Destiny 2 Sunbreaker: Best Builds, Exotics & Fragments

by George Cannard | Feb 1, 2024

Sunbreaker is one of the five Titan subclasses available in Destiny 2. As of Season of the Wish (S23), Sunbreaker is one of the strongest subclasses in the entire game.

This guide covers the best Sunbreaker Titan builds, Fragments, and Exotics that make Sunbreaker such an exceptionally powerful subclass.

What is Sunbreaker in Destiny 2?

Sunbreaker is the name of the Solar-based subclass available to Titans in Destiny 2.

Best Sunbreaker Fragments & Exotics

Titan Solar 3.0 featured

Sunbreaker (Solar 3.0)

Ranking: ❘ S Best

The Sunbreaker Titan has always been a reliable choice since the Red War. Solar 3.0 made Sunbreaker one of the best subclasses for solo content by making your titan almost impossible to kill. Sunbreaker has some of the best access to the Solar 3.0 mechanics, such as restoration and cure, which allow it to survive situations where other subclasses would fail.

Preferred Exotic: Loreley Splendor Helm, Phoenix Cradle, and Hallowfire Heart are examples of exotics that synergize well with Sunbreaker and Solar 3.0. Synthoceps are another great choice for Throwing Hammer builds and are considered the best overall choice. Plus, the new Pyrogale Gauntlets (we cover how to get the Pyrogale Gauntlets here) can vastly improve most Solar builds.

Armor	Class	Type	Requirements	Source	Released	Requires	Exotic Perk
Hallowfire Heart	Titan	Chest	Free-to-Play	Exotic Engrams	Season 1	Free-to-Play	Solar takedowns while standing in a Sunspot create a Sunspot. Greatly improves recharge rate of your Solar abilities while your Super is charged. Provides a small benefit to the airborne effectiveness stat of all weapons.
Loreley Splendor Helm	Titan	Helm	The Witch Queen	Lost Sectors	Season 16	The Witch Queen	When you have Sun Warrior, your Sunspots heal you. When you are critically wounded, create a Sunspot at your location.
Phoenix Cradle	Titan	Legs	Shadowkeep	Exotic Engrams	Season 8	Shadowkeep	Sun Warrior lasts twice as long. Allies who pass through your Sunspots are granted Sun Warrior.
Synthoceps	Titan	Arms	Free-to-Play	Exotic Engrams	Season 1	Free-to-Play	Increased melee lunge range. Improved melee and Super damage when you're surrounded.

Preferred Aspects and Fragments:

Aspects: Roaring Flames and Sol Invictus are the bread and butter of most Sunbreaker builds. Consecration can be built around but lacks the diversity that the other aspects offer.
Fragments: Ember of Char, Ember of Eruption, Ember of Solace, Ember of Torches.

Preferred Abilities and Stats:

Stats: Resilience, Discipline, Strength.
Abilities: Both Hammer of Sol and Burning Maul are solid choices for the super. Throwing Hammer is the better of the two melees. Being able to pick up the hammer and use it at range makes it the best choice. Thermite and Solar Grenades are the best for ad-clear whilst the healing provided by the Healing Grenade makes these the go-to choices.

Sunbreaker Titan builds for PvE

These are some of the best Destiny 2 Sunbreaker builds right now; you can find more excellent Titan builds here:

Undying Flame

Excels In: Solo, Endgame, Grandmasters.

Goal of the Build: This build aims to create an unkillable Titan by harnessing the power of Solar 3.0 and the Loreley Splendor exotic helm.

Mandatory gear: Loreley Splendor Helm. Solar weapons are recommended.

Name:

Loreley Splendor Helm

Class:

Titan

Slot:

Helm

Source:

Lost Sectors

Requires:

The Witch Queen

Exotic Perk:

When you have Sun Warrior, your Sunspots heal you. When you are critically wounded, create a Sunspot at your location.

Aspects: Sol Invictus and Roaring Flames (for endgame content) or Consecration (fun and solid too).
Fragments: Ember of Solace, Ember of Singeing, Ember of Empyrean, and Ember of Torches.
Abilities: Healing Grenade for extra survivability or Solar Grenade for ad clear. Throwing Hammer, Rally Barricade.
Stats: Max Resilience.
Mods:
- Helmet: Siphon matching your subclass.
- Arms: Heavy Handed.
- Chest: Resistance Mods based on your enemies.
- Legs: -
- Class Item: -

Gameplay Loop

This is one of the easiest and most straightforward builds for Titan. It requires little to no setup and functions extremely well in all levels of content.

This build revolves around the Loreley Splendor exotic helmet. Its exotic perk, “Cauterizing Flame,” creates a sunspot upon barricade cast or when you are critically wounded. This allows you to get the Restoration buff which regenerates your health and shields over time. This cannot be stopped by damage and only runs out when the buff itself runs out. Ember of Solace increases this duration.

