Destiny 2 Incandescent: Weapons and Perk guide

Solar 3.0 has been tearing it up in PvE and PvP for a while now. Not only is it fun as hell to use, but it also introduces new mechanics and powerful new perks. Namely, Incandescent.

Incandescent has been extremely popular this season, with top players incessantly farming weapons that can roll with it, but what does it do, and how does it pair with Solar subclasses? We’ll cover that and more below.

Updated as of Season of the Wish (S23).

Scorch weapons: Weapons with the Incandescent Perk

Incandescent can only roll on Solar weapons, meaning it’s relatively exclusive for now. That said, a few select Energy and Power weapons can have this S-Tier perk. Here is a list of all of the Solar weapons available that can roll with Incandescent:

Art	Weapon	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo	Element	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo?	Element?	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	Abide the Return	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Shattered Throne Dungeon		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Heavy	No		Incandescent
	Abyss Defiant	Auto Rifle	High-Impact	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Crota's End Raid		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Sword Logic,Reconstruction
	Acasia's Dejection	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Root of Nightmares Raid		Lightfall	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Adhortative	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 23	Yes	Primary	Solar			Undying		Season 23	Season 23	Energy	Craftable		Incandescent
	Ammit AR2	Auto Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Apex Predator	Rocket Launcher	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Last Wish Raid		Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Explosive Light,Reconstruction
	Avalanche	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Event: Dawning		Free-to-Play	Season 12	Heavy	No		Incandescent
	Beloved	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvP	Presage		Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Briar's Contempt	Linear Fusion Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Root of Nightmares Raid		Lightfall	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Bug-Out Bag	Submachine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	Fishing		Season 21	Season 21	Energy	No		Incandescent
	BxR-55 Battler	Pulse Rifle	Legacy PR-55	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Dares of Eternity		Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	CALUS Mini-Tool	Submachine Gun	MIDA Synergy	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Presage		Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Caretaker	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Compass Rose	Shotgun	Precision	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Event: Solstice		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Coronach-22	Auto Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Lost Sector		Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Drang (Baroque)	Sidearm	Together Forever	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Presage		Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Eyasluna	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Stasis	30th Anniversary	Yes	Primary	Stasis	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Grasp of Avarice Dungeon		30th Anniversary	30th Anniversary event	Kinetic	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Fixed Odds	Machine Gun	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Duality Dungeon		Deluxe Edition	Season 17	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Greasy Luck	Glaive	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon		Deluxe Edition	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Heliocentric QSc	Sidearm	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	-		Lost Sector		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Igneous Hammer	Hand Cannon	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Lightfall	No	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Trials of Osiris		Lightfall	Season 13	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3	Shotgun	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Operation: Seraph's Shield		Free-to-Play	Season 19	Energy	Craftable		Incandescent
	IKELOS_SR_v1.0.3	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Operation: Seraph's Shield		Free-to-Play	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Jorum's Claw	Pulse Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Judgment of Kelgorath	Glaive	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	The Witch Queen	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Operation: Seraph's Shield		The Witch Queen	Season 19	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Jurassic Green	Pulse Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Seasonal	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvP	Event: Festival of the Lost		Free-to-Play	Season 15	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Just in Case	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Season 21	Yes	Heavy	Solar	-		Fishing		Season 21	Season 21	Heavy	No		Incandescent
	Last Foray	Sniper Rifle	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Lost Sector		Free-to-Play	Season 21	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Marsilion-C	Grenade Launcher	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Lost Sector		Free-to-Play	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Explosive Light
	Mindbender's Ambition	Shotgun	Aggressive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	No		Incandescent
	No Survivors	Submachine Gun	Aggressive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Deluxe Edition	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Ghost of the Deep Dungeon		Deluxe Edition	Season 21	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Pre Astyanax IV	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 22	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Retraced Path	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Dares of Eternity		Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Roar of the Bear	Rocket Launcher	High-Impact	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Weak ❘ C	-	Iron Banner		Free-to-Play	Season 18	Heavy	No		Incandescent
	Royal Executioner	Fusion Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Season 20	Yes	Special	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Seasonal activity		Season 20	Season 20	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Staccato-46	Scout Rifle	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE	World loot pool		Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Strident Whistle	Combat Bow	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Vanguard Focusing		Free-to-Play	Season 17	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Throne-Cleaver	Sword	Aggressive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Average ❘ B	-	Engram Focusing		Free-to-Play	Season 20	Heavy	Craftable		Incandescent
	Trust	Hand Cannon	Precision	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvE + PvP	Playlist: Gambit		Free-to-Play	Season 20	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Trustee	Scout Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE + PvP	Deep Stone Crypt Raid		Beyond Light	Season 12	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent,Reconstruction
	Twilight Oath	Sniper Rifle	Rapid-Fire	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Shattered Throne Dungeon		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No		Incandescent
	Tyranny of Heaven	Combat Bow	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Forsaken Pack	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Last Wish Raid		Forsaken Pack	Season 4	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Unwavering Duty	Machine Gun	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Solar	Lightfall	Yes	Heavy	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE	Trials of Osiris		Lightfall	Season 19	Heavy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Uzume RR4	Sniper Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	Best ❘ S	PvE + PvP	Nightfall: The Ordeals		Free-to-Play	Season 14	Energy	No	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Without Remorse	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Solar	Beyond Light	Yes	Special	Solar	Average ❘ B	PvP	Presage		Beyond Light	Season 17	Energy	Craftable		Incandescent
	Zaouli’s Bane	Hand Cannon	Adaptive	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	Strong ❘ A	PvE	King's Fall Raid		Free-to-Play	Season 18	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent

