Titans in Destiny 2 The Final Shape Episode 3, same as in all previous game expansions, are strong and resilient and are perfect for leading the charge in battles. They have powerful abilities and can excel in both PvE and PvP content.
Titans have five subclasses, each with unique strengths:
- Striker (Arc 3.0): Great for mobility and dealing electric damage. Striker Titans excel at clearing large groups of enemies and delivering high single-target damage.
- Sunbreaker (Solar 3.0): Focuses on providing buffs and healing, making them hard to kill. They offer excellent support with abilities like Sunspots and Restoration.
- Sentinel (Void 3.0): Known for their defensive abilities, providing overshields and debuffs. They can support teammates and deal strong melee damage.
- Behemoth (Stasis 1.0): Specializes in creating and destroying Stasis crystals, offering excellent crowd control.
- Berserker (Strand 1.0): Uses Strand mechanics for high damage and battlefield control. They generate Woven Mail for damage resistance and use powerful melee and grenade abilities.
- Prismatic Titan: Mix abilities from both Light and Darkness subclasses, offering a unique blend of Arc, Solar, Void, Stasis, and Strand powers. This subclass provides high flexibility in build customization, enabling Titans to focus on survivability, AOE damage, or a combination of both.
In this article, we’ll cover the best Titan subclasses for PvE and PvP in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. We’ll also discuss top Titan builds, and best stats, and provide a top-3 tier list for PvE and PvP content.
The Best Titan PvP Builds
Titans in Destiny 2 have various powerful subclasses that suit different playstyles and game content. Whether you prefer high damage, strong defense, or area control, there’s a Titan subclass to help you excel in both PvE and PvP.
Sentinel (Void 3.0) – Top-1
- Ranking:
S (Best) - Strengths: Provides strong defensive capabilities with overshields, making them tough to kill in PvP.
- Excels In: Elimination modes (Trials, Competitive).
- Goal: Provide strong defense and support with overshields and Void abilities.
- Gear:
- Exotics: Dunemarchers, One-Eyed Mask, Synthoceps
- Weapons: Any SMG or close-range weapon.
- Abilities:
- Melee: Shield Bash;
- Super: Ward of Dawn;
- Grenade: Suppressor Grenade;
- Barricade: Rally Barricade.
- Aspects and Fragments:
- Aspects: Bastion, Offensive Bulwark.
- Fragments: Echo of Expulsion, Echo of Leeching, Echo of Dilation, Echo of Undermining.
- Stats Priority:
- Recovery, Resilience, Discipline.
- Mods:
- Helmet: Targeting Mod matching your weapon, Hands-On
- Arms: Loader Mod matching your weapon, Focusing Strike
- Chest: Resistance Mods
- Legs: Scavenger Mod matching your weapon
- Class Item: Utility Kickstart, Bomber
- Gameplay Loop:
- Use Shield Bash to suppress enemies and gain overshields. Deploy Ward of Dawn to provide team protection. Throw Suppressor Grenade to disable enemy abilities. Maintain overshields and support teammates with healing and buffs.
Striker (Arc 3.0) – Top-2
- Ranking:
B (Average) - Strengths: High mobility and electric damage, making them strong in elimination modes.
- Excels In: Close-range engagements
- Goal: Utilize high mobility and electric damage to dominate in PvP.
- Gear:
- Exotics: Dunemarchers, One-Eyed Mask
- Weapons: Any close-range weapon
- Abilities:
- Melee: Seismic Strike
- Super: Thundercrash
- Grenade: Lightning Grenade
- Barricade: Towering Barricade
- Aspects and Fragments:
- Aspects: Knockout, Touch of Thunder.
- Fragments: Spark of Magnitude, Spark of Feedback, Spark of Recharge, Spark Of Momentum.
- Stats Priority:
- Recovery, Discipline, Resilience.
- Mods:
- Helmet: Targeting Mod matching your weapon.
- Arms: Loader Mod matching your weapon, Unflinching Mod matching your weapon.
- Chest: Resistance Mods.
- Legs: Scavenger Mod matching your weapon.
- Class Item:
Targeting Adjuster, Quick Charge.
- Gameplay Loop:
- Use Thundercrash for high damage. Seismic Strike to close gaps and finish off enemies. Throw Lightning Grenade to control areas and jolt enemies.
Berserker (Strand 1.0) – Top-3
- Ranking: B (Average)
- Strengths: Uses Strand mechanics for high damage and battlefield control, but harder to maintain in PvP.
- Excels In: Close-range engagements
- Goal: Dominate the battlefield with superior movement and crowd control.
- Gear:
- Exotics: Dunemarchers, One-Eyed Mask, Synthoceps
- Weapons: Aggressive SMGs or Shotguns
- Abilities:
- Super: Bladefury.
- Melee: Frenzied Blade.
- Grenade: Grapple.
- Class Ability: Towering Barricade.
- Aspects and Fragments:
- Aspects: Drengr’s Lash, Into the Fray.
- Fragments: Thread of Mind, Thread of Continuity, Thread of Generation, Thread of Ascent.
- Stats Priority:
- Recovery, Discipline, Resilience.
- Mods:
- Helmet: Ashes to Assets gain Super energy on grenade kills,
- Arms: Impact Induction, Momentum Transfer.
- Chest: Damage Resistance Mods.
- Legs: Recuperation, Innervation.
- Class Item: Outreach, Utility Kickstart.
- Gameplay Loop: Use Frenzied Blade to damage and suspend enemies. Activate Grapple Grenade for quick movement and to engage enemies. Maintain Woven Mail for increased survivability.
