Destiny 2 players now know that Frontiers is on the horizon, but new content is coming to the game much sooner than that. Episode: Revenant is due out on October 8, and alongside new story content, Guardians are poised to inch their power up even more. Bungie revealed a slew of Super and ability changes, most of which are flat-out buffs.
While Titans are getting some extra love in the form of a Class identity rework, Hunters and Warlocks won’t be completely left out of the fun. Bungie typically does a mid-expansion weapon and ability balance update, and it appears Episode: Revenant will kick off the process. Starting things out, Bungie wants to ensure players feel powerful when using their Supers and Class abilities.
Supers and abilities getting an upgrade
Bungie outlined the upcoming changes in a recent This Week in Destiny blog. Every Class is due for at least two of its Supers to get some buffs. Notably, Titans are getting four Supers powered-up, including the already-strong Twilight Arsenal. Bungie also noted that, alongside these tweaks, Super uptime would increase for Episode: Revenant, with more info to come. On the ability side, Swarm grenades are taking one of the only hits, making the projectiles easier to shoot down and chaining an explosion to others.
Warlock
For Warlocks, Stormtrance, Chaos Reach, and Nova Warp are in the spotlight. Stormtrance is already great at taking out groups of weaker enemies, but its durability and the fact that it locked your loadout left something to be desired. Damage resistance is creeping up from 53% to 58%.
Chaos Reach will also benefit from some increased damage resistance, moving from 45% to 55%. While the Super has some already-incredible damage potential, it wasn’t consistently triggering Jolt or piercing Sentinal Shields or Barricades. Bungie has addressed both of these issues.
The final Warlock Super getting buffed is Nova Warp, and it, too, will see an increase in damage resistance while active. While it’s a small bump, every bit counts, going from 51% to 58%. The two other buffs will feel like a bigger change, increasing PvE damage by 20% and applying the Volatile debuff regardless of how long an attack is charged for.
On top of the Super love, Warlocks are also due for a small update to Lightning Surge. As is, it’s not a common pick compared to some of the options Prismatic offers. However, Bungie is increasing damage resistance against Titan Barricades by 50%, and a successful cast will now make Warlocks Amplified.
Hunter
Hunters are already a force to be reckoned with between their Golden Gun Super and the Still Hunt Exotic sniper, but they’re still getting some buffs to Golden Gun and Spectral Blades. Golden Gun, in particular, is getting a whopping 30% damage increase against regular, elite, and miniboss enemies.
While Spectral Blades hasn’t ever really stood out in PvE, Bungie aims to make the Super a bit more usable. Spectral Blades is getting a flat 20% damage increase in PvE and a small boost to damage resistance, going from 47% to 58%.
For abilities, Hunters have a few changes. While most offer some form of a buff, a couple take a hit at Hunters dominance in PvP. First up is Threaded Specter which will now deal a flat 33% more damage in PvE. That comes alongside another welcome change that makes the Prismatic Hailfire Spike grenade more reliable, adding increased tracking and aim assist.
On the contrary, Combination Blow is finally getting tuned down a bit. The ability currently rewards 80 HP per kill, but it will now restore 40-100 based on the number of stacks. In addition, the regen no longer clears any health or shield stun players are affected by. Thankfully, to offset these changes, the cooldown between triggering the Combination Blow effect has been removed.
Titan
Titans have the most Super changes, but they vary in scope. Kicking things off is a small one, allowing the Howl of the Storm Aspect to be usable while in the Glacial Quake Super. The Aspect allows Guardians to slide into a Stasis wave that freezes enemies and creates Stasis Crystals.
Twilight Arsenal has been performing admirably since Bungie tweaked it following the launch of The Final Shape. That said, the axes it creates are getting a buff, adding an additional 23% damage. This comes alongside another change that makes the thrown axes track targets better than they currently do.
Fists of Havok will see a few updates. Damage resistance is going up from 51% to 58%, and it will be easier to land hits on enemies. Bungie described that it reworked light attacks to be more consistent, increasing range and vertical target acquisition.
One of the bread and butter Supers for Titans, Thundercrash, is getting a simple but effective change. It will deal an additional 33% base damage from its explosion, making it hit even harder. Of course, the Super changes just scratch the surface of what Titans have in store. Several abilities have been buffed or tweaked to support its Class identity overhaul.
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