Weapon Comparisons

Published on: Dec 21, 2014 @ 6:09

Have you been wondering how the new Dark Below gear stacks up to the pre-expansion gear?

Using our database, with the help of Reddit user Chippy569, you can see how each weapon stacks up.

The weapons are sorted by Impact in ascending order.

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Hand Cannons

Video: Top 5 pre-expansion PvP Hand Cannons

Name	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
Word of Crota	Crota’s End Hard	68	32	12	45	25	45
Jewel of Osiris	Trials of Osiris	68	32	5	41	17	53
The Devil You Don’t	Vanguard	68	32	5	41	17	53
The Last Word	RNG/Xûr	68	32	8	31	14	56
Thorn	Exotic Bounty	68	32	9	22	38	43
Red Hand IX	New Monarchy	81	22	10	50	21	33
Venation III	Dead Orbit	81	22	8	44	24	37
The Chance	FWC	81	22	6	43	25	38
The Devil You Know	Vanguard	81	22	12	42	25	33
Fatebringer	VoG	81	22	12	32	40	33
Lord High Fixer	Crucible	81	22	11	36	38	37
Merciful	Queen’s Wrath	81	22	12	37	28	30
TFWPKY 1969	Crucible	81	22	10	37	28	30
Hawkmoon	RNG (PS)	81	22	13	51	38	39
Timur’s Lash	Iron Banner	94	15	7	15	48	29

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Scout Rifles

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Name	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
B-Line Trauma	Crucible	35	52	19	46	51	51
Crypt Dweller SR1	Dead Orbit	38	42	13	44	59	80
MIDA Multi-Tool	RNG/Xûr	38	42	21	49	58	100
Crusader I	New Monarchy	48	37	14	46	75	72
Cryptic Dragon	Crucible	48	37	19	49	64	65
The Calling	FWC	48	37	16	44	77	54
The Saterienne Rapier	Crucible	48	37	13	52	74	74
Pallas Regime	Queen’s Wrath	48	37	15	52	71	69
Another NitC	Vanguard	48	37	20	50	63	62
Fang of Ir Yût	Crota’s End Hard	48	37	15	49	75	67
Vision of Confluence	VoG	48	37	19	57	59	65
A.1F19X-Ryl	Vanguard	61	27	16	40	77	52
The Scholar	Trials of Osiris	61	27	15	29	61	53
The Aries Nemesis X4	Crucible	61	27	12	31	61	63
Proxima Centauri II	Vanguard	61	27	14	24	61	59
Gheleon’s Demise	Iron Banner	61	27	16	29	84	52
Badger CCL	Vanguard	61	27	14	40	77	57
Fate of All Fools	Exotic Bounty	61	27	13	24	94	65

Gheleon’s Demise: Guardians who wish to have the hardest hitting rifles possible need to look no further than Gheleon’s Demise. While its availability is limited to being a drop in this season’s Iron Banner, this scout rifle hits like a truck but has the lowest maximum rate of fire.

In the Crucible, it can be used as a substitute for a sniper rifle on maps like the Shores of Time, and in PvE, it can stop most smaller enemies with a single shot once upgraded. Highly recommended as an alternative to the Badger CCL currently offered by the Vanguard Quartermaster as it also has more bullets in a magazine compared to the Badger.

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B-Line Trauma: Sold by the Crucible Quartermaster, this scout rifle exchanges high impact per shot for one of the fastest rates of fire possible in a scout rifle. For Guardians looking for a fairly similar alternative to the MIDA Multi-Tool, the Trauma is very close with the added benefit of being able to switch optics on the fly if needed.

While you may not be winning fights at extremely close ranges in the Crucible with this weapon, it is still an effective weapon that allows one to potentially contest the kill times of the more popular auto rifles, especially on maps like Blind Watch and Shores of Time.

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Auto Rifles

Name	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
Unwilling Soul-09	Dead Orbit	2	100	72	22	23	69
Doctor Nope	Vanguard	2	100	72	32	17	69
Atheon’s Epilogue	VoG	2	100	70	34	15	71
Silimar’s Wrath	Iron Banner	2	100	66	36	14	76
Hex Caster ARC	Crucible	2	100	66	21	24	76
Payback SOS	Vanguard	2	100	64	31	17	78
Eidolon Ally	Husk of the Pit	2	100	42	42	19	65
Necrochasm	Eidolon Ally	2	100	42	46	19	76
Up For Anything	Vanguard	8	88	38	70	27	59
For The People	Crucible	8	88	34	66	30	65
Do Gooder V	Crucible	8	88	29	42	22	77
Abyss Defiant	Crota’s End Hard	8	88	23	60	25	85
Hard Light	RNG/Xûr	8	88	40	69	28	86
Monte Carlo	RNG (PS)	8	88	36	55	46	79
Her Vengeance	Queen’s Wrath	28	77	27	50	26	71
Grim Citizen III	Crucible	28	77	26	39	42	65
Shadow Price	Vanguard	28	77	25	56	37	67
Vanquisher VIII	New Monarchy	28	77	22	54	32	72
SUROS Regime	RNG/Xûr	28	77	33	82	40	65

Silimar’s Wrath: For those who have the determination and persistence to get through the Iron Banner, the stock version of Silimar’s Wrath comes with virtually no recoil once upgraded and appropriately modified.

