What Destiny 2 Weapons Will Replace Anarchy When It Dies?
Destiny 2 Bungie  Fallen, Cabal, Hive and Vex rejoice, the bane of your existence is being nerfed after years of raining terror down upon you in Destiny 2. Bungie has said that at long last, theyre nerfing Destiny 2s famed Anarchy grenade launch, the raid exotic from Scourge of the Past which can now only be bought with spoils, given that the original raid was vaulted. Its fitting, perhaps, that this has been the most absurd season for Anarchy to date, where in addition to its normal fire and forget damage ticks, it also triggers the Breach and Clear debuff, and can be used against unstoppable enemies. We do not know the scale of the nerf. It may not totally destroy Anarchy, but we may have to operate under the assumption that it might. And as such, its time to start lining up replacements. Destiny 2 Bungie  Witherhoard  Far and away the weapon Ive heard most people say theyre going to switch to for their exotic slot will be Witherhoard, great for mob clear, and stacking enough direct hits with it is solid boss damage as well. Like Anarchy, its also something you can fire and switch to use other weapons while it ticks away. Sleeper Simulant  The famed Destiny weapon is about to be buffed by 16.5%, making it the highest single target damage weapon in the game. With the catalyst, its possible a team of these could become the new boss-burning meta, in theory. Xenophage  If Bungie doesnt want Anarchy to be a jack of all trades, the next closest weapon I would describe in that way is Xenophage, clearing mobs, creating Warmind cells and doing decent boss damage if need be. Destiny 2 Bungie  Deathbringer  If we need another exotic heavy option, Deathbringer, post-catalyst, is doing some serious damage these days, especially when paired with the Argent Ordinance mod for Godslayer Warheads. Rocket Launchers  Legendary rocket launchers in general maybe the play now, especially paired with Witherhoard. The best one in the game at this point is probably going to be a Timelost Hezen with Overflow and Lasting Impression and Adept Big Ones on it. Other than that, I could see use cases for Royal Entry and Code Duello rolls. Again, Argent Ordinance provides a boost to all of these here. Swords  Situational, but despite nerfs to Lament and Guillotine, the bosses where you can plant a well on their feet and hack away will still likely remain sworded to death.  This deserves a question mark on the end because we do not know the state of the buff that Bungie is planning for Machine Guns. It may not have anything to do with boss damage at all, though that was the nerf they were given when for a time, they were part of the boss-burning meta when wells and barricades could give them infinite ammo. If thats reverted, its not impossible we could see, I dont know, Thunderlord return to relevance. But as of now, its a longshot. Those are the my potential picks, but of course, theres every chance Anarchy is not nerfed that much and its still a better pick than most of these. We saw that with 2-3 nerfs to Lament which have mostly failed to contain its power, so well have to wait how things shake out. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series, and The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook.