good

[@siralpha6020]

For nigh lvl stuff insidious is my go to for arc bonus dmg

[@Eltise0]

I'm glad you put Ikelos-smg in S tier, it is currently my favorite PvE weapon whenever I use an Ark build (which is always, I love Ark what can I say?).

[@vagrantender]

I'll be honest- Firefright has moved all the way to my most used weapons of all time strictly because of enhanced osmosis and enhanced fourth times, I can use it with any loadout and immediately get great usage out of it. It synergizes with any of my builds and it's a hard hitting auto in its own right. It's a s tier for me.

[@BalroomBlitz715]

My Firefright rolled with Fourth Time’s and Focused Fury. You better believe me when I say my friends wish it didn’t have the range it does

[@dontecollora7301]

Chroma Rush having Subsistence/Rampage should account for it being better than Feeding Frenzy/Kill Clip

[@kwestionmark5259]

I was watching this video leaned back in my chair and was thinking "Man, I've watched a lot of Destiny KZbinrs over the years, how have I never heard of this guy? And damn, he even has 237k subs and I haven't seen him before. Oh well, he's obviously pretty popular and I must have just not seen him." I then proceeded to lean up and see that what I thought was 237k subs was actually 2,370. It is crazy to me that someone with this level of knowledge and production value only has 2,370 subscribers, but I can say for certain that if you keep up the work, 237k(+) subs will happen sooner than you know!

[@EmberCenturion]

Thank you so much :) Comments like this really inspire me to keep going with videos

[@Lightstation_]

So happy someone else loves unforgiven as much as I do. I lovey demo and adrenaline junkies roll. I love an SMG that feels like it has range.

[@Meatiest-Loaf]

I think drang is easy s tier for pve- well spring + incandescent and does the same or more damage than Calus mini. Plus now there’s full auto so no spamming the trigger

[@EmberCenturion]

Very true, I probably could've put drang and brigand's law in S

[@MFDEN]

Gnawing hunger is definitely at least A tier. has good damage perks and 3rd column perks and is the best archetype auto

[@sheepshank808]

I personally adore Blood Feud. Pugilist + Headstone works wonderfully on Stasis Titan in Legend content

[@Tron-yj2nv]

A lot of based picks in here and I DEFINITELY appreciate the restraint you display when it comes to S-tier picks.

[@begreeen]

seconded

[@vitriolicwhale5]

I really appreciated you going out of bounds, with "Out of bounds" 😂

[@thegloriouskingkronk8422]

25:40 canaries were used in coal mines to detect carbon monoxide. In a way, that's the same function of a tripwire: both warn of an incoming threat, be it carbon monoxide or an intruder

[@46b35]

Hope there will be more videos like this in the future. This video helped me a ton. Thank you.

[@geometricaltaco]

Absolutely amazing guide, would love to see an updated version too!

[@Green_Sentinel_3]

Yesteryear is actually great with clean sights & rolling subsistence/rampage (or swashbuckler) is great. Solid B teir. Could be A with the right roll & build.

[@swee7552]

Do energy and heavy weapons now. As a newer player this video was insanely helpful. Glad I found this channel.

[@EmberCenturion]

Working on special currently, heavy will be out in the near future too :)

[@swee7552]

@@EmberCenturion GOAT

[@radtacular2218]

Re why Tyranny of Heaven feels awful despite seeming to have the same rolls as other bows, it has incredibly low base reload speed, lower than all other bows I believe, and I'm pretty sure that's why the bow feels incredibly sluggish to use. I threw it on once a while ago, couldn't fathom why it felt so bad, compared stats with other bows and noticed the reload speed disparity. I had sort of laughed at reload speed on a bow previously (it's instant, right?!), but now it sits alongside draw time as the two most important stats to me on bows.

[@randomh4ck145]

It's pretty good post s21 btw! Can be crafted w/ Dragonfly and Incandescent and is good for harmonic elemental play/ad clear ^^

[@radtacular2218]

@@randomh4ck145 yeah they fixed the base reload speed and now it feels much better to use. And yeah the dragonfly/incandescent combo is super fun.

[@kylehildreth2019]

Quick to the point with all the info provided. Got my sub. Can't wait for secondary.

