PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend (2024)

PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend (1)

Destiny 2 is getting pretty generous in the run-up to The Final Shape. Alongside Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, and Witch Queen becoming free to everyone for a month, we also now have a new easy way to unlock seasonal weapons from this year for crafting. Unless you're a pretty active player, it's likely you haven't unlocked every single gun from the seasons of Defiance, Deep, Witch, and Wish. It's a total of 24 weapons, and though some have been edged out of the meta in terms of perks, there are still a lot of decent guns.

If you're a new player, it's a fantastic opportunity to get a truckload of craftable weapons, and it's a bit of a steal considering you previously had to earn these through a lot of seasonal activities, or one weekly deepsight weapon at a time through the seasonal vendor. Where before it might have taken you a month to unlock a gun, this new system lets you do it in a few days. So, how exactly does it work?

In the run up to The Final Shape, your first completion of a seasonal activity each day will drop a random red border weapon from that season that you don't have unlocked yet. These activities include:

  • Season of Defiance: Defiant Battlegrounds, Avalon "Exotic" mission
  • Season of the Deep: Salvage, Deep Dive
  • Season of the Witch: Savathun's Spire, Altars of Summoning
  • Season of the Wish: Riven's Lair, The Coil, Starcrossed "Exotic" mission

Since you can earn one weapon per season daily, that's four overall. If you want to complete the speediest, I'd suggest Defiant Battlegrounds, Salvage, Savathun's Spire, and Riven's Lair. Sadly, you can't decide which red border weapon you get, so it's luck of the draw, but some guns are certainly better than others. It's also worth noting that these red borders don't include the class swords and Imperial Decree shotgun from the Recovered Leviathan Weapons focusing.

Currently the hottest weapons in the game are from the Brave Arsenal—available from the Into the Light release. So if you're after a best-in-slot grenade launcher, for instance, it may be worth dedicating your time to the new Onslaught mode instead. While the Brave Arsenal weapons are sticking around, you won't be able to unlock the special, 'shiny' version when The Final Shape is released. Whatever you choose, here are the guns we recommend from each of this year's seasons:

Season of Defiance

PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend (2)

  • Royal Executioner (Solar fusion rifle): The Reservoir Burst perk makes enemies explode if they're killed with the first shot of the battery, making Royal Executioner a great pick for target-rich environments like Onslaught.
  • Regnant (Void grenade launcher): Though somewhat outclassed by Edge Transit now, this grenade launcher can still get Envious Assassin/Explosive Light, making it a decent boss DPS choice.
  • Caretaker (Solar sword): Now that adaptive frame swords are strong again, Caretaker can be quite fun, especially as it's one of the few swords that rolls Incandescent for scorch.
  • Raconteur (Stasis bow): Bows are a great weapon for the Headstone perk, but while Lunulata-4b is a lightweight frame, Raconteur is the harder-hitting precision frame that makes getting headshots easier.

Season of the Deep

PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend (3)

  • Until Its Return (Strand shotgun): This rapid fire shotgun is good for when you just need to quickly empty a lot of shells into a tough enemy. Its Overflow/Cascade Point roll is both very silly and fun.
  • Thin Precipice (Strand sword): This is one of only two strand swords in the game, and considering the other is Dragoncult Sickle in the Warlord's Ruin dungeon, this might be your only option if you want a strand sword to run with Banner of War.

Season of the Witch

  • Semiotician (Strand rocket launcher): This is one of only two strand rocket launchers in the game, the other being from last year's solstice event and no longer available. It rolls with Field Prep/Explosive Light, making it a decent DPS rocket.

Season of the Wish

PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend (5)

  • Supercluster (Strand shotgun): This precision slug shotgun can roll Reconstruction/Vorpal, which kind of makes it a discount roll of one of Destiny 2's best shotguns, Heritage. This gives it double ammo and lets it deal extra damage to bosses.
  • Scatter Signal (Strand fusion rifle): Controlled Burst is an excellent damage perk, making Scatter Signal a meta pick for bursting down yellow bars or even champions after they've been stunned.
  • Appetence (Stasis trace rifle): This trace rifle can get the excellent roll of Overflow/Killing Tally, giving it twice as much ammo in a mag, and increased damage with each kill provided you don't stow it.
  • Lethophobia (Void bow): Though this bow isn't a hard-hitting precision frame, the fact that it can get Repulsor Brace makes it fun for a variety of void builds. It's also decent in PvP and for hand cannon swapping due to it getting Impulse Amplifier/Disruption Break.
  • Subjunctive (Arc SMG): Some might call Subjunctive a discount Ikelos, but I think it's actually the best Arc Voltshot SMG due to the extra ammo the lightweight frame gets. Couple that with a reload perk like Threat Detector and you'll be zapping everything.

It's well worth taking a look through all of the available seasonal weapons before The Final Shape arrives either way, since there are a lot of other guns you can get besides these craftable ones.

