Every New Weapon In Destiny 2: Heresy

Heresy marks the final episode of Destiny 2'sLight and Dark saga, wrapping up loose ends related to the Hive pantheon. While you're exploring Oryx's derelict Dreadnaught and defeating minions of the Darkness, you'll be expanding your arsenal of weapons with some downright heretical additions.

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Wield a Strand Support AR that Unravels allies, unleash lightning strikes with an Area Denial Grenade Launcher, or farm for a reprised variant of the iconic Fatebringer. There is no shortage of good weapons this season. Today, we'll be giving an overview of every new weapon you can expect to find in Heresy, including every new Exotic weapon and playlist reward.

Updated February 9, 2025, by Charles Burgar: Sundered Doctrine is now playable, adding four new Legendary weapons to the sandbox that Guardians can farm for. Beyond adding those weapons to the guide, we've also added perk pools for every new Legendary weapon added in Episode: Heresy.

New Exotics

Episode: Heresy has four new Exotics to chase, two of which are currently obtainable. Lodestar is Destiny's first Trace Rifle to use Primary ammo, building up Arc energy as you damage targets. Once charged, hold the reload key to infuse this weapon with Jolt ammo. You can find this weapon in the Season Pass reward track.

Finality's Augur is a Linear Fusion Rifle that can deploy Ruinscribe Turrets. Each turret will paint targets with a laser before unleashing a barrage of powerful munitions. You can get this weapon from the new Sundered Doctrine dungeon.

Two more Exotics are up for grabs later this season: the Barrow-Dyad SMG and an unknown Exotic. Barrow-Dyad is a Strand SMG that passively regenerates ammunition while in use. Dealing damage escalates a blight meter that, when charged, unleashes Blight Seekers at targets. This should be obtainable through Act 3's Exotic mission. The last Exotic is currently unknown.

Lodestar

Lodestar
Weapon Archetype	Trace Rifle (Primary)
Damage	Arc
Exotic Perk	Starlight Beam: This weapon fires a low-intensity Arc beam with enhanced stability and accuracy. Uses Primary ammo.
Trait	Arc Alignment: Dealing Arc damage from any source charges the battery's coils. When charged, hold reload to inflict Jolt on hit for a short time. ADS slows down the battery drain.

Finality's Augur

Finality's Auger
Weapon Archetype	Linear Fusion Rifle (Heavy)
Damage	Solar
Exotic Perk	Ruinscribe's Forge: Hold reload to fire a special projectile that deploys a Ruinscribe Turret. Aim the projectile skyward to provide the clearest sight lines for the turret, which will automatically shoot at nearby targets.
Trait	Ruinscribe's Beacon: While a Ruinscribe Turret is deployed, this weapon can paint targets with its laser projectiles. Turrets prioritize painted targets; this weapon fires more powerful munitions against painted targets.

Seasonal Weapons

Ten weapons can be found through Heresy's new seasonal content, notably the Nether activity aboard the Dreadnaught. Five of the ten weapons are currently available. The remaining weapons will be slowly released over the next two Acts.

Willing Vessel Origin Trait

Dealing damage or defeating targets with this weapon gradually grants increased stability, handling, reload speed, and charge rate. This effect gradually decays over time, but it is gained more quickly while near allies.

Heresy's seasonal weapons can also roll with the Runneth Over origin trait from King's Fall, allowing you to overflow the magazine by reloading near allies.

