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The latest update in Destiny 2 revealed a reworking of the Solar classes: Titan, Hunter, and Warlock. We’ll help you Warlock players find the best Solar 3.0 build to get you through anything in Destiny 2.
Best Solar 3.0 Warlock Build in Destiny 2
There’s much of the Warlock build stripped clean with the Solar 3.0 update in Destiny 2. This has led to some disappointment as it isn’t easy to come up with a solid, versatile build to handle PvP and PvE situations and quests.
However, even though it’s not easy, it’s possible. Our example build should hopefully help you feel more comfortable as a Warlock.
To do so, let’s look at the subclass abilities and gear separately.
Solar 3.0 Warlock Build – Subclass
With the Warlock build in Destiny 2, you want to focus on your Well of Radiance super ability. This gives you great offense and defense in any battle, especially with your allies nearby.
Because of that, our build revolves around that super ability. We’ll address some of the abilities, aspects, fragments, and grenades you may want to consider the most. Everything’s laid out in alphabetical order below.
- Ember of Ashes Fragment: Adds more Scorch stacks to targets, a useful way to build damage with your Warlock build in Destiny 2.
- Ember of Benevolence Fragment: Your Class and Melee abilities and your Grenade regeneration all increase for a brief amount of time. It does so if you apply Cure, Restoration, or Radiance to allies. There’s also a -10 to your Discipline stat.
- Ember of Blistering Fragment: Any target killed with Solar ignitions gives you grenade energy.
- Ember of Searing Fragment: If you kill Scorched targets, you can charge your grenade energy.
- Grenades: With this one, it doesn’t hurt to get something familiar like Solar.
- Heat Rises Aspect: While gliding, you can aim, fire weapons, melee, and throw grenades. Consuming a grenade activates a buff to extend your airborne time. Any kills increase the buff duration and also give Melee Ability energy.
- Healing Rift Ability: This addition to the Warlock Destiny 2 build helps allies as you create a small well to continually heal anyone inside.
- Incinerator Snap Ability: At the snap of your fingers, you can send out explosive burning sparks and Scorch enemies.
- Touch of Flame Aspect: All your Grenades are enhanced. The Solar grenade lasts longer and deals out additional damage.
Solar 3.0 Warlock Build in Destiny 2 – Gear
Our Warlock Destiny 2 abilities build is in, so now we focus on the gear.
Since you want to spam your Solar grenades with this build, you want to grab the Sunbracers. With these, for a brief time, Solar melee kills grant unlimited grenade energy. Also, the Solar grenades last longer.
The Phoenix Protocol is another quality piece of armor. It gives you Super energy whenever you get any kills or assists while inside your Well of Radiance.
Any Solar Energy weapon or Solar Rocket helps with this build as well.
Keep watch on your Mods too. The likes of Innervation, Bountiful Wells, Elemental Armaments, and Explosive Wellmaker are worth adding to the build.
For Armor Stats, having a solid Discipline aids in speeding up how fast you get your Solar grenades. Consider Recovery and Intellect as well, raising them high to improve your build.
Related:
Destiny 2: The Best Solar Titan Build
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