Fusion Rifles have come a long way in Destiny 2 PvP, where it has successfully instilled fear in every Guardian. Since the nerf on Aggressive Shotguns, players have adapted to a new meta that can one-shot opposing Guardians with ease while keeping a fair distance.
However, Fusion Rifles come with a small penalty for Charge Time. Usually, these weapon types come in multiple frames with differing Range and Impact damage. The higher Charge Time of a Fusion Rifle means that the weapon's damage output and Range will also be relatively higher than other archetypes.
Here are five of the deadliest Fusion Rifles for Destiny 2 PvP.
Disclaimer: The following article is subjective and based solely on the writer's opinion
The Likely Suspect was introduced with The Witch Queen expansion, which is pretty much tailor-made for quick kills inside PvP. With a base Charge Time of 460, this Rapid-Fire Framed weapon can one-shot Guardians from 17 to 20 meters away.
However, Stability is not a strong point for any Fusion Rifle. Likely Suspect's craftable nature makes it viable and guarantees a god-roll for everyone. Perks such as Firmly Planted and Successful Warm-Up can reduce the overall Charge Time by up to 50% with a kill while increasing the Stability with just a push of a button.
Perpetual Motion is a great option instead of Firmly Planted as well.
The Main Ingredient is the Fusion Rifle that started the meta of one-shotting PvP opponents from 20 to 25 meters off. Before the recent nerf on Firmly Planted was implemented by Bungie, pretty much everyone in the community got a god-roll Main Ingredient for free from Xur.
The perks were Firmly Planted and Tap the Trigger, which stacked the Accuracy and Stability of the weapon twice while crouching
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