Top 10 Exotic Primary Weapons In Destiny 2

Showcasing what I think are the 10 best exotic primaries in all of Destiny 2!
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[@multimus133]

Bold choice Mr Tizzle to have The Manticore as the undisputed best weapon in Destiny 2. I don’t know how others will feel about it, but I like your confidence!

[@bracken7794]

Well played sir

[@abyssal_beans]

There’s certainly better uses for your exotic slot, but with its buffs manticore can actually be pretty decent, as at the very least it’s a funnelweb with better stats and a 40% damage buff against red bars.

[@ROFLWAFFLELAWL4]

@@abyssal_beans I use Manticore because of it's more unique playstyle that it opens up. But it's power output doesn't feel as consistent as other Exotic primaries. Feels kind of like using a Legendary weapon with the benefit of the Exotic passives lol.

[@smallentales317]

Bamboozle 100

[@WuwuandNillump]

@@abyssal_beansand a void over shield. Its op af tbh with the buffs 😂

[@Soonermau5]

*Sees graviton outside of top 10* Good. Don’t want Bungie touching graviton right now

[@Grumpy1174]

We should riot about graviton being bad. Give me destabilizing/repulsir brace graviton

[@lukeoneill513]

One person withPolaris Lance and One with Graviton Lance is particularly strong combo in GM’s this season

[@olz33]

@@Grumpy1174 destab on grav lance and id be such a menace like pretty pls bungie

[@youtubevoice1050]

Verglas Curve is seriously underrated. The bow has so much synergy with stasis subclasses, it can do a lot more through stasis crystals, like ability regeneration, damage mitigation, recovery, improving general performance via stat buffs, champion stunning via shatter and provide cover.

[@youtubevoice1050]

@@Spellington A harp?

[@HirasSketches]

It's boring though

[@youtubevoice1050]

@@HirasSketches I disagree. If Verglas is boring, then all the others are too.

[@HirasSketches]

@@youtubevoice1050 ticuus is the most fun. Heirarchy is probably the coolest looking. I guess that stasis bow comes in 3rd but I'd much rather use aegis over verglas any day

[@xxxDCTVxxx]

Verglas Curve + Wave frame GL = happiness

[@shadyrebob5999]

Interesting list. Here's mine. 1. Wishender 2. Malfeasance 3. Sunshot 4. Quicksilver 5. Osteo Striga 6. Vex 7. Monte Carlo 8.Le Monarque 9. Polaris Lance 10. Wicked Implement. Honorable mentions: Le Monarque, Ticcus, Travelers, Outbreak, Thorn, Verglas, Tarrabah These are just what I find useful for Lost Sectors, GM's, etc. I should try out Revision Zero but I just don't like pulses in PVE. Outbreak feels ok to use but most of the others I dislike.

[@ogwrestlingcoach7932]

You lost me at Wicked Implement.

[@thizzmonkey7846]

I’m a quicksilver storm main. I come from a military family so an M16 with an M203 attached has been one weapon I like to gravitate towards and quicksilver is that and more so it has become my new favorite exotic AR.

[@jimmcmeen761]

Just found your channel! Great work. I love the cool background music and the smoothness of your delivery! Have a good weekend man

[@jpetrovich1987]

This was such a huge help especially the bit about Le monarch I had no idea it had intrinsic anti-champion capabilities. Could you please do a short video on Champions and different optimal loadouts to deal with the different combinations of them you encounter in endgame content 🙏

[@itztizzle]

Did it a year ago. Go back to april 2023 on my channel. Shows every way to deal with every champion. There is a video of all of it combined. Or videos for each champion type. Very helpful stuff

[@buckwildsrq]

Also, if you're running strand with QS one of the fragments let's you sever targets with just a couple crits.

[@ROFLWAFFLELAWL4]

It lets you sever from rapid precision hits regardless of weapon type.

[@7bracket7]

@@ROFLWAFFLELAWL4but it’s especially good on something like QS, since it can also get unraveling rounds, intrinsically makes tangles, and has 3* firing modes. It just makes it the ultimate versatile weapons.

[@zukie8082]

These are definitely strong. I'd probably put Malfeasance in there regardless of the lucky pants build synergy. Yes, that makes it better, but I find myself using Malfeasance in a lot of content and any time there are taken enemies, for sure. Great list, though!

