In Destiny 2, there are a lot of weapon types, and there are a lot of different perks on each weapon. These perks make each weapon unique and can be very powerful in the right combination.

But because we don’t want to have the same perks on every weapon I created an overview so you can get a rough idea which perks are good on which weapon type.

It should be mentioned that not every weapon of the same type can have the same perks. Therefore I just list the good possible perks and then you can compare your received weapons with the perks mentioned here.

Table of Contents

Auto Rifle

PvE Auto Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag
  • Flared Magwell

Special Perk 1

  • Subsistence
  • Demolitionist
  • Overflow
  • Feeding Frenzy

Special Perk 2

  • Rampage
  • One for All
  • Frenzy
  • Swashbuckler
  • (Vorpal for Barrier Champions)

PvP Auto Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Zen Moment
  • Killing Wind
  • Tunnel Vision
  • Tap the Trigger

Special Perk 2

  • Rangefinder
  • Moving Target
  • Eye of the Storm
  • Kill Clip
  • Rampage

Combat Bow

PvE Combat Bow Perks

Bowstring

  • Polymer String
  • Natural String
  • Tactile String

Fletching

  • Straight Fletching
  • Helical Fletching

Special Perk 1

  • Archers Tempo
  • Rangefinder
  • Killing Wind
  • Rampage

Special Perk 2

  • Explosive Head
  • Rampage
  • Vorpal
  • Swashbuckler
  • Rapid Hit

PvP Combat Bow Perks

Bowstring

  • Polymer String
  • Natural String
  • Tactile String

Fletching

  • Straight Fletching
  • Helical Fletching

Special Perk 1

  • Archers Tempo
  • Rangefinder
  • Killing Wind
  • Impulse Amplifier

Special Perk 2

  • Opening Shot
  • Swashbuckler
  • Moving Target
  • Rapid Hit

Hand Cannon

PvE Hand Cannon Perks

Barrel

  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Accurized Rounds
  • Tactical Mag
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag
  • Flared Magwell

Special Perk 1

  • Explosive Payload
  • Rewind Rounds
  • Subsistence
  • Rapid Hit
  • Outlaw

Special Perk 2

  • Firefly
  • Rampage
  • One for All
  • Frenzy
  • Swashbuckler
  • Kill Clip

PvP Hand Cannon Perks

Barrel

  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling
  • Polygonal Rifling

Magazine

  • Accurized Rounds
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Killing Wind
  • Opening Shot
  • Explosive Payload
  • Rapid Hit
  • Quickdraw
  • Rangefinder

Special Perk 2

  • Rangefinder
  • Explosive Payload
  • Timed Payload
  • Opening Shot
  • Rampage

Pulse Rifle

PvE Pulse Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag
  • Flared Magwell

Special Perk 1

  • Subsistence
  • Overflow
  • Rapid Hit
  • Rangefinder
  • Disruption Brake
  • Outlaw
  • Full Auto Trigger System ( if youre lazy xD )

Special Perk 2

  • Rampage
  • One for All
  • Frenzy
  • Multikill Clip
  • Kill Clip
  • Desperado
  • (Vorpal for Barrier Champions)

PvP Pulse Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Zen Moment
  • Killing Wind
  • Tunnel Vision
  • Surplus
  • Rangefinder
  • Rapid Hit

Special Perk 2

  • Desperado
  • Rangefinder
  • Moving Target
  • Eye of the Storm
  • Kill Clip
  • Rampage

Scout Rifle

PvE Scout Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag
  • Flared Magwell

Special Perk 1

  • Subsistence
  • Rapid Hit
  • Reconstruction
  • Outlaw
  • Full Auto Trigger System ( if youre lazy xD )

Special Perk 2

  • Rampage
  • Explosive Payload
  • One for All
  • Frenzy
  • Disruption Brake
  • Wellspring
  • Kill Clip
  • Multikill Clip
  • (Vorpal for Barrier Champions)

PvP Scout Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Zen Moment
  • Killing Wind
  • Tunnel Vision
  • Surplus
  • Rewind Rounds

Special Perk 2

  • Rangefinder
  • Opening Shot
  • Moving Target
  • Eye of the Storm
  • Kill Clip
  • Rampage
  • Zen Moment

Submachine Gun

PvE Submachine Gun Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Accurized Rounds
  • Seraph Rounds
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag
  • Flared Magwell