Heresy Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Abyssal Edge	Type: Sword	Flash Counter Valiant Charge Duelist's Trance Relentless Strikes Tireless Blade Slice Energy Transfer	Demolitionist Surrounded Redirection Sword Logic En Garde Elemental Honing Hatchling
	Frame: Wave Sword Frame (Heavy attack unleashes a shockwave)
	Damage: Strand
Adamantite	Type: Auto Rifle	Pugilist Demolitionist Ensemble Subsistence Unrelenting Slice Reciprocity	Kill Clip Frenzy Attrition Orbs Tear Circle of Life Hatchling Elemental Honing
	Frame: Support Frame (600 RPM; hipfire releases healing projectiles)
	Damage: Strand
Afterlight	Type: Fusion Rifle	Pugilist Ambitious Assassin Offhand Strike Discord Lead from Gold Grave Robber Under Pressure	Destabilizing Rounds Successful Warm-Up Vorpal Weapon Cornered Adagio Swashbuckler Reservoir Burst
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (660 Charge Time)
	Damage: Void
Anamnesis	Type: Bow	Perfect Float To the Pain Repulsor Brace Hip-Fire Grip Successful Warm-Up Dragonfly Archer's Tempo	Explosive Head Moving Target Sword Logic Impulse Amplifier Adagio Demoralize Destabilizing Rounds
	Frame: Lightweight Frame (580 Draw Time)
	Damage: Void
Division	Type: Sidearm	Discord Grave Robber Pugilist To the Pain Hip-Fire Grip Eddy Current Perfect Float	Surrounded Eye of the Storm Offhand Strike Swashbuckler Sword Logic Kill Clip Voltshot
	Frame: Heavy Burst (325 RPM; two-round burst)
	Damage: Arc
Eyes Unveiled	Type: Linear Fusion Rifle	Hip-Fire Grip Perfect Float Field Prep Triple Tap Subsistence Overflow Ambitious Assassin	Successful Warm-Up Withering Gaze Chain Reaction Discord Adagio Frenzy Reservoir Burst
	Frame: Precision Frame (533 Charge Time)
	Damage: Void
Mirror Imago	Type: Submachine Gun	Overflow Moving Target To the Pain Pugilist Grave Robber Subsistence Recycled Energy	Unrelenting Offhand Strike Osmosis Sword Logic Swashbuckler Target Lock Hatchling
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (900 RPM)
	Damage: Strand
Psychopomp	Type: Grenade Launcher (Special)	Threat Detector Stats for All Pugilist Feeding Frenzy Ambitious Assassin Eddy Current Envious Arsenal	Unrelenting Demolitionist Rolling Storm Full Court Frenzy Elemental Honing Harmony
	Frame: Area Denial Frame (Burst Fire)
	Damage: Arc
Refusal Of The Call	Type: Glaive	Auto-Loading Holster Discord Replenishing Aegis Envious Assassin Tilting at Windmills Slice Impulse Amplifier	Beacon Rounds Disruption Break Close to Melee Sword Logic Unstoppable Force Vorpal Weapon Melee Momentum
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (55 RPM)
	Damage: Strand
Watchful Eye	Type: Machine Gun	Eddy Current Field Prep Hip-Fire Grip Wellspring Mulligan Dynamic Sway Reduction Overflow	Sword Logic Target Lock Surrounded Elemental Honing Killing Tally Rolling Storm Jolting Feedback
	Frame: Aggressive Frame (600 RPM)
	Damage: Arc

Season Of Arrivals Reissue

The Drifter has reissued his arsenal of apocalyptic weapons from Season of Arrivals in this latest Episode, complete with refreshed perk pools and a new origin trait. Excluding False Promises—which was recategorized as a Stasis AR—each weapon's base properties remain the same as before.

Paracasual Fluid Origin Trait

Gain bonus handling and mobility when damaging targets with this weapon. Swords gain increased charge rate while this perk is active.

