Destiny 2’sPvP sandbox has seen some massive changes throughout its lifespan.
Get your hands on Ice Breaker, Bygones, Chroma Rush, and more in Episode: Revenant.
Auto Rifles trade the ability to peakshoot for consistent damage, punishing opponents with bad positioning and game sense.
But as with all weapon archetypes in Destiny 2, some Auto Rifles are better than others.
Today, we’ll be looking at the ten best Auto Rifles in the Crucible sandbox.
10Chroma Rush
How to obtain:Episode: Revenant content.
One of the most iconic weapons from Season of the Splicer has returned in Episode: Revenant.
Most are going to chaseDynamic Sway ReductionandTarget Lockfor raw dueling consistency.
However, 720s are well equipped for 1v1 duels against meta options.
If your opponent hasanyform of DR or extra HP, Kinetic Tremors is a guaranteed proc in that duel.
Anyone who’s played PvP recently will know how problematic Ammit AR2 is.
This buffs the weapon’s stability and reload speed at the top half of the magazine.
Combine all these things together, and you have an Auto Rifle that practically aims itself.
8Abyss Defiant
How to obtain:Crota’s End raid; craftable at the Enclave.
Abyss Defiant is a buildcrafter’s dream.
This gives you a fairly low 0.67s TTK to help compete against Pulse Rifles and other Auto Rifles.
Slay Crota to get your hands on these raid weapon god rolls.
Land a kill and reload to buff your allies with Cure, proccing Fragments likeEmber of Benevolence.
Thankfully this weapon is craftable, so there is no reason not to experiment with this gun.
7Rufus’s Fury
How to obtain:Root of Nightmares raid; craftable at the Enclave.
Featuring best-in-class range and aim assist, this gun immediately sets itself apart with its consistency.
Landing headshots with Rufus is incredibly easy and becomes trivial with some investment into flinch resistance.
Target Lock is better for 3v3 modes that prioritize dueling.
6Reckless Oracle
How to obtain:Garden of Salvation raid; craftable at the Enclave.
Reckless Oracle saw one of the largest improvements with this update.
Keep your eyes peeled for these perk combinations on the updated Garden of Salvation raid weapons.
5Necrochasm
How to obtain:Crota’s End raid.
Necrochasmis comparable to the likes ofTarrabahandTrespasser.
This explosion can trigger itself, leading to teamwipes in ideal circumstances.
But what makesNecrochasma true terror is theDesperationperk.
This givesNecrochasma TTK of 0.6s and makes the gun competitive with most SMGs but with far more range.
4The Summoner
How to obtain:Trials of Osiris matches and Engrams.
The Summoner is one of the best feeling Auto Rifles in Destiny 2.
It has a clean optic, virtually no recoil, and excellent base stats for a 600 RPM AR.
Throw onTarget Lockto make Resilience checks easier.
Get a kill, reload to heal, then melt the next foe with a short 0.67s TTK.
3VS Pyroelectric Propellant
How to obtain:Vesper’s Host dungeon.
It’s rare to find an Auto Rifle with such great stats, perks, and a clean optic.
2Khvostov 7G-0X
How to obtain:The Final Shape Khvostov quest.
Despite a handful of nerfs, Khvostov continues to be an S-tier Auto Rifle for the Crucible.
That’s enough reason to give this weapon a go, but the Exotic perk takes things even further.
Every seventh bullet from this AR will fire a ricocheting projectile that can hit multiple targets.
You’d be hard-pressed to find something better than this for dueling.
1Horror Story
How to obtain:Festival of the Lost event.
Origin Story has seen a makeover during2023’s Festival of the Lost event.
Horror Story is a Stasis variant of the classic 450 RPM Auto Rifle from the Red War.
If you tend to miss the occasional shot, you might want to considerFrenzyinstead.
Discord will then refill your magazine, allowing you to chain multiple kills in a three-second window.
This version comes with Discord and Cascade Point.
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