Special Perk 1

  • Subsistence
  • Threat Detector
  • Feeding Frenzy
  • Rangefinder
  • Overflow

Special Perk 2

  • Surrounded
  • Rampage
  • One for All
  • Frenzy
  • Demolitionist
  • Swashbuckler
  • (Vorpal for Barrier Champions)

PvP Submachine Gun Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Accurized Rounds
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Quickdraw
  • Zen Moment
  • Killing Wind
  • Tunnel Vision
  • Tap the Trigger
  • Surplus
  • Rangefinder

Special Perk 2

  • Rangefinder
  • Moving Target
  • Eye of the Storm
  • Kill Clip
  • Rampage

Side Arm

PvE Side Arm Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag
  • Flared Magwell
  • Accurized Rounds

Special Perk 1

  • Subsistence
  • Rangefinder
  • Rapid Hit
  • Threat Detector
  • Demolitionist

Special Perk 2

  • Rampage
  • Frenzy
  • Swashbuckler
  • Multikill Clip
  • Surrounded
  • Disruption Break
  • (Vorpal for Barrier Champions)

PvP Side Arm Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • Accurized Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Zen Moment
  • Killing Wind
  • Tunnel Vision
  • Rangefinder
  • Moving Target
  • Surplus
  • Rapid Hit

Special Perk 2

  • Rangefinder
  • Moving Target
  • Opening Shot
  • Kill Clip
  • Rampage

Fusion Rifle

PvE Fusion Rifle Perks

Target Sight

  • Cleanshot IS
  • Hitmarks IS
  • Red Dot 2 MOA
  • Red Dot Micro

Magazine

  • Enhanced Battery
  • Ionized Battery

Special Perk 1

  • Under Pressure
  • Feeding Frenzy
  • Slideshot
  • Lead from Gold
  • Auto-Loading Holster

Special Perk 2

  • Vorpal
  • High-Impact Reserves
  • Swashbuckler
  • Reservoir Burst
  • Rampage

PvP Fusion Rifle Perks

Target Sight

  • Cleanshot IS
  • Hitmarks IS
  • Red Dot 2 MOA
  • Red Dot Micro

Magazine

  • Particle Repeater
  • Projection Fuse

Special Perk 1

  • Under Pressure
  • Surplus
  • Firmly Planted
  • Hip-Fire Grip

Special Perk 2

  • Rangefinder
  • Tap the Trigger
  • Backup Plan

Grenade Luncher (Special)

PvE Grenade Luncher (Special) Perks

Launch

  • Quick Launch
  • Hard Launch
  • (Doesnt realy matter)

Grenades

  • Blinding Grenades
  • Spike Grenades
  • Proximity Grenades

Special Perk 1

  • Ambitious Assassin
  • Slideshot
  • Demolitionist
  • Auto-Loading Holster

Special Perk 2

  • Vorpal
  • Demoliionist
  • Danger Zone
  • Disruption Brake
  • Auto-Loading Holster
  • Rampage

PvP Grenade Luncher (Special) Perks

Launch

  • Quick Launch
  • Hard Launch
  • (Doesnt realy matter)

Grenades

  • Spike Grenades
  • Proximity Grenades

Special Perk 1

  • Slideshot
  • Quickdraw
  • Auto-Loading Holster
  • Field Prep

Special Perk 2

  • Disruption Brake
  • Demolitionist
  • Quickdraw
  • Vorpal

Shotgun

PvE Shotgun Perks

Barrel

  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Full Bore
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Assault Mag (if Slugshotgun this is MUST-HAVE)
  • Accurized Rounds
  • Light Mag
  • Tactical Mag
  • Appended Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Auto-Loading Holster / Reconstruction (if Slugshotgun this is MUST-HAVE)
  • Rewind Rounds
  • Quickdraw
  • Field Prep

Special Perk 2

  • Vorpal
  • Recombination
  • One-Two Punch
  • Trench Barrel
  • Demolitionist

PvP Shotgun Perks

Barrel

  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Full Bore
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Accurized Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Quickdraw
  • Slideshot

Special Perk 1

  • Opening Shot
  • Killing Wind
  • Vorpal
  • Iron Reach

Sniper Rifle

PvE Sniper Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Chambered Compensator
  • Corkscrew Rifling
  • Fluted Barrel
  • Polygonal Rifling
  • Smallbore

