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Hunter

Destiny 2 Hunter Build800%+ Wishender Oath-Keepers

SolarSolar
PvEPvE
subclass
super
Blade Barrage
abilities
Acrobat's Dodge
Triple Jump
Weighted Throwing Knife
Healing Grenade
aspects
On Your Mark
Knock 'Em Down
fragments
Ember of Torches
Ember of Tempering
Ember of Solace
Ember of Searing
Ember of Mercy
Ember of Ashes
Ember of Singeing
Ember of Empyrean
gear and mods
weapons
Wish-Ender
Wish-EnderExotic Combat Bow

While aiming down sights with a fully drawn Bow, combatants behind walls are highlighted and arrows pierce shields. Strong against [Shield-Piercing] Barrier Champions.

Armor

Bow charges can be held indefinitely. Gain a bonus to the Bow's damage when released, based on how long the charge was held. Provides a moderate benefit to the airborne effectiveness stat of Bows.

stats priority
Super
Class
Melee
Grenade
Health
Weapons
artifact perks
Strengths and Weaknesses

strengths

  • Infinite health+R loop via Restoration, firesprites, and orb-based survivability
  • Mods can be swapped based on situation while maintaining the core build
  • Can refresh buffs while using a non-solar weapon using infinite knives
  • Combat flow focuses on buffs, positioning, and ability loops instead of ammo
  • This build allows you to use pretty much any solar weapon or bow
  • DOUBLE PRIMARY OBVIOUSLY NOT NEEDED IM JUST AN OLD HEAD

weaknesses

  • Radiant loop depends on enemy kills; long boss phases can stall buffs
  • High performance requires precision aim and strong combat awareness vet skills
  • Setup requires multiple buffs active to reach peak Wish-Ender damage
  • Mistimed abilities or missed kills can collapse healing and damage loops