[@haydenbowshier672]

Malfeasance is situational though, you need to be fighting taken for it to be more useful than wardens law

[@ChainsawMcgrawl]

​@@haydenbowshier672 not sure who told you that, but it ain't true. Malfeasance trumps wardens law and you don't need to run lucky pants are fight taken for it to be viable. Use it a little more. I almost always run it when the gms are unstop/over.

[@patrickoakley7890]

I purposely don't use Wishender because it is just total EZ Mode. It's so powerful that its not even fun to use anymore. I rebel against Wishender Supremacy by using Revision Zero instead.

[@thunderchief7256]

What about the Lament?

[@bainbridgeomega]

@@thunderchief7256it’s rated #2 in the best power weapon category

[@uwotm8776]

I learnt this serve from a traveling player back as a teen. Couldnt figure out what he was doing at all until he explained it. Drive then i incorporated into my game but i only use it to get ahead when its tight. You gave some tips that could help me make it more efficient even after ten years

[@markdevries8975]

I have to say, sunshot is so much better then quicksilver storm.. It literally annihilates champions and ads without problems. Sometimes even with only one mag!

[@chrisbarnesbarnes8332]

As a ad clearing weapon yes its better but its does not hit harder vs champs. Thats a solid fact that can be proven. The tracking rockets do a decent amount of damage on top of the bullets and the grenade launcher mode deals about 50k to 60k per shot. Its a primary weapon with a built in special weapon

[@1T5FR05T]

Some things that annoy me about Revision Zero is that it is terrible against shields and you can't swap back to the normal fire mode before using your sniper shots

[@itztizzle]

Yes. And the fact you must reload after expending the sniper shots. Even if you had a full mag to start with. Always bothered me

[@versacerio8239]

The final warning is very underrated. It’s one of the best weapons in the game

[@gills10975]

aint no way you're a real human being

[@gravity-arbor]

It’d sooooo strong

[@NyaBakaDWeeBot]

love it but omg the range

[@theoldai6737]

@@gills10975It has the highest standalone primary dps in the game

[@gills10975]

@@theoldai6737 you should never use a primary for dps outside a lucky pants hunter

[@Rizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

Personally as an M&K player, Final Warning takes my #1 slot instead of Quicksilver. The damage it outputs if you can land charged headshots is absolute insanity, even potentially out-damaging many heavy weapons. Its biggest issue is the range, but thats remedied by just having a long range weapon in your other slot

[@bellefeu4933]

Final warning is an absolute monster, as is Devil's Ruin. Massive dmg machines, when played correctly with specific builds around them. For context, Final warning does more damage then a heavy machine gun..... with heavy ammo.... So does Devil's Ruin laser shots. Paired with a cascade rapid frame GL, and a rapid fire shotgun with cascade point, I am annihilating adds and bosses. Strand, solar, so unravel or phoenix gun ignites. Serious sleeper builds....

[@theevilnarwhale]

Final warning is the sleeper exotic this season. It competes with Polaris.

[@kingcurmudgeon8685]

It’s awkward to use and can be situational

[@abyssal_beans]

It dwarfs every other primary in terms of damage, the only things holding it back are its range and how un-intuitive it feels to the uninitiated

[@coreypark3244]

​@@abyssal_beans the range does hold you back significantly though

[@Spyro392]

Im kinda sad hierarchy of needs isnt on the list. That bow has made me forget about both my special and heavy weapons on multiple occasions. Though I cant argue with the reasoning for the list you gave. Thanks for the great content!

[@robmarney]

I love Hierarchy, but it's really bad in run-and-gun sections, which is an increasing amount of content in D2. You'd never bring it to a dungeon for instance.

[@Spyro392]

I disagree. I bring it to every piece of content. And the only content I've had issues in is with moving objectives. So mainly just opening encounters of some end game content. And even then, you can just manage your rings slightly and always have one ready for the next short fight. Spire of the watcher is probably the worst dungeon for it but even then, pausing to clear adds then moving again isn't terrible. It's just not optimal in that specific dungeon.

