Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The brand new exotic Choir of One is getting a hefty slap on the wrist next Episode, but how bad is it? People seem to think it's the end of the world since it'll lose roughly half its reserves? Well, let's actually go over it with a lot of data: Damage/DPS for Choir of One both in its current form and Post-"Nerf" and compare that to other Special and Heavy weapons for both add-clear and Boss DPS. You'll truly be shocked by the numbers.
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Shout out to @MossyMax and @TheAegisRelic for being excellent data collectors on all things. Definitaely give them a follow on Youtube and Twitter.
MossyMax: https://x.com/mossy_max
MossyMax's Destiny 2 Damage Scaling Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b57Hb8m1L3daFfUckQQqvvN6VOpD03KEssvQLMFpC5I/edit?gid=282634418#gid=282634418
Aegis: https://x.com/TheAegisRelic
Aegis' Boss Damage Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_5wtBjRYHHxuF4oJKDb_iOGZs-wTkzB6RYbnyNLbuz4/edit?gid=546993349#gid=546993349
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00:00 - Choir of One is getting "Nerfed"
00:40 - Overview: Choir of One
01:21 - Damage Testing: Choir of One
02:46 - Damage & DPS: Minors
05:01 - Damage & DPS: Boss
07:31 - Summary of Current Minor & Boss DPS
08:14 - The "Nerf"
09:07 - "Nerf" Damage & DPS Values Comparison
10:42 - RANT
13:02 - Outro
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How to Farm Brave Arsenal (Into the Light) Weapons: youtu.be/ngTMCnXYLGY
Enhance ALL Weapons: youtu.be/dcFCN6SUfHg
Discord: discord.gg/sundog
Twitch: twitch.tv/commanderpika
Twitter: twitter.com/Commander_Pika
#choirofone #nerf #destiny2 #thefinalshape
The brand new exotic Choir of One is getting a hefty slap on the wrist next Episode, but how bad is it? People seem to think it's the end of the world since it'll lose roughly half its reserves? Well, let's actually go over it with a lot of data: Damage/DPS for Choir of One both in its current form and Post-"Nerf" and compare that to other Special and Heavy weapons for both add-clear and Boss DPS. You'll truly be shocked by the numbers.
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Shout out to @MossyMax and @TheAegisRelic for being excellent data collectors on all things. Definitaely give them a follow on Youtube and Twitter.
MossyMax: https://x.com/mossy_max
MossyMax's Destiny 2 Damage Scaling Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b57Hb8m1L3daFfUckQQqvvN6VOpD03KEssvQLMFpC5I/edit?gid=282634418#gid=282634418
Aegis: https://x.com/TheAegisRelic
Aegis' Boss Damage Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_5wtBjRYHHxuF4oJKDb_iOGZs-wTkzB6RYbnyNLbuz4/edit?gid=546993349#gid=546993349
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00:00 - Choir of One is getting "Nerfed"
00:40 - Overview: Choir of One
01:21 - Damage Testing: Choir of One
02:46 - Damage & DPS: Minors
05:01 - Damage & DPS: Boss
07:31 - Summary of Current Minor & Boss DPS
08:14 - The "Nerf"
09:07 - "Nerf" Damage & DPS Values Comparison
10:42 - RANT
13:02 - Outro
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How to Farm Brave Arsenal (Into the Light) Weapons: youtu.be/ngTMCnXYLGY
Enhance ALL Weapons: youtu.be/dcFCN6SUfHg
Discord: discord.gg/sundog
Twitch: twitch.tv/commanderpika
Twitter: twitter.com/Commander_Pika
#choirofone #nerf #destiny2 #thefinalshape









![ALL Available Free-2-Play Weapons and What to Grab Before LIGHTFALL
Later than I wanted to make this video, but here it is XD First section is a brief tutorial for new or free-2-play players on where weapons drop, how to know what to keep, perk tips, and more. The second section acts as a Grocery List of weapons that I think are pretty good to use in both PVE and PVP. The third section acts as a reference tool/catalog of all weapons available to free-2-play players. **Do note: Console players require use of Xbox Live/PS Plus to have access to a majority of the game, so I technically count that as a requirement for these weapons, as PC players dont have that restriction....otherwise, you lose the ability to obtain 95% of the weapons)**
So feel free to skip around from section to section: listen to the advice, skip to recommendations, or go thru weapon by weapon. This is meant to be a tool to help guardians find new or interesting weapons they might not know exist, how to obtain, etc.