The Best Titan Build for PvE
Prismatic – Top-1
- Ranking: S (Best)
- Strengths: Synthoceps and Consecration provide massive damage multipliers. Resilience, Recovery, and mods like Better Already and Recuperation keep you alive in tough encounters.
- Excels In: Endgame content (Dungeons, Raids, Legend content).
- Goal: Combine Titan’s most powerful exotics and abilities into a high-damage, ability-focused build that dominates both single-target and add-clear scenarios.
- Gear:
- Exotics: Synthoceps or Spirit of Inmost Light.
- Weapon: Khvostov 7G-0X.
- Abilities:
- Grenade: Glacier Grenade (Stasis) – Creates a wall of Stasis crystals for crowd control and damage.
- Melee: Frenzied Blade – Grants three melee charges for consistent damage output.
- Class Ability: Thruster – Provides quick mobility and repositioning.
- Super: Choose between:
- Glacial Quake (Stasis): A roaming Super that freezes and shatters enemies.
- Twilight Arsenal (Void): A ranged Super that creates orbs of light and deals massive damage.
- Aspects and Fragments:
- Aspects: Consecration, Knockout
- Fragments: Facet of Courage, Facet of Balance, Facet of Protection, Facet of Ruin, Facet of Purpose
- Stats Priority:
- Resilience, Strength, Discipline, Recovery
- Mods:
- Helmet: Hands-On, Siphon Mod matching your weapon
- Arms: Heavy Handed, Momentum Transfer, Firepower
- Chest: Resistance and Reserve Mods
- Legs: Better Already, Absolution, Recuperation
- Class Item: Powerful Attraction, Outreach, Bomber
- Gameplay Loop:
- Open with Glacier Grenade: Toss your Glacier Grenade to freeze enemies and create Stasis crystals for crowd control.
- Engage with Melee: Use Frenzied Blade or Consecration to deal massive melee damage. Synthoceps’ 165% damage buff will amplify your damage when surrounded.
- Chain Abilities: Use your abilities in sequence to trigger Spirit of Inmost Light (if equipped) for reduced cooldowns and increased damage.
- Super Usage: Build Super energy quickly with Hands-On and Fragments, then unleash your Super for massive damage.
- Maintain Survivability: Use Thruster to reposition and pick up Orbs of Power for health regeneration and ability energy.
Sunbreaker (Solar 3.0) – Top-2
- Ranking: S (Best)
- Strengths: Provides strong healing and buffs, making them hard to kill.
- Excels In: Solo, Endgame, Grandmasters.
- Goal: Become nearly unkillable by using Solar 3.0 abilities and the Loreley Splendor Helm exotic helm.
- Gear:
- Exotic: Loreley Splendor Helm.
- Weapons: Solar weapons are recommended.
- Abilities:
- Melee: Throwing Hammer.
- Super: Hammer of Sol or Burning Maul.
- Grenade: Healing Grenade or Solar Grenade.
- Barricade: Rally Barricade.
- Aspects and Fragments:
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- Aspects: Sol Invictus, Roaring Flames.
- Fragments: Ember of Solace, Ember of Torches, Ember of Empyrean.
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- Stats Priority:
- Max Resilience.
- Mods:
- Helmet: Siphon matching your subclass.
- Arms: Heavy Handed.
- Chest: Resistance Mods.
- Gameplay Loop:
- Create Sunspots with Throwing Hammer to heal and gain buffs. Use Healing Grenade for extra survivability. Maintain Restoration by chaining Solar weapon kills. Use your Super for high damage and control. The Loreley Splendor Helm ensures you create a Sunspot when critically wounded or casting your barricade, granting continuous health regeneration.
Prismatic (Point-Contact Assassin) – Top-3
- Ranking:
A (Strong) - Strengths: Provides overshields and debuffs, making them great for support and strong melee damage.
- Excels In: Endgame (Dungeons, Raids, Legend content).
- Goal: Clear solo content with invisibility and massive AoE damage.
- Gear:
- Exotic: Stoicism with Spirit of the Assassin.
- Weapons: Buried Bloodline or Khvostov 7G-0X.
- Abilities:
- Melee: Frenzied Blade.
- Super: Bladefury.
- Grenade: Shackle Grenade.
- Barricade: Thruster.
- Aspects and Fragments:
- Aspects: Consecration, Drengr’s Lash.
- Fragments: Facet of Courage, Facet of Balance, Facet of Protection, Facet of Ruin, Facet of Purpose
- Stats Priority:
- Resilience, Strength, Recovery.
- Mods:
- Helmet: Siphon Mod matching your weapon, Hands-On.
- Arms: Heavy Handed.
- Chest: Resistance and Reserve Mods.
- Legs: Better Already, Recuperation, Invigoration.
- Class Item: Outreach, Powerful Attraction.
- Gameplay Loop:
- Use Consecration to ignite and jolt enemies, gaining healing and buffs. Activate Thruster to proc Drengr’s Lash and suspend enemies. Kill suspended enemies to generate orbs and maintain buffs. Use Transcendence for enhanced survivability and ability regeneration. The cycle continues as you utilize your abilities to clear enemies and stay buffed.
Conclusion
Choosing the right build and subclass for your Titan in Destiny 2: The Final Shape can take your gameplay to the next level. We tried our best to make this article brief and informative enough to explain to you the unique strengths of each of them, from the defensive power of Sentinel and Prismatic to the high damage of Berserker.
By using the recommended abilities, gear, and stats, you can make your Titan strong in both PvE and PvP. Follow our tips to lead your fireteam and dominate in battles!
