Destiny 2 Ability Updates Sees Changes Across the Board

 

The last part of the Destiny 2 TWID gave details for some of the ability changes coming in the Edge of Fate. The majority of the updates will move the over- and underperforming abilities closer together, allowing for more build crafting opportunities. One of the adjustments, in the form of stunning champions, comes as a surprise for the Destiny 2 community.

Destiny 2 Ability Changes – Warlock

Prismatic

• Reduced the number of fragment slots provided by the following Aspects:
  • Hellion (from 3 to 2)
  • Bleak Watcher (from 3 to 2)

Prismatic/Strand

• Weaver’s Call (Aspect)
  • Can now generate Threadlings on any final blow instead of just Strand final blows

Void

• Pocket Singularity (melee)
  • Increased Pocket Singularity damage vs. non-boss combatants by 20%.
  • Increased Pocket Singularity damage vs. boss combatants by 56%.

Destiny 2 Ability Changes – Titan

Image of Stoicism Titan Mark courtesy of Bungie Inc.

Prismatic

• Reduced the number of fragment slots provided by the following Aspect:
  • Consecration (from 3 to 2)

Solar

• Consecration (Aspect)
  • Increased Fragment slots provided from 2 to 3.

Prismatic/Strand

• Drengr’s Lash (Aspect)
  • Increased tracking strength of base Suspend wave and Abeyant Leap Exotic-armor Suspend wave.
  • Increased base Suspend wave travel distance from 20m to 30m.
  • Increased Abeyant Leap Suspend wave travel distance from 30m to 35m.

Prismatic/Solar

• Consecration (Aspect)
  • Ignition no longer has a +20% bonus damage

Void

• Shield Throw (melee)
  • Increased projectile tracking strength by 77%.

Arc

• Storm’s Keep (Aspect)
  • Benefits no longer stack when standing behind multiple Barricades.

Destiny 2 Ability Changes – Hunter

General

• Gambler’s Dodge
  • Melee energy return no longer requires dodging near an enemy.

Prismatic

• Reduced the number of fragment slots provided by the following Aspects:
  • Ascension (from 3 to 2)
  • Winter’s Shroud (from 3 to 2)

Prismatic/Solar

• Gunpowder Gamble (Aspect)
  • Reduced self-damage from Gunpowder Gamble detonation by 60%.
  • Final blows of all kinds now grant Gunpowder Gamble progress instead of just Solar kills.

Solar

• On Your Mark (Aspect)
  • Final Blows, while at three stacks of On Your Mark, now make you Radiant for a short time.
  • Activating your class ability now gives one stack of On Your Mark instead of three stacks.

Arc

• Ascension (Aspect)
  • Ascension can now activate the following perks:
    • Armor mods
      • Reaper
      • Powerful Attraction
      • Outreach
      • Distribution
      • Bomber
      • Dynamo
    • Exotics
      • HOIL (class item)
      • Gryfalcon’s Reserve overshield

Destiny 2 Ability Changes – All Classes

General

• Increased damage vs. bosses, minibosses, and Champions by 15% for these grenades:
  • Arc
    • Flux Grenade
    • Arcbolt Grenade
    • Flashbang Grenade
    • Storm Grenade
  • Void
    • Axion Bolt Grenade
    • Suppressor Grenade
  • Solar
    • Firebolt Grenade
    • Trip mine Grenade
  • Kinetic
    • The Rock Grenade (Forerunner)

All Damage Types

• Ability energy returns from perks and passive regen now scale based on the requisite stat.

Void

• Devour
  • Reduced Devour heal amount from 200hp to 140hp

Strand

• Suspend
  • Increased base Suspend duration from 5s to 6s.

Stasis

• Stasis Shatter
  • Stasis Shatter damage now stuns Overload Champions instead of Unstoppable Champions.

Arc

• Flux Grenade
  • Significantly reduced base cooldown time
  • Increased projectile size to make it a bit easier to stick targets

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