
Destiny 2 Hunter BuildCelestial Prismatic Hunter DPS Build
PvEFinal blows or assists with any other weapon or ability have a chance to create ammo for Ice Breaker. Defeating powerful combatants will create multiple rounds.
Precision final blows reduce the cooldown of your Super. Modifies Golden Gun to fire a single, high-damage shot. Targets defeated by that shot give you Super energy and explode.
strengths
Increased Super Dmg
Improved Crowd Control
weaknesses
No Devour
Build Details
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Celestial Nighthawk remains one of the best one-shot burst damage exotics in Destiny 2, and with Prismatic Hunter, it gains even more utility. The ability to regen Super energy quickly and deal massive single-shot damage makes it a meta DPS choice for Prismatic Hunters in PvE.
- Exotic Perk – Hawkeye Hack (Updated Effect) Modifies Golden Gun to fire a single shot with 650% increased damage.
Enemies killed by this shot explode, dealing up to 400 damage in a radius.
Defeating an enemy with Golden Gun refunds 33% of Super energy.
Precision final blows reduce the cooldown of your Super (1.5-4.5% per kill).
- Synergy with Prismatic Hunter 🔥 Golden Gun (Marksman) – Insane Boss Damage Golden Gun + Celestial Nighthawk is one of the highest single-shot damage abilities in the game.
A well-placed shot can deal millions of damage in PvE, especially with buffs like Radiant (+15%) and debuffs like Divinity (+15%).
Best used in Raid boss fights or damage phases where burst DPS is key.
⚡ Faster Super Regeneration with Prismatic’s Kit Prismatic Hunter provides multiple ways to generate Super energy faster, making Celestial Nighthawk more reliable in PvE:
Precision Kills: Gives 1.5-4.5% Super Energy per precision final blow.
Golden Gun Kills: Refund 33% Super energy per kill.
Void Breaches & Ionic Traces: Using Void or Arc abilities creates Elemental Pickups that boost ability regeneration, indirectly fueling your Super faster.
Harmonic Siphon Mods: Can generate Orbs of Power to further accelerate Super regeneration.
💥 Explosion on Kill = Great for Ad-Clear If the Golden Gun shot defeats an enemy, they explode, dealing up to 400 damage in an area.
This adds extra value in situations where you’re not just aiming for a boss but want to clear waves of enemies efficiently.
- PvE & PvP Effectiveness 🔥 PvE – One of the Best Boss DPS Supers ✅ Massive single-shot burst damage on bosses. ✅ 33% Super energy refund on kills allows more uptime. ✅ Precision kills = Faster Super regeneration. ✅ Explosions add bonus ad-clear potential. ❌ Requires precise aim for max effectiveness.
⚔️ PvP – High-Risk, High-Reward Super ✅ One-shot kill potential at long range. ✅ Can shut down enemy Supers if well-timed. ❌ Only fires one shot—miss and you waste your Super.
- Final Verdict – Why Use Celestial Nighthawk on Prismatic Hunter? Turns Golden Gun into a top-tier burst DPS Super (650% damage boost).
Refunds 33% of Super energy on a kill, increasing uptime.
Precision kills accelerate Super regeneration.
Explosion on kill provides extra AoE damage in PvE.
Perfect for Raid bosses, Nightfalls, and high-damage phases.
- This Exotic can be Used on the Standard Solar Subclass but with added Survival and Crowd Control benefits, the Prismatic Subclass has more to offer Hunters right now!
Step 1: Use Melee to Trigger Radiance. Step 2: Follow up with Glaive to Generate Special Ammo Step 3: Conserve High Burst Dmg Weapons (Still Hunt, Icebreaker, Whisper) for High Value Targets Step 4: Precision Final Blows will generate super faster... something to keep in mind Step 5: Activate Radiance before using Super (stand in Well of Radiance if possible) Step 6: Use Super on High Value Targets/ Bosses (use it early so that you might have it back before damage phase is over) Step 7: Activate Transcendency Before using Super and when available. Step 8: Use Abilities freely.
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