Prismatic is a unique and powerful subclass added inDestiny 2: The Final Shape. It combines both the Light and Darkness, creating a power never before seen or wielded up to this point in the story. When fully unlocked, players can use a wide variety of supers, grenades, and melee abilities to makeincredibly powerful builds.
But just like with any subclass or build, it it is important to take the weapons into consideration as well. The neat thing about Prismatic is that nearly any weapon pairs well with it, so no matter what a player’s play style is, they can find something that will be a match made in heaven as long as they have a way of doing both light and dark damage. Here are some great examples of weapons that can make the most out of the seemingly endless options provided by Prismatic.
6Rufus’s Fury
A Highly Versatile Auto Rifle With Numerous God Rolls
Auto Rifles vary in how useful they are for builds. Yet Rufus’s Fury is easilyone of the best Auto Riflesin the entire game. It has a strong pool of perks that it can roll with, and as a result, there are so many variants of a god roll that players can easily find one that suits their needs. To make things even better, Rufus’s Fury can be crafted once players have unlocked the pattern for it.
As far as Prismatic goes, Rufus’s Fury is great for building Darkness energy for the Transcendence bar. Demolitionist with Hatchling, Reconstruction with Target Lock, there are so many combinations that can result in a weapon that not only mows down red-bar enemies, but can also fill the Transcendence bar in no time.
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When it comes to melee focused builds,Monte Carlois a great option to consider. Not only does it reduce the cooldown on a melee ability, but it also has a chance to fully recharge it. Since Prismatic givesDestiny 2players a lot of options in terms of powered melee abilities, Monte Carlo can compliment it perfectly.
On top of that, if players are lucky enough to haveobtained the catalystfor Monte Carlo, then it will work well with melee-focused Prismatic builds even better. The catalyst allows players to use the bayonet on the front end of the gun to do a powerful melee hit that hits hard and is easy to proc.
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Red Death Reformedwas originally an Exotic inDestiny 1, simply known just as Red Death. With the release ofThe Final ShapeandEpisode: Echoes,Red Death has returnedand has gotten a significant power boost to make it viable in theDestiny 2sandbox. Formally a Kinetic weapon, Red Death Reformed now does Solar damage.
Just like inDestiny 1, Red Death Reformed heals when it kills a target. The new twist is that reloading after a kill will heal nearby allies as well. Not only can this provide survivability in a situation with a lot of adds, but it also provides Light energy for the Transcendence bar due to dealing Solar damage.
3The Call
A Powerful Strand Sidearm
Normally,Sidearms have limited useinDestiny 2. While they can be useful in PvP, they have limited viability in PvE. At least, that was the case before unique Sidearms that use special ammo were released. One such Sidearm is known as The Call, and it is a powerful weapon that shoots small rockets rather than bullets. Since it does Strand damage, The Call is a great way to build Darkness energy for the Transcendence bar.
Damage type aside, The Call hits very hard. Combine that with the perks it can drop with, andDestiny 2players have a weapon that is incredibly viable in difficult endgame activities. Between powerful combinations like Vorpal Weapon/Lead From Gold, Demolitionist/Hatchling, and Vorpal Weapon/Beacon Rounds, The Call can make short work of any foe.
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The idea of wielding both the Light and the Darkness has been referred to numerous times prior to the release ofThe Final Shape, but the first time that players actually got an in-game means of doing so was withConditional Finality. This Exotic shotgun isa random drop from Nezarecat the end of Root of Nightmares. Before having to reload, this shotgun fires one Solar round and one Stasis round. This essentially allows players to get Light energy from one shot and then Darkness energy from the second shot, allowing them to fill the Transcendence bar quickly.
Being able to fill both bars for Prismatic is great, but landing almost every pellet on a target will either freeze or ignite them. Either way, this makes Conditional Finality also a great way of dealing with Overload and Unstoppable Champions while also making it easier to fill the Transcendence bar.
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In bothDestiny 1and the tutorial mission forDestiny 2that was added duringShadowkeep, the first weapon that players got was a white quality Auto Rifle simply known as Khvostov 7G-02. It wasn’t long before this weapon was replaced by something better, but it still held a special place in the heart of many a player. For years, players hoped that this weapon would return in Exotic form just like it did back duringRise of IroninDestiny 1.
Players' prayers were answered inThe Final Shape. Upon unlocking The Pale Heart, players can pursue a series of secrets that earn them not only a Legendary version of this gun butan Exotic versionas well. Because of the Exotic perk, every seventh bullet ricochets to nearby enemies while also doing an increased amount of damage. Not only that, but picking up an Orb of Power boosts the damage of the next ricochet shot as well.
As a result, theKhvostov 7G-0Xcan make short work of a group of enemies if they are clustered together. Not only that, but since this weapon does Kinetic damage, it provides a small bit of Light and Darkenss energy for the Transcendence bar. It may not be much from an individual kill, but if players mow down several groups of enemies with the ricochet effect they can fill that bar up in no time. So not only is Khvostov 7G-0X an incredibly strong add clear weapon, but it also complements Prismatic perfectly.
