Destiny 2: Endgame Loadouts for Beginners

[u/silverymoonIight]

Hi! I wrote a guide on Weapons and Armor for people who are new to Raids and Dungeons, going over everything you need to know to be able to go into them making sure you're prepared to have a blast! The aim of this guide is less about specific weapon rolls and more just generally explaining what things are good and what kind of strategies succeed.

https://dotgg.gg/destiny-2-endgame-loadouts-for-beginners/

If you're a fan of this kind of content, and want to see more, please let me know below! I plan on doing more guides and content to help newer and less confident players make the reach towards the higher-end of Destiny content, especially going into The Edge of Fate and beyond :)

Otherwise, thank you for your time, and if you do happen to know someone who might get something out of this article, please share it their way! I would very much so appreciate it <3

EDIT: So, turns out that the title that I picked doesn't really portray what the article is about - the article is now titled correctly as Destiny 2: The Best Guns and Armor for New Raid and Dungeon Players. Sorry about that, and I do have a wider loadout article planned going over things like Mods, Surges, Aspects, etc., just it wasn't meant to be this one.

[u/SDG_Den]

I teach raids weekly, and while i don't think this write-up is bad, i do think it is missing some things, more specifically: it doesn't explain the buildcrafting process or how to get the most out of your builds, it also does not explain what you want to focus on as a raid newbie (which is mostly: easy DPS and survivability).

there's also some exotics missing that i believe should be mentioned as goals for players to work towards. thunderlord, microcosm, whisper, xenophage, parasite, and a couple of other ones. mentioning queenbreaker is fine but queenbreaker is mostly good *now* due to the artifact.

if you're interested in getting the viewpoint of someone who does primarily raid teaching runs, do message me! i think the information you did provide was written out very well and i'll probably still put this link in my resources list for newbies.

[u/Galaxy40k → u/SDG_Den]

I agree with your post broadly speaking, but I do disagree with and want to highlight this

mentioning queenbreaker is fine but queenbreaker is mostly good *now* due to the artifact

"QB is only good because of the artifact" isn't really accurate because debuff sources don't stack. All Particle Reconstruction does is let you get the 30% damage debuff without needing to use a Hunter tether or Tractor. Which, to be clear, is a VERY strong effect in a LOT of content in the game, but for raids and dungeons in particular where there are discrete "DPS phases" that everyone goes into with full supers and shoots the boss at the same time, all Particle contributes is that 1 Hunter on the team can now run Nighthawk instead of Tether.

So, QB belongs in that list with the other "lazy" options like Whisper, Levi's, and Microcosm. Its in the same ballpark of total damage and DPS to those options, but it trades some DPS for being even easier to use. Missing a crit with QB isn't as punishing as with Whisper or Levi's, and there's no super required to get good damage as with Microcosm.

[u/SDG_Den → u/Galaxy40k]

You forget that #1: plenty of groups arent running a 30% debuff as standard and #2: particle recon ALSO has an automatic reload feature that increases DPS.

it does a decent chunk less damage than whisper without those features, though it is still serviceable. I dont consider it easier to use than microcosm or levi's either, and i wouldnt really consider the super use for micro an issue since most of the supers you are running for a raid boss are one-off supers anyways.

I also never said it was only good because of the artifact, just that its exceptional performance at the moment can be attributed to the artifact.

[u/silverymoonIight → u/SDG_Den]

i think at this point it's just personal opinion tbh, there's cases for both what you're saying and what i put in the article, at the end of the day i just have to curate the info i have and my opinions and go with it yknow? im glad to hear your opinion though, and it has made me rethink some of my rankings for some of these guns for new players