While it lacks much of the impact per shot of weapons like the old Shadow Price, the Wrath is functionally similar to Atheon’s Epilogue, albeit with a higher attack rating, no elemental damage, and a more pleasing aesthetic.

If you enjoy low impact, high rate of fire auto rifles, consider going through the Iron Banner this season, or waiting until the next season for it to drop in the post game rewards screen, if the current Iron Banner weapon drop trend still holds true.

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Pulse Rifles

Name	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
Skorri’s Revenge	Iron Banner	4	77	30	58	30	48
Praedyth’s Timepiece	VoG	4	77	30	64	25	55
Oversoul Edict	Crota’s End Hard	4	77	30	62	33	61
Coiled Hiss 1919	Vanguard	4	77	30	55	33	53
123 Syzygy	Crucible	4	77	30	64	25	48
The Conduit	FWC	7	73	18	59	35	78
Time On Target	Vanguard	7	73	21	59	35	81
Bad Juju	Exotic Bounty	7	73	24	55	33	65
Bad Seed Down	Vanguard	14	66	30	59	44	67
Strange Suspect	Crucible	14	66	30	71	34	65
The Ninth Edict	Queen’s Wrath	14	66	27	64	40	71
Red Death	RNG/Xûr	26	66	27	44	33	76
The Messenger	Trials of Osiris	30	59	24	59	59	53
Super Pox VLO	Vanguard	30	59	21	66	53	64
Fair and Square	Crucible	30	59	24	57	61	52
Three Little Words	Crucible	30	59	24	57	61	55

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Fusion Rifles

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Name	Acquisition	Impact	Charge Rate	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
Vex Mythoclast	VoG Hard	35	40	21	64	54	72
Light of the Abyss	Crota’s End	68	40	6	41	32	61
The Calming	FWC	71	37	6	33	35	51
Perun’s Fire	Iron Banner	75	33	4	35	39	79
Pocket Infinity	Exotic Bounty	78	10	3	15	25	86
LIGHT/Beware	Vanguard	81	28	6	40	44	59
Murmur	TDB	84	25	6	55	40	58
Final Rest II	Dead Orbit	84	25	6	39	44	64
Techeun Force	Queen’s Wrath	86	23	6	46	40	60
Plan C	RNG/Xûr	87	22	5	46	50	100
Purifier VII	New Monarchy	91	18	5	65	42	55
PLUG ONE.1	Vanguard	91	18	5	65	42	66
The Exile’s Curse	Trials of Osiris	95	15	4	36	51	59
The Trolley Problem	Crucible	95	15	4	33	53	61
Praetorian Foil	VoG	97	12	5	33	52	55
77 Wizard	Crucible	97	13	4	28	55	62

Perun’s Fire: While it may lack the versatility of Murmur, and the pure destructive potential of the new Vanguard and Crucible fusion rifles, those fortunate enough to find Perun’s Fire in the latest season of the Iron Banner may find this well balanced fusion rifle to their liking.

With a decently fast charge rate, Perun’s Fire is an excellent alternative to shotguns in the Crucible, being fast enough to stop a Titan before they shoulder charge you into oblivion if primed quick enough. Be warned though that most if not all of the bolts have to connect with the target to kill in the Crucible, otherwise you will have to switch weapons.

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Sniper Rifles

Name	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
Prudence II	New Monarchy	6	40	4	48	63	78
SDN-5 Hoplite Heavy	Crucible	9	37	4	44	81	73
FINAL BOSS	Crucible	9	37	4	44	81	73
The Chosen	FWC	9	37	4	43	81	69
Praedyth’s Revenge	VoG	9	37	4	83	73	71
Broken Truth-LR1	Dead Orbit	16	26	3	46	72	71
Epitaph 2261	Vanguard	16	26	4	41	75	62
Patience and Time	RNG/Xûr	16	26	4	92	75	58
The Supremacy	Queen’s Wrath	25	19	4	52	69	64
LDR 5001	Vanguard	25	19	4	52	68	66
Y-09 Longbow Synthesis	Crucible	25	19	5	56	66	71
Ice Breaker	RNG/Xûr	25	19	6	24	100	62
No Land Beyond	TDB	25	19	6	24	100	62
Eye of Sol	Trials of Osiris	32	12	3	38	82	62
Efrideet’s Spear	Iron Banner	32	12	3	28	88	64
Black Hammer	Crota’s End	32	12	3	35	88	55

Efrideet’s Spear: If there was ever a reason to compete in the Iron Banner, Efrideet’s Spear makes a compelling case. With an impact rating that is only matched by the raid sniper rifle the Black Hammer, the Spear is for those situations where you need whatever you are aiming at to die.

