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Destiny 2 Titan BuildUNKILLABLE Strand Strongholds (Renegades)

StrandStrand
PvEPvE
High Survivability
Solo
Support
Updated on Jan 7, 2026
20Favorites
subclass
super
Bladefury
abilities
Rally Barricade
Catapult Lift
Frenzied Blade
Shackle Grenade
aspects
Banner of War
Into the Fray
fragments
Thread of Ascent
Thread of Continuity
Thread of Generation
Thread of Warding
gear and mods
weapons
Praxic Blade
Praxic BladeExotic Sword

[Heavy Attack] : Throw your Praxic Blade, which will seek out multiple targets. Attacking recalls the Blade while it is in flight. [Heavy Attack] : Hold to perform a more powerful throw, sending the Blade on a straight path in the direction of your aim. Releasing the button recalls the Blade.

Armor

Maximizes guard stats on equipped Swords. You take reduced damage while blocking with a Sword. Rapidly damaging targets after blocking shots with a Sword grants restoration for a duration determined by the number of shots blocked.

stats priority
Weapons
Grenade
Super
Armor Sets Bonuses
Balestra
Balestra
Damaging a target with a Sword, Glaive, or any melee attack exhausts them. Exhausted targets deal reduced outgoing damage.
Stesso Tempo
Stesso Tempo
Blocking attacks with a Sword or Glaive grants a short period of damage resistance against combatants when you next drop your guard.
artifact perks
Kinetic Synthesis
Combination Argent Blade
Sword Storm Combo
Strengths and Weaknesses

strengths

  • Constant DR & Health
  • Tank enemy damage
  • Literally unkillable
  • Aggressive support

weaknesses

  • Lacks in raw damage

Build Details

How It Works

Strongholds! Yes, yes I know... but hear me out: this isn't your typical "hold block and do nothing" build. This is a Strongholds build as it's intended to be.

You'll be using the Swordmaster set - the Renegades Pinnacle armor. 2pc applies Exhaust - 25% DR - to enemy outgoing damage on any Sword hit, and 4pc which grants 50% DR for 3 seconds after guarding with a Sword.

This is where Strongholds comes into play. Blocking with Strongholds grants you 50% DR, plus its other effects of granting you x2 Restoration and essentially infinite blocking while dealing damage with Perfect Guard active. But that's not what I want to highlight; when you stop blocking you lose that 50% DR - with Swordmaster's 4pc bonus you effectively get to keep that 50% DR for a few seconds and can use Strongholds much more offensively.

The Impact Core on your Praxic Blade will also apply Sever - 40% DR - and yes: this does stack with the aforementioned Exhaust and any other DR you may have. Hyperblade catalyst for Amplified.

Note: you'll want to turn off the Armorsmith Artifact Perk as that will override the 50% DR. You also do not want Ferropotent's DR effects as that will also override the 50% DR effect.

But that's not all: Strand and Stasis Subclasses synergize with this build perfectly. I've went for Strand here, but Stasis is just as good too. Banner of War improves Sword damage by 20%. Banner of War also heals you and nearby allies too. Into the Fray grants Woven Mail - yet another DR source of 45%.

Thread of Ascent for bumping up your Weapon stat. Generation for getting Grenade energy return. Warding for quick Woven Mail application. Continuity for longer Strand debuff durations.

Video Guide
Gameplay Loop
  • Stronghold block as usual to activate its effects, as well as Amplified (Praxic Blade)
  • Gain 50% DR from block, but also a few seconds after due to Swordmaster 4pc
  • Follow up with Praxic Blade to apply Exhaust and Sever
  • Continue being extremely aggressive while basically being unkillable
  • No need to stand still any more!
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