Build Details

How It Works

Core Concept of the Build This build transforms Wish-Ender into a high-damage primary weapon capable of competing with special weapons while maintaining extremely high survivability. The design focuses on three core pillars: Stacking multiple damage multipliers on Wish-Ender Maintaining near-permanent Radiant and surge buffs Creating a constant healing loop through Solar mechanics and Orbs of Power The result is a Hunter build that delivers consistent high DPS without relying on special ammo while sustaining itself through constant healing and buff uptime. Exotic Armor and Primary Damage Engine The centerpiece of the build is Oathkeeper. Oathkeeper provides two critical advantages for Wish-Ender: • Bows can be held at perfect draw indefinitely • Fully drawn arrows gain a damage bonus This means every arrow fired from Wish-Ender is perfectly drawn, ensuring the maximum damage profile for every shot. Wish-Ender itself is unique among bows because its arrows penetrate enemies, damaging them multiple times as they pass through. A single arrow typically registers: Initial impact damage Internal penetration damage Exit damage Against large enemies, this results in multiple damage instances per shot, which means every buff applied to the arrow is applied to each damage instance. This is the key reason the build scales so effectively with damage buffs. Wish-Ender Damage Multipliers The build stacks several multipliers simultaneously. Radiant from Solar abilities provides: +25% weapon damage (1.25×) Two Kinetic Surge armor charge mods provide approximately: +17% kinetic weapon damage combined (≈1.17×) Oathkeeper’s perfect draw bonus adds roughly: ≈1.25× bow damage Precision hits provide the bow precision multiplier: ≈1.5× Finally, Wish-Ender’s penetration causes multiple damage ticks. This effectively doubles total damage output on larger targets. Approximate effective damage calculation Base Damage × Radiant × Kinetic Surge × Oathkeeper × Precision × Penetration ≈ 1 × 1.25 × 1.17 × 1.25 × 1.5 × ~2 ≈ ~5.4× effective damage per arrow This allows Wish-Ender to perform closer to a special weapon in sustained DPS despite using primary ammo. Optional Damage Amplification When needed, the build can swap its Solar secondary weapon for Drang with Disruption Break. Breaking an enemy shield with Disruption Break causes them to take: +50% kinetic damage Applying this to Wish-Ender increases total effective damage to roughly: ~8.1× base damage This makes Wish-Ender capable of extremely high burst damage on shielded targets. Solar Subclass Configuration The build uses the Solar Hunter subclass. Super: Blade Barrage Blade Barrage provides strong burst damage and benefits from Knock 'Em Down. Aspects Knock 'Em Down Improves Blade Barrage and enhances the Hunter’s Solar combat capabilities. On Your Mark Provides stacking handling and reload speed bonuses from precision kills and dodge. This helps keep weapon handling extremely smooth. Abilities Class Ability Acrobat's Dodge This dodge grants Radiant, activating the primary damage buff for Wish-Ender. Grenade Healing Grenade Provides instant healing and triggers Restoration. Melee Lightweight Knife Provides ranged melee utility and activates Solar fragments. Solar Fragments The build uses five fragments to sustain buffs and healing. Ember of Torches Powered melee hits grant Radiant. This provides a second Radiant activation method. Ember of Empyrean Solar weapon kills extend Radiant and Restoration duration. This is the fragment that enables near-permanent buff uptime. Ember of Searing Defeating scorched targets creates firesprites. Ember of Mercy Collecting firesprites grants Restoration. Ember of Tempering Solar weapon kills increase Recovery and airborne effectiveness. This further improves survivability. Secondary Weapon Role The main Solar utility weapon is CALUS Mini-Tool. Recommended perks: Incandescent Spreads scorch to nearby enemies. Unrelenting Rapid kills grant healing. Mini-Tool’s role in the build: • Clears groups of enemies • Spreads scorch • Generates firesprites • Extends Radiant and Restoration via Empyrean • Provides healing through Unrelenting This weapon is responsible for maintaining the Solar buff loop. Heavy Weapon The heavy weapon is Apex Predator. Recommended roll: Reconstruction + Explosive Light. Reconstruction slowly loads rockets into the magazine automatically. Explosive Light consumes Orbs of Power to increase rocket damage. Because the build constantly generates orbs, Explosive Light stacks are easy to maintain. This provides high burst damage when needed. Armor Mod Configuration Helmet • Kinetic Siphon • Solar Siphon • Heavy Ammo Finder These mods generate Orbs of Power and increase heavy ammo drops. Arms • Solar Loader ×2 • Focusing Strike Solar Loader dramatically improves Mini-Tool reload speed. Focusing Strike grants class ability energy on melee hits, allowing more dodges. Chest • Charged Up ×2 • Emergency Reinforcement Charged Up increases maximum armor charge stacks. Emergency Reinforcement provides damage resistance when shields break. Legs • Kinetic Surge ×2 • Recuperation Kinetic Surge boosts Wish-Ender damage. Recuperation provides instant healing when collecting Orbs of Power. Class Item • Powerful Attraction • Time Dilation ×2 Powerful Attraction pulls nearby orbs when dodging. Time Dilation increases armor charge duration. Orb Economy The build generates large numbers of Orbs of Power through: • weapon siphon mods • rapid Solar weapon kills • multikills These orbs serve several purposes simultaneously. They: • activate Kinetic Surge damage buffs • heal through Recuperation • power Explosive Light rockets • refresh armor charge timers Dodging with Powerful Attraction pulls these orbs directly to the player, instantly activating all effects. Healing Systems The build contains multiple overlapping healing sources. Healing Grenade provides immediate healing. Firesprites grant Restoration. Solar kills extend Restoration through Empyrean. Orb pickups activate Recuperation. Unrelenting heals on rapid Mini-Tool kills. Emergency Reinforcement provides damage resistance when shields break. Together these create a constant healing environment where the player frequently regenerates health during combat. Gameplay Flow The combat loop is simple but powerful. Start encounters by activating Radiant through dodge or melee. Use CALUS Mini-Tool to clear groups of enemies and spread scorch. Scorched enemies produce firesprites. Firesprites grant Restoration. Solar kills extend Radiant and Restoration. Orbs of Power generated through siphons activate surge buffs and healing. Fully drawn Wish-Ender shots are then used to eliminate tougher enemies. When major damage is needed, Apex Predator rockets are fired using Explosive Light stacks. As long as enemies remain available, the loop continues indefinitely. What the Build Achieves The build ultimately provides: • ~5.4× effective Wish-Ender damage • ~8× damage with Disruption Break shield breaks • near-permanent Radiant weapon buff • near-permanent Restoration healing • continuous orb-powered damage surges • strong burst damage from rockets • extremely high survivability

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