Prismatic is the new subclass on the block, bringing together everything our Guardian has learned over the years. Granting access to abilities from multiple different subclasses and introducing the brand-new Transcendance feature, making a Prismatic build is more complicated than you might expect. Don’t worry though, the best Destiny 2 Prismatic Titan build is relatively straightforward but is arguably the strongest Prismatic setup of the bunch.
Paired with the many new Destiny 2 The Final Shape Exotics, especially the unique Exotic class items that mush two Exotic armor pieces together, Prismatic is a very powerful subclass in the right hands. With abilities going off left, right, and center, tackling the Destiny 2 The Final Shape missions, even on Legendary difficulty, is a walk in the park.
Best Destiny 2 Prismatic Titan Build
The best Destiny 2 Prismatic Titan build in PvE is:
- Super - Blade Fury
- Melee - Thunderclap
- Grenade - Shackle Grenade
- Aspect 1 - Drengr’s Lash
- Aspect 2 - Knockout
- Fragment 1 - Facet of Hope
- Fragment 2 - Facet of Bravery
- Fragment 3 - Facet of Balance
- Fragment 4 - Facet of Dawn
- Fragment 5 - Facet of Blessing
- Exotic Armor - Stoicism (Spirit of the Abeyant + Spirit of Verity)
- Exotic Weapon - Quicksilver Storm (with Catalyst)
By combining the incredible crowd control and damage of Titan’s Strand powers with Prismatic’s enhancements, this build has everything you could ever need. Thanks to your Shackle Grenade and Spirit of the Abeyant on the Stoicism Exotic class item, you can easily suspend enemies before taking them out with a fully charged Thunderclap. With Thunderclap being a Light ability and Shackle being Darkness, this combo will also charge Transcendance very well.
Facet of Hope and Facet of Balance help with ability regeneration to help you keep the ball rolling. Meanwhile, Facet of Dawn, Facet of Bravery, and Facet of Blessing ensure you’re dealing maximum damage and staying alive in close range. After all, Prismatic Titan is one hell of a brawler, so you need the added survivability.
If you don’t yet have the Stoicism Exotic class item, then Abeyant Leap is a good substitute, as is Heart of Inmost Light. As for the Exotic weapon, there are plenty of strong choices. However, Quicksilver Storm is an incredibly strong Exotic primary. Given the buffs this build offers to Strand weapons, I recommend using it with its Catalyst equipped. With that said, if you’re struggling to charge your Light Transcendence bar, then removing the Catalyst will make it a Kinetic weapon instead, which charges both Light and Darkness.
Destiny 2 Titan Prismatic Subclass Overview
Like other subclasses, Prismatic lets you pick a handful of different abilities, Aspects, and Fragments to tweak your playstyle. However, what sets Prismatic apart is that it takes abilities from other subclasses - both Light and Dark - and mashes them into one subclass. Keeping track of what’s available to you isn’t easy.
By dealing Light and Dark damage, you’ll build two different ability bars. Once each is fully charged, you can become Transcendent. This is unique to Prismatic and gives you limited-time access to a new grenade, alongside other buffs like increased ability regeneration.
The Titan's Prismatic Transcendance grenade is Electrified Snare:
- Throw an explosive device energized with Strand matter and Arc energy that detonates in a supercharged suspending burst. The suspended target takes heavy damage over time and chains jolting lightning to any nearby targets.
Here are all the Prismatic Titan abilities in Destiny 2:
All Titan Prismatic Melee Abilities
| Name | Description | Element |
|---|---|---|
| Shield Throw | Hurl your Void Shield toward a target. The shield can ricochet off targets and surfaces, granting Overshield for each target hit. | Void |
| Thunderclap | Hold while grounded to plant your feet and begin charging your fist with Arc energy. Release to unleash a devastating blast in front of you, dealing damage that increases with longer charge time. | Arc |
| Frenzied Blade | Activate your charged melee ability to dash forward, slashing at targets in front of you and severing them. | Strand |
| Hammer Strike | After sprinting for a short time, use this melee ability to swing a blazing hammer that scorches your target and deals damage in a cone behind them. If your target is defeated by Hammer Strike, they ignite. | Solar |
| Shiver Strike | Hold input to leap through the air. Releasing unleashes a powerful dash attack that knocks targets back and damages them. | Stasis |
All Titan Prismatic Grenades
| Name | Description | Element |
|---|---|---|
| Suppressor Grenade | An explosive grenade that suppresses, preventing targets from using abilities for a short time. | Void |
| Pulse Grenade | A grenade that periodically damages targets within its explosion radius. | Arc |
| Thermite Grenade | A grenade that sends forth a burning line of fire, dealing damage and scorching targets in its path. | Solar |
| Shackle Grenade | A thrown ball of Strand matter that detonates on impact, suspending targets and creating additional suspending sub projectiles. | Strand |
| Glacier Grenade | A grenade that creates walls out of Stasis crystals to block damage and freeze targets; these walls can be shattered for damage | Stasis |
