Bows are a weapon type that was first introduced in Destiny 2 in the Forsaken expansion, and we haven’t seen too many of them added to the game since then. We’ve seen a few here and there, but all in all, it’s mostly just been new Hand Cannons for a while. Although they aren’t typically used in the Destiny 2 meta, they can be great weapons for players that prefer to fight from a distance.
While Bows are certainly not the most powerful weapon type, they do have their place amongst everything else, and with certain Exotic Bows getting insanely powerful catalysts. Unfortunately, there are only 4 Exotic Bows in Destiny 2 at the moment. Here is every Exotic Bow in Destiny 2 ranked from worst to best.
4. Wish-Ender
Wish-Ender is one of two Exotic Bows added in the Forsaken expansion in Destiny 2, and for a while, it was one of the best weapons in the game. By using its Exotic perk Queen’s Wrath you will be able to see enemies highlighted behind walls while aiming down sights, which is giving you wall hacks, something that comes in handy. The Broadhead perk also grants you piercing damage that hurts the enemy on both entry and exit of the arrowhead, this can also allow you to hit multiple targets with a single shot. These perks have made Wish-Ender a great Bow to use in Crucible.
Unfortunately, Wish-Ender just isn’t what it used to be, since it has received some pretty hefty nerfs, or rather fixes, that solved an issue in which Wish-Ender was dealing three times as much damage as it should have been. This fix led to an almost instant drop in weapon usage and it is incredibly rare to see anyone using this weapon. Nowadays, it’s just not worth the Exotic slot that could be used by Anarchy or Xenophage.
3. Le Monarque
Le Monarque was introduced in the Black Armory DLC, and its biggest use case is the Exotic perk Poison Arrows. This perk makes arrows fired quickly after a full draw become poison arrows, with precision hits spreading poison to nearby enemies. This makes it an incredibly powerful Bow that is capable of wiping an entire team in the Trials of Osiris. In the right hands, Le Monarque can potentially be one of the most lethal weapons in the entire game. There’s definitely a lot of PvP and PvE potential with Le Monarque.
2. Ticuu’s Divination
Ticuu’s Divination was the seasonal weapon from Season of the Chosen that was available in the Season Pass. The Exotic perk for this Exotic Bow is called Sacred Flame and allows hip firing to firing multiple projectiles which explode upon death or when struck by another Sacred Flame’s explosion. Along with Sacred Flame is the perk Casualty Arrows, which causes Sacred Flame arrows to detonate instantly if fired while aiming down sites. Ticuu’s Divination is a weapon that will absolutely take quite a lot of practice to truly master, but once you’ve got the hang of it, it is an absolute monster.
Within Crucible, you can one-tap most Guardians with a Sacred Flame explosion, so you would only need to hip-fire a single shot and then get one precision hit to instantly kill another Guardian. Within PvE content, there’s so much ad-clearing potential for this gun, and when it was introduced, we had Overload Bow which made it even more viable in the game. The catalyst for this Exotic Bow also gives more damage to perfectly drawn Causality Arrows which increases its effectiveness against bosses, but again, if you’ve got another option, you probably shouldn’t be using a Bow for DPS.
1. Trinity Ghoul
There was a time when the Trinity Ghoul Bow wasn’t a very powerful weapon, but, thanks to its ridiculously powerful catalyst it has become a very viable weapon. This is due to its ability to allow its perks to shine, such as the Lightning Rod perk which grants next-shot chain-lightning capabilities after hitting precision kills. The Split Electron perk fires an arrow that splits when released to deal damage to multiple targets or double damage to a single target.
Thanks to the catalyst, the Trinity Ghoul Bow has gone from a niche weapon to the best Exotic Bow in Destiny 2. Hopefully, Bungie continues to improve the state of Bows in Destiny 2 and they will become more useful as time goes on. And who knows maybe we’ll start to see a few more Exotic Bows show up here and there.Forsaken expansion
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