All new weapons in Destiny 2 Episode Heresy Act 1

Episode Heresy brings sweeping changes to Destiny 2’s meta with balance changes and a colossal cache of powerful new weapons spread across the entire sandbox. destined to be meta.

Like previous Episodes, Heresy is split into three Acts, each introducing additional weapons over the course of several months. We’ve been keeping tabs on all of Bungie’s pre-release streams and TWID posts to compile every known weapon coming with Act 1 and beyond, including seasonal gear, reprisals, Exotics, and more.

As with all major Destiny 2 updates, PvE and PvP metas will take some time to settle, especially when factoring in a suite of new Artifact perks. We’ll have plenty of meta commentary to come but for now, here’s what you’ll be hunting for throughout Heresy.

Seasonal weapons

Four weapons will be available through Heresy Act 1’s seasonal activity, The Nether. We’ll have the full list of available perks for each when the Episode goes live, but for now, we know the names of two, Adamantite and Psychopomp.

The former is a support frame Auto Rifle similar to The Final Shape’s No Hesitation while the latter is an area denial frame Arc Grenade Launcher that fires multiple projectiles per round and can roll the new Bolt Charge synergy perk, Rolling Storm.

Trials of Osiris weapons

In addition to deploying a complete rework of Trials of Osiris in Episode Heresy, Bungie’s adding two weapons to the PvP activity’s loot table.

One of these is a reprised version of Void Hand Cannon Exalted Truth with new perks while the other is Keen Thistle, a brand new Solar Sniper Rifle. See the table below for all of the perks each can roll.

Weapon	Archetype	Perk 1	Perk 2
Keen Thistle	Solar Sniper Rifle (Aggressive)	Snapshot Sights Lone Wolf Under Pressure Incandescent Envious Arsenal Slickdraw Triple Tap	Opening Shot Closing Time Discord Bait and Switch Moving Target Vorpal Weapon Fourth Times the Charm
Exalted Truth	Void Hand Cannon (Adaptive)	Slideshot Lone Wolf Destabilizing Rounds Moving Target Zen Moment Keep Away Withering Gaze	Eye of the Storm Opening Shot Precision Instrument Magnificent Howl One for All Repulsor Brace

Ritual activity weapons (Crucible, Vanguard, Gambit)

New loot for all of Destiny 2’s core ritual activities provides plenty of reasons to revisit Crucible, Vanguard Ops, and Gambit. Among these new tools of destruction are Lotus-Eater, a Void rocket sidearm, and Redrix’s Estoc, the first Legacy PR-55 Frame Pulse Rifle to be added since 2021’s 30th Anniversary update.

Rounding out the above are is the return of Palindrome as a Nightfall-exclusive drop and Arc Rapid-Fire Glaive Joxer’s Longsword, available through Gambit. See the table below for every Heresy ritual weapon and their respective perk pools.

Weapon	Archetype	Perk 1	Perk 2
Lotus-Eater	Void Sidearm (Rocket-Assisted Frame)	Shoot to Loot Beacon Rounds Reconstruction Strategist Feeding Frenzy Repulsor Brace	Destabilizing Rounds High Ground Reverberation Box Weaken Adrenaline Junky One for All
The Palindrome	Arc Hand Cannon (Adaptive)	Closing Time Elemental Capacitor Explosive Payload Outlaw To the Pain	Magnificent Howl Snapshot Sights Master of Arms Opening Shot Desperate Measures
Cynosure	Strand Rocket Launcher (Aggressive)	Reconstruction Envious Arsenal Slice Demolitionist Field Prep Tracking Module Sympathetic Arsenal Impulse Amplifier Ambitious Assassin Clown Cartridge Danger Zone Overflow	Chain Reaction Explosive Light Bipod Cluster Bomb Quickdraw Lasting Impression Adrenaline Junkie Reverberation Desperate Measures High Ground Hatchling
Backfang	Arc Glaive (Rapid-Fire)	Impulse Amplifier Beacon Rounds Grave Robber Immovable Object Tilting at Windmills Shot Swap Steady Hands Replenishing Aegis Field Prep Lead from Gold Mulligan	Voltshot Swashbuckler Surrounded Unrelenting Wellspring Vorpal Weapon Unstoppable Force Close to Melee Desperate Measure Adagio Adrenaline Junkie
Joxer’s Longsword	Void Pulse Rifle (Heavy Burst)	Closing Time Demolitionist Dragonfly Killing Wind Gutshot Straight Lone Wolf Pugilist Enlightened Action Rewind Rounds Repulsor Brace Strategist Shoot to Loot	Adrenaline Junkie Desperado Desperate Measures Destabilizing Rounds Withering Gaze Headseeker High Impact Reserves Under Pressure One for All Swashbuckler Zen Moment
Redrix’s Estoc	Stasis Pulse Rifle (Legacy PR-55 Frame)	Encore Lone Wolf Perpetual Motion Zen Moment Offhand Strike Rimestealer Demolitionist	Desperate Measures Sword Logic Desperado Headseeker Rapid Hit Kill Clip Headstone