[@RedRix]

I loved your content, so ima sub! congrats, your popular now!

[@alexandergronlund2781]

Really accurate tier list, good job!

[@corrosive1376]

Videos great I thought you'd have a lot more subs dude keep it up

[@skyzace1697]

Jesus so much work for this video you got my like

[@dizcord2169]

A brilliant video good stuff mate, only wish it had time stamps for each type otherwise its perfect!

[@EmberCenturion]

Oh yeah lol, forgot about that

[@zeromech1450]

I have tested almost all the hand cannons except zaoulis bane and I can tell you definitively that fatebringer with explosive frenzy beats them all. It's even beating out exotics for damage. And it's especially nasty rn after the hand cannon buff. It feels like a special weapon. It's doing that much damage.

[@oNextq]

zaoulis bane being a good gun is still so weird to see for me all those years of D1 where it was arguably one of the worst guns in the game and felt like it too

[@zeromech1450]

@@oNextq yeah ik. I'd love to get it and test it against fatebringer. But I don't have nearly enough time to raid. I have two little ones I have to watch all the time. Can't be 100% focused on anything at any time.

[@oNextq]

@@zeromech1450 you got it. Be one of those destiny dads that always have the kids in the background and you leave the raid every five minuets 😂😭

[@DoubleGreenTea]

You missed Fioritura-59 sidearm. It can roll threat detector and repulsor brace and has the archetype of brigands it’s pretty good for void builds

[@EmberCenturion]

Yeah I missed some of the newer ones lol, definitely have to check that one out

[@DoubleGreenTea]

@@EmberCenturion The tier list was good tho 👌

[@stewie3k_]

The curated chattering bone is pretty good HIR Kill Clip

[@pdxholmes]

I think Krait and Chroma Rush are both S-tier, but I love AR primaries, so I’m probably a bit bias.

[@thehale_]

Respectfully, the ad clear potential of those isn’t close to the weapons in S-Tier.

[@xerocards]

1:24 Krait is 720. Sweet vid, mostly on point rankings

[@kevpro61]

I use Biting Wind more than any other bow in the game . I think the high accuracy and damage is great for killing red bars or non shielded orange bars in end game. I was genuinely shocked to see it in D tier. Other than that I think this is a pretty solid list. Thanks for making it.

[@Hobbs783]

4:54 just spitballing, but that might be a combination of a tripwire and coal mine canary both warning of danger

[@TheJocularJurist]

Everyone forgets the most consistent 720 out there, Guiding Star

[@ronin9380]

Thanks for the great hard work!

[@sebastianridley2632]

That chattering bone ranking hurt me on a spiritual level. Got almost 20k kills on my curated roll

[@MarmotLord182]

absolutely loved this!!!

[@-Fungous-]

I know I am a few days late but Lodbrok-C with Osmosis+target lock should be on that list.

[@TheLikeButtonLMAO]

When you have volatile flow on the artifact, gnawing hunger is cracked lmao

[@swarlly]

I must be playing PvE wrong. I won't use One For All unless it rolls on an auto. Not a big fan of the hit one target, aim at new enemy, rinse and repeat to activate the perk.

[@w4rl0ck]

Wolftone has archer's tempo + frenzy which is a nutty roll, plus it carried me through my 1st GM

[@nravenz7538]

My dude rated every single legendary in under half an hour. KZbinrs like cammycakes take 40-50 minutes just to cover one type of weapon, like hand cannons and shotguns.

[@Kyle-fy9kt]

Just glad to see a fellow High Albedo respecter. Would love to use it again if only Wellspring worked.

[@dmegnin]

Would love to see a version of this video where the names of the weapons are shown. It's not very hearing impaired friendly.

[@Konnerading]

in regards to funnelweb i hate that subsistence adrenaline junkie is rarely mentioned. we live in the most nade spam heavy meta ever and can keep AJ up almost constantly. veist stinger + subsistence yeah yeah i fired 300 rounds and cleared an entire room of red bars without reloading. might not roll demo for grenade regen but you can fire this thing for such sustained periods of time that your nade probably will regen before you actually reload.

[@GERB120]

great video, rankings seem pretty inconsistent but that is pretty fair given the number of guns to chew through. 4.20/6.9, would subscribe.

