In Destiny 2 there is a really useful weapon perk that you should know about: Adaptive Munitions. It transforms weapons into “Mini-Arbalests” and can even hold its ground in the endgame to some extent, as it allows your bullets to pierce all enemy shields. MeinMMO tells you how it works and which weapons you can use with it.
This is what makes “Adaptive Munitions” so popular: Everyone knows it in Destiny 2. When you encounter enemies with energy shields and don’t have a weapon equipped with the appropriate element, it takes forever to break the shield and deal damage.
But with the improved perk “Adaptive Munitions”, which is strong against all shields—whether Solar, Arc, or Void—you can simply bypass this.
- If you use the perk “Adaptive Munitions” on your weapon, it adjusts its damage output and effectiveness against energy shields that do not match the weapon’s damage type.
- Hits deal increasingly higher damage against enemy shields, with up to 600% more damage.
- The buff is removed when a matching shield or an enemy without a shield is hit.
No wonder the weapon perk “Adaptive Munitions” is currently becoming increasingly popular among Guardians. For some, this perk, as a solid weapon advantage in PvE, is already a hidden gem and is considered an S-Tier advantage.
The perk even works in the endgame: Additionally, one can indeed perform better against champions in the endgame with it. As the community has discovered, the shields of anti-barrier champions can be broken faster and better using the perk.
- In short: You significantly enhance the effect of the seasonal anti-barrier mod with it.
This will vary in the future, depending on which weapon types Bungie selects for the anti-barrier mod in the respective season. It may not be better than the current exotic anti-barrier champion king “Arbalest”. Nevertheless, this “Mini-Arbalest version” is worth a closer look for legendary weapons.
How strong is the perk exactly? After firing at an enemy energy shield with a weapon that has “Adaptive Munitions”, the weapon’s damage is immediately increased with the second shot.
| Stack | Normal +% | Improved +% (Crafted) |
| 1x | + 167 % | + 200 % |
| 2x | + 333 % | + 400 % |
| 3x | + 500 % | + 600 % |
This advantage does not work against enemies without shields. However, using “Anti-Barrier Rounds” increases the base damage stack by another 5%.
The following weapons are currently particularly interesting with the “Adaptive Munitions” perk:
- “New Purpose” – Legendary Pulse Rifle
- “Ogma IG-6” – Legendary Pulse Rifle
- “Chain of Command” – Legendary Machine Gun
- “Occurrence” – Legendary Auto Rifle
- “Catastrophic”, Legendary Linear Fusion Rifle
- “Insidious” (Master version), Legendary Pulse Rifle
- “Targeted Inquiry”, Legendary Scout Rifle
A complete list of the weapons currently dropping with the perk “Adaptive Munitions” can be found on light.gg.
The “All-Rounder Weapons” can also be crafted: Through the weapon crafting, which came with the expansion “The Witch Queen”, you can even enjoy the improved version of this perk.
- The improved perk “Adaptive Munitions” has a damage increase per stack, and the maximum damage increase is multiplicatively raised by 20%.
At first, only 3 weapons could be crafted with it in Season 16, but Season 17 has already significantly expanded the selection for crafting.
One can therefore expect that even more weapons will be added in the future, which can then be shaped with the improved perk “Adaptive Munitions” in the Enclave on Mars.
In our tests, the improved perk “Adaptive Munitions” felt particularly suitable in gameplay, especially with fast-firing weapons. In the legendary campaign, shields can be easily blown away, and even against barrier champions in the endgame, the perk was quite effective.
Even if it takes a little longer to achieve the maximum damage output on a shield.
What do you think about the advantage of “Adaptive Munitions” on weapons? Could it already convince you in your gameplay, or have we just piqued your curiosity? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
