Top 10 Weapons to Use on a Controller in Destiny 2 

Fantastic video, Cole! Very informative for us controller players out there

Graviton Lance quickly became my preferred Void weapon for both PvP and PvE. For a 2-burst pulse rifle the weapon feels more like a scout/sniper rifle and the recent changes only made it have a faster fire rate than either. The key to its versatility isn’t just Cosmology, its that combined with Volatile Rounds. In PvP it does massive damage per burst so enemy players are less likely to find cover or retreat before getting killed, and holding down a chokepoint firing on multiple enemies coming in can set off a chain reaction where a killed guardian sets of Cosmology and Volatility which softens up and suppresses the other guardians to make them easier to kill from long range and keep the reaction going for the next that try to push the same spot. As for PvE you can engage a higher-priority enemy and volatility can help ad clear. That makes it viable in close range even if you are getting swarmed. If running Hunter with Forerunner, I strongly recommend a second sidearm (Saraph SI-2 is my preference) and Mechaneer’s Tricksleeves to not only have faster reload and swap, but survive a toe-to-toe engagement with massive damage increase on critical health. Its for an aggressive playstyle that goes well with Iron Banner where mobility and capturing points is vital.

Speaking of 120’s, I got a bottom dollar god roll by accident. It’s smallbore/steady-rounds/rangefinder/explosive-payload/range-MW It’s absolutely cracked. Definitely recommend farming for it if you can’t. Gambit really does have awesome weapons (like the borrowed time, for example).

Rapid hit headseaker on disparity is lovely on controller

Right on Clanmate. Loving the content

Some excellent tips there mate. Cheers 👍

Not enough people make controller weapon videos in Destiny.

Got a keep away golden tricorn adept igneous hammer last week. Man this is probably the best hand cannon I’ve ever used. I even struggle with timelost fatebringer, but this thing just feels so solid.

Quality upload as always my friend

Messenger is also really good, if you manage to get flawless you can xan get some really sick combo perks, sure theres desperado and such, but my favorite roll so far is moving target + Headseeker. Its a monster in pvp and with adept mods you can get the range to 90 and higher. Really solid gun if you manage to go flawless, but irs non adept counterpart is essentially the same.

Nice vid, liked & subbed 👍🏾

Surplus + Headseeker Stars in Shadow is my go to if I’m playing Revenant or Threadrunner

If I’m playing PvP these days, I’ll usually run Duality, though now with having to get the Hawkmoon catalyst, I’m gonna see if PvP has any greater effect on the progress.

I have an arc crucible sidearm The Keening that is nuts on Titan with Armor Piercing Rounds, Threat Detector, and One For All, It’s powerful in Crucible. If I run void Titan with it it allows me to get an over-shield via barrier and then use that to hit a few guardians. The BXR-55 is just nostalgia inducing for me and it’s fun for pvp alongside our aim assist on controller

Piece of mind I love it

Underrated

I don't play pvp very often, but when I play I often use Outbreak

I’ve always wondered how MIDA doesn’t make these lists? I’ve always felt like it is one of the most consistent weapons in PVP no matter the sandbox. It’s been my favorite PvP weapon since D1.

Only 140 I like on controller is Austringer. With eye of the storm and zen moment it has reallly high stability and good range. It’s the only one I can full auto shoot and be accurate cause it resets each time.

i like the auttum wind since its a rapid fire pulse and it feels very good on controller

In my opinion Mechabre is the best feeling sniper in the game if you have snapshot, opening shot and the sniper that comes in at a close 2nd is Uzume RR4 Adept with Killing Wind and Vorpal.

use the 3 thumbnail weapons if you need training wheels, a helmet, pillow armor, and padded floor all at the same time. or an smg for extra padding

Great video man! Hope you blow up. Love content like this.

Thanks for the controller tips. What are your controller/video settings for sniping?

Before they nerfed the Cosmology explosion recently, it was nothing to get tons of multikills with it. Now, they might as well just get rid of the explosions because they barely tickle Guardians.