Exotic weapons

Lodestar

• Weapon Type: Trace Rifle
• Element: Arc
• Exotic Perks: Arc Alignment, Starlight Beam
• Catalyst: TBD
• How to get: Reach level 1 on the Premium Season Pass or Level 40 on the Free Season Pass

Lodestar is Episode Heresy’s seasonal Exotic earned by ranking up in the Premium Pass and has a few unique traits worthy of distinction. First and foremost, the Arc Trace Rifle is the first of its kind to use primary rather than special or heavy ammo and utilizes two different firing modes.

Similar to Vex Mythoclast, defeating opponents will build a gauge which, when full, will temporarily grant access to further benefits, including the ability for Lodestar’s beam to continuously apply Jolt to targets.

Barrow-Dyad

• Weapon Type: Submachine Gun
• Element: Strand
• Exotic Perks: Taken Divergence, Panic Response
• Catalyst: TBD
• How to get: TBD

Not much is currently known about Barrow-Dyad beyond its Strand element and in-built ability to automatically reload. Panic Response, the Exotic SMG’s intrinsic trait, allows the build-up of blight through damage. Reloading the weapon with stored blight will convert any stored into Blighted Seekers that automatically target and penetrate enemies.

Bungie hasn’t revealed how Guardians will obtain Barrow-Dyad, but it’s likely to be a reward either from Heresy’s Sundered Doctrine dungeon or an as-yet unannounced Exotic Mission.

Vault of Glass reprised raid weapons

The entire suite of weapons available through Vault of Glass receives crafting in Episode Heresy in addition to refreshed perk pools.

If you’re intending to hunt down Red Borders as soon as Heresy drops, check out our loot table to help you decide which encounters to farm while the raid is in the featured rotation.

Season of Arrivals reprised weapons

Five weapons from Season of Arrivals have been reprised for Episode Heresy, all of which boast new perk combos. The following will be earnable through Episode Heresy activities:

• False Promises – Kinetic Auto Rifle (High-Impact)
• Whispering Slab – Kinetic Bow (Lightweight)
• Cold Denial – Kinetic Pulse Rifle (High-Impact)
• Hollow Words – Arc Fusion Rifle (Precision)
• Temptation’s Hook – Arc Sword (Caster)

New Weapon perks

As with previous Episodes, a host of new perks aimed at shaking up Destiny 2’s meta arrive in Heresy. So far, we only know of one perk but will update this list when the update goes live.

• Rolling Storm: Final blows grant Bolt Charge. While amplified, final blows grant additional Bolt Charge.

New Weapon Origin Traits

Two Origin traits, Timelost Magazine and Willing Vessel arrive with Heresy, available on exclusively on Vault of Glass and seasonal weapons respectively.

Here are the official in-game descriptions of each:

• Timelost Magazine: 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.
• Willing Vessel: Dealing damage or defeating targets with this weapon gradually grants increased stability, handling, reload speed, and charge rate. This effect gradually decreases over time but is gained more quickly while near allies.

That’s every new weapon added in Episode Heresy Act 1. For more Destiny 2 content, check out the best Exotic weapons, this week’s featured Dungeons & Raids, and active Promo Codes redeemable for in-game cosmetics.