Destiny 2: The Final Shape’s New Prismatic Subclass Fuses Light And Darkness For The First Time Ever
Destiny 2: The Final Shape will throw you into a fight where all of reality is at stake, but your Guardian is about to get a powerful new subclass in your war against the Witness. While previous Destiny 2 subclasses were either Light or Darkness-based, the new Prismatic skillset is a killer combo of those powers. As a result of the Witness unleashing the Darkness inside of the Traveler, you’ll be able to enter a new state called Transcendence after you deal enough Light and Dark damage to enemies.
You’ll be able to keep track of this by observing a new meter underneath your Super bar, and once both sides are full, you’ll gain a new level of power to wield. While Transcendent, you gain a new grenade born of both subclass energies. Hunters get a Solar and Stasis synthesis, Titans can use both Arc and Strand-energy abilities, and Warlocks can combine Stasis and Void-energy together. Additionally, grenade and melee energy are both instantly recharged when Transcendence is cast and there’ll be extra damage boosts to tinker with.
“We’re kind of thinking of Prismatic as this advanced subclass where you have more buildcrafting options, more potential combinations, more Fragments than you normally get, and more Fragment slots to socket them than you normally get,” gameplay feature lead Sam Dunn said during the Destiny 2: The Final Shape developer preview.