Drang and forerunner too

Really looking forward to igneous hopefully rolling with slideshot

Awesome video. Out of curiosity, why do you recommend 120 HC? I love 120’s and I see a lotta ppl say they’re currently stronger than 140’s, but I mostly see 140’s in the wild.

Igneous hammer is still an absolute dream of a hc imo😅❤

Number 1 is really autumn wind if yk yk

Hello everyone. Im just terrible trying to control the recoil of the 120 and 140 handcannons on controller. Please let me know if you have any advice. Thanks!

Duality my beloved

Number 1 is really autumn wind if yk

Brilliant vid 👍 I can’t hit a barn door with HC or Snipes if I was sat on the handle so I’ll give those a miss. The rest though I’ll try especially Battler. With regards to my HC comment above, do you have any tips for how I can improve my use with them ?

3:56 Very much hoping it can get Incandescent. We’ve gotten a 120 with Destabilizing Rounds in Targeted Redaction, Voltshot with Combined Action, so I’m predicting it gets Incandescent Edit: i was right

I hate crimson on controller ngl. Cant wait for red death to come back.

Incandescent on Devil's Ruin laser mode with built in unstoppable sounds fun. Hire me bungie. 😊

I don't know if it's a skill issue problem for me or something but I think most hand cannons on controller feel kinda ass

Love controller specific vids. Unfortunately all this will change in a couple weeks 😢. We'll need an update vid 😂

is vex mythoclass any decent in pvp, I cant play the game atm for a while and I was wondering since I gotten the gun after the season of particle deconstruction, the gun was still fun thou.

I am still gonna use Thorn, the Heretic Robe ornament makes the gun much easier to use. Revision Zero on two-round burst is great as well. As for Handcannons, honestly, Ace, no, Hawkmoon, great, so nice to use, Lumina is not bad, Pali is great, Austringer is brilliant, Spare Rations, not sure, haven't gotten the 5/5 roll yet. Rose is very good.

What about explosive payload and gut shot straight on the Guardian games scout rifle…. In trials, I was keeping god row messenger adept at bay with it.

I use bows on controller and i do pretty good

New vid for the range changes?

Alihda or whatever skin for the crimson is one of the worst that you can use. The death one is the cleanest and the animation doesn’t cover your reticle. I have over 37k crucible kills on mine so call me boss if you want.

Gallu and ace of spades for me

I think Eyasluna is really good on console. I'm willing to sacrifice range for aim assist.

0.9 TTK for 4 shots of forerunner is not actually as slow or slower than every primary type in the game. Adaptive Pulses, 120 Hand Cannons, as well as Precision and Rapid-Fire Scout Rifles all have a slower TTK than 0.9. Feels like an important distinction

How to obtain drang?

you said last word is the second fastest ttk, so i was wondering if you know what the fastest is

Funny, i stopped using handcannons years ago. I just equip foetracer when facing one. I use SMG, Scouts, Pulses, Fusions, And Sidearms. And still rock a 2.83 w/ my flawless chest when I want the weapon. I believe this list is very subjective. Seriously Foetracer is broken. Funny how most rag on it, now they're making Knucklhead better by combining the two... It's going to be broken, but most will never know how.

HOW DO you turn that handgun into full auto

bungie fixed forerunner's damage. it 3 taps 10 resilience guardians too

They fixed the 10 resil bug on forerunner though

5:00 so youre telling me the best way to use the bxr is to bxr lol

Bruh forgot the controller king AMMIT

Man please put the name of the weapon writen on the vídeo.

Having no smg’s on the list is crazy.

No Auto rifle?

It should also be noted that aim assist with controller on pc is a lot stickier than aim assist with controller on console.

Guys zen moment austringer

This video is made for pc players using controller. Because on console it doesnt matter. We all use controllers.

Its called rotational aim assist, its what drags ur retice towards the enemy, reticle friction is when you cross ur reticle over someone and it slows down over the enemy not tracking them

Screw these I use GL on controller

Sturm and drang has wayyyy too much aim assist

Too bad immortal exists

Snipers are way better on MnK y’all are crazy

Lol Why make chapters for your video if you don’t even name the weapons. Is this a monetary decision? Bungie starting to rub off on you 🤮

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