Destiny 2, Season 21, Season of the Deep starts on July 14, 2025, and brings a whole horde of new content and changes. This includes some tweaks to weapons—something I’ve been excited about since Lightfall was released in February. Here are all the Destiny 2 Season 21 weapon changes explained.
Destiny 2 Season 21 weapon changes - overview
The changes to weapons in Season of the Deep not onlyadjust hip-fire reticlesfor Hand Cannons, Trace Rifles, and more but also bringrevisions to Exoticslike Sweet Business and Thunderlord. CertainExoticswill receivecustom reticles.
Full auto meleeis being added, allowing players to toggle a setting to make melee attacks automatic, including fist, charged melee, roaming Super melee, Glaive, and Sword, much like the full auto firing setting.
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It will also be much easier to view your gear in the character menu and in the Eververse preview with anoverhaulto theInspection screen. Now, you’ll be able to rotate your weapons to look more closely at them, much like you already can with armor and Sparrows. Support forambient VFXis also coming, and the depth-of-field blur is being canned. As someone with impaired vision, this is music to my ears (or eyes, rather).
Check out all of theDestiny 2 Exotic armor changes in Season 21here.
All Exotic weapon changes in Destiny 2 Season 21
Several Exotic weapons are receiving tweaks in Season of the Deep, including both buffs and nerfs. The following Exotics are being changed:
All reticle changes in Destiny 2 Season of the Deep
Destiny 2 Season 21 hip-fire reticle changes
For now,Fusion Rifles,Hand Cannons,Side Arms, andTrace Riflesare getting theirhip-fire reticles reworkedso that they can still be seen at high FOV settings. The aim is to stop their reticles from being so static and blocking an area of your screen. Bungie has stated that this change will eventually roll out to other weapon types.Shotgunsare also receiving similar treatment, with hip-fire reticlesmatching the pellet spread, no matter what your FOV setting is.
Fusion Rifleswill show acharge meterunder the reticle, so it’s much more clear when the weapon is fully charged with energy and ready to be unloaded. Similarly,Swordswill show thecurrent Sword guard energyunder the reticle.
Destiny 2 Season 21 aim down sights reticle changes
Shayura’s Wrath’s reticleis being replaced with something more akin to the hip-fire reticle, allowing it toscalewithauto-aimandaccuracy. Bungie has stated that this is an experimental change and is something they want to get “into your hands and see how it feels” before rolling it out across more weapons.
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The Legendary SMG will now have anaim-down-sights reticlethat changes color when an enemy is targeted and “reacts to the weapon’s accuracy and auto-aim state.”
The following Exotic weapons are receiving changes to their reticles:
Weapon archetype changes in Destiny 2 Season 21
The following weapon types are receiving tweaks to their archetype in Season of the Deep:
Scout Rifles
Weapon perk changes in Destiny 2 Season 21
The following weapon perks are being tweaked in Destiny 2 Season of the Deep:
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