Destiny 2’s Choir of One is getting nerfed—but it’s not as bad as you think

Choir of One, Destiny 2’s first auto rifle to use Special ammo, made waves when it arrived on Aug. 27. Bungie was quick to announce nerfs to the weapon, though the full extent of the changes was still unclear before today.

While Bungie already confirmed the auto rifle was going under the knife, today’s This Week in Destiny blog post indicates the trim isn’t as drastic as it seemed—at least if you weren’t running any Reserves mods.

Choir of One’s ammo reserves will drop to 200 at base and 300 with Reserves mods, down from 250 and 375 respectively, the blog post confirmed. This slashing is due to a couple of bugs that affected the weapon’s inventory size and repeated a previous buff to Special weapons.

Bungie isn’t “looking to make the weapon irrelevant in endgame difficulty,” but the change hits how often Destiny 2 players can use the gun and its alt-fire. Its impact isn’t too terrible in the base values, however, and there’s always the possibility Bungie will undo or soften the changes based on player feedback.

Choir of One’s ammo economy was one of the factors to rein in its effective power, given its damage potential. “If we were to keep the ammo where it’s at now, the damage would need to come down quite a bit to compensate,” the weapon’s designer added in the post.

The Exotic carved out a good spot for itself by being a strong, hard-hitting weapon that can double as a workforce gun, almost taking the role of a primary. Its hip-fire mode fires a potent projectile that costs five bullets, which is where Reserves mods came in handy.

The nerf to Choir of One’s ammo capacity may hurt the gun’s usage, though the numbers still make it a good enough weapon to operate in its playing space of a more powerful, at-range weapon. Slashing the ammo economy does mean you must be more stingy with its alt-fire, however, especially if you’re not running a Reserves mod.

The changes to Choir of One are slated for Destiny 2’s second episode, Revenant, which kicks off in October. This is the next major patch for the game and players should expect a myriad of other adjustments.