[@craigford33]

Just found this channel. Definitely S-Tier

[@AdrianJReynolds]

Fun video. Well done.

[@thehale_]

Timelost Fatebringer with explosive+frenzy has never left my inventory since I got my hands on it. I’ve got over 15,000 kills on that thing. Glad to see my boy get in S tier.

[@loserfanaa]

i love seeing stochastic variable get love, i have 15k kills on mine and i don’t see myself putting it down

[@harrytaylorjr2770]

Good call on Night Watch easy S-tier. I dont what kind of Night Watch anyone else has but mine dont bounce😂😂😂😂

[@Alon_Maor]

Cantata is my favorite weapon for arc, I got rapid hit payload and it’s so good

[@toothlesstex5205]

Will be sending this video to those on my friends list that are slacking! Just a quick edit for the video (idk if there was another comment) but krait is a 720 not 600 RPM! Other than that mini change amazing video

[@KS-mn7qk]

seventh seraph officer revolver is super good with lucky pants. fttc plus vorpal makes it do some crazy damage, and it's great if you're not running malfesance or tlw. I'd put it in low/mid a tier at least.

[@GodHasOffWhite]

4:02 got myself a voltshot one and its pretty nice

[@warriorgoat5939]

Nice video. Thank you

[@atheon-]

drang after the sidearm buff is S tier above mini tool, just do the math, easier to use since the recoil is better, more effective range (no way you're hitting every headshot on anything past 13m with the mini tool), wellspring (literally better ability spam), more effective dps (easier crits with drang, less efort, easier to use, more dps if not aimbotting), it has enhanced incandescent too, it is better. edit: tested it in carl lost sector, on red bars and yellow bars drang does more dps than mini tool even with all headshots and it maintains it for 3.6 seconds while mini tool does for 2.4 seconds

[@dougcarey2233]

I have a rapid headstone Perses D, which is one of the 2 good rolls it actually gets, and it's super, super strong in higher end content now that slow & freeze affects champs. Ironically, I find it struggles in lower end content where my headstone Krait excels. Go figure... Also, Pleiades Corrector is absolute fire. It's the solar Vouchsafe, Tarnished, or Night Watch. Get one with Outlaw-MKC, subsistence-wellspring/demolitionist. Or my PVE favorite, sympathetic arsenal so that 1 KO reloads your other 2 weapons. The high zoom gives it insane range and accuracy for popping heads, and the reload is great even with extended mag. I use Pardon our Dust and G-Horn, and never need to reload either one.

[@reavershank8985]

Wolftone draw rolls with dragonfly and shoot to loot. Amazing combination especially after the dragonfly buff

[@janesam3257]

Hung Jury is an easy S-tier. Night watch bounces around way too much to warrant being in S-tier.

[@EmberCenturion]

Maybe I need to try Hung jury again...

[@72823m]

​@@EmberCenturion PLS do, rapid hit frenzy/explosive with stability perks will change your life i swear

[@tanyadavies265]

brilliant video 👍 would of been perfection if it had time stamps for each type lol, keep up the good work 👏

[@VimVinyl]

Austringer can roll outlaw demo, outlaw frenzy, or outlaw rampage

[@N8Dogg7]

Holy Christ your picks are out to lunch!

[@witchyoak3206]

I will say the Perseas-D Scout is a lot better than you think, with Armor Piercing, Vorpal, And Hakke Breach Rounds, It has the best perk combination for breaking champion shields

[@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar]

Firefright is amazing for PvP for me... I know autos aren't the best but It just feels RIGHT to me.

[@lxwis_0717]

incandescent on a calus mini tool gotta be one on my fave perks for a solar build

[@joesaunders84]

mad how nation of beasts has jumped to S with the Dragonfly with voltshot, explosive or golden tricorn as of this season

[@EyyyTone]

Could u make a simular video but with the weapons added since this video?

[@sleeper.simulant7327]

Unforgiven is S Tier, that’s all I was hoping for. Gyfalcons build with that is just crazy solid

[@TheLikeButtonLMAO]

I remember I got night watch with rapid hit and explosive payload when it first came out, and havent taken it off since

[@SentientMattress531]

it can’t roll triple tap

[@TheLikeButtonLMAO]

@@SentientMattress531 oh wait it was rapid hit. I'm a fucking idiot. I have now edited my comment.

