Destroy the Sun Weapon Variants: How to Unlock and Use

Weapon variants in Destroy the Sun are permanent, upgraded versions of your core tools that boost cooling power, projectile velocity, and passive utility across multiple runs.

What Are Weapon Variants in Destroy the Sun?

A weapon variant is an alternative version of standard tools like ice cubes, cannons, beam devices, or catchers that alters base stats or adds distinct firing behaviors. Standard weapons purchased inside the RV during a match reset between attempts unless bought as permanent account items. Variants expand your arsenal outside the standard round flow, allowing you to deal higher cooling per hit or manage ice resources more effectively.

Collecting these weapons ties directly into account progression badges tracked on the official Roblox game page by creator Lapis Works:

• Collector: Awarded when you own 3 weapon variants.
• Stockpile: Awarded when you own 7 weapon variants.
• Arsenal: Awarded when you own 12 weapon variants.

How Do You Acquire Weapon Variants?

Weapon variants are obtained through two primary methods: spending gems earned during matches in the lobby's persistent weapon shop or purchasing permanent weapon gamepasses with Robux. In the lobby area, speaking with the scientist lets you spend run gems on weapon forms such as the Power Cube, Green Cube, Supernova Catcher, Dark Ray, and Mad Ray.

Robux transactions offer standalone tool upgrades and permanent passes from the game page:

• Magic Cube (25 Robux): Unlocks an alternate cube variant that never consumes ice reserves.
• VOID MINIGUN [PERMANENT] [OP] (1999 Robux): Grants a rapid-fire variant built for sustained cooling and automatic damage.
• Player Catcher (499 Robux): Replaces standard projectile catching mechanics with the ability to grab teammates and fling them directly into the target.

Weapon Variants Decision Guide

The table below breaks down the key variant categories to help you prioritize your gem and pass investments:

Base Tools and Their Upgraded Counterparts

Starting every run with standard manual throwing means your early damage output remains relatively low. Replacing standard mechanics with advanced variants drastically shortens completion times.

Ice Cube Tools to Cube Variants

The basic throwing action uses individual ice cubes loaded from the freezer machine. Purchasing the Power Cube or Green Cube variant from the shop permanently raises your base cooling output without relying purely on round-based computer upgrades. The Magic Cube gamepass bypasses reloading entirely by removing ice consumption.

Ice Cannon to Avalanche Variants

The base ice cannon costs $225 inside the match RV and converts manual throwing into a continuous automatic spray. Advanced cannon variants like the Avalanche Cannon provide immediate stream pressure without waiting through slow fire-rate scaling, allowing you to hit incoming instability mobs at distance.

Cryo Ray to Dark and Mad Rays

The standard cryo ray costs $16,500 inside the match RV and projects a steady beam of freezing energy directly onto target coordinates. Variant upgrades like the Dark Ray and Mad Ray multiply beam cooling and allow you to incinerate incoming Solar Eyes and Brutes in seconds.

Comet Catcher to Supernova Catcher

The late-match comet catcher costs $38,000 in-game and lets players intercept falling celestial bodies to throw back at the target. Equipping the Supernova Catcher variant grants a permanent +35% cooling power boost and +25% catch speed, knocking down thousands of degrees in a single hit.

Combine your best variant loadouts with run upgrades like solar fragments to steadily build resources, clear each solar instability event, and work your way toward unlocking all 12 variants for the Arsenal milestone.

Sources: 🎃 Destroy the Sun: official Roblox data

Sources: 🎃 Destroy the Sun: official Roblox data

Where does this guide's official Destroy the Sun information come from?

Official details in this guide follow Destroy the Sun on Roblox, which describes the game in its own words.

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