D2: Top 5 PvE special weapons

Dychronic video: 13m 26s

Gamer and reviewer Dychronic gives us another excellent run-down on his pick of the best of the bunch. Three criteria were considered: (1) DPS testing, (2) how easy the weapon is to use, and (3) whether or not the weapon is an exotic (for example, exotic heavies are dominating PvE play). There's plenty of interesting stats in this video, too. That said, here is Dychronic's count-down list, with video time-jump links to specific weapon commentary:

No. 5 — 2:03 — Badlander legendary energy shotgun
No. 4 — 2:57 — The Mountaintop legendary kinetic grenade launcher
No. 3 — 3:40 — Borealis exotic energy sniper rifle
No. 2 — 5:40 — Ikelos legendary energy shotgun, AND Threat Level legendary kinetic shotgun
No. 1 — 7:21 — Lord of Wolves exotic energy shotgun

Watch Dychronic's full video on YouTube