Arrivals Reissue Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Cold Denial	Type: Pulse Rifle	Steady Hands Surplus Enlightened Action Tunnel Vision Zen Moment Ambitious Assassin	Desperado Eye of the Storm Multikill Clip Gutshot Straight Swashbuckler Headseeker
	Frame: High-Impact Frame (340 RPM)
	Damage: Kinetic
False Promises	Type: Auto Rifle	Ambitious Assassin Surplus Feeding Frenzy Loose Change Enlightened Action Dynamic Sway Reduction	Zen Moment Headstone Cascade Point Swashbuckler High Ground Rampage
	Frame: High-Impact Frame (360 RPM)
	Damage: Stasis
Hollow Words	Type: Fusion Rifle	Ambitious Assassin Lead from Gold Feeding Frenzy Loose Change Slickdraw Steady Hands	Rampage Successful Warm-Up Swashbuckler Vorpal Weapon Multikill Clip Rolling Storm
	Frame: Precision Frame (780 Charge Rate)
	Damage: Arc
Temptation's Hook	Type: Sword	Duelist's Trance Wellspring Attrition Orbs Energy Transfer Relentless Strikes Tireless Blade	En Garde Assassin's Blade Whirlwind Blade Valiant Charge Chain Reaction Collective Action
	Frame: Caster Frame (Projectile Heavy Attack)
	Damage: Arc
Whispering Slab	Type: Bow	Perpetual Motion Pugilist Archer's Tempo Demolitionist Hip-Fire Grip Lone Wolf	High Ground Gutshot Straight Adrenaline Junkie Opening Shot Swashbuckler Vorpal Weapon
	Frame: Lightweight Frame (580 Draw Time)
	Damage: Kinetic

Sundered Doctrine Dungeon Weapons

Sundered Doctrine is a new dungeon that is available to Final Shape Dungeon Key holders. Players will delve into the depths of Rhulk's derelict ship to uncover some ancient secrets and rewards, including four new Legendary weapons and an Exotic.

Subjugation Origin Trait

Weapon adapts to targets. Shots explode when damaging red bars; majors are exhausted; Guardians receive more flinch.

Sundered Doctrine Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Unloved	Type: Hand Cannon	Dragonfly Outlaw Heating Up Killing Wind Rapid hit Hatchling	Kill Clip Closing Time Frenzy Elemental Honing Paracasual Affinity Tear
	Frame: Heavy Burst (259 RPM)
	Damage: Strand
Unsworn	Type: Trace Rifle	Tear Thresh Stats for All Shoot to Loot Subsistence Rewind Rounds	Hatchling Detonator Beam Killing Tally Target Lock Bait and Switch Elemental Honing
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (1,000 RPM)
	Damage: Strand
Unvoiced	Type: Shotgun	Envious Arsenal Fourth Time's the Charm Redirection Destabilizing Rounds Killing Wind Lone Wolf	Vorpal Weapon Frenzy Bait and Switch Closing Time Demoralize Elemental Honing
	Frame: Precision Point Slug (65 RPM)
	Damage: Void
Unworthy	Type: Scout Rifle	Firefly Rewind Rounds Ambitious Assassin Heating Up Keep Away Rapid Hit	Rolling Storm Voltshot Precision Instrument Frenzy Zen Moment Paracasual Affinity
	Frame: Rapid-Fire Frame (260 RPM)
	Damage: Arc

Vault Of Glass Reissue

Vault of Glass is the first raid to be reprised in Destiny 2, dating itself back to Season of the Splicer from Year 4. The sandbox has seen some major changes since then, but thanks to a recent perk refresh, the Vault of Glass weapons can now hang with Destiny 2's meta choices. All VoG weapons were reissued with new perk pools, crafting patterns, and an exclusive origin trait.

Corrective Measure was upgraded to a 600RPM Adaptive Frame. All other VoG weapons retain their base frames and damage types.

Timelost Magazine Origin Trait

Final blows with this weapon grant bonus Super energy. When your Super expires, this weapon's magazine size is doubled for a long duration and reloads from reserves.