All Titan Prismatic Aspects
| Name | Description | Fragment Slots |
|---|---|---|
| Knockout | Critically wounding a target or breaking their shield infuses your melee attacks with Arc energy and increases your melee range and damage for a short time. Defeating targets with melee attacks makes you amplified and restores a portion of your health. Defeating more powerful combatants increases the amount of health restored. | 2 |
| Diamond Lance | Shatter or defeat targets with abilities or Stasis weapons to create a Stasis lance. Throw the lance to freeze targets on impact. Slam the lance to the ground to freeze targets in a small area. | 3 |
| Unbreakable (New) | Hold to summon a Void shield and block a portion of incoming damage, gradually draining your grenade energy and and granting an Overshield over time. Releasing the grenade input or running out of energy releases a frontal blast from your shield that deals increased damage based on how much damage was blocked. Combatants that come in contact with your shield are temporarily disoriented. | 3 |
| Consecration | While sliding, activate your charged melee ability to launch a wave of Solar energy forward, damaging and scorching targets in front of you as you leap into the air. While airborne, activate your charged melee again to slam to the ground and create a second larger wave of damaging Solar energy. If the wave hits a scorched target, they ignite. | 3 |
| Drengr's Lash | Activate your Barricade ability to create a ripple in reality that travels forward along the ground, suspending and damaging the targets it hits. | 3 |
All Prismatic Fragments
| Name | Description | Additional Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Facet of Awakening | Rapidly defeating targets with Light or Darkness damage or Super final blows generates an elemental pickup of the matching damage type. | Plus 10 Resilience |
| Facet of Balance | Rapidly defeating targets with Light damage grants melee energy. Rapidly defeating targets with Darkness damage grants grenade energy. | N/A |
| Facet of Blessing | Melee final blows start health regeneration. While transcendent, melee final blows start health regeneration for you and nearby allies. | N/A |
| Facet of Bravery | Defeating targets with grenade final blows grants Volatile Rounds to your void weapons. Defeating targets with powered melee final blows grants Unraveling Rounds to your Strand weapons. | N/A |
| Facet of Command | Freezing or suppressing a target reloads your equipped weapons and increases weapon stability, aim assist, and airborne effectiveness. Defeating frozen or suppressed targets creates a Stasis Shard or Void Breach. | N/A |
| Facet of Courage | Your Arc, Solar, and Void abilities deal increased damage to targets afflicted with Darkness debuffs. | Plus 10 Discipline |
| Facet of Dawn | Powered melee hits against targets makes you radiant. Powered melee final blows make you and nearby allies radiant. | Minus 10 Strength |
| Facet of Defiance | Finishers create a detonation that either jolts, scorches, slows, severs, or makes targets volatile based on the damage type of your equipped Super. | Plus 10 Recovery |
| Facet of Devotion | Defeating targets afflicted with Stasis or Strand debuffs grant bonus Light Transcendence Energy. | Plus 10 Strength |
| Facet of Dominance | Your Void grenades weaken targets, and your Arc grenades jolt targets. | Minus 10 Discipline |
| Facet of Generosity | Defeating targets while Transcendent creates Orbs of Power for your allies. | N/A |
| Facet of Grace | Defeating targets with Kinetic weapons grants you bonus Transcendence energy. Defeating targets with your Super grants you and nearby allies bonus Transcendence energy. | Minus 10 Resilience |
| Facet of Honor | Collecting an elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants Transcendence energy of the same type. | Plus 10 Strength |
| Facet of Hope | While you have an elemental buff, your class ability regenerates more quickly. | N/A |
| Facet of Justice | While Transcendent, your ability final blows explode. | Plus 10 Intellect |
| Facet of Mending | Grenade final blows cure you. Transcendence grenade final blows increase the strength of the effect. | N/A |
| Facet of Protection | While surrounded by combatants, you are more resistant to incoming damage. While transcendent, the effect is increased. | Plus 10 Strength |
| Facet of Purpose | Picking up an Orb of Power grants either Amplified, Restoration, Frost Armor, Woven Mail, or Overshield based on the damage type of your equipped Super. | Minus 10 Recovery |
| Facet of Ruin | Increases the size and damage of the burst when you shatter a Stasis crystal or frozen target, and increases the area of effect on Solar ignitions. | Plus 10 Mobility |
| Facet of Sacrifice | While you have an Arc, Solar, or Void buff, ability final blows grant bonus Darkness Transcendence energy. | Plus 10 Discipline |
| Facet of Solitude | Landing rapid precision hits emit a severing blast from the target. While transcendent, the severing blast is bigger. | N/A |
So there you have it, the best Destiny 2 Prismatic Titan build you can make for PvE. Whether you’re looking to take on Salvation’s Edge or the new Destiny 2 Overthrow activity, this setup will do the job.