Destiny 2's Season of the Deep Weapon Arsenal: Every Exotic, Seasonal, and Raid Drop You Need to Know

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep weapons and exotics deliver unforgettable gameplay, reshaping Crucible and Nightfall experiences even years later.

Back in 2023, Season of the Deep dropped a tidal wave of new firearms into Destiny 2’s sandbox, and let me tell you — even three years later, the ripples are still being felt across every Crucible match and Nightfall. I still remember booting up the game, heading to the H.E.L.M., and staring at this absolute buffet of Taken-tinged gear, reprised Reckoning classics, and that sleek Centrifuse auto rifle calling my name from the Season Pass. It was a loot fiesta, plain and simple.

But what exactly made the season’s arsenal so unforgettable? Whether you’re a veteran reminiscing or a New Light trying to understand why your clanmates won’t shut up about Spare Rations, I’ve got you covered. This is a thorough breakdown of every new weapon we got our hands on, from the exotic stunners to the dungeon treasures and even those sneaky world pool additions.

The Three Exotic Stars

Season of the Deep didn’t hold back with its exotic lineup. Centrifuse was the instant crowd-pleaser — an Arc 450 RPM auto rifle that built up an electrostatic charge as you sprinted, slid, or fired. When that charge maxed out and you landed final blows… boom, blinding explosions everywhere. It was a Run-and-Gun philosophy made manifest, reloading itself as you sprinted, and I couldn’t help but cackle every time I cleared an entire Lost Sector without ever hitting the reload button.

Then there was The Navigator, a Strand trace rifle from the Ghosts of the Deep dungeon. This thing turned you into a support god. Shoot an ally, and both of you instantly got Woven Mail. Sustained damage would sever targets too. I remember my first run through the dungeon, frantically lasering my fireteam while shouting “You’re protected, you’re protected!” — it was chaos, but the good kind.

The season’s hidden gem, Wicked Implement, only arrived later in July. A Stasis 180 RPM scout rifle that slowed enemies on rapid precision hits. Its true magic was Tithing Harvest: precision kills while the slow effect was active spawned Stasis Shards, and collecting those refilled your magazine. With the right build, you could literally fire forever. I sat in a corner of a Nightfall for an embarrassingly long time just tapping heads and watching crystals fly back to me. No regrets.

Seasonal Weapons: Taken Twists and Reckoning Returns

Salvage activity on Titan was the main source for the new Taken-themed seasonal weapons, all six of them twisted versions of the old Reckoning guns. Hand cannon Targeted Redaction, a Void 120 RPM beast; Rapacious Appetite, a Stasis 750 RPM SMG that shredded in close quarters; Different Times, the Strand pulse rifle that felt like a laser — every single one came with the Unsated Hunger origin trait, boosting handling, reload, and stability when your abilities were drained. Honestly, it punished ability spam and rewarded a more deliberate playstyle, which I didn’t know I needed until I tried it.

Bungie didn’t stop there. They fished the original Drifter’s arsenal out of the vault and gave them the Disaster Plan origin trait (flinch resistance and range boost on ammo pickup). Spare Rations, Bug-Out Bag, Outlast… hearing those names again almost brought a tear to my eye. And yes, you got them from an actual fishing minigame. I spent hours at the H.E.L.M. pond, rod in hand, muttering “come on, give me that kinetic hand cannon.” It was the strangest, most relaxing loot grind I’ve ever experienced.

Last Wish Gets Craftable

One of the biggest surprises was the full refresh of Last Wish raid weapons. Every gun got a perk pool overhaul and the Explosive Pact origin trait (bonus stability and reload speed after grenade use, with extra stacks from healing grenades and grenade kills). Even better, they became craftable. Hawthorne handed out a weekly bounty that guaranteed a red border drop, so chasing those patterns became straightforward — no more praying to RNGesus on Kalli farming runs.

Transfiguration, Apex Predator, Nation of Beasts… the list was long and glorious. I still use my crafted Apex Predator with Bait and Switch for DPS phases, and it hasn’t left my heavy slot in two years.

Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon Delivers

If you ventured into the depths of Titan’s Arcology, you could snag four new legendary weapons plus The Navigator. New Pacific Epitaph, a Stasis wave-frame grenade launcher, reset my expectations for crowd control. No Survivors, a Solar 750 RPM SMG, became my go-to for Solar synergy builds. Cold Comfort, the Stasis rocket launcher, packed a punch with its 25 RPM archetype and some spicy perk combos. Every clear felt like unwrapping a present — and sometimes you’d get Greasy Luck, the glaive, which I honestly learned to love even though glaives weren’t my thing.

Playlist, Trials, and Iron Banner Goodies

The ritual weapon Last Rite was a 120 RPM Tex Mechanica scout rifle with Reconstruction and Focused Fury — an odd couple that worked beautifully because Reconstruction’s overflow ammo let you trigger Focused Fury on your first magazine. I took it into Gambit and never looked back.

Strikes gave us Positive Outlook, a Void 450 RPM auto; Crucible delivered Randy’s Throwing Knife and the Competitive-only Mercurial Overreach sniper; Gambit’s Laser Pointer was a Strand linear fusion that, well, pointed lasers accurately. Nightfalls added Braytech Osprey (Void rocket launcher) and Loaded Question (Arc fusion), Trials of Osiris threw The Messenger pulse and Unexpected Resurgence glaive into the pool, and Iron Banner served up Pressurized Precision (Strand fusion) and Swarm of the Raven (Void grenade launcher). The world loot pool also grew with Combined Arms, Glissando-47, and others — my postmaster was perpetually full.

Even now, in 2026, these designs stand out. Bungie created a season where every activity felt rewarding, every engram could contain a gem. I still see Guardians running Centrifuse in casual strikes, or flexing a crafted Techeun Force in raids. Season of the Deep didn’t just flood us with weapons — it gave us a toolkit that shaped how we play today. And honestly? That’s the mark of a truly great Destiny season.