Destiny 2: 7 BEST Fusion Weapons With Hands-on Experience

Learn everything about the best fusion rifles for both PVP and PVE activities in Destiny 2, including their god rolls and stats.

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June 14, 2023

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Whether you’re pushing back combatants of the darkness in PVE or battling against Guardians in PVP, the list of the best Destiny 2 Fusion Rifles is something that every player may want to know sooner or later. Fusion rifles are charged energy rifles that mainly take up your secondary slot as special weapons. These weapons are most notable for their viability in close-range situations when used in short and quick bursts on your foes.

Key Takeaways

Fusion Rifles in Destiny 2 are a type of energy weapon that fires a burst of energy projectiles.
They are versatile and suitable for both close and medium-range engagements, offering a balance between the rapid fire of auto rifles and the precision of sniper rifles.
Fusion Rifles have a charge time before firing, requiring players to time their shots carefully for optimal damage.
They come in various archetypes, including high-impact, precision, and rapid-fire, each catering to different playstyles.
Selecting the best Fusion Rifle depends on a player’s playing style and fighting strategies.

Author’s Note: I’ve played Destiny 2 for more than 2500 hours via the Riot Client, experiencing every mechanic and element the title has to offer.

Destiny 2 Best Fusion Rifles & Comparison

Here’s a summary of the 14 best Fusion Rifles in Destiny 2:

Weapon Name	Best For	Archetype	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload Speed	Aim Assistance
Riptide	The Best Beginner-Friendly Fusion Weapon.	Rapid-Fire	55	21	31	45	31
Vex Mythoclast	The Best Fusion Weapon with High Range.	Exotic Solar	33	85	30	60	75
Loaded Question	The Best Impactful Fusion Weapon.	High-Impact	95	52	25	19	66
One Thousand Voices	The Best Easy-to-use Fusion Weapon.	Exotic Solar	0	100	40	30	100
Midha's Reckoning	The Best Well-Balanced Fusion Weapon.	High-Impact	95	52	22	18	68
Deliverance	The Best Precision Frame Fusion Weapon.	Precision	80	62	52	34	67
Iterative Loop	The Best Rapid-Fire Frame Fusion Weapon.	Rapid-Fire	55	23	30	44	34

Important: The following Destiny 2 Best Fusion Rifles list is based on the current PVE and PVP meta of Season 21 in the Lightfall expansion, as their stats or viability can alter via future balancing patches or updates to the gameplay sandbox.

1. Riptide

The Best Beginner-Friendly Fusion Weapon.

destiny 2 riptide — Riptide (Image Captured by us)

Why I Chose This: The Riptide may honestly be one of the Best legendary weapons right now as it supports chill clip and is easy to farm via focused decoding.

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WEAPON ARCHETYPE	Rapid-Fire frame
Impact	55
Range	21
Stability	31
Handling	50
Reload Speed	45
Aim Assistance	31
Inventory size	46
Zoom	15
Airborne effectiveness	3

The Riptide is a Stasis fusion rifle introduced with Season of the Haunted and can be obtained via the Crucible Loot pool or by decoding Crucible engrams at Lord Shaxx. It is also worth stating that the weapon can also be focus decoded from Shaxx so you can have a better chance at obtaining the God roll, provided your excessive engrams won’t go to waste on other gear.

Furthermore, the Riptide also features an Origin trait called One-Quiet Moment, which grants increased reload speed when out of combat.

The perks for the PVE God roll allows you to freeze targets momentarily.
Accelerated Coils will allow you to shoot the Riptide even faster.
The weapon is highly accessible.

The range is too low for it to compete against most weapons of the Meta in PVP.
Trying to acquire the God roll can be a hassle.

2. Vex Mythoclast

The Best Fusion Weapon with High Range.

Why I Chose This: Vex Mythoclast is a fan-favorite as it boasts a powerful rate of fire and a precision firing mode that can dominate both PVP & PVE.

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WEAPON ARCHETYPE	Exotic Solar Fusion Rifle
Impact	33
Range	85
Stability	30
Handling	50
Reload Speed	60
Aim Assistance	75
Inventory size	40
Zoom	15
Airborne effectiveness	19

The beloved Exotic weapon, Vex Mythoclast, returns from the original Destiny back on consoles in all its powerful glory, albeit with some fine-tuning so that it doesn’t instantly melt Guardians in PVP. The weapon can only be acquired by completing and defeating Atheon, the final encounter in the Vault of Glass raid. The main exotic perk is called Timeless Mythoclast, which makes the weapon fire full auto when in its default firing mode.

