Here’s the detailed look at the new Destiny 2 Episode Heresy Artifact, and its perks.
Episode Heresy, the third and final episode of Destiny 2’s The Final Shape year, is set to launch next week. This highly anticipated release marks the return of the beloved Dreadnaught destination, a fan-favorite first introduced nearly a decade ago with The Taken King expansion.
In addition to the return of this iconic location, Episode Heresy promises an array of exciting content. Players can look forward to new seasonal activities, the Heretival Arsenal, two brand-new armor sets, secrets, and a Hive-centric storyline. Bungie has also teased the debut of a new Trials of Osiris armor set, along with new cosmetic rewards such as emblems, a ship, and a sparrow.
Similar to previous episodes, Episode Heresy will introduce a brand-new Artifact, bringing fresh opportunities for build crafting. Let’s dive into what this new Artifact has to offer.
Destiny 2 Heresy Artifact Perks Preview
During the Episode Heresy Act 1 developer livestream earlier today, Bungie provided a sneak peek at the upcoming Artifact, “Tablet of Ruin,” which will arrive alongside the episode next week. According to Bungie, the general theme for this new Artifact is “subjugation” and “bending enemies to your will.”
The full list of Artifact perks hasn’t been revealed yet. Stay tuned, as we’ll update this article with the complete list of perks as soon as they’re announced.
Here’s a preview of the new perks coming with the Tablet of Ruin Artifact in Episode Heresy.
Column 1:
- Unstoppable Fusion: Aiming down sights for a brief period with any Fusiuon Rifle you are wielding loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Fusion Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Overload Machine Guns: Shots from Machine Guns you are wielding disrupt combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration, and exhausting them. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Machine Guns are always overcharged when that modifier is active. Exhausted targets deal reduced outgoing damage.
- Piercing Sidearms: Your equipped Sidearms fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Sidearms are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Anti-Barrier Sniper Rifle: Sniper Rifles you are wielding fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Sniper Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Unstoppable Glaive: Glaives you wield fire a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Glaives are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Column 4:
- Maligned Harvest: Rapidly applying Volatile causes your next instance of Void weapon damage to create a weakening burst.
- Boost: Applying Weaken provides a small Void overshield
- Flashover: When you gain maximum Bolt Charge, you also become amplified. Lightning bolts deal more damage.
- Horde Shuttle: Damage unraveled targets with a weapon occasionally spawns a Threadling.
- Boost: Threadlings sever targets that they damage.
- No Bell: Rapid Glaive melee final lows grant Special ammo Glaives additional ammo. Blocking damage with Glaives increases their melee damage to targets.
Column 5:
- Particle Reconstruction: Dealing sustained damage with Fusion Rifle or Linear Fusion Rifle partially refills the magazine from reserves and grants them bonus damage for a short duration against that target.
- Defibrillating Blast: Stunning a Champion grants maximum stacks of Bolt Charge. Triggers an Arc bolt that heals you and jolts combatants that it damages.
- Void Flux: Defeating weakened targets with a Void weapon applies Volatile to nearby targets. Powerful targets increase the radius of the explosion.
Apart from that, players can also look forward to the brand-new dungeon that’s launching next week, Sundered Doctrine. If you want to learn more about it, check out our article here.
What are your thoughts on this new Artifact and its perks coming in Episode Heresy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