[@NyaBakaDWeeBot]

i want that bow

[@Termite1157]

I just brought verglas into a solo coil and I was definitely impressed. Tons of crowd control with iceflare bolts and the initial freeze, and it only takes one crystal shattering to start a chain reaction and destroy an entire group. Even without the artifact mods I though it was pretty good in stasis warlock. Plus the +40% damage boost let me one shot most red bars from a distance. Looking forward to seeing how it performs with any stasis changes and whatever “frost armor” ends up being.

[@recklesscanadian]

I'm really shocked you didn't put Tommy's matchbook on here or just as an honorable mention. If you use something like precious scars or just play smart with Tommy's matchbook, you always have restoration up and it counteracts Tommy's damage over the time and it clears out like crazy and you can chunk down champions so easily with its ignitions.

[@Danny-hb1zb]

It’s like a touch of malice tho any weapon you get punished for using isn’t good in high level gameplay… you’ve enough to worry about

[@charlestonjew7587]

I have a soft spot for Fighting Lion and is one of my most fun exotics to use but it saddens me that no matter how much I build around it, I can just as easily pull out a legendary like Positive Outlook or The Title and tear through mobs more effectively. It was pretty much ass in PvP before the recent nerf that just stomped it into the ground but at least it had some uses back then and you could soften a player up and finish them off with a quick swap and target acquisition catalyst perk but now, a direct precision hit only removes half a player's shield bar.

[@lunamaria1048]

La Monarque remains my go-to and favorite exotic bow, but it is best for dps (by bow standards), and still absolutely shreds in PvP! Especially Momentum control you one shot everyone lol. I just shoot you then disengage, because the poison finished the job lol. My favorite are players that run away. They run away, get around a corner to wait to heal, then die lol Edit: Malfeasance definitely needed an official spot here lol. I see it used everywhere in high level PvE content atm, more than ever! Given the season artifact and intrinsic champion perk, it is an all around dps monster, even a great primary dps alternative when out of heavy and special. It is a lot better than you gave it credit for, and doesn't require special builds. Quicksilver was recently announced to be getting nerfed, so we'll see how good it is, after that. Excellent video! Other than Mal just getting an honorable mention, the rest are perfectly placed😊 I'll dust off my stasis exotic bow and give it a try!

[@youcanadianeh7523]

Outbreak is my main especially with it being craft-able soon

[@muskytribe7911]

You should do this with legendary weapons! Great vid as always man!

[@The_Conundrum_Crew]

I was hoping to see Final Warning in this list. It can take the place of a power weapon it hits so hard!

[@superduperkid3143]

Striga has been my favorite weapon for a very long time!

[@Baba_Yaga_87]

Necrochasm and vex Mythoclast are my 2 fave to use right now... Necro is a beast

[@DLGambit]

omitting graviton from this list is a travesty lol absolute add-clear monster

[@ChainsawMcgrawl]

No where close to Polaris Lance, but that is due to seasonal artifacts. Both guns are good.

[@overbe]

Great list and production quality!

[@satsunoryu]

Know of a good PVP version of this? Cool vid!

[@lobes117]

Solid list, keep shining bright, tizzle

[@michaelwardle4547]

Is this game worth starting from the beginning?

[@xinfr4z893]

Can i fit another bow there? Hierarchy of Needs, it's an ad clear monster and it's lethal against everything if you're shooting at a long range.

[@snakeeyez917]

Sunshot is definitely my favorite weapon

[@KonradCursed]

I have a funny feeling outbreak jumped up with it now being craftable

[@Kriyonix]

I've always enjoyed using hierarchy of needs whenever possible, that's my favourite exotic primary by far

[@gooma7942]

Osteo plus necrotic grips got me through shattered throne solo recently

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

This season with the current artifact my personal favorite weapon is Quicksilver Storm even after the nerf. It's best in all content IMO. However sunshot is a very close second. It also works in most content. Wishender is also stupid good but not the best in low level content. Also this season Polaris Lance. But once we get out of this season Quicksilver might not be in my top 5 maybe even top 10. Polaris will definitely drop down as well. But sunshot and wishender will remain in my top 5 until something happens. Which is sucks. Sunshot jas been my favorite exotic for years. I was stoked to see it get buffed but now its everyone's favorite.

[@Welverin]

Hierarchy of Needs deserved an honorable mention.

[@porterjeppson3243]

It’s ass compared to ticcus

[@gogglespizzano762]

Timmy's Matchbook is sick right now

[@kelvinbradshaw8338]

Great list! Really enjoyed it!