Furthermore, the alternate firing mode called Temporal Unlimiter will Swap firing modes when fully Overcharged, and during this time, holding down the trigger will allow you to charge up and fire more powerful linear fusion shots. Lastly, the Vex Mythoclast Catalyst will provide the weapon with increased damage, accuracy, and stability on kills during the full auto mode.

The Vex Mythoclast, shreds almost everything in both PVP and PVE using its strong burst shots.
The catalyst significantly boosts its viability, making it overpowered in PVP.
You can farm the final encounter of the raid in order to obtain the weapon.
It has fantastic burst fire to damage major-type enemies.

The alt-firing mode of the Vex Mythoclast does not have viable damage.
Despite being powerful in almost any scenario, the weapon does not support any Champion mods.

3. Loaded Question

The Best Impactful Fusion Weapon.

d2 loaded question — Loaded Question (Image Captured by us)

Why I Chose This: Loaded Question offers great synergy with grenade builds in PVE with perks such as Demolitionist and Envious Assassin to grant kills easily.

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WEAPON ARCHETYPE	High-Impact frame
Impact	95
Range	52
Stability	25
Handling	25
Reload Speed	19
Aim Assistance	66
Inventory size	30
Zoom	15
Airborne effectiveness	4

The Loaded Question is an Arc fusion rifle introduced back in Season 5 during the Forsaken expansion’s annual pass. Since then, the weapon has been consistently part of the Vanguard loot pool, and if you still don’t have it, you can use Focus Decoding to farm its best perks from Zavala on the Tower. The Loaded Question (along wither Vanguard weapons) has the following two Origin trait perks to choose from:

Stunning Recovery: Stunning a Champion partially refills your magazine, triggers health regeneration, and improves recovery for a short duration.
Vanguard’s Vindication: Final blows with this weapon grant a small amount of health.

The Loaded Question is also a fantastic fusion rifle for PVP.
The High-Impact frame helps it easily mow down the health bar of major enemies.

Perks such as Frenzy might come off as useless.
There is quite a damage falloff when using the Loaded Question at long-range distances.

4. One Thousand Voices

The Best Easy-to-use Fusion Weapon.

destiny 2 fusion rifle pve — One Thousand Voices (Image Captured by us)

Why I Chose This: One Thousand Voices can be found via the Last Wish raid, and its powerful explosive beam can shatter any kind of foe, be it PVE or PVP.

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WEAPON ARCHETYPE	Exotic Solar Fusion Rifle
Impact	0
Range	100
Stability	40
Handling	0
Reload Speed	30
Aim Assistance	100
Inventory size	80
Zoom	25
Airborne effectiveness	6

The One Thousand Voices, similar to the Vex Mythoclast, is another raid exotic fusion rifle that is obtained through the Last Wish raid in the Forsaken DLC. It is quite possibly one of the unique fusion rifles on my list, as the weapon does have any direct damage but instead fires a charged beam that unleashes a trail of explosions on the target after impact. The special exotic perks are the following:

Ahamkara’s Eye: Charging this weapon unleashes a giant continuous beam of death.
Unforeseen Repercussions: This weapon’s beam superheats its targets upon impact, causing delayed explosions.

It is worth noting that the Weapon can only have a chance to drop if you open one of the 24 chests after completing the Queenswalk encounter. The key to the chests is obtained by defeating Riven of a Thousand Voices, the final boss of the raid.

The weapon can easily take out numerous targets in PVP if you use the trailing beam efficiently.
The explosion damage is optimal for bosses.
With the new changes in Season 21, you can now increase the drop chances.

The slow charge time of the weapon can make it tedious to use in PVP.
The limited ammo reserves can make DPS cycles on bosses severely lackluster.
As of Season 21, there is no exotic catalyst for the weapon to improve its perks or properties.

5. Midha’s Reckoning

The Best Well-Balanced Fusion Weapon.

d2 midha reckoning — Midha’s Reckoning (Image Captured by us)

Why I Chose This: The Midha’s Reckoning is a returning weapon with the reprisal of the King’s Fall raid, which has a great selection of perks and an adept version.

