Best Destiny 2 Warlock Prismatic Builds Today

Eager to use the new Prismatic Subclass and take your Warlock to the next level? This is the best Warlock Prismatic build in Destiny 2. And by the way, as any great Warlock build, this will guide you every step of the way, including essential Exotics, Mods, and more.

Updated as of Episode 1: Echoes.

Top Prismatic Warlock builds

--	Name	Class	Area	Subclass	Excels in	Element	Status
	Prismatic Blizzard	Warlock	PvE	Prismatic	Endgame	Prismatic	Top 3
	Prismatic Flame	Warlock	PvE	Prismatic	Endgame	Prismatic	Top 3

Best Warlock Prismatic build for PvE

Prismatic Blizzard

Excels In: Endgame (Dungeons & Raids)

Goal of the Build: Utilize both Bleak Watcher and Getaway Artist turrets to dominate the battlefield while also having access to Devour and Transcendence.

Mandatory Gear: Getaway Artist and Khvostov 7G–0X.

Name: Getaway Artist

Class: Warlock Slot: Arms

Source: Exotic Engrams Requires: Forsaken Pack

Exotic Perk: Convert your Arc Grenade into a supercharged Arc Soul. The Arc Soul functions as an autonomous turret.

Khvostov 7G-0X

Auto Rifle

Primary

Kinetic

The Pale Heart

• Aspects: Feed the Void and Bleak Watcher.
• Fragments: Facet of Grace, Facet of Devotion, Facet of Dawn, Facet of Purpose, and Facet of Protection.
• Abilities: Song of Flame, Phoenix Dive, Arcane Needle, Storm Grenade.
• Stats: Resilience → Discipline.
• Mods:
  • Helmet: Kinetic Siphon, Heavy Ammo Finder.
  • Arms: Impact Induction, Focusing Strike.
  • Chest: Relevant reserve/resist mods.
  • Legs: Relevant ammo scavenger/surge mods.
  • Class Item: Distribution, Time Dilation.

Gameplay Loop

Swallowing your grenade not only provides an Arc Soul and Amplified from Getaway Artist but also places a Bleak Watcher turret at your feet. This interaction is the centerpiece of the build, allowing you to double-dip on things whenever your grenade is charged.

Feed the Void grants Devour on ability kills (including your Arc Soul!), increasing survivability. Beyond that, the majority of our fragment choices are focused primarily on building Transcendence quickly, which is assisted by the use of Khvostov since it lacks an elemental affinity.

Prismatic Flame

Excels In: Endgame (Dungeons & Raids)

Goal of the Build: Control the battlefield with both Hellion and Getaway Artist turrets, while also taking advantage of Prismatic Warlock’s kit and inherently potent weapon options.

Mandatory Gear: Getaway Artist. We highly recommend The Call with Strategist coupled with a potent Energy-slot Primary such as Sunshot, Trinity Ghoul, etc.

Name: Getaway Artist

Class: Warlock Slot: Arms

Source: Exotic Engrams Requires: Forsaken Pack

Exotic Perk: Convert your Arc Grenade into a supercharged Arc Soul. The Arc Soul functions as an autonomous turret.

	Sunshot	Hand Cannon	Primary	Solar	Exotic Engram
	The Call	Sidearm	Special	Strand	The Pale Heart

• Aspects: Feed the Void and Hellion.
• Fragments: Facet of Hope, Facet of Sacrifice, Facet of Balance, Facet of Dawn, Facet of Purpose.
• Abilities: Song of Flame, Healing Rift, Arcane Needle, Storm Grenade.
• Stats: Resilience → Recovery.
• Mods:
  • Helmet: Heavy Ammo Finder and a Siphon matching your primary weapon.
  • Arms: Impact Induction, Focusing Strike.
  • Chest: Relevant reserve/resist mods.
  • Legs: Relevant ammo scavenger/surge mods.
  • Class Item: Time Dilation.

Gameplay Loop

Swallowing your grenade offers an Arc Soul and Amplified through Getaway Artist while casting your rift summons Hellion. The former regenerates easily with Devour through Feed the Void, while your class ability can be quickly regenerated through Facet of Hope and your Strategist weapon.

Beyond this, there isn’t much of a “loop” for this build. Rotate your grenade and class abilities as frequently as you can while also attempting to build Transcendence through weapon kills and Arcane Needle hits.

Prismatic Sorcerer

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

Goal of the Build: Utilize both Hellion and Getaway Artist to gain multiple high-damage turrets, assisting you and your allies on the battlefield.

Mandatory Gear: Getaway Artist and a legendary weapon with Strategist, such as The Call.

Name: Getaway Artist

Class: Warlock Slot: Arms

Source: Exotic Engrams Requires: Forsaken Pack

Exotic Perk: Convert your Arc Grenade into a supercharged Arc Soul. The Arc Soul functions as an autonomous turret.

• Aspects: Feed the Void and Hellion.
• Fragments: Facet of Hope, Facet of Sacrifice, Facet of Purpose, Facet of Dawn, Facet of Balance.
• Abilities: Song of Flame, Storm Grenade, Arcane Needle, and Healing Rift.
• Stats: Max Resilience 🡒 Max Recovery.
• Mods:
  • Helmet: Heavy Ammo Finder, Siphon matching your primary weapon..
  • Arms: Focusing Strike, Impact Induction.
  • Chest: Relevant Resistance and Reserve Mods.
  • Legs: x2 Surges matching your Heavy weapon.
  • Class Item: Time Dilation.

Gameplay Loop

Swallow your grenade to get a Sentient Arc Soul, then use your rift to gain Hellion. From here, your sole goal is to regenerate both of these abilities; Feed the Void (Devour) should help with Arc Soul, while your Strategist weapon greatly assists in regenerating Hellion.

This strong combination (and its constant uptime, if played correctly) is the core of this build. However, portions of the kit listed above provide additional benefits. Facet of Purpose grants Restoration on orb pickup, Facet of Sacrifice grants additional Darkness Transcendence energy, and Facet of Dawn provides Radiant. That said, be aware that this build is one that you can easily make your own—beyond the grenade, aspect, and exotic choices, what you run here is up to you.

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Warlock Prismatic PvP build

Because of its competitive nature, stats are significantly more critical in the Crucible than in PVE. For Warlocks, high Recovery is a must as it is tied to your health and rift regeneration speeds. Additionally, because of Destiny’s ability-focused nature, high Discipline is irreplaceable too. Lastly, while it’s more important on Titan, mid-high Resilience can also be helpful. Some things (such as two-shot kills with Thorn) depend on the enemy’s Resilience stat, so having around Tier 6 or 7 is always useful.

Generally speaking, the most potent PvP mods come in the form of stat, unflinching, targeting, and dexterity mods. These all provide passive buffs that are strong enough to notice in moment-to-moment gameplay.

Subclasses

While there is usually a meta Warlock subclass or general setup to run for the Crucible, every element has unique strengths and weaknesses.

Prismatic

Prismatic Warlock, by nature, offers little that other subclasses do not. However, as is the case in PvE, Prismatic’s strength and novelty come from unique interactions created by pairing abilities and aspects together.

From Lightning Surge and Arcane Needle to Bleak Watcher and Getaway Artist, many of the synergies dominating the PvE scene also make their way into The Crucible. While some of the more popular abilities and aspects like Icarus Dash are still locked behind other subclasses, Prismatic Warlock has found no issue cementing a solid place in the meta early on.

Pros:

• A multitude of Super ability options
• Access to the majority of elemental buffs/debuffs
• Access to Transcendence

Cons:

• Lack of various meta-defining aspects and abilities
• Little intrinsic power and instead relies on the creation of specific builds/synergies
• Takes on many of the nerfs/changes to individual abilities and aspects from other subclasses, even if they aren’t warranted on Prismatic

Best PvP Warlock Exotics

General Exotics

Armor	Class	Type	Requirements	Source	Released	Requires	Exotic Perk
Ophidian Aspect	Warlock	Arms	Free-to-Play	Exotic Engrams	Season 2	Free-to-Play	Weapons ready and reload very quickly. Provides a small benefit to the airborne effectiveness stat of all weapons.
Transversive Steps	Warlock	Legs	Free-to-Play	Exotic Engrams	Season 1	Free-to-Play	Sprint speed increased. After a short time sprinting, your currently equipped weapon is automatically reloaded.

Because of their ease of use and 24/7 activation, neutral exotics are the most common for general PVP. Ophidian Aspect has always been an S-Tier pick, passively boosting the snappiness of your weapons. Transversive Steps excels for a similar reason, providing quicker and more fluid movement (plus the ability to get a free reload).

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