Destiny 2 Warlock BuildMace's New Meta: Synergy Perfected

On Throw:

• Reloads weapons with Enhanced Demolitionist

On Hit:

• Generates Dark Transcendence energy
• Unravels via Swarmers
• Greater damage while Radiant via Shieldcrush Artifact Perk

On Kill:

• Activates Devour via Feed the Void
• Activates Volatile Rounds via Facet of Bravery
• Generates an Orb of Power via Firepower Armor Mod
• Generates Super energy via Ashes to Assets Armor Mod
• Generates grenade energy on multi-kills via Facet of Balance

Gains Energy From:

• Radiant via Shieldcrush Artifact Perk
• Dark-damage multi-kills via Facet of Balance
• Picking up an Orb of Power via Absolution Armor Mod
• Picking up an Orb of Power via Innervation Armor Mod
• Kills while Devour is active

On Hit:

• Generates Dark Transcendence energy
• Activates Radiant via Facet of Dawn
• Unravels

On Kill:

• Activates/Refreshes Devour via Feed the Void
• Activates Unraveling Rounds via Facet of Bravery
• Generates an Orb of Power via Heavy Handed Armor Mod
• Generates grenade energy on multi-kills via Facet of Balance
• Grants Radiant to nearby Allies via Facet of Dawn

Gains Energy From:

• Light-damage multi-kills via Facet of Balance
• Picking up an Orb of Power via Absolution Armor Mod
• Picking up an Orb of Power via Invigoration Armor Mod

On Activation:

• Heals you and nearby allies
• Releases up to 8 Threadlings (3 generated, 5 stored)
• Activates Devour on Threadling kills via Feed the Void
• Generates grenade energy via Devour and on Threadling multi-kills via Facet of Balance
• Generates Dark Transcendence energy via Threadling damage

Gains Energy From:

• Picking up an Orb of Power via Absolution Armor Mod
• Radiant or Devour via Facet of Hope

• Refreshes Devour timer
• Generates grenade energy via Devour
• Spreads Volatile via Facet of Bravery (Volatile Rounds)
• Generates Light Transcendence energy
• Generates Orbs of Power via Void Siphon Armor Mod
• Generates melee energy on multi-kills via Facet of Balance
• Generates Void Breach on multi-kills via Elemental Siphon Artifact Perk

• Refreshes Devour timer
• Generates grenade energy via Devour
• Spreads Unraveling via Facet of Bravery (Unraveling Rounds)
• Generates Dark Transcendence energy
• Generates Light Transcendence energy/causes Solar Explosions (with The Call) on precision/multi-kills via Winning Hand Artifact Perk
• Generates Orbs of Power via Strand Siphon Armor Mod
• Generates grenade energy on multi-kills via Facet of Balance
• Destroying Tangles causes a massive explosion via Threaded Blast Artifact Perk and generates Threadlings via Swarmers

On Hit:

• Increased damage via Transference Artifact Perk
• Greatly increases grenade regeneration
• Activates Radiant via Facet of Dawn
• Unravels

On Kill:

• Activates Devour via Feed the Void
• Activates Unraveling Rounds via Facet of Bravery
• Generates an Orb of Power via Heavy Handed Armor Mod
• Grants Radiant to nearby Allies via Facet of Dawn

On Hit:

• Increased damage via Transference Artifact Perk
• Greatly increases melee regeneration
• Anti-Overload via Slow and Suppress
• Anti-Unstoppable via Freeze and Shatter

On Kill:

• Activates Devour via Feed the Void
• Activates Volatile Rounds via Facet of Bravery
• Generates an Orb of Power via Firepower Armor Mod
• Generates Super energy via Ashes to Assets Armor Mod

Light/Dark energy refunded

Activates On:

• Picking up an Orb of Power via Radiant Orbs Artifact Perk
• Hitting a target with a Powered Melee attack via Facet of Dawn

Benefits:

• Increased weapon damage
• Increased grenade damage and regeneration via Shieldcrush Artifact Perk
• Weapons stun Barrier Champions
• Increased class ability energy generation via Facet of Hope

Activates on: Any ability kill (including Tangles and Threadlings)

Refreshes on: Any kill

Benefits:

• Full health on kills
• Generates grenade energy on kills
• Increased class ability energy generation via Facet of Hope

Any ability kill activates Devour and heals you (Tangles and Threadlings included)

While Devour is active, you are healed and granted grenade energy on kills

On Class Ability Activation:

• Generates three, and releases up to five stored Unraveling (via Swarmers) Threadlings

• Threadling kills activate Devour via Feed the Void

Facet of Hope:

• Faster class ability regeneration.

