

The color of an enemy's shield represents which damage type it is vulnerable to. Damage types can inflict additional damage to an enemy's shields. There are four different damage types that a weapon may possess: kinetic, arc, solar, or void. However, Light is a factor in playlists with Level Advantages enabled, such as Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris.ĭamage Type Main article: Damage Type In regular Crucible modes, weapons' Light levels do not affect damage output. All Year 1 legendary and exotic weapons can be ascended to a maximum Light of 170, and all Year 2 and Year 3 legendary and exotic weapons can be infused to a maximum Light of 400. The higher a weapon's Light is, the more damage it will do to enemies. Most archetypes are determined by an Impact to Rate-of-Fire ratio.Ĭharacteristics Light Main article: LightĪ weapon's Light is represented by a number and factors into a player's overall Light level. Weapons of each type are divided into archetypes, which designate how the weapon behaves in relation to other weapons of its type. Heavy weapon ammo can be replenished by picking up large, purple boxes or opening purple ammo crates.

Special weapons deal higher amounts of damage, but they are less "all-purpose" and useful mainly in specific circumstances. Primary weapon ammo can be replenished by picking up small, white ammo boxes.

For a list of all weapons in Destiny, view the category page.Įach weapon fits into one of three inventory slots according to its type: primary, special, and heavy.
