[Top 10] The Division 2 Best Weapons and How To Get Them

Updated:

03 Dec 2023

With the release of update 10.1, various skills and weapons have seen some interesting buffs, garnering some players to try different things.

For new or recently returned Division agents, there have been major changes and additions to The Division 2 with the release of TU 10 and 10.1.

We'll be looking at some of the best weapons that this game has to offer after its huge title update.

1. M16A2

This rifle has a bright future ahead of it.

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 300
Mag: 30
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 1.60s

What Makes M16A2 Awesome:

In terms of high end rifles, this one has made a slight comeback.
It has been extremely improved since the A1.
Out of many high end rifles tested, it shows the highest critical hit damage. The M16A2 gives one 130K damage, with the Breadbasket talent bringing headshot damage up by +35%.

How to Get M16A2:

Random drop

2. Harmony

A new variant of the CMMG Resolute Rifle.

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 300
Mag: 50
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 1.60s

What Makes Harmony Awesome:

Perfectly In Sync talent is striking for this new named weapon.
Hitting an enemy grants +20% skill damage for 5s.
Using a skill or damaging an enemy with a skill grants +20% weapon damage for 5s.
Damage increases are doubled while both buffs are active at the same time.

How to Get Harmony:

3. Surge

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 380
Mag: 50
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 2.5s

What Makes Surge Awesome:

This weapon has been around for quite some time, but has been a useful piece of work ever since..
Perfect Spike brings this weapon forward in terms of skill damage.
Headshots grant +25% skill damage for 15s.

How to Get Surge:

4. Big Horn

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 300
Mag: 50
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 1.60s

What Makes Big Horn Awesome:

When scoped, the weapon switches to semi automatic fire modedealing, 450% weapon damage with each shot.
Headshot grant +2% headshot damage. Stacks up to 50 times. Resets to 0 at full stacks.

How to Get Big Horn:

5. Diamondback

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 100
Mag: 5
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 3.2s

What Makes Diamondback Awesome:

Agonizing Bite – The Diamondback will randomly mark an enemy. Shooting the marked enemy guarantees a critical hit with +20% damage. The weapon will then mark another enemy. Marks also change whenever you reload.
Deep Fangs – After you’ve hit five marked enemies you’ll gain 50% reload speed, 20% total damage, and 10 seconds of guaranteed critical hits. The count is reset if you miss a shot.
Shedding Skin – While the weapon is drawn, you gain 20% bonus armor for three seconds. While holsters, each time you reload/cycle your current weapon you gain 8% bonus armor for two seconds.

How to Get Diamondback:

6. Chameleon

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 900
Mag: 50
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 2.4s

What Makes Chameleon Awesome:

Adaptive Instincts
Hitting 30 headshots grants +20% critical hit chance and +50% critical hit damage for 45s.
Hitting 60 body shots grants +80% weapon damage for 45s.
Hitting 30 leg shots grants +150% reload speed for 45s.

How to Get Chameleon:

7. FAMAS 2010 (Burn Out)

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 900
Mag: 30
Optimal Range: 28m
Critical Strike Range: 10-45m
Reload time: 2.2s

What Makes Burn Out Awesome:

Perfectly On Empty
Reloading from empty grants +40% weapon handling for 30s.

How to Get Burn Out:

8. The Ravenous

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 240
Mag: 60
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 1.60s

What Makes The Ravenous Awesome:

Geri and Freki
On trigger-pull, fire both barrels at once. When fired from the right shoulder, hits add offensive primers and defensive primers when fired from the left shoulder.
Hits from one shoulder will detonate all of the opposite shoulder’s primers when present.
When detonated, each offensive primer deals 75% weapon damage, while each defensive primer grants 2% bonus armor for 5 seconds. Primer effectiveness is doubled at 10 stacks.

How to Get The Ravenous:

9. Pestilence

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 300
Mag: 50
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 1.60s

What Makes Pestilence Awesome:

Plague of the Outcasts
Hits apply a debuff dealing 100% weapon damage over 10 seconds. This stacks up to 50 times. Whenever an enemy dies with this debuff, all stacks are transferred to a nearby enemy within 25 meters.

How to Get Pestilence:

10. Baker's Dozen

Weapon Stats:

RPM: 180
Mag: 19
Optimal Range: 35m
Critical Strike Range: 10-60m
Reload time: 1.60s

What Makes Baker's Dozen Awesome:

At a level 40, this weapon is incredible with being able to shoot close range and long range. Recommend doing headshots especially with the talent.
Perfect Lucky Shot
Magazine capacity is increased by 30%. Missed shots from cover have a 100% chance to return to mag.

How to Get Baker's Dozen: