Several buffs and nerfs may have shaken up the meta this past few seasons, but Phoenix Protocol remains a fan-favorite. The ability to chain Well of Radiance and provide Super energy to your allies will make you an invaluable asset to any raiding group, and the gameplay loop couldn’t be more simple.
Today, we’ll go through how to acquire this Warlock Exotic and use it to assemble one of the best Warlock builds in Destiny 2.
How to get Phoenix Protocol in Destiny 2
As an Exotic from Year 1 of Destiny 2, Phoenix Protocol can be acquired as a random Exotic drop. The best and most efficient farming methods are:
- Legend Lost Sectors during Chest days
- Vex Strike Force events (as they work on a knockout system)
In parallel, you should visit Xur every weekend and purchase his Fated Engram, as they, too, work on a knockout system and will always reward you with an Exotic you don’t already have. We cover Where is Xur here.
| Armor | Class | Type | Requirements | Source | Released | Requires | Exotic Perk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Protocol | Warlock | Chest | Forsaken Pack | Exotic Engrams | Season 4 |  Forsaken Pack | Exotic Perk: "Kills and assists you make while standing in your Well of Radiance return Super energy." |
How to get Phoenix Protocol, Destiny 2
According to Light.gg’s community research:
- 10% Super Energy is returned upon a kill. However, each kill will grant 1.5% less than the previous to a minimum of 4% Super energy per kill – meaning it will effectively take 10 kills to return 50% of your Super energy bar.
Best Phoenix Protocol Build Right Now
With Phoenix Protocol, you want to focus on returning Super-energy while having the highest possible Super up-time during fights. To do that, we recommend the following build:
Mandatory Gear:
No specific weaponry is necessary; since we are focusing on Super-energy generation. It is heavily advised to use weapons with Solar Energy since it will synergize with our Fragments later.
- Aspects: Touching Flame to allow your Fusion Grenades to explode twice – increasing your chance of Well creation, and Icarus Dash for the added mobility.
- Fragments: Ember of Combustion, Ember of Eruption, Ember of Wonder & Ember of Char
- Abilities: Coldsnap Grenade is essential here as it will give you two grenade charges via Osmiomancy Gloves.
- Stats: Discipline is far and away the most crucial stat here, allowing for the maximum number of turrets possible.
Phoenix Protocol Exotic, Destiny 2
Gameplay Loop
Our gameplay loop is simple; we want to defeat as many enemies as possible within a short period to create orbs of power and Super energy.
We will be using our Fusion Grenades as much as possible here, which should help get our Ember of Combustion started. Don’t worry; with the Bomber mod, we should have plenty of grenades as and when we need them. You can supplement grenades with a hail of fire from any Solar energy weapon.
Ember of Eruption should now increase the area of effect from Ignition. Ember of Wonder will then proc, allowing you to begin spawning Orbs of Power for your team and generating Super Energy. Placing Rifts will regenerate your Fusion Grenades, allowing you to begin the loop again.
This build works wonders in end-game content such as Raids and Grandmaster Nightfalls, where groups of enemies need to be defeated in quick succession, and Supers can be the difference between failing and completing an encounter. With success, you should have an almost constant up-time on your Well of Radiance, providing invaluable buffs and healing to you and your Fireteam.
Before you go…
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You mixed some Stasis build here my friend, seems like you kept the text from the old one.
Hello,
I just wanted to make a correction on where you have abilities. This is Solor build but you have cold snap grenades listed which didn’t make much sense so I guessed.
pretty sure phoenix protocol isnt arms armour