Bungie has shared some exciting new updates coming to Destiny 2 with the release of the upcoming episode, Revenant. This update aims to buff the Titan class, embracing the “tank” role.
Bungie is shaking things up in a big way with Episode Revenant, introducing some major sandbox changes for Destiny 2 players. Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks are all getting some attention, but Titans, in particular, are about to feel much more powerful.
If you’ve been itching for some new builds or tweaks to your favorite abilities, you’re in for a treat. Let’s break down everything Bungie has shared about the upcoming sandbox changes.
Destiny 2 Revenant Abilities Preview
In the weekly This Week in Destiny blog article, Bungie has shared a new preview of the upcoming changes coming in Episode Revenant, which is scheduled for release on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
Below, we have compiled a comprehensive list of all the ability changes coming to each class next month.
Destiny 2 Revenant: Titan Abilities Preview
- Titan Barricade now taunts enemies in front of the barricade. This taunt only occurs while there is a player standing behind the barricade.
- Towering Barricade and Rally Barricade:
- Reduced non-boss combatant damage dealt to the Barricade by 50%.
- Increased splash-damage reduction from combatants for players behind the Barricade from 20% to 60%.
- Barricades now grant moderate damage resistance vs. combatants during cast animation.
- Unbreakable:
- Damage blocked by Unbreakable now generates grenade energy.
- Increased max duration the shield can be held.
- Forward movement speed now slows down briefly when the shield is shot.
- Reduced Unbreakable’s throw attack damage vs. players by 20%.
- Increased damage bleed through from players by 15%.
- Fully charged Unbreakable attacks will now one-shot Barricades in PvP except when the Barricade is under the effects of Heart of Inmost Light.
- Void Overshield:
- Increased Void Overshield PvE damage resistance from 50% to 70%. This increases maximum effective HP from 90 to 150.
- Prismatic Titan:
- Consecration: Scorch and slam waves now shatter Stasis Crystals.
- Diamond Lance:
- Thrown or slammed Diamond Lances will now shatter Stasis Crystals.
- Slamming a Diamond Lance will grant you and nearby allies two stacks of Frost Armor.
- Changed the weapon tray HUD to display how many seconds are remaining before the Diamond Lance disappears, like a Tangle.
- Knockout:
- Melee kills now cancel health and shield stun, in addition to healing, allowing you to immediately start regenerating. (This is a revert of a previous nerf that had too much of a negative impact on PvE.)
- Shiver Strike:
- Now attaches a Stasis explosive to the target on impact.
- Now refunds 80% melee energy on whiff.
- Increased energy recharge rate by 12.5%.
- Immediately after landing a Shiver Strike attack, the attacker’s melee ability is now suppressed for 0.5s.
- Facet of Command/Echo of Domineering: Cooldown reduced from 11 seconds to 4 seconds.
- Glacial Quake: Howl of the Storm can be used while Glacial Quake is active.
- Twilight Arsenal:
- Thrown axe projectiles now more consistently track towards targets closer to the reticle.
- Increased Twilight Arsenal’s axe relic weapon damage vs combatants by 23%.
- Thundercrash: Increased base detonation damage by 33%.
- Fist of Havok:
- Increased damage resistance from 51% to 58%.
- Changed how the light attack works under the hood to improve consistency in hitting targets.
- Slightly increased light attack lunge range and ability to target enemies vertically.
- Titan Unpowered Melee:
- Increased damage against players by 5%.
- Increased damage against PvE combatants by 20%.
- Increased stun multiplier.
Destiny 2 Revenant: Hunter Abilities Preview
- Golden Gun – Marksman and Deadshot: Increased damage against base, elite, and miniboss combatants by 30%.
- Spectral Blades: Increased PvE damage by 20%. Increased damage resistance from 47% to 58%.
- Hailfire Spike Prismatic Grenade: Added projectile tracking and aim assist to increase consistency in hitting targets.
- Threaded Specter: Increased detonation damage against PvE combatants by 33%.
- Swarm Grenade:
- Swarm grenade submunitions are now easier for players to shoot down.
- Swarm grenade submunitions can now chain detonate other submunitions when destroyed.
- Combination Blow:
- Rescaled healing from a flat 80 HP per kill to 100/80/60/40 per kill based on stack count.
- No longer clears health and shield stun on kill.
- Removed the 1.5 second internal cooldown on healing.
Destiny 2 Revenant: Warlock Abilities Preview
- Stormtrance:
- Increased damage resistance from 53% to 58%.
- Chaos Reach:
- Increased damage resistance from 45% to 55%.
- Fixed an issue where Chaos Reach would not Jolt at high framerates.
- Fixed an issue where Chaos Reach would not go through Sentinel Shield’s guard or a Citan’s Barricade.
- Nova Warp:
- Increased PvE damage by 20%.
- Increased damage resistance from 51% to 58%.
- Now any Nova Warp detonation applies Volatile, regardless of charge duration.
- Lightning Surge:
- The Warlock casting Lightning Surge now has 50% damage resistance vs. Titan Barricades during the lunge.
- Casting Lightning Surge now also makes you Amplified.
And, that’s it for this article. While you’re here, make sure to check out our loot table hub that features loot tables for every raid and dungeon in Destiny 2.
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