The Best Legendary Weapons in the game, of every type, in every slot, as of episode 2.



Datto is now partnered with Logitech! Use “Datto10” at checkout to get a 5% discount on Logitech and Logitech G products: https://logi.gg/Datto

a couple of years ago, i did a video which went over the best legendary weapons in every slot, for every element for the average player in the average situation. today, we’re doing an update.

i stupidly left out energy SMGs in the middle, so here’s a text breakdown for PvE:

arc smg was split between ikelos (season of the seraph) and subjunctive (season of the wish) basically dead even, with noxious vetiver coming in 3rd (from episode 2). get jolt related perks.
solar SMG is still dominated by calus mini-tool (incandescent), but we haven’t had a ton of development there, so that makes sense. parabellum (world drop) came in 2nd.
void SMG went to the recluse (into the light) because it’s really all we’ve gotten that’s been a contender since funnelweb, which is still considered the 2nd best anyway because of subsistence/frenzy, which recluse can also get, but with other stuff available too.

intro – 0:00
kinetic slot – 2:30
energy slot – 14:09
power slot – 28:23

edited by: xVauda (twitter/Twitch)

Watch Datto Live at https://www.twitch.tv/Datto and here on Youtube, Tuesday through Friday at 10am PT/1pm ET.

Datto is now partnered with Maingear! Check the link to get yourself a new PC: https://www.maingear.com/ref/884

Datto’s Stream Archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHsE-1yrzdq868vA_VdgKgA

Epic Games Store Creator Code: HelloDatto

Danielle’s Advanced.GG code: TRVL at checkout (Datto has no affiliation with advanced.gg)

Datto Does Destiny Social Media:
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DattosDestiny
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Datto

source

46 thoughts on “The Best Legendary Weapons in the game, of every type, in every slot, as of episode 2.”

  1. i stupidly left out energy SMGs in the middle, so here's a text breakdown for PvE:

    arc smg was split between ikelos (season of the seraph) and subjunctive (season of the wish) basically dead even, with noxious vetiver coming in 3rd (from episode 2).
    solar SMG is still dominated by calus mini-tool, but we haven't had a ton of development there, so that makes sense. parabellum (world drop) came in 2nd.
    void SMG went to the recluse (into the light) because it's really all we've gotten that's been a contender since funnelweb, which is still considered the 2nd best anyway because of subsistence/frenzy, which recluse can also get, but with other stuff available too.

    Reply
  2. 34:15 slammer with eager/cold steel has completely replaced my other half. Cold steel does decent damage with all the shatters while also being able to stun both overloads and unstops with a single click. It slows with a single light attack which stuns overloads and because it's a vortex frame the heavy attack hits enough times to freeze in 1 heavy attack for unstops. So it's imo the most versitile sword in the game, the ONLY time I ever use something else is on the first Salvation's Edge boss where I swap to Summum Bonum if I'm the only one using it(highest dps of a legendary sword but doesn't play well with 2 or more for some reason) or Guillotine with double damage perks if someone else is on the Summun.

    Reply
  3. If u want another community, Halo lnfinite would love to have you. It’s Bungie adjacent and the blueprint for postmodern shooting games. They need a popular workman who can bring attention back to Halo.
    The community needs a hero. Someone they can rally to.

    Reply
  4. Fantastic video as always, only thing I thing is egregiously wrong is the strand shotguns. I actually think Swordbreaker is the WORST of the 3 strand shotguns and probably only won beause it provided easy acess to 12 punch before Perfect Paradox came out.

    Reply
  5. I can't believe that Datto wouldn't cover every single possible permutation and scenario into a single video so I could have my opinion delivered on every single possible permutation and scenario where legendary weapons are concerned.

    Guy got lazy.

    Reply
  6. This will be made largely irrelevant next week when the new season drops and better weapons arrive. I love and hate the chase. In reality, there's only a small number of weapons you need of each type and each season that comes along, a new weapons overshadows all others in that slot, aka power creep. There's a few arc sidearms but only 1 is the best, so why have the others? A "god roll" Timelost Fatebringer is harder to get than a Midnight Coup but MC has better perks AND an origin trait while Fatebringer has no trait, making Fatebringer the most iconic HC in Destiny redundant (leaks show VoG is being updated soon but still). You only need one kinetic scout, one energy scout, one kinetic AR, one energy AR in reality. Damage type is mostly irrelevant.

    Reply
  7. Luna Regolith III from Vanguard has quickly become my favourite PvP sniper, it took seasons to get Snap Opening on it, but once i finally got a 5/5, it feels so so crispy, just a shame it was a massive pain in the ass to get a good roll on it

    Reply
  8. You meantioned Lingering Dread at 11:10 with disorienting grenades and chill clip (which I've been trying to obtain for a long time)
    Well i just noticed in the season pass at rank 131, you can get Liturgy with disorienting/slideways/chill clip… Cheering!

    Reply
  9. Not sure if you are going to read this as i am a little late, but i think the format on these videos could be a little better. Separating the weapons into kinetic/solar/void/arc/strand/stasis is not very useful, there are not many moments where i wonder "i wish i had a void hand cannon now" versus "i wish i had a good hand cannon now". Talking about each weapon type as a whole and citing best options for each slot seems to me to be more useful, but i guess thats just preference

    Reply
  10. Thanks so much to you and your community for putting this list together! 1. It validated that the weapons I already was using (and their rolls) are best in slot and 2. It helped me clear out my vault of weapons that I realistically was never going to use. Very much appreciated!

    Reply

Leave a Comment