Facet of Balance:

• Faster grenade and melee regeneration.

Facet of Devotion:

• Faster Light Transcendence energy
• Compensates for Special Strand vs. Primary Void damage.

Facet of Bravery:

• Enables Unraveling (powered melee kills) and Volatile Rounds (grenade kills).

Facet of Dawn:

• Radiance-on-demand enables higher damage output and Anti-Barrier weapons

Masterwork: Blast Radius Barrel: Volatile Launch Magazine:High-Explosive Ordnance Trait 1: Enhanced Beacon Rounds Trait 2: Enhanced Hatchling

• Anti-Unstoppable Champion via Unstoppable Sidearm Artifact Perk
• High blast radius allows you to damage/kill a greater area of enemies (good for Dark Transcendence generation)
• Beacon Rounds allow higher add clear efficiency (less time aiming = more time killing)
• Hatchling takes advantage of Swarmers' unraveling threadlings
• Spreads Unravel via Facet of Bravery (powered melee kills) and Hatchling
• The Origin Trait: Dealer's Choice, is great for generating extra super energy.
• Precision/multi-kills create a solar explosion via Winning Hand Artifact Perk

Masterwork: Charge Time Barrel: Arrowhead Brake Magazine: Projection Fuse Trait 1: Enhanced Overflow Trait 2: Enhanced Controlled Burst

• Impressive single-target damage via Overflow, Controlled Burst, and fast Charge Time
• Rarely need to reload due to Overflow
• Spreads Unravel via Facet of Bravery (powered melee kills)
• Anti-Barrier Champion via Radiant or Facet of Bravery Unraveling Rounds

Masterwork: Range Barrel: Hammer-Forged Rifling Magazine: Accurized Rounds Trait 1: Enhanced Demolitionist Trait 2: Enhanced Destabilizing Rounds

• Enhanced Demolitionist reloads your weapon on grenade throw
• Anti-Overload Champion via Overload Hand Cannon Artifact Perk
• Demolitionist takes advantage of Facet of Bravery (Volatile Rounds on grenade kills) and allows you to spam grenades more often
• Destabilizing Rounds acts as a catalyst for Volatile Rounds by further spreading Volatile on each kill
• The Origin Trait: Cursed Thrall, causes an explosion on final blows after a powered melee kill - causing additional damage to surrounding enemies and spreading Volatile via Facet of Bravery (Volatile Rounds) & Destabilizing Rounds.

• Outstanding damage output
• Great vs. Bosses and Tormentors
• Anti-Barrier Champion via Radiant
• The Trait: Paracausal Imbuement, improves damage for a short time after using your Super

Optimal Add Clear, Boss Damage, Tormentor Damage, and Handles All Champions:

• Anti-Unstoppable via Unstoppable Sidearm Artifact Perk
• Anti-Overload via Overload Hand Cannon Artifact Perk
• Anti-Barrier Microcosm via Radiance

Example Encounters:

• Any activity where your Super/Heavy can safely be saved for Bosses/Tormentors

For encounters where major enemies require extra damage, and Unstoppable Champions are not a concern:

• Anti-Overload via Overload Hand Cannon Artifact Perk
• Anti-Barrier Microcosm via Radiance
• Anti-Barrier Scatter Signal via Radiance
• Anti-Barrier Scatter Signal via Facet of Bravery Unraveling Rounds

Example Encounters:

• Master Warlord's Ruin Final Boss Encounter

For encounters where major enemies require extra damage, and Overload Champions are not a concern:

• Anti-Unstoppable via Unstoppable Sidearm Artifact Perk
• Anti-Barrier Scatter Signal via Radiance
• Anti-Barrier Scatter Signal via Facet of Bravery Unraveling Rounds

Example Encounters:

• Master Warlord's Ruin First Boss Encounter
• Master Warlord's Ruin Second Boss Encounter