Best Destiny 2 Warlock Build: Meta Prismatic and Solar loadouts for The Final Shape

❘ Updated: 2024-06-13T14:55:53

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Warlocks have become one of the biggest powerhouses of Destiny 2 The Final Shape with the release of Prismatic. Here are the best Warlock builds you should be running in Destiny 2 for all kinds of content in Bungie’s looter shooter.

Warlocks have always been powerful in Destiny. Since the days of self-resurrection to Well of Radiance until very recently, Warlock is one class that never fell out of the meta. Bungie has tried multiple times to nerf Warlocks, but their survivability and versatility make them impossible to overlook.

With that said, when The Final Shape launched, Well of Radiance was nerfed which led to panic among the playerbase. However, that was short-lived since Song of Flame emerged as a new powerhouse Super and Warlocks have become stronger than ever.

Once you add Prismatic to the mix, you can be confident that no raid LFG will kick you for running a Warlock. If you want to play Warlock in The Final Shape and need an overview of the most meta builds, you’ve come to the right place.

Best Destiny 2 Warlock Prismatic Build: Mantle of Battle Harmony

Prismatic is exceptionally powerful in Destiny 2.

Warlocks currently have one of the strongest Prismatic classes in the game. When equipped with Vortex Grenades, this subclass can deal with adds efficiently enough. However, add Stasis to the mix, and Warlocks now have the strongest add clear in the game.

The benefits do not end here as the new Song of Flame Super ability grants infinite Solar ability spam, which comes in handy against both bosses and smaller enemies. Finally, Warlocks have become extremely self-sufficient, as they can heal, deal damage, and provide buffs to the entire team.

This is further enhanced by the Mantle of Battle Harmony Exotic, which recharges your Super energy upon defeating enemies with a weapon of the matching element. Once you use this Exotic along with the Song of Flame Euper and add Prismatic to it, your Warlock will become unstoppable.

Destiny 2 Warlock Prismatic Build: Abilities, Aspects & Fragments

Abilities

Super: Song of Flame
Class Ability: Phoenix Dive
Jump: Burst Glide
Melee: Penumbral Blast
Grenade: Vortex Grenade

Aspects

Feed the Void: Defeating any target with ability grants Devour. Your Devour is significantly improved as it grants more healing and Grenade energy.
Bleak Watcher: Holding your Grenade and throwing it spawns a Stasis Turret that crystals at enemies.

Fragments

Facet of Sacrifice: Your Arc, Solar, or Void buff ability final blows grant Darkness Transcendence Energy.
Facet of Balance: Rapidly defeating targets with Light damage recharges your melee. Rapidly defeating targets with Darkness damage recharges your Grenade.
Facet of Courage: Your Light abilities (Arc, Solar, and Void) deal increased damage to enemies afflicted with Darkness debuffs.
Facet of Protection: Gain resistance to incoming damage when surrounded by enemies, which is further amplified when transcendent.
Facet of Dominance: Void Grenades can weaken targets, while Arc Grenades can Jolt targets.

Prismatic Warlock Weapons and Exotic

Sunshot is always a great option on any build, and Prismatic Warlock is certainly no exception.

Kinetic:. The Kinetic slot is flexible depending on what you prefer. Some of the best choices here include The Call Sidearm or The Supremacy Sniper Rifle. The Call is part of the Rocket Assisted Frame class that is immense in taking down both tankier and fragile enemies alike. As for The Supremacy, when equipped with Kinetic Tremors, it’s a powerhouse against all kinds of bosses and Champions.
Energy: In the Energy slot, you need to use the Sunshot Hand Cannon. This weapon synergizes well with Solar abilities and is one of the best add-clear weapons in the game.
Heavy: The best weapon to run in the Heavy slot is Apex Predator with Bait and Switch. This Rocket launcher boasts some of the highest DPS in the current sandbox, with the Heavy weapons being incredible for end-game content, especially when Solar Surges are active.

Prismatic Warlock Armor Mods

Warlock Prismatic build armor mods.

Helmet

+10 Stat Mod of choice (3-4)
Harmonic Siphon (1)
Heavy Ammo Finder (3)
Heavy Ammo Scout (1)

Gauntlets

+10 Stat Mod of choice (3-4)
Harmonic Loader (2)
Font of Vigor (3)
Fastball (1)

Chest

+10 Stat Mod of choice (3-4)
Concussive Dampner (3)
2x Harmonic Resistance (2)

Legs

+10 Stat Mod of choice (3)
Solar Weapon Surge x2 (6)
Harmonic Scavanger (1)

Class Item

+10 Stat Mod of choice (3-4)
Time Dilation (3)
Outreach (1)
Powerful Attraction (2)

Prismatic Warlock Stat Priority

Resilience is the most important stat for Prismatic Warlock, as it makes you much more durable.

Resilience > Recovery > Discipline > Mobility > Intellect > Strength

The primary stat you should consider when playing Prismatic Warlock is Resilience. This stat is exceptionally important to survive against enemies in high-end content. Making sure that your build has 100 Resilience should be prioritized before any other stat is considered.

After Resilience, Recovery is great as it makes your health regenerate faster. Lower Recovery means slow health regen which can be dangerous, and even result in an unnecessary team wipe. Finally, getting your Discipline up is also essential as your Grenade is one of the most important tools in your kit. As such, you cannot afford a slow-recharging Grenade, especially in end-game content.

Destiny 2 Prismatic Warlock Build: How to use Mantle of Battle Harmony

There is a fairly simple rotation here, and once you’ve got it going, it will chew through enemies largely without your input. To maximize the impact of this strategy, you’ll want to follow this gameplay loop:

Use your Grenade ability to deal damage. Alternatively, consume your Grenade to summon a Stasis Turret
Pop your melee to freeze targets whenever possible
Activate Transcendence once available and start spamming your Grenades
Once Song of Flame is available, use it to deal damage to bosses
Make sure to defeat as many adds as possible to recharge your Super quickly

This Warlock build is all about control as your Stasis Turret and Vortex Grenades easily deal with smaller enemies. If things look rough, activate your Song of Flame Super which deals a lot of damage to enemies, while also providing damage resistance and faster ability regeneration for your team.

Best Destiny 2 Warlock Solar Build: Speaker’s Sight

Song of Flame is the best Solar Super in Destiny 2 for Warlocks since Well of Radiance was nerfed.

While the Prismatic class is all about control, one of the biggest areas where Warlocks shine in The Final Shape is support and utility. Warlocks are the best healers in the game, and the Speaker’s Sight Exotic makes them even stronger.

Once combined with the Song of Flame Super, you get access to both healing as well as damage. You might be wondering why no Well of Radiance. The problem is that Well of Radiance has been heavily nerfed in The FInal Shape, and is now outclassed by the new Warlock Super.

The Speaker’s Sight Exotic combined with Song of Flame is more than enough to support your team. This has been tried and tested in not just normal content, but also in the Legend campaign, and even Salvation’s Edge’s Contest mode, easily the most challenging content of The Final Shape so far.

It won’t help you tank The Witness’ death beams in the final encounter of the raid, but it will keep you alive in other tight situations where that additional sustain can help your Fireteam clutch a tricky encounter.