Magazine

  • Appended Mag
  • Tactical Mag
  • Extended Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Fourth Times the Charm
  • Triple Tap
  • Clown Cartridge
  • Reconstruction
  • Rewind Rounds

Special Perk 2

  • Vorpal
  • High-Impact Reserves
  • Firing Line

PvP Sniper Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Corkscrew Rifling
  • Fluted Barrel
  • Polygonal Rifling
  • Smallbore

Magazine

  • Appended Mag
  • Tactical Mag
  • Flared Magwell

Special Perk 1

  • No Distractions
  • Moving Target
  • Snapshot
  • Quickdraw

Special Perk 2

  • Opening Shot
  • Moving Target
  • Snapshot
  • Quickdraw
  • Vorpal

Grenade Launcher (Heavy)

PvE Grenade Launcher (Heavy) Perks

Launch

  • Confined Launch
  • Hard Launch
  • Volatile Launch

Magazine

  • Spike Grenades

Special Perk 1

  • Field Prep
  • Clown Cartridge
  • Auto-Loading Holster

Special Perk 2

  • Vorpal
  • Full Court
  • Chain Reaction

PvP Grenade Launcher (Heavy) Perks

Launch

  • Confined Launch
  • Hard Launch
  • Volatile Launch

Magazin

  • High-Explosive Ordnance
  • Proximity Grenades

Special Perk

  • Impulse Amplifier
  • Quickdraw
  • Moving Target

Special Perk 2

  • Chain Reaction
  • Wellspring
  • Demolitionist
  • Vorpal
  • Unrelenting

Linear Fusion Rifle

PvE Linear Fusion Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Enhanced Battery
  • Ionized Battery

Special Perk 1

  • Triple Tap
  • Clown Cartridge
  • Field Prep
  • Auto-Loading Holster

Special Perk 2

  • Vorpal
  • Firing Line

PvP Linear Fusion Rifle Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Accelerated Coils
  • Projection Fuse

Special Perk 1

  • Quickdraw
  • Killing Wind
  • Moving Target

Special Perk 2

  • Snapshot
  • Vorpal

Machine Gun

PvE Machine Gun Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Extended Mag
  • Appended Mag
  • Tactical Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Subsistence
  • Rewind Rounds
  • Demolitionist
  • Auto-Loading Holster
  • Field Prep
  • Reconstruction

Special Perk 2

  • Unrelenting
  • Rampage
  • Dragonfly
  • Vorpal
  • One for All
  • Firefly

PvP Machine Gun Perks

Barrel

  • Arrowhead Brake
  • Smallbore
  • Hammer-Forged Rifling
  • Corkscrew Rifling

Magazine

  • Armor-Piercing Rounds
  • High-Caliber Rounds
  • Ricochet Rounds
  • Light Mag

Special Perk 1

  • Surplus
  • Rangefinder
  • Killing Wind
  • Zen Moment

Special Perk 2

  • Rampage
  • Zen Moment
  • Tap the Trigger
  • Vorpal
  • Opening Shot

Rocket Launcher

PvE Rocket Launcher Perks

Barrel

  • Linear Compensator
  • Volatile Launch

Magazine

  • Impact Casing
  • High-Velocity Rounds

Special Perk 1

  • Auto-Loading Holster
  • Tracking Module
  • Overflow

Special Perk 2

  • Vorpal
  • Lasting Impression
  • Cluster Bomb

PvP Rocket Launcher Perks

Barrel

  • Quick Launch
  • Hard Launch

Magazine

  • Black Powder
  • High-Velocity Rounds

Special Perk 1

  • Tracking Module
  • Impulse Amplifier
  • Quickdraw

Special Perk 2

  • Cluster Bomb
  • Vorpal
  • Quickdraw

Sword

PvE Sword Perks

Edge

  • Jagged Edge

Guard

  • Swordmasters Guard

Special Perk 1

  • Relentless Strikes

Special Perk 2

  • Whirlwindblade
  • Surrounded
  • Vorpal

PvP Sword Perks

Edge

  • Any

Magazine

  • Balanced Guard
  • Burst Guard
  • Swordmasters Guard

Special Perk 1

  • Tireless Blade

Special Perk 2

  • Assasins Blade
  • En Garde