Overlooked Destiny 2 Sidearm is more than just “Drang at home”

Popular Destiny 2 content creator Aztecross has heaped praise on Heliocentric QSc, believing the overlooked Solar Sidearm has much more to offer players than they realize.

Every new Destiny 2 season sees the introduction of various weapons. Some are distributed via Raids, others dungeons, and several via ritual activities. Each season also sees the addition of numerous World Drop Weapons which are often the hardest to farm of all.

Though many world drop weapons are niche and experienced players can typically ignore them, a handful like Ros Arago IV and Crux Termination IV are meta-defining and even outclass Adept weapons from high-end content.

It’s one of these historic world drop weapons that has surfaced as a potential meta contender, at least in PvE content thanks to its compatibility with Solar builds.

Destiny 2 Sidearm has incredible Solar synergy

In his latest video, Aztecross reviewed Heliocentric QSc, a Solar Sidearm that was first released in Season of the Witch but was largely overlooked.

Like many other players, Aztecross admitted he ignored the Solar Sidearm assuming “there was nothing for this little Sidearm to offer me,” but a revisit plus its synergy with the Solar-centric Artifact had the popular Destiny 2 content creator is much more than just “Drang at home.”

Explaining what makes Heliocentric HSc so good, Aztecross outlined, “I like Heal Clip + Incandescent, it just works and pairs so nicely with Solar 3.0. There were many times when using this that Heal Clip clutched up for me and it even got to the point where I was relying on that instant heal.”

Heal Clip is set to receive a buff on March 5 which will see it grant the user Cure x2 rather than just regular Cure. This will make Heliocentric HSc even better as it will heal you and your teammates, while still proccing powerful Solar Fragments like Ember of Benevolence.

Unsurprisingly, Incandescent is also powerful with Aztecross praising how it interacts with Ember of Searing and Ember of Singeing, both key Solar Fragments. Also, Heliocentric HSc benefits greatly from several meta Artifact mods including Anti-Barrier Sidearm, Kindling Trigger, and Flint Striker.

Those wanting to farm Heliocentric QSc can do so in Master and Legend Lost Sectors when it is in the featured rotation. The Heliocentric QSc’s PvE God Roll is Heal Clip + Incandescent but other noteworthy Perks include Demolitionist and Kill Clip.