Destiny 2: 10 BEST Boss DPS Weapons [Our Expert Recommendations]

The Gjallarhorn was easily the most overpowered weapon back in Destiny 1, and now with it being returned in Destiny 2, the Gjallarhorn shreds the HP of most bosses in Destiny 2’s PVE activities. You can acquire the weapon via the Bungie 30th Anniversary pack in the “And Out Fly the Wolves” Quest.

Following are the special traits, perks, and exotic catalyst of the Gjallarhorn Rocket Launcher:

• Wolfpack Rounds: Rounds fired split into tracking cluster missiles upon detonation.
• Pack Hunter: Gain increased handling and reload speed when standing near allies. Firing this weapon also grants Wolfpack Rounds to nearby allies wielding non-Exotic Rocket Launchers.
• More Wolves (Exotic Catalyst): Increases magazine size and final blows with wolfpack rounds spawn a faster, more powerful missile at the target’s location.

The Apex Predator is a rocket that was introduced with the Last Wish raid back in the Forsaken expansion. With the changes given in Season 21, players can craft the Apex Predator along with other Last Wish raid weapons with their personalized choice of rolls with the addition of newly added perks.

Furthermore, you can also acquire the Deepsight weapon patterns (needed to craft the Apex Predator) by trading Spoils of Conquest with Hawthorne at the Tower Bazaar.

The Izanag’s Burden is notable in the community for being one of the best kinetic weapons in Destiny 2 purely due to its single-shot power, capable of dishing out enormous damage value for boss fights. You can obtain the weapon via the exotics kiosk in the Tower by trading in a Forsaken or exotic cipher.

Following are the special traits, perks, and exotic catalyst of the Izanagi’s Burden sniper rifle:

• Honed Edge: Consume the magazine and load a round with additional range and damage.
• Peerless Edge (Exotic Catalyst): Increases the damage bonus of Honed Edge when four bullets are consumed.

Much like the Apex Predator, The Hothead is also a Rocket Launcher that earns a place for the best legendary weapons in Destiny 2 solely due to its amazing rolls and viability against all types of in-game bosses. You can acquire it either by legacy decoding it from Commander Zavala in the Tower or by farming for it in the Grandmaster Nightfalls, where it is available as a featured weapon in specific strikes each new Season.

If you ask me, the Witherhoard is quite honestly one of the most unique boss DPS weapons in Destiny 2, only coming behind Izanagi’s Burden as the best in the kinetic slot specifically. It is a fan-favorite among the community for its AOE damage capabilities and constant uptime as a special weapon.

• The Witherhoard can be obtained from the Exotic Archive kiosk in the Tower for 1x Exotic Cipher, 100,000 Glimmer, 150 Legendary Shards, and 1x Ascendant Shard.

Following are the special traits, perks, and exotic catalyst of the Witherhoard grenade launcher:

• Primeval’s Torment: Projectiles fired by this weapon blight the target or nearby area on impact.
• Break the Bank: Blighted targets take damage over time and blight the nearby area on death.
• Silent Alarm: Increases Handling and holstering this weapon automatically reloads it after a short duration.

Succession is one of the best reliable weapons in all endgame activities. It was introduced back in the Beyond Light DLC with the Deep Stone Crypt raid.

The Succession also features the following Basic origin trait along with other Deep Atone Crypt weapons:

• Bray Inheritance: Dealing damage using the weapon regenerates a small amount of ability energy.

The parasite can be obtained by completing the “Of Queens and Worms” questline, revolving around Queen Mara Sov. The weapon is notable for providing instantaneous burst damage on specific boss encounters in Destiny 2.

Following are the special traits, perks, and exotic catalyst of the Parasite Grenade Launcher:

• Worm’s Hunger: This weapon fires Hive worms which explode on impact.
  • The damage of the explosion scale with the number of enemies you’ve killed before firing this weapon.
• Worm Byproduct: Taking damage from your own worm projectile detonation empowers your weapons for a short time.

The Lament is an Exotic sword that was dropped with the Beyond Light expansion. What makes it one of the best boss DPS weapons is its high burst-damage capabilities. You can acquire The Lament by completing the “Lost Lament” exotic questline.

Following are the special traits, perks, and exotic catalyst of The Lament Exotic Sword:

• Banshee’s Wail: [Block]: Hold to rev the blade.
  • Increases damage and adds [Shield-Piercing] shield piercing to all attacks.
  • Gain stacks when dealing damage with revved attacks.
  • Additional stacks increase the damage and damage resistance of heavy attacks.
• Revved Consumption: Damaging a combatant heals the Wielder.

The Cold Comfort is a Stasis Rocket Launcher that was just introduced to the player base in the Season of the Deep. You can obtain the weapon via the Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon’s loot pool.

More importantly, is the fact that Cold Comfort has become a popular choice among most players due to its strong perk pool and how it is unique from the other Rocket Launchers.

Following is the basic origin trait of the Cold Comfort Rocket Launcher, which can also be found on other Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon weapons:

• Restoration Ritual: Reviving allies or defeating combatants with finishers reloads this weapon and readies an emergency reload for the next time this weapon runs out of ammo.

This is due to its potential to boost DPS in all PVE boss fights in the game. Despite its nerf, players still use it in Dungeons and Raids in order to make the critical spots on targets easier to hit for all fireteam members.

The Divinity is found via an exotic quest ‘Divine Fragmentation’, in the Garden of Salvation Raid. It requires you to complete a lengthy set of steps with all six of your fireteam members. If you want to learn more about each of these quest objectives in detail, then be sure to check the following Reddit Thread from r/DestinyTheGame.

Following are the special traits, perks, and exotic catalyst of the Divinity Trace Rifle:

• Judgment: Sustained damage with this weapon envelops the target in a field that weakens and stuns them.
  • Strong against [Disruption] Overload Champions.
• Penance: Targets under the effects of Judgment long enough are struck with a burst of damage.