For example, Season of the Deep has a whole selection of weapons that you can only focus, the Season of Defiance has separate craftable class swords, and Season of the Witch has some older focusable Vanguard weapons with new perks, like the Showrunner SMG that can roll Kinetic Tremors. If you're just starting the game, these seasonal guns can set you up with a whole range of options.

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Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the Brave Arsenal weapons were leaving the game when The Final Shape released. This is not the case: only the special edition variants will become unavailable.

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PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend (2024)

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PSA: You can now earn four daily deepsight weapons in Destiny 2—here are the ones we recommend? ›

Since you can earn one weapon per season daily, that's four overall. If you want to complete the speediest, I'd suggest Defiant Battlegrounds, Salvage, Savathun's Spire, and Riven's Lair. Sadly, you can't decide which red border weapon you get, so it's luck of the draw, but some guns are certainly better than others.

What are deepsight weapons in Destiny 2? ›

Unlocking Deepsight will awaken Resonant red-bordered weapons and activate latent features of others across the system. These weapons can be acquired by completing various activities and through world drop rewards. Only craftable weapons will drop with Deepsight Resonance to unlock Patterns.

What is the chance of getting Deepsight Destiny 2? ›

Deepsight Heritage: 28 (2.33%) Deepsight Succession: 36 (3.00%) Total Deepsight Weapons: 64 (5.33%)

How to get daily red border? ›

In the run up to The Final Shape, your first completion of a seasonal activity each day will drop a random red border weapon from that season that you don't have unlocked yet. These activities include: Season of Defiance: Defiant Battlegrounds, Avalon "Exotic" mission. Season of the Deep: Salvage, Deep Dive.

Where can I get all Deepsight weapons? ›

These Deepsighted versions are random drops and can come from several sources, like Umbral Engrams, finishing activities, or Raid chests (for raid weapons). Seasonal weapons typically allow you to focus Umbral Engrams into a weekly guaranteed Deepsight version of a seasonal weapon of your choice.

Are Deepsight weapons going away? ›

Firstly, Bungie plans to remove Deepsight Resonance attunement progress from craftable weapons. Attunement progress was required on red-border weapons to get Resonant Elements and extract Weapon Patterns for crafting. With Resonance gone, Resonant Elements will leave Destiny 2 as well.

What is the drop rate for Deepsight weapons? ›

This lines up with it being a 1/5 chance for a weapon drop to be a deepsight [8/12 * 1/5 = 13%].

How to get higher Deepsight? ›

You can unlock additional Tiers by leveling up with Fynch; players get Deepsight Tier 2 at Rank 11 and Deepsight Tier 3 at Rank 13.

How to get tier 3 deep dive? ›

Destroy the Taken Blights

Two will spawn in the main room, and two more will spawn in the back area. Once you and your fireteam have destroyed all of the Taken blights, Xivu Arath will yell at you, signaling that you'll be able to claim Tier 3 loot once you've dealt with the boss of this mode.

What is the fastest firing gun in Destiny 2? ›

Machine guns. Retrofit is a Rapid-Fire Frame machine gun with a 900 RPM, putting it in a category of the fastest weapon archetypes in the game. With enough Discipline, you can easily generate another grenade charge by the time you need to reload anyway. And yes, you can go even deeper.

What is the most powerful weapon in Destiny? ›

Quicksilver Storm Exotic Auto Rifle can be considered the best primary weapon in this Destiny 2 PvE weapon guide, all thanks to the Grenade Chaser perk. It converts missiles that hit the enemy into grenades, which can be used in an alternate shooting mode.

What is the most iconic weapon in Destiny 2? ›

Discover community favorites such as Gjallarhorn, Anarchy, and Telesto that have become synonymous with epic moments in the game. Uncover the diverse range of legendary weapons from Destiny 1 and 2 that have captured the hearts of players for different reasons.

Can banshee drop red borders? ›

Just as an FYI, I just got a rank up package from Banshee-44 that was an Ikelos 1.0. 3 Shotgun that had a red border and was able to progress the pattern. I suspect that it's pretty rare, but ... it does seem to be possible that you can get them from him.

How many times can you get nightfall rewards? ›

Can You Only Get Nightfall Weapons Once a Week? No, you can acquire them as much as you want. The only thing you have to remember is a time limit. The weapon rotation changes as soon as next Tuesday arrives.

What are the odds of getting a nightfall weapon Destiny 2? ›

Nightfall weapon drop rates are impacted by the score you earn (Platinum, Gold will offer the highest chances) and the difficulty of the Strike. The higher the difficulty, the more likely a weapon will drop - and is arguably the easiest way to increase the likelihood of getting your hands on one.

How to get Deepsight Tier 2 in Destiny 2? ›

Head over to your new buddy and his departed partner and have a gander at the rank rewards. You'll see that at rank 11 you'll unlock tier 2, while at rank 15 tier 3 is provided to you.

What are the chances of getting exotics in Destiny 2? ›

If an activity appears as the weekly featured raid or dungeon and has an RNG exotic tied to it, that exotic will become farmable. Other than that specific case, however, you'll be locked to three chances of each exotic per week max.

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