The Division 2 best weapons, damage stats and talents list - all weapon damage stats, charts, and weapon talents

The Division 2 weapons come in many forms, but the best Division 2 weapons will combine not only some great stats, but great weapon talents, too.

Below, you'll find a whopping rundown of all known weapons in The Division 2 in our weapon damage stats charts and lists, and we'll also provide a full list of weapon talents and some explanation of how it all ties together, too.

We'll start with the weapon damage stats, and then move to an explanation of those talents, including what they are and how exactly they work.

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The Division 2 weapon damage stats explained - how do you find the best Division 2 weapons ?

Choosing your weapon, or identifying the best weapons in The Division 2, is down to more than just the raw numbers. Different weapons require different strengths - it's more important a rifle can deal out huge damage in one round, for instance, whilst it's more important that an SMG has high damage-per-second as you empty a full clip.

There's also the fact that weapon damage in The Division 2 works differently to a game where guns have 'flat' stats. The Division 2 is a loot shooter - it's about getting better versions of things as you progress through the game - and as such you'll find multiple versions of the same weapon with different stats for things like damage (and as a result, damage-per-second).

With that in mind, here are a handful of things to bear in mind about both how you use the stats below, and how we've chosen to present them ourselves, which are worth quickly reading over before you dive into the numbers!

• Firstly, these stats are sourced from datamines of the game - our sources include this excellent spreadsheet from AdmiralRegis on reddit, assembled by that player and the community, and other sources like redditor Apocryphate's 'encyclopaedia' of weapon info.
• Two stats in particular need explaining: Damage, and Damage-per-second (DPS). In the tables below these are normalised, which means they're the flat numbers you'll see in, say, PvP areas like The Dark Zone and Conflict. In PvE areas though the damage isn't normalised, meaning one FAMAS, say, might do more damage than another FAMAS, because it's a higher level, higher rarity, or the stats have simply rolled differently. Treat the numbers below as a baseline then, from which numbers can vary upwards and downwards unless you're in normalised play.
• Times are in seconds
• Some weapons have multiple sub-weapon types within them. So the FAMAS Assault Rifle could either be a FAMAS 2010 or a FAMAS 2010 Replica. In most cases the differences are just aesthetic, but occasionally these affect the damage and availability, too. In those cases we've done our best to choose either the highest-quality varient or the one which is available at the most tiers of play (some weapon varients aren't available until different 'world tiers' of the endgame, so we've opted to exclude those for clarity and concieness' sake).
• Equally important in finding out which weapon is for you are that weapon's talents, and the unique weapon class bonus provided by that weapon - more on those in the sections further below!

The Division 2 weapon damage stats list and damage charts - find the best weapons in The Division 2

With that explanation out of the way, let's dive into the weapon damage stats and numbers themselves!

Rifle damage stats (Sniper Rifles):

Rifle damage stats (DMRs):

LMG damage stats:

Assault Rifle damage stats:

SMG damage stats:

Shotgun damage stats:

Sidearm and Pistol damage stats:

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The Division 2 weapon talents explained - what are active, passive and holstered weapon talents?

Weapon Talents are the things that are going to turn a good weapon into a great one. Talents are perks, or bonuses, essentially - things that grant a specific bonus to a specific thing, and can make a huge difference to the viability of the weapon at hand.

There are about fifty weapon talents in The Division 2, and they break down into three categoeis: passive, active, or holstered. Here's what those mean:

• Active talents - these require some kind of action from you for the bonus to be activated. It could be killing a target within a specific range, or stacking a bonus for each body shot you land in quick succession, and so on.
• Passive talents - these are always-on buffs, such as increased magazine capacity or accuracy.
• Holstered talents - these are only active when the weapon with the talent is holstered. So it might be when weapon A is holstered, weapon B gains a bonus like better accuracy. Holstered bonuses require a bit more build planning but the payoffs can be great.

As well as these types of talent there are a couple of other things to bear in mind.

First, not all talents can be found on all weapons. Whether a weapon has a talent is down to luck - unless it's an Exotic, which comes with fixed talents for that unique Exotic itself - but obviously the type of weapon it is will narrow it down a bit. The 'Cannon' talent isn't available on Rifles, for instance, but it is on Marksman Rifles.

Second, and quite importantly, some talents have specific requirements for be activated, too. Aside from First Blood and Naked, which both require you to have 8x Scopes or lesser equipped, all of these requirements are based on the number of specific stat bonuses you have. Stat bonuses, if you need a refresher (which would be understandable...) come in three kinds: Offensive, Defensive, or Skills. These are colour-coded red, blue, and yellow respectively, and are shown next to your level number (or Gear Score, after you hit level 30 and the endgame) in your inventory menu.

Look for a little yellow battery symbol for your number of active Skill stat boosts, a blue shield that looks like a downwards pointing arrow for your Defensive stat boosts, and a red circular target for your Offensive boosts.

Bringing it back to talents: many of them will require a certain number of a certain type of stat boost. The Frenzy talent, for instance, requires 4 or fewer Defensive stat boosts; the Perpetuation talent requires 5 or more Skill ones.

The Division 2 weapon talents list

With that hopefully much clearer, let's dive into the numbers again. Here's a big list of known weapon talents - again, thanks to Apocryphate on reddit who's spreadsheet is our main source here, along with this infographic shared by MyWorstEnemy on reddit and the above spreadsheet again.

The Division 2 Weapon Talents list - Active weapon talents

The Division 2 Weapon Talents list - Passive weapon talents

The Division 2 Weapon Talents list - Holstered weapon talents