Sword

"There is no grace in their making, but we can change that."

A Warlock wielding a sword.

Swords are a class of Heavy Weapons featured in the Destiny series. They were introduced in The Taken King expansion.

Overview[edit]

Unlike all other player weapon types, swords are close-quarter melee weapons. Prior to the addition of swords, the only melee weapons players could use (excluding the Hunter's knife) were Knight Cleavers and The Aegis relic, which were available temporarily in specific situations.^[1]

Additional unique qualities of swords include that they have an alternate "Guard" function that can partially deflect damage from incoming enemy attacks which is good for defensive situations, consuming an amount of Heavy Ammo with each attack despite being melee weapons, and they can only be obtained by completing certain Quests instead of from random drops.

There are three Legendary and three Exotic Swords, one for each element. The Exotic swords all feature a special attack as their Exotic perk.

To obtain a sword, the player first has to complete The Taken King quest, and then the mission Dread Patrol. Eris will recover a shard of Oryx's sword Willbreaker for reverse-engineering. Then, A Broken Will quest becomes available. To upgrade their sword into an exotic sword, A Sword Reforged quest becomes available after upgrading every node on the sword's perk tree and infusing it to level 280 light.

In the Rise of Iron the player obtains The Young Wolf's Howl upon completion of The Iron Tomb from Lord Saladin.

Year Two[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Exotic[edit]

Year Three[edit]

Exotic[edit]

The Young Wolf's Howl

Destiny 2 Year One[edit]

Uncommon[edit]

Nasreddin

Rare[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Complex Solution
Crown-Splitter
Double-Edged Answer - (Curse of Osiris)
Eternity's Edge
Future Safe 10 - (Curse of Osiris)
Hagakure
Honor's Edge
It Stared Back
Negative Space
Quickfang
Steel Sybil Z-14
Traitor's Fate
Unspoken Promise

Exotic[edit]

Worldline Zero

Destiny 2 Year Two[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type	Season	Source	Notes
Abide the Return	Solar	Adaptive Frame	Forsaken	Dreaming City
Stryker's Sure-Hand	Arc	Adaptive Frame	Season 5	Rank 45 on season pass Pyramid focused Engrams
Just in Case	Solar	Adaptive Frame	Season 6	Gambit Prime The Reckoning
Goldtusk	Void	Lightweight Frame	Season 7	Menagerie	Only acquirable from Heroic version Can only be looted and used by Hunters
Death's Razor	Solar	Adaptive Frame	Season 7	Menagerie	Only acquirable from Heroic version Can only be looted and used by Warlocks
Throne-Cleaver	Void	Aggressive Frame	Season 7	Menagerie	Only acquirable from Heroic version Can only be looted and used by Titans

Exotic[edit]

Black Talon - (Forsaken)

Destiny 2 Year Three[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type	Season	Source
Night Terror	Arc	Adaptive Frame	Shadowkeep	Shadowkeep Campaign
Falling Guillotine	Void	Vortex Frame	Season 11	Rank 45 on season pass Pyramid focused Engrams
Temptation's Hook	Arc	Caster Frame	Season 11	Umbral Engrams
Steel Sybil Z-14	Void	Adaptive Frame	Season 11	Crucible

Exotic[edit]

Destiny 2 Year Four[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Weapon Name	Element	Frame Type	Season	Source	Notes
Bequest	Arc	Adaptive Frame	Beyond Light	Deep Stone Crypt raid
Sola's Scar	Solar	Caster Frame	Season 13	Trials of Osiris	Can roll Adept from the Flawless chest
Quickfang	Void	Lightweight Frame	Season 14	World loot drop	Can only be looted and used by Hunters
Eternity's Edge	Solar	Vortex Frame	Season 14	World loot drop	Can only be looted and used by Warlocks
Crown-Splitter	Void	Aggressive Frame	Season 14	World loot drop	Can only be looted and used by Titans
Hero of Ages	Arc	Vortex Frame	Season 15	Grasp of Avarice dungeon
Zephyr	Stasis	Adaptive Frame	Season 15	The Dawning	Reissued as Stasis. Originally Arc