Ember of the Empyrean allows you to maintain this restoration buff by chaining solar weapon kills to refresh the duration. Opting for Synthoceps instead of Loreley Splendor removes your barricade from the loop, but the whole idea of throwing your hammer over and over at enemies stays the same.

Stasis Tank

Excels In: Endgame (Dungeons, Raids, Legend content)

Goal of the Build: Become a walking tank thanks to Icefall Mantle and Diamond Lance reworks.

Mandatory gear: Icefall Mantle and a Stasis Primary. A Stasis Heavy weapon is recommended as well.

Name:

Icefall Mantle

Class:

Titan

Slot:

Arms

Source:

Lost Sectors

Requires:

Beyond Light

Exotic Perk:

Stasis final blows have a chance to grant an escalating bonus to Stasis weapon damage. Replaces your Barricade ability with a personal overshield. When you activate your Barricade, you gain the highest-tier Stasis weapon damage bonus and create a burst around yourself that slows combatants. While you have this overshield, you are slowed and Barricade does not recharge.

Aspects: Diamond Lance and Tectonic Harvest
Fragments: Whisper of Conduction, Whisper of Fissures, Whisper of Shards, Whisper of Rime, and Whisper of Chains.
Abilities: Towering Barricade, Shiver Strike, and Glacial Grenade
Stats: Resilience 🡒 Discipline🡒 Strength.
Mods:
- Helmet: Harmonic Siphon, Heavy Ammo Finder.
- Arms: Bolstering Detonation, Focusing Strike.
- Chest: Relevant Resistance Mods.
- Legs: Stasis Surge.
- Class Item: Powerful Attraction, Time Dilation.

Gameplay Loop

A lot changed with Icefall Mantle’s rework. First and foremost, you are no longer slowed to walking speed when activating your class ability and it begins regeneration the moment it is activated, as opposed to needing to fully expire. Secondly, you heal a small amount of HP when gaining Frost Armor stacks, and the class ability activation gives you full Frost Armor stacks (5 base, 8 with Rime) as well as freezing enemies within a small radius. Finally, it no longer provides a Stasis weapon buff.

With this in mind, the loop is as follows: using your grenade or Diamond Lance, create Stasis crystals and then shatter them to create Stasis Shards and boost your grenade regen. Picking up these shards grants you Frost Armor and health. Repeat this loop, making sure to slam your Diamond Lances down when possible to generate free Frost Armor stacks. When things get dicey, pop your class ability to get full Frost Armor stacks and regen 80 HP, as well as freezing anything that dared get close.

Sunbreaker Subclass in PvP (Solar 3.0)

Sunbreaker (Solar 3.0)

Ranking: ❘ C Weak

Whilst not as strong as other solar subclasses in PVP, Sunbreaker can still be used effectively when built correctly. Building into the healing aspects of Solar 3.0 allows Sunbreaker to become very sustainable and can supply teammates with buffs such as Restoration or Radiant.

Preferred Exotic: Loreley Splendor and The Path of Burning Steps are the best Solar-based exotics for PVP. Lorely Splendor adds a lot of survivability to Sunbreaker, and The Path of Burning Steps makes a great base for a weapon-focused playstyle.

Armor	Class	Type	Requirements	Source	Released	Requires	Exotic Perk
The Path of Burning Steps	Titan	Legs	Beyond Light	Lost Sectors	Season 14	Beyond Light	Solar final blows periodically grant you an escalating bonus to weapon damage, and Solar grenade final blows grant you the highest bonus. You are harder to slow or freeze with Stasis, and when you break out, you take no damage from doing so, creating a burst of Solar energy around yourself.

Preferred Aspects and Fragments:

Aspects: Sol Invictus is what a PVP focus Sunbreaker is built around. The healing and ability regeneration is key and cannot be overlooked. Roaring Flames can allow for certain abilities to one shot and is useful to keep the momentum of a fight going. Builds created around Consecration can be used for a more casual and fun playstyle for 6v6 game modes.
Fragments: Ember of Beams, Ember of Combustion, Ember of Wonder, Ember of Eruption.

Preferred Abilities and Stats:

Stats: Recovery, Discipline, Resilience
Abilities: Hammer of Sol serves as one of the best roaming supers due to its duration and ranged capabilities. Burning Maul is more niche but can be used to counter other supers. Hammer Strike is the best melee. Like the other shoulder charge melees, it offers more mobility and the potential for fast shotgun-melee combos. All the solar grenades can be used but the strongest are Healing, Thermite, and Tripmine Grenades. The extra healing provided by Healing Grenades makes them worth taking over more offensive grenades in certain situations.