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Buildcrafting has become a core part ofDestiny 2in recent years.
Learn how to fully unlock Prismatic and realize its full potential with this in-depth subclass breakdown.
Why Create A Build?
Create the right build, and Champions won’t pose any threat to you.
Go into the activity unprepared, however, and you’ll find it virtually impossible.
These can range from ability spam builds to more general setups that empower your favorite weapons.
Problem-solving buildsshould strictly focus on solving the issue you’re currently facing.
Both lines of thinking aren’t mutually exclusive either.
A problem-solving build might instead look for a DPS-boosting Exotic to make a particular raid boss easier to kill.
Subclassusually comes next, and many Exotics will make this decision for you.
If not, then you’ll want to pick a subclass that best aligns with your main goal.
Learning the ins and outs of each subclass comes with time.
Generally speaking, if you could’t decide, pick whichever subclass you enjoy playing the most.
you’re able to always adjust later.
Aspects and Fragmentsshould typically be done last after you select your subclass and Exotic.
That’s the essence of buildcrafting.
You’re not making every decision all at once.
It’s a cascading series of decisions that culminate into something stronger than the sum of its parts.
Any pain points can usually be addressed through Fragments, armor mods, and stats.
Crucible players should focus on Recovery instead, but the same principle applies.
Until you canreliably farm high-stat armor, don’t even worry about your stats.
The same is true with armor mods.
PvE mods aren’t particularly important until you have a full set of Masterworked gear.
Crucible players stick with weapon-enhancing effects like targeting, unflinching, and dexterity mods.
Using the website is quite straightforward.
If you own multiple copies of that Exotic, it’ll take all copies into consideration.
Stat tiers that are grayed out are impossible with your current gear.
Ideal Armor Stats
PvE players ideally want 100 Resilience and 100 Discipline.
Melee builds should swap 100 Discipline for 100 Strength.
PvP players want 100 Recovery with as much Discipline and Resilience as possible.
Intellect is only important if you’re using a fast-charging Super in a 3v3 environment like Trials of Osiris.
For more information on armor stats, check out ourArmor 2.0 guide.
it’s possible for you to safely ignore this.
If you boot up Destiny Item Manager, you may now paste that code into the search bar.
This will highlight the ideal armor set from D2ArmorPicker.
Equip the armor, Masterwork it, and then save the loadout somewhere for future use.
What Makes A Good Build?
Afterward, see if your build is aimed toward weapon use or ability spam.
PvE tends to lean towards abilities, while PvP focuses more on weapons.
Combatis somewhat flexible, but you want to check how effective your build is in endgame content.
This section can then be subdivided into two categories: add clear and boss DPS.
Anything beyond that verges on S-tier territory.
If you have constant uptime of a single DR keyword, you’ll survive most endgame content.
Funis a serious category here.
If a build isn’t enjoyable to play, you won’t perform as well.
For a double Special loadout, look into sources of ammo generation, et cetera.
You are at -20 Power, the same as a Master raid or similar endgame content.
Crucible players should jump into the Rumble playlistto test out their builds.
You have no teammates to rely on, and the playlist doesn’t have any major combat modifiers.
It’s you and your build versus an entire lobby.
This will let you dial in your stats and mods in a couple of games.
If you need an even tougher environment, boot up Competitive PvP or Trials of Osiris.