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WEAPON ARCHETYPE	High-Impact frame
Impact	95
Range	52
Stability	22
Handling	19
Reload Speed	18
Aim Assistance	68
Inventory size	28
Zoom	15
Airborne effectiveness	8

The Midha’s Reckoning can be found via the King’s Fall raid loot pool. Most specifically, the weapon has a chance to drop by completing either the Golgoroth boss fight or the final encounter against Oryx, the Taken King. You can also craft the weapon once you successfully acquire five deepsight weapon patterns for it.

You can also obtain the harrowed or “adept” variant of the weapon via the Master Difficulty version of the raid. Midha’s Reckoning. The unique origin trait of King’s Fall weapons, which is also featured on this weapon, is known as the following:

Runneth Over: Reloading near allies overflows the magazine.

The weapon has a good selection of perks.
The Backup Plan perk makes the Midha’s Reckoning the best PVP Destiny 2 Fusion Rifles.
Backup Plan grants you a reduced charge time and handling upon hot-swapping to it.

The reload speed is extremely subpar.
The Rapid-Fire fusions will always be a popular choice over the High-impact ones like Midha’s Reckoning.

6. Deliverance

The Best Precision Frame Fusion Weapon.

d2 deliverance — Deliverance (Image Captured by us)

Why I Chose This: Deliverance can be obtained via the Vow of the Disicple raid and is another stasis fusion rifle with fantastic perks such as chill clip and demolitionist.

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WEAPON ARCHETYPE	Precision frame
Impact	80
Range	62
Stability	52
Handling	32
Reload Speed	34
Aim Assistance	67
Inventory size	39
Zoom	16
Airborne effectiveness	9

The Deliverance is a Stasis element fusion rifle in the primary weapon slot, which is found via the Vow of the Disciple raid in the Witch Queen expansion. I might even consider calling it one of the best kinetic weapons in Destiny 2 due to the fact it is the strongest fusion rifle for PVE due to its stasis element. You can acquire it via the first and third encounters, respectively, plus the Deliverance is also craftable.

Chill Clip is the best perk for the fabled godroll.
You can also opt to craft it and use enhanced demolitions.
Overall, the weapon is reliable on all fronts and has adequate stats.

Deliverance has a perk pool where almost half of them are pretty subpar.
I believe there are better options than it, such as Midha’s Reckoning.

7. Iterative Loop

The Best Rapid-Fire Frame Fusion Weapon.

d2 iterative — Iterative loop (Image Captured by us)

Why I Chose This: Iterative Loop is a brand-new fusion rifle with the Lightfall DLC, which has a unique origin trait that fires nano-rockets and rare perks such as voltshot.

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WEAPON ARCHETYPE	Rapid-Fire frame
Impact	55
Range	23
Stability	30
Handling	52
Reload Speed	44
Aim Assistance	34
Inventory size	50
Zoom	15
Airborne effectiveness	8

The Iterative Loop is a rapid-fire frame fusion rifle that was introduced to players with the Lightfall expansion and can be obtained as a random drop by completing various activities on Neomuna or ranking up with Nimbus. You can also farm it via the Terminal Overload activity via the final chests in the activity. Much like the other Neomuna weapons, it also has a unique origin trait which is known as the following:

The best perks for the weapon are either under pressure or compulsive reloader and Voltshot.
Voltshot is an interesting perk that can greatly help with ad clear.
Iterative Loop is great for PVP.

Despite being a rapid-fire frame, the Iterative Loop lacks in range.
Challenging in PVP with a single burst at mid-range scenarios.

Best Fusion Rifle Ranking Criteria

destiny 2 hours — Destiny 1 and 2 hours (Image via Time Wasted on Destiny)

I (Steam Name: LIONT4MER) was chosen to create the following list of the best Fusion Rifles. I have over 2000+ hours of experience across Destiny 1, back on old-gen consoles, and now Destiny 2. Having up-to-date information regarding the current meta, sandbox, and feedback from fellow clan members allowed me to discuss each weapon accordingly and with their best positions in both PVP and PVE.

For now, this wraps up my guide, and if you’re still on the fence about playing or starting this game, then I highly recommend you to check out my Review of Destiny 2, in which I briefly discussed each expansion as well as how the game has shaped since its initial launch back in 2017.

Destiny 2 has remained one of the top dog looter shooters in the industry, and despite its shortcomings, Bungie continues to strive at its utmost to deliver a challenging yet welcoming experience for its player base, both veterans and casuals. If you have any other questions regarding the article, please let me know in the comments section below!