[@thatgladiator3887]

Love my submission but I run it with encore/frenzy rather than subsistence or overflow. it just feels soooo good with the encore perk

[@just_bickers]

Transfiguration has kill clip and rampage so that’s the best 150. Also full auto exits now so you can’t penalise certain archetype of sidearms anymore

[@timcal2136]

I know this is post-Lightfall with the perk pool refreshes for a number of these weapons, but i think Hung Jury is worth a second look now that it gets Kinetic Tremors, and also the fact that Kinetic guns have a damage buff in pve

[@nravenz7538]

Can't wait to see your special and heavy

[@DynamiqFrog]

He forgot to include the New Purpose pulse rifle.😭

[@Tah-.]

I have a long arm with explosive payload and hip fire grip, this thing is too fun

[@LowKeyJaded]

Reckless oracle is one of my favorite weapons in the game.

[@benarchyuk837]

As someone who has a Forward Path with 4th times & Multikill clip w/ stability masterwork; I can tell you it's a good rifle but it's very perk dependent. Used it in many a Raid in my Divinity loadout.

[@damionh7218]

I know many of the lower tier weapons have craftable variants of the same class but that doesn’t mean they’re completely discarded, if you don’t have the materials to craft or the patterns then the original archetype for that specific weapon is the next best thing plain and simple

[@jd_less1694]

Ikelos smg is definitely best smg

[@VimVinyl]

Crafted come to pass is nice!!!! Adaptive Munitions with Genesis is nice for match game

[@andrewugalde967]

This was a super helpful video, thank you for taking the time to put it together! My one critique is that it was really hard to follow along while going through my own vault. You introduced each weapon, but then only showed the weapon model preview without the name in text or the weapon icon. And then when you added each weapon to the tier list you did it so quickly it was impossible to see the weapon icon there either. I constantly had to skip back to double check what you had said or try and pause the video in the few frames you showed adding it to the list which got extremely annoying. If you had added the weapon name and suggested perks to the weapon image it would make things so much easier for the viewer. And a note about where each weapon drops from would have been super helpful as well. Also, having all the weapons on one list ended up making the list super cluttered as well. Doing each weapon type on their own list would make it much easier to skip to the end of each section to see a summary chart for that specific type instead of needing to try and spot the shotguns in the 100 icons. You could still combine the lists into a master list of all primaries at the end as a summary but having the types broken out into individual lists would have made it much easier to not get lost. The content in the video was A++, I'd just love for it to be a little easier to follow along next time you make a guide like this is all! I really do appreciate the hard work putting this together.

[@captpootis8495]

I’ve just been running riptide and or a nade launcher with disorienting rounds and my god roll BxR 55 Battler. Not a bad combo if I do say so myself for both PvE and PvP

[@Alex-ug9wx]

Chrysura melo is high A if not S tier. I had one with heating up and firefly with a range mw and a good barrel and it was absolutely CRACKED. It would do 36 per crit and wasn’t exactly slow firing, and the amount of collateral kills I used to get with it due to firefly was disgusting. Paired with chaperone it’s just gross.

[@spaceunicorn9170]

When you got to Scathelocke I was like *WHAT* but then remembered this was pve tier list

[@MoreKami]

Watched this whole video just to finally see EVERY WAKING MOMENT and all you had to say was “B tier” ???? That smg is insane and super underrated, its a better archetype than the overrated funnelweb and its void so it’s insane with Gyrfalcons, and my roll is Ambitious Assassin + Adrenaline Junkie which synergizes crazy good with any void grenade builds…. STOP THE DOWNPLAY better damage, better perks, better archetype, better mag size, better looking just overall THE BEST void smg

[@SNELLExSLAK]

Why u mad though

[@23Breach]

The Crash and Spyro music is real distracting in a good way.

[@lunarstrikeok9756]

To be fair, some of the handcannons are useful for dps with lucky pants (e.g seventh seraph, with recon vorpal allowing for pretty obscene dps)

[@Green_Sentinel_3]

Sleep on Pure Poetry at your own risk. (Perpetual motion & swashbuckler is best role imo for both PVE & PVP)