While the Hammer may be able to do more damage without reloading on the account of it’s unique perk, Efrideet’s Spear is a very enticing alternative. When purchased in its default form from Lord Saladin, the Spear can allow you to pick up roughly 12-14 bullets per green ammo box, shoot through walls to kill pesky enemies who think that they are safe behind cover, and literally cause heads to explode.

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LDR 5001: If you missed out on the chance to obtain Icebreaker, fear not, for the LDR is a very nice alternative. With an impact rating that matches the Ice Breaker and The Supremacy (from the Queens Wrath event), the LDR can easily do just as much damage to a single target.

While you may lament the fact that you cannot regenerate ammo, you can rejoice and make fun of those who rely on Icebreaker when your shots from the LDR go through walls. Not only that, but since it relies on traditional ammo, this rifle can potentially do more damage than the Ice Breaker in a shorter period of time.

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Shotguns

Name	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
Swordbreaker	Crota’s End	36	35	5	34	9	53
Invisible Hand M7	Crucible	36	35	5	30	13	50
Secret Handshake	Vanguard	36	35	6	37	11	48
Universal Remote	RNG/Xûr	36	17	5	41	8	29
The 4th Horseman	TDB (PlayStation)	38	34	5	66	5	16
Invective	Exotic Bounty	42	31	4	51	23	36
The Crash	FWC	48	23	6	34	16	31
Hide and Seek-42	Dead Orbit	48	23	4	32	17	42
The Comedian	Vanguard	48	23	5	39	15	39
Judgment VI	New Monarchy	58	14	4	33	21	46
Found Verdict	VoG	58	14	6	32	21	40
Two To The Morgue	Crucible	58	14	6	42	18	34
Her Unspoken Will	Queen’s Wrath	58	14	6	47	17	33
Felwinter’s Lie	Iron Banner	64	5	6	16	25	23
Astral Horizon	Trials of Osiris	64	5	5	16	25	28

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Machine Guns

Name	Acquisition	Impact	RoF	Mag	Stability	Range	Reload
The Culling	FWC	25	100	74	17	17	32
Prestige IV	New Monarchy	25	100	87	22	15	37
Song of Ir Yût	Crota’s End	25	100	87	30	16	48
Corrective Measure	VoG	29	88	58	50	18	39
MG18A Harm’s Way	Vanguard	29	88	54	44	21	33
Super Good Advice	Exotic Bounty	29	88	58	41	15	22
The Infinite Theorem	Trials of Osiris	37	77	39	40	30	40
Zombie Apocalypse WF47	Crucible	37	77	43	46	27	34
Deviant Gravity-A	Dead Orbit	53	66	30	56	17	33
THE SWARM	Vanguard	53	66	35	60	15	26
Thunderlord	RNG/Xûr	53	66	38	51	32	46
Jolder’s Hammer	Iron Banner	61	59	26	29	33	30
Against All Odds	Crucible	61	59	26	18	39	30
Wolves’ Curse	Queen’s Wrath	61	59	24	25	36	35

Against All Odds: A weapon that may seem familiar to those who were fortunate to receive Jolder’s Hammer, Against All Odds has a similar impact rating, albeit with much less stability.

For those who aren’t familiar with Jolder’s Hammer, the impact rating allows for you to effectively kill in 3 or 4 bullets in the Crucible, and with the low rate of fire, the stability is slightly less problematic.

In PvE, expect to be able to stagger tough enemies with the massive impact per bullet, but keep in mind that distance is still your friend as machine guns of this impact rating are essentially automatic scout rifles on steroids.

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Rocket Launchers

Name	Acquisition	Blast Radius	Velocity	RoF	Mag	Stability	Reload
The Cure	FWC	68	77	11	1	58	75
Exodus Plan RS/1	Dead Orbit	68	83	11	2	51	62
One Way Ticket 000	Vanguard	68	80	11	1	55	73
Hunger of Crota	Crota’s End	68	78	11	2	62	71
Gjallarhorn	RNG/Xûr	76	90	11	2	58	69
Unfriendly Giant	Vanguard	84	53	9	2	50	64
Tomorrow’s Answer	Trials of Osiris	84	50	9	1	54	71
Steel Oracle Z-11	Crucible	96	41	18	2	58	49
Valedictorian 9-44	Crucible	96	34	18	2	69	48
Admonisher III	New Monarchy	96	36	18	1	66	57
Dragon’s Breath	TDB	96	39	18	2	66	52
Truth	RNG/Xûr	96	48	11	3	83	79
Hezen Vengeance	VoG	96	71	4	2	33	62
Radegast’s Fury	Iron Banner	96	70	4	1	35	62
The Dreammaker	Queen’s Wrath	96	62	4	1	46	64