[@user-lx9zh8vg7g]

I agree with most of this list but you left out the new strand side arm the final warning its so powerful only problem is the range but besides that i love it i think it beats out atleast the honorable mentions

[@maestrosyrex]

I'm gonna go on record and say that i love Cryostesia 77K, it's simply amazing as well as the Traveler's chosen particularly with strand and stasis cause they recharge slowly. Good list though.

[@kingcurmudgeon8685]

Agree on travelers chosen. I dunno about cryo though. It doesn’t feel that good to use

[@abyssal_beans]

I don’t think anyone’s actually given it a serious shot since it came out, but its exotic perk could easily be a stasis grenade, and you get it from a single kill. Just don’t use it with whisper of fissures, something in the spaghetti code stops you from procing the perk off a frozen target when you have the fragment equipped, probably because it gives shatter a second damage instance.

[@HirasSketches]

This season soecifically i think vec mythoclast is better than sunshot. Because of the artifacts this season vex does everything sunshot does and more, its exotic rampage and 100k+ critical damage on linear mode shreds which sunshit doesnt have

[@Kiet888]

Could you please add text for the weapon name somewhere in the video next time, as if I miss the name at the beginning, I have no idea what weapon you’re talking about, and I have only the icon to guess it with. It helps especially for those hard of hearing and it would save having to scroll back especially without time stamps.Thanks!

[@nycromancer6726]

Awesome - GR8 list. Polaris is amazing, Wish-Ender is always great, but somehow I'm not using Quicksilver at all. Gotta go spin that one up, THX!

[@patriceguy7256]

Forgot Necrochasm and collective obligation...very useful

[@caverncoleman7703]

Ostria striga mixed with a suspension thread build, everything will float

[@alexcox9400]

Do specials and heavies next. I’m loving merciless and tractor this season

[@itztizzle]

Tune in this weekend :)

[@justinacosta8329]

i got quicksilver like a couple weeks ago of being back random exiootic haha and never used it now im gonna use it 😅

[@TheGraffiti600rr]

I love tiku but i dont use it because of solar 3.0 or there lack of. Its very saddening.

[@ogwrestlingcoach7932]

Quicksilver at number one is laughable. I'll take Malfeasance over it in every PvE situation.

[@dylanhitchcock6574]

damn, it’s almost liked this is partially opinion based.

[@AyooMurray]

Im digging the list, the only gun i will add is the Forerunner. That thing hits!!!!

[@itztizzle]

That’s a special weapon though haha

[@BEMEiTY]

What are those other two solar weapons with Wish-Ender?

[@hip_lok]

Glaive is probably Lubrae's Ruin or Judgment of Kelgorath. Linear Fusion is probably Cataclysmic or Briar's Contempt.

[@bsascout9725]

Can't believe hierarchy and tarrabah aren't even mentioned here, what a missed opportunity

[@madara3278]

I am not sticken really to any weapon, but osteo striga was my favorite

[@apocalypticlion4170]

is there going to be a way to get revision in s23 or the future i just got back into d2 after a couple years forced break

[@dukeofhazard420]

Having sweet business as number two was very brave to say but I have to agree!

[@juliankennedy5924]

10:00 “More better” lol

[@jaanuspurgel7606]

quicksilver is my go2 in any content

[@goth.baby420]

I love the sun shot for pve

[@GrandmaDestiny]

Guardians need to remember that exotic primaries also prock 6x the heavy ammo!

[@Dolphin_editz69]

I can't believe wish keeper is below revision zero and verglas curve

[@rickiboulter3053]

Nezerac graviton stand is pretty damn hard to beat also.

[@ThatOneGuy1024]

Great list. Thank you

[@TheFinalIllusion]

Lumina ❤ thick buff for you and the blueberries

[@lightfizzy1232]

dude i had no idea about that spot in lake of shadows!