VoG Reissue Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Corrective Measure	Type: Machine Gun	Destabilizing Rounds Firefly Dynamic Sway Reduction Demolitionist Subsistence Rewind Rounds Redirection	Killing Tally Elemental Honing One for All Withering Gaze High-Impact Rounds Demoralize Adrenaline Junkie
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (600 RPM)
	Damage: Void
Fatebringer	Type: Hand Cannon	Explosive Payload Kinetic Tremors To the Pain Rewind Rounds Keep Away Opening Shot Osmosis	Enlightened Action Magnificent Howl One for All Elemental Honing Firefly Eye of the Storm Frenzy
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (140 RPM)
	Damage: Kinetic
Found Verdict	Type: Shotgun	Discord Pugilist Slideshot Rewind Rounds Barrel Constrictor Threat Remover Threat Detector	Voltshot Desperate Measures Elemental Honing Rolling Storm Opening Shot Trench Barrel One-Two Punch
	Frame: Aggressive Frame (55 RPM)
	Damage: Arc
Hezen Vengeance	Type: Rocket Launcher	Incandescent Envious Arsenal Demolitionist Cluster Bomb Auto-Loading Holster Impulse Amplifier Overflow	Bait and Switch Vorpal Weapon Explosive Light Lasting Impression Elemental Honing Bipod Collective Action
	Frame: Aggressive Frame (25 RPM)
	Damage: Solar
Praedyth's Revenge	Type: Sniper Rifle	Rewind Rounds Envious Arsenal Discord Kinetic Tremors Fourth Time's the Charm Osmosis No Distractions	Bait and Switch Elemental Honing Precision Instrument Opening Shot Firefly Frenzy High-Impact Reserves
	Frame: Rapid-Fire Frame (140 RPM)
	Damage: Kinetic
Vision Of Confluence	Type: Scout Rifle	Incandescent Heal Clip Tunnel Vision Demolitionist Outlaw Zen Moment Rewind Rounds	Explosive Payload Elemental Honing Paracsual Affinity Frenzy Desperate Measures Kill Clip Firefly
	Frame: Precision Frame (180 RPM)
	Damage: Solar

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Loot Pool Additions

Destiny 2 Iron Banner Weapons Added In Heresy

Over a dozen weapons have been added to the overall loot pool in Heresy, split between the game's ritual activities and rotating events like Trials of Osiris. There are four new world drops, three ritual weapons, two weapons per endgame activity, and a new Competitive PvP reward.

World Pool

World Pool Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Admetus-D	Type: Scout Rifle	Keep Away To the Pain Lone Wolf Rapid Hit Recycled Energy Repulsor Brace	Elemental Honing Frenzy Precision Instrument Closing Time Demoralize Withering Gaze
	Frame: High-Impact Frame (150 RPM)
	Damage: Void
Boondoggle Mk. 55	Type: Submachine Gun	Pugilist Encore Closing Time Subsistence To the Pain Hip-Fire Grip	Swashbuckler Killing Tally Adagio Tap the Trigger Harmony Offhand Strikes
	Frame: Aggressive Frame (720 RPM)
	Damage: Kinetic
Cruoris FR4	Type: Fusion Rifle	Threat Detector Stats for All Discord Clown Cartridge Eddy Current Recycled Energy	Elemental Honing Successful Warm-Up One for All Kickstart Rolling Storm Barrel Constrictor
	Frame: Aggressive Frame (660 RPM; fires in bursts)
	Damage: Arc
Qua Furor V	Type: Machine Gun	Triple Tap Recycled Energy Feeding Frenzy Heating Up Rimestealer Offhand Strike	One for All Rampage Golden Tricorn Dragonfly Tap the Trigger Elemental Honing
	Frame: Aggressive Frame (600 RPM)
	Damage: Stasis

