Destiny 2 is full of different weapons with different perks and frames, and some are naturally better than others. To help you figure out what's good and what isn't, we've got a collection of tier lists that'll give you an indication of the best weapons to look out for.
This tier list aims to appeal to both new players and experienced players, and won't be completely statistical. It'll also consider practicality, as well as how a less-experienced player would fare using it in a real-world scenario.
Overview
This is a Legendary Sniper Rifle tier list, and so we'll mainly be looking at DPS usage and major clear. Snipers are great for DPS and for taking out big enemies, but can also be used flexibly for clearing in some scenarios. However, when it comes to clearing, perks don't really matter as snipers will one-shot most red bar enemies anyway.
Ammo perks are the most important here, and Fourth-Time's the Charm is a cut above the rest as it generates more ammo. Most of the weapons here will be using the combination of a Damage perk and a Reload perk to be able to take advantage of DPS capabilities, but there are a handful of Snipers being used for their utility.
Generally speaking, D-Tier is where we would consider the cutoff for usability to be. Those weapons are the bare-bones basics of the weapon type and can still perform, even if it does so poorly. If you're a newer player and have a D-Tier weapon, chances are you'll probably be able to use it pretty well until you get to the point where you can get the options in the higher tiers.
Anything lower than that is just unusable in comparison, though. Those weapons serve no place in the metagame, and are worth just spending time to even get a D-tier option in comparison. There are notes on each weapon explaining why it's in the tier that it's in, and if you disagree with our rankings, then feel free to come and chat about it (civilly) in our Discord Server, or comment down below.
There are also sunset weapons on here to act as a complete archive of every single gun that Bungie has released, but those are unobtainable and generally quite weak in comparison to modern standards.
Archetypes
All weapons in Destiny fall under an Archetype, more colloquially known as a "Frame". This will define the weapon's base characteristics, such as its maximum damage output, ammo reserves, reload time, etc.
Archetypes are very important to understanding why some Legendary weapons are better than others, as it often comes down to the extra damage provided by that weapon's Frame, even if the two weapons are otherwise identical.
