On top of their elemental symbol, Power weapons also show their Heavy ammo symbol when inspecting them: Just as Energy weapons do, Power weapons have unique symbols that can be visible while hovering over them or inspecting them in your Inventory or vault: Needless to say, Heavy weapons are the most powerful in the game but their ammo is the most difficult to find. While Kinetic and Energy weapons both include Primary and Special ammo weapons, Power weapons only include guns that use Heavy ammo, aka, the purple ammo boxes: And unlike Kinetic and Special weapons, Power weapons can deal massive amounts of damage to either shielded and unshielded enemies in a short time. Just as Energy weapons, Power weapons can do either Solar, Arc, or Void damage, and are perfectly suited to deal with shielded enemies. *The only few Heavy Shotguns, Bows, and Snipers are Exotics.
These are the only 8 weapon types that can use Heavy ammo, and can therefore be equipped in the Powerslot: Weapon Type In this guide, we will cover the best Power weapon in Destiny 2, explain what makes them special compared to Kinetic and Special weapons, and share with you a chart with every Energy option still available.Īlso referred to as Heavy weapons, Power weapons are those that sit in the Heavy slot and do element damage. We’ll cover both Exotic and Legendary weapons (including their PVP & PVE god rolls) and give you an overview of the current Meta. Today, we focus on the most powerful weapon class in the game: Power weapons (recently renamed to Heavy weapons). For that reason, weapon guides play an important role around here. They all feel different and changing weapon types can sometimes feel like changing games. Destiny 2 may want to become a fully-fledged MMO, but we all love it because it’s an excellent first-person shooter.ĭestiny 2 is all about the gunplay, and by extension, the weapons.