Incandescent weapons in Destiny 2, a few examples

This list effectively covers all the weapons that can currently apply scorch to a target as of Season of Plunder (S18).

What does Incandescent do: Hard Figures

The perk description of Incandescent does a pretty good job of explaining the basics of it:

Defeating a target spreads scorch to those nearby. More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.

-	Weapon Perk	PvE Damage increase	PvP Damage increase	Duration	Activation | Effects	Type	Weapons	Released
	Incandescent	30 scorch		-	Kills apply scorch to nearby enemies. Killing Powerful enemies and Players increases the range to 8 meters.	Specific	Various	Season 17

In clearer terms, Incandescent does the following:

• Kills apply 30 Scorch to enemies within a few meters.
• Ember of Ashes increases this to 40 Scorch.
• Killing Powerful Combatants and Players increases the range to 8 meters.

The enhanced version of the perk does the following:

• PVE: Scorch stacks increased to 40 and to 85 with Ember of Ashes equipped
• PVP: Scorch stacks stay at 30 and are increased to 45 with Ember of Ashes equipped

These precise figures come from always excellent Light.gg.

But what is Scorch in Destiny 2?

Scorch is a stacking Solar 3.0 debuff that causes damage over time to enemies. If an enemy reaches 100 stacks of scorch, they will ignite, causing a high-damage area of effect explosion.

Incandescent applies 30 scorch stacks at its base to affected targets, and the “larger radius” extends to 8 meters.

All of that makes Incandescent similar to Dragonfly or Firefly while not requiring a precision kill (and having significantly more synergy with other abilities). There are numerous ways to make this perk even more potent; we’ll cover those in the next section.

How do you trigger Incandescent, and what synergizes with it?

Proccing Incandescent is as simple as getting a kill with your weapon while other enemies are nearby. However, there are tons of ways to make its effect even better.

Enhanced Incandescent

The first is to get the enhanced version of the perk, available by crafting a weapon capable of rolling with the trait. Doing so will increase the scorch stacks applied to enemies from 30 to 40. While that doesn’t sound like much, it reduces the kills needed to ignite a nearby enemy from four to three.

Incandescent with a Solar 3.0 build, Destiny 2

A Solar 3.0 fragment

While using a Solar subclass, you can also utilize the Ember of Ashes fragment to make Incandescent more powerful. This fragment increases the number of all scorch stacks applied by 50%. That means you’ll add 45 scorch stacks to an enemy with regular Incandescent and 85 with the enhanced version. With both Ember of Ashes and enhanced Incandescent, you only need to get two kills to trigger an ignite explosion!

There are many other ways to pair an Incandescent weapon with a Solar subclass—we’re just scratching the surface here. We encourage you to experiment with various Solar 3.0 fragments and abilities to make Incandescent fit your playstyle better! This perk is already substantial on its own, but its synergies make it as popular as it is.

Before you go…

New ways to increase Incandescent’s potency and synergy with Solar builds are always coming. As always, we encourage you to take this perk a step further and make it your own! And just as this is a top-tier Solar perk, definitely check out Voltshot, its Arc counterpart.