Are you a Titan main and want to take your game to the next level? These are the best Titan Strand builds in Destiny 2, including builds for endgame and Solo players. And by the way, as any top-tier Titan build, these will guide you every step of the way, including essential Exotics, Mods, and more.
| -- | Name | Class | Area | Subclass | Excels in | Element | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Berserker of War | Titan | PvE |  Strand | Endgame | Strand | Best in Class |
 | Overflowing Suspension | Titan | PvE | Strand | Grandmaster Content | Strand | |
 | Abeyant Leap | Titan | PvE | Strand | Endgame | Strand |
Best Titan Strand build for PvE
Berserker of War
Excels In: Endgame (Dungeons, Raids, Legend content)
Goal of the Build: Utilise the Banner of War Aspect to continuously grant healing bursts to yourself and allies while also dealing outrageous melee damage.
Mandatory Gear: The only hard requirement for this build is the Synthoceps Exotic. No weapons are needed, but a One-Two Punch Shotgun makes your damage go through the roof. The Navigator, with its Exotic Catalyst, can also be a unique pick that can help. Tractor Cannon can serve as a self-provided debuff.
| Armor | Class | Type | Requirements | Source | Released | Requires | Exotic Perk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Synthoceps | Titan | Arms | Free-to-Play | Exotic Engrams | Season 1 |  Free-to-Play | Exotic Perk: "Increased melee lunge range. Improved melee and Super damage when you're surrounded." |
- Aspects: Into the Fray and Banner of War.
- Fragments: Thread of Fury, Thread of Warding, Thread of Generation, and Thread of Ascent.
- Abilities: Grapple, Frenzied Blade, and either Barricade works.
- Stats: Resilience, Strength, and Discipline. Recovery is fine too.
- Mods:
- Helmet: Hands On and a Siphon mod matching your weapon
- Arms: Heavy Handed, Momentum Transfer, and Firepower
- Chest: Damage resistance mods
- Legs: Invigoration, Absolution, and Innervation
- Class Item: Distribution, Bomber, and Outreach
Gameplay Loop
The gameplay loop for this build is quite simple. You’ll want to leverage your Grapple Melees to engage fights, killing a minor enemy, and then use your Banner of War buffed Frenzied Blades melee attacks to deal outrageous damage.
A tip to follow is ensuring that you actually hit the enemy with your Grapple attack to proc the melee generation from Momentum Transfer. Killing an enemy with the Grapple Melee will create two Orbs of Power thanks to Heavy Handed and Firepower, and Orbs you grab will grant plenty of melee energy, allowing you to slay out with your Frenzied Blades, practically one-shotting any enemy that isn’t a multi-million health boss.
Overflowing Suspension
Excels In: Grandmaster Content
Goal of the Build: With an insane ability uptime, this build allows a Titan to spam the new strand abilities for great ad-clear.
Mandatory Gear: Heart of Inmost Light is still one of the best exotics for ability-based builds and is used here. Again, Strand weapons best fit this build due to the numerous artifact mods that buff them.
| Armor | Class | Type | Requirements | Source | Released | Requires | Exotic Perk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heart of Inmost Light | Titan | Chest | Forsaken Pack | Exotic Engrams | Season 4 |  Forsaken Pack | Exotic Perk: "Using an ability (grenade, melee, or Barricade) empowers the other two abilities. Empowered means abilities have faster regen, melees and grenades do more damage, and Barricades have more hit points." |
- Aspects: Into the Fray and Drengr’s Lash.
- Fragments: Thread of Mind and Thread of Generation are used for their ability regeneration. Thread of Wisdom and Thread of Warding are great ways to generate Orbs of Power and Woven Mail
- Abilities: Grapple or Shackle Grenade are the best choices, with Shackle Grenade being the choice for harder content. Rally Barricade is used for the shorter cooldown.
- Stats: Resilience and Recovery.
- Mods: A mod that generates Orbs of Power, such as an Elemental Siphon or Firepower, works great. Grenade or Utility Kickstart can use these charges for even faster ability regeneration. Stacks on Stacks can provide additional charges, so is also recommended.
Gameplay Loop
Despite its nerf, Heart of Inmost Light is still one of the best exotics for PVE. Casting your barricade will suspend enemies due to Drengr’s Lash and empower your other abilities, making them stronger with faster regeneration. Defeating the suspended enemies will refund your barricade and create Orbs of Power.
Grenade/Utility Kickstart can then use these orbs to refund large portions of the respective abilities. The melee is best used by using a single charge to try and maintain the Overflowing Light buff from Heart of Inmost Light. This combination allows for a high-ability uptime.
Abeyant Leap
Excels In: Endgame (Dungeons, Raids, Legend content)
Goal of the Build: This build allows a single titan to dominate large areas by Suspending enemies whilst also providing Woven Mail to you and your allies.