[@itztizzle]

haha yeah I saw ATP do it in a run. Perfect for revision zero

[@sirshay6156]

I like your choices but for me if its not a Scout (or Ticcus and Wish keeper) .... I ain't using it

[@TheGraffiti600rr]

Monarch needs a buff against overloads. Ask Blackburn lol

[@titanx9455]

quicksilver as #1 didnt age well.... graviton is underrated, it does so much damage actually as it can actually do a lot of damage at any range due to its recent buffs. may get hate for this, but manticore is not talked about enough, not a GM weapon, but everything else it does fairly well. while firing in air it does up to 100% more damage (quicker ramp up if you burst fire like 3 times), overshield and regen ammo just for shooting, plus the addition of enemies are less accurate. ive used both manticore and graviton in onslaught at 50 waves and both are monsters used correctly, however i mainly go for graviton as its just all around more reliable and a heavy hitter (not ot mention one kill can clear an entire room).

[@xspongebobx7973]

Is everything in destiny RNG based? As in is there a way I can farm certain items?

[@SanPendro]

The kinetic Quicksilver without the catalyst might have a niche if theres no strand surge or autorifle champion mod or am I forgetting something?

[@itztizzle]

definitely! I keep a kinetic version and strand version in my vault haha

[@chancegoondavis3986]

Dude said stasis bow has better ad clear than trinity goul

[@devilriding6106]

I use malfeasance all the time it’s a beast!!

[@SASUKExLEGiiT]

Is Quicksilver Storm still number 1 now or where would you rank it now?

[@itztizzle]

It really depends on the content. But what made it so great was the damage of the grenade in things like GMs. Gave you almost like permanent heavy ammo. Now that it doesn’t chunk as hard, I’d probably drop it below wish ender sadly. Cuz wish ender is so safe and hits so hard

[@route77productions]

I now have 40k kills with Verglas. It's so good for ad clearing. I'm happy with more people not using it. Won't mess up my gameplay loop that way.

[@TheSleepingDemons]

Wish Ender is my favorite bow

[@kingcurmudgeon8685]

I would just put the three bows ticuu, le monarch and Trinity ghoul as one they’re basically all serving the same purpose just utilizing different burns

[@gills10975]

no they dont?

[@StopCapN]

Great list

[@joshb3024]

Rip quicksilver

[@rolando9023]

"Fighting Lion isn't on the list" This made me think of how much they butchered the thing.

[@mrgungus]

Trinity ghoul in HM??? No Wicked implement??? Revision Zero better than anything???

[@Eth1779]

Where would you put Ace?

[@SPCKwon]

Quiksilver storm isn't fair. The grenade launcher does damn near the same amount of damage as a heavy grenade launcher and you get 3 grenades that'll just reload when you hit 3 missiles. It's super stable the missile just add onto the auto rifle damage and then you just load the grenade launchers. You can literally just use the quicksilver storm and not need a heavy or special. Oh yeah and it's catalyst is strand so you can literally just spawn those strand orbs things

[@qPalee]

This list is very heavily ranked based on how good they are in master/gm content without much consideration for dungeons/raids

[@meto9552]

Damn did you forget Touch of Malice or is it not even worth an honorable mention?

[@JonathanBell-genuine]

Neah... Wishender all day for any PvE content (if you get your rhythm that bow becomes machine gun)

[@feroxvenom5082]

Great video

[@andrewstenseth9854]

Would’ve switched witherhoard in for wish keeper otherwise good list

[@itztizzle]

witherhoard is a special weapon....

[@andrewstenseth9854]

@@itztizzle you’re totally right😂

[@andrewstenseth9854]

@@itztizzleI just use it so often I totally forgot

[@ryujinakarui2270]

Ah this one didnt age so well

[@Mesomorphik]

Wishender is still aces

[@jotarora9310]

Bro put midvision zero but not graviton lance

[@claudiopaunovic1932]

Whats better polaris lance with catalysator or sunshot without catalysator????

[@ChainsawMcgrawl]

Sunshot isn't really that good.

[@starwart2000]

It’s too bad they just nerfed Quiksilver. Heavily nerfed. 🙃

[@ashcbr1000rr]

Couldn't make the end. Music drove me crazy

[@dinkaboutit4228]

Quicksilver Spray All the Way!

[@leolarose2099]

People really don't know about final warning

[@damazsta]

Can update these lsts for onslaught?

[@Ysl489]

Sunshot, Tghoul >>>

[@sokolum]

I enjoy Sweet Business ❤

[@elwoodsterc9427]

Once again my fighting lion gets no respect. Fighting lion above all. At least like top 3 bro you is trippin 😂