Destiny 2 Solar Warlock Solo Build

This guide gives weapons, exotics, and armor mods for a Destiny 2 Solar Warlock Solo Build, intended for end-game PvE players!

Destiny 2 Solar Warlock Dawnblade
Destiny 2 Solar Warlock Dawnblade

Why Should You Play Solar Warlock?

Solar Warlock is all about not dying. This Subclass allows you to be in battle essentially forever. So long as there are enemies you can keep your buffs up at all times.

ProsCons
Low Cooldown SuperNo Damage Super
Free HealingRequires constant buffing
Easy to play

Solar Warlock Solo Playstyle

This build is Strong for solo play since it is meant for you to be buffing only yourself. You will need to consume your grenade to gain heat rises when you have that you can gain restoration through Phoenix Dive. You can refresh your buffs and extend their duration if you are using solar weapons.

Abilities

Some abilities, aspects and fragments need to be unlocked before use. In order to do that, Destiny 2 players need to visit Ikora in the Tower and do the related quest or purchase them from her. Lastly, if you bought new aspects and fragments don’t forget to “meditate”. Simply click the “meditate” option on the table next to Ikora.


Well of Radiance

Phoenix Dive

Burst Glide

Firebolt Grenade

Incinerator Snap

Well of Radiance – Thrust your Sword into the ground, damaging and scorching nearby targets. The Sword projects a continuous aura, granting restoration and radiant effects to nearby allies, protecting them from the effects of Stasis. 5 minute cooldown with max Intellect. Make sure you are running high intellect since it represents your Well of Radiance health.

Phoenix Dive – Make sure you have heat rises before using this ability

Burst Glide – Jump while airborne to activate Glide and start an airborne drift with a strong initial boost of speed.

Firebolt Grenade – We are using this grenade for its short cooldown in order to have more uptime on heat rises

Incinerator Snap – Snap your fingers to create a fan of burning sparks that explode and scorch targets. Close range melee ability with AoE that can ignite faster than celestial fire.

Aspects


Heat Rises

Icarus Dash

Heat Rises – You can fire weapons, melee, and throw grenades while gliding. [Grenade] : Hold to activate Heat Rises, consuming your grenade. Final blows while airborne increase the duration of Heat Rises and grant melee energy. This allows us to attack in the air without running out of our warlock glide

Icarus Dash – You gain an aerial dash and get instant healing if you get multikills while in the air.

Fragments


Ember of Tempering

Ember of Empyrean

Ember of Solace

Ember of Searing

Ember of Tempering : This will give us 30 recovery and increase our Air accuarcy so long as we get solar weapon kills.

Ember of Empyrean : Solar weapon or ability final blows extend the duration of restoration and radiant effects applied to you.

Ember of Solace : Radiant and restoration effects applied to you have increased duration.

Ember of Searing : This will help us gain a firesprite which will give you a small burst of energy to all your abilities.

Weapons

Loadout Option 1

Weapon Perk 1 Perk 2
Kinetic

Riptide

Feeding Frenzy

Chill Clip
Energy

Vex Mythoclast

Temporal Unlimiter

Timeless Mythoclast
Power

Cataclysmic

Fourth Time’s the Charm

Bait and Switch

Riptide – Strong Fusion Rifle that can freeze enemies.

Vex Mythoclast – Very strong solar weapon that drops from the raid Vault of Glass.

Cataclysmic – The strongest Linear fusion rifle in the game acquired from the raid Vow of the disciple and can be crafted. The battery needs to be enhanced battery so we get an extra 4 shots with the gun also practice using bait and switch.

Loadout Option 2

Weapon Perk 1 Perk 2
Kinetic

Witherhoard

Primeval’s Torment

Break the Bank
Energy

BxR-55 Battler

Demolitionist

Incandescent
Power

Cataclysmic

Fourth Time’s the Charm

Bait and Switch

Witherhoard – this weapon comes from the Exotic Archive at the Tower. There can only be one instance of witherhoard damaging the target at a time make sure with your teammates that someone else is not using it.

BxR-55 Battler – Super strong pulse rifle that drops from dares of eternity and it is craftable

Cataclysmic – The strongest Linear fusion rifle in the game acquired from the raid Vow of the disciple and can be crafted. The battery needs to be enhanced battery so we get an extra 4 shots with the gun also practice using bait and switch.

Exotic Armor

Exotic Armor Mod

Rain of Fire – The main exotic that we will be using. Since our Loadout option 1 has only weapons that belong in the fusion rifle family we will gain the Radiant buff which is a free damage buff.

Armor Stats

Stats

Mobility

Resilence

Recovery

Discipline

Intellect

Strength

Stats Goal

10

100

70

70

70

60

Armor Mods

Head
Arm
Chest
Leg
Class

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