Mandatory Gear: The only hard requirement for this build is the new exotic leg armor, Abeyant Leap. However, Strand weapons synergize with this build due to the new artifact mods such as “Threaded Blast”.
| Armor | Class | Type | Requirements | Source | Released | Requires | Exotic Perk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abeyant Leap | Titan | Legs | Lightfall | Lost Sectors | Season 20 |  Lightfall | Exotic Perk: "Drengr's Lash spawns two additional projectiles, tracks targets more aggressively, and travels farther. Gain Woven Mail when suspending targets." |
- Aspects: Into the Fray and Drengr’s Lash.
- Fragments: Thread of Mind is the most valuable fragment for this build. Other fragments such as Thread of Continuity and Thread of Generation are also suitable. The last fragment is a personal choice.
- Abilities: Rally Barricade is preferred due to the shorter cooldown and Shackle Grenade is the grenade of choice.
- Stats: Resilience and Recovery.
- Mods: An Elemental Siphon that matches your preferred weapon is the most important mod to include. Stacks on Stacks can then utilize the orbs generated for additional armor charges. Grenade or Utility Kickstart will be able to consume these charges.
Gameplay Loop
The centerpiece of this build is the Abeyant Leap exotic. The exotic perk Puppeteer’s Control buffs Drenger’s Lash by creating additional ripples. These ripples suspend enemies and allow for some of the best ad control in the game. Defeating these enemies will refund portions of your barricade due to Thread of Mind and create Tangles and Orbs of Power.
The tangles can be used to grant yourself and allies the Woven Mail buff, whereas the orbs of power can be used to proc Grenade/Utility Kickstart reducing the cooldown of these abilities. This setup allows you to infinitely suspend large groups of enemies.
Best Titan PvP builds
PvP Essentials
PvP is a different ball game when it comes to gearing up and taking your Titan to the max level. Unlike PvE, most gameplay mods such as Elemental Wells and Warmind Cells are disabled in PvP. Those slots are then freed up for more PvP-orientated mods such as Targeting or Unflinching mods.
One thing that does carry over between the game modes is the importance of certain stats. Recovery replaces Resilience as the most important stat. You should always aim to get 100 Recovery or as close as possible. Recovery dictates the speed at which you can engage in fights and can be the difference between a loss and a win.
Due to the current sandbox that focuses on abilities, your next port of call should be to increase your Discipline, Strength, and Resilience as high as possible. Whilst Resilience doesn’t give a damage reduction like in PvE, the increased health can allow you to survive certain weapons and combos. It also grants you a faster barricade, which is always helpful.
Titan Subclasses: Ranked
Titan is actually in a pretty good spot when it comes to the strength of its subclasses in PvP.
Berserker
Berserker is the king of Titan movement. The combination of Grapple and the three charges of Frenzied Blade melee allows Berserker to move around the map much faster than any other titan subclass.
Whilst not meta-defining, Berserker can still be used effectively in all the different PVP playlists. Building into the suspend mechanic is the best way to go around creating a Berserker PVP build.
Pros:
- Powerful crowd-control abilities (Suspend)
- Fantastic movement
- Great Super
Cons:
- Weaker Neutral Game
- Long Cooldowns
- Higher Skill Floor
Best PvP Titan Exotics
General Exotics
| Armor | Class | Type | Requirements | Source | Released | Requires | Exotic Perk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dunemarchers | Titan | Legs | Free-to-Play | Exotic Engrams | Season 1 | Free-to-Play | Exotic Perk: "Increases sprint speed. Sprinting builds up a static charge. After melee-attacking an enemy, that charge will chain damage to nearby enemies." |
 One-Eyed Mask | Titan | Helm | Forsaken Pack | Exotic Engrams | Season 4 | Forsaken Pack | Exotic Perk: "Highlights the enemy who dares to damage you. Track down and destroy your enemy for an overshield." |
Synthoceps | Titan | Arms | Free-to-Play | Exotic Engrams | Season 1 | Free-to-Play | Exotic Perk: "Increased melee lunge range. Improved melee and Super damage when you're surrounded." |
There are loads of viable exotics for Titans to use inside the Crucible.
Dunemarchers are a good example of an exotic that has stood the test of time. The added mobility they provide as well as the extra lightning chain upon punching an opponent makes them extremely strong for all subclasses. Titans have struggled to keep up with the other classes, and Dunemarchers help to close that gap.
The infamous One-Eyed Mask is still a solid choice inside PVP. While is nowhere near as strong as it once was, it still is a competitive option for all subclasses. Its exotic perk “Vengeance” grants you an over-shield for defeating an opposing guardian. This gives you an advantage when it comes to the next fight due to the health increase.
Synthoceps are another strong exotic that work with any titan subclass. The extra melee range can catch opposing guardians off guard and pair well with a close-range weapon such as a shotgun or SMG.
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