New Playlist Loot

Playlist Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Cynosure (Strikes)	Type: Rocket Launcher	Overflow Danger Zone Clown Cartridge Ambitious Assassin Impulse Amplifier Sympathetic Arsenal Tracking Module Field Prep Demolitionist Slice Envious Arsenal Reconstruction	Hatchling High Ground Desperate Measures Reverberation Adrenaline Junkie Lasting Impression Quickdraw Cluster Bomb Bipod Elemental Honing Explosive Light Chain Reaction
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (20 RPM)
	Damage: Strand
Joxer's Longsword (Crucible)	Type: Pulse Rifle	Shoot to Loot Strategist Repulsor Brace Rewind Rounds Enlightened Action Pugilist Lone Wolf Gutshot Straight Killing Wind Dragonfly Demolitionist Closing Time	Zen Moment Demoralize Swashbuckler One for All Under Pressure High-Impact Reserves Headseeker Withering Gaze Destabilizing Rounds Desperate Measures Desperado Adrenaline Junkie
	Frame: Heavy Burst (324 RPM; two-round burst)
	Damage: Void
Backfang (Gambit)	Type: Glaive	Mulligan Lead from Gold Field Prep Replenishing Aegis Steady Hands Shot Swap Tilting at Windmills Immovable Object Grave Robber Melee Momentum Beacon Rounds Impulse Amplifier	Adrenaline Junkie Adagio Desperate Measures Close to Melee Unstoppable Force Vorpal Weapon Wellspring Unrelenting Surrounded Swashbuckler Voltshot Jolting Feedback
	Frame: Rapid-Fire Frame (580 RPM)
	Damage: Arc

New Nightfall Loot

Nightfall Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Lotus Eater	Type: Sidearm (Special)	Reconstruction Beacon Rounds Shoot to Loot Repulsor Brace Feeding Frenzy Strategist	Adrenaline Junkie Withering Gaze Reverberation High Ground Destabilizing Rounds One for All
	Frame: Rocket-Assisted Frame (100 RPM)
	Damage: Void
The Palindrome	Type: Hand Cannon	Explosive Payload Elemental Capacitor To the Pain Outlaw Recycled Energy Closing Time	Opening Shot Master of Arms Desperate Measures Rolling Storm Snapshot Sights Magnificent Howl
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (140 RPM)
	Damage: Arc

New Trials Of Osiris Loot

Trials Of Osiris Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Exalted Truth	Type: Hand Cannon	Slideshot Destabilizing Rounds Zen Moment Moving Target Lone Wolf Keep Away Withering Gaze	Precision Instrument Opening Shot Magnificent Howl Demoralize Eye of the Storm Repulsor Brace One for All
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (140 RPM)
	Damage: Void
Keen Thistle	Type: Sniper Rifle	Envious Arsenal Under Pressure Slickdraw Triple Tap Incandescent Lone Wolf Snapshot Sights	Fourth Time's the Charm Bait and Switch Discord Vorpal Weapon Closing Time Moving Target Opening Shot
	Frame: Aggressive Frame (72 RPM)
	Damage: Solar

Iron Banner Weapons
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Peacebond	Type: Sidearm	Zen Moment Subsistence Rangefinder Lone Wolf Moving Target Headstone	Kill Clip Frenzy Desperado Headseeker Desperate Measure Rimestealer
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (490 RPM; three-round burst)
	Damage: Stasis
Warlord's Spear	Type: Trace Rifle	Loose Change Hip-Fire Grip Rewind Rounds High-Impact Reserves Envious Assassin Dynamic Sway Reduction	Detonator Beam Fourth Time's the Charm Target Lock Jolting Feedback Killing Tally Desperate Measures
	Frame: Adaptive Frame (1,000 RPM)
	Damage: Arc

Competitive PvP Loot

Competitive PvP Weapon
Weapon	Archetype	Column One	Column Two
Redrix's Estoc	Type: Pulse Rifle	Demolitionist Rimestealer Zen Moment Perpetual Motion Offhand Strike Lone Wolf Encore	Sword Logic Rapid Hit Headseeker Kill Clip Headstone Desperado Desperate Measures
	Frame: Legacy PR-55 Frame (450RPM; excellent hipfire accuracy)
	Damage: Stasis

Heresy Ritual Weapon

This season's ritual weapon is Resounding, a Strand Fusion Rifle that's categorized as an Aggressive Frame. Bungie changed Aggressives this season to fire in three-round bursts, similar to how Bastion works. Projectiles are spread horizontally on this weapon, so you'll want to be up close to get the most out of it.

Resounding
Weapon Archetype	Fusion Rifle Aggressive Frame (660 Charge Time; fires in bursts)
Damage	Strand
Perk Column One	Subsistence	Cornered
Perk Column Two	Hatchling	Reservoir Burst