If you know of any other weapons that I might of missed or any errors, leave them down below. I try to be thorough in my research, but its easy to forget some things. (I did leave out Nightfall weapons, as this season only saw 1 for f2p - Mindbenders Ambition - but that drop wont come back around before the end of the season.
Next season will be a HUGE shake-up for available weapons, as they are adding legacy focusing as a way to obtain old weapons that are currently unobtainable. Expect the spreadsheet to be updated during the first few weeks of Lightfall and then an updated resource for all free-2-play weapons.
Sections
00:00 - Intro/Explaination
00:57 - Brief Summary of How/Where Weapons Come From
02:00 - Comparing Weapons/Perk Combo Tips
03:42 - PVE Recommendations
04:35 - PVP Recommendations
05:31 - Loot Source Terminology and Explaining Resource
05:50 - Sidearms
06:24 - SMGs
06:54 - Auto Rifles
07:22 - Hand Cannons
08:00 - Pulse Rifles
08:30 - Bows
08:44 - Scout Rifles
09:08 - Shotguns
09:48 - Fusion Rifles
10:12 - Trace Rifles/Glaives/Special Grenade Launchers
10:30 - Sniper Rifles
11:06 - Sword
11:30 - Heavy Grenade Launchers
11:48 - Rocket Launchers
12:10 - Machine Guns
12:26 - Linear Fusion Rifles
Link to Google Sheet of Weapons+Sources:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/115FIumgqGzfDfev8UXxBLK3XxyCk0c4l8xmbJba9IXY/edit?usp=sharing
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/commanderpika
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Commander_Pika
Methodology
1. Organized by ammo type (primary - special - power), then by range/engagement space, then by elements.
2. List active sources for each available weapon
3. Highlight key weapons by a combination of potency for pvp/pve and how easy they are to obtain
[Loot Source Terminology]
- Drops: End of activity (ie: strikes, crucible, gambit) completion item
- World Drops: Random engrams that you find on the ground in pve activities/world
- Focus: Selecting what loot you get (either specific weapon or selection of weapons) by using an umbral/vendor engram at a specific vendor
- Packages: Rankup reward engrams you claim in the top right of the vendor screens at Zavala, Drifter, Shaxx, Saladin, Banshee, etc
- Spoils: Spoils of Conquest - Raid currency obtain from doing raids, used to purchase items from final chest in raids launched post-Beyond Light
- Craftable: can complete a quest or deepsight resonance (red borders) to obtain their patterns; craft (make) those weapon at the enclave on Mars (in Savathuns Throne World Destination)
- Banshee/Xur Inventory: Special vendors that bring specific weapons each week - totally random what they bring, but weapon options are from a somewhat known pool
- Dares of Eternity/Dares/DoE: 6 player activity rewarding old weapons/gear as well as the 30th anniversary weapons
- Rotations #: in regards to Dares of Eternity - refers to specific loot pool for Dares that rotates each week. 3 pools with specific loot.
- Altars of Sorrow: Public event activity on the Moon - rewards specific weapon each day upon completion
- Blind Well: Dreaming City Public Activity; event chest offers a random dreaming city weapon.
- Leviathan: Public space housing the Castellum and Containment Activity
- Opulent Keys: reward from chests found aboard the leviathan and Containment Activity; rewards 1 of 4 reprised opulent weapons.
- Nightfall/NF Drops: Weapon drops from the nightfall playlist/Grand Masters; for F2P players - the strike must also be F2P to have access to the nightfall.
#destiny2 #witchqueen #seraph #lightfall #prep #d2 #f2p ALL Available Free-2-Play Weapons and What to Grab Before LIGHTFALL](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GR-Zv2ru384/mqdefault.jpg)
