Apotheosis Star-Eater Prismatic Warlock Build
Last Updated:November 29, 2024|Changelog
Welcome to the Apotheosis Star-Eater Prismatic Warlock Build Guide! This build takes advantage of the Exotic Class Item Solipsism with the perks Spirit of the Star-Eater and Spirit of Apotheosis. Star-Eater greatly increases the damage of Needlestorm as you pick up Orbs of Power. Apotheosis lets you squeeze out even more damage by boosting your ability regen after your Super is cast.
To keep you alive and your Vortex Grenade energy full, Feed the Void activates Devour on Void ability kill, giving you one of the strongest self-heals in the game and improved grenade energy returns. Your grenade also Weakens targets thanks to Facet of Dominance, adding a 15% debuff to any enemy caught in its Vortex.
This Apotheosis / Star-Eater Prismatic Warlock build provides an easy way to become Radiant with Facet of Dawn, increasing your weapon damage by 25%. With Facet of Purpose, picking up an Orb of Power grants Woven Mail, a 45% damage resistance, making this build great for both damage and survivability!
In Episode: Revenant, this build uses Ager's Scepter to synergize with Aspect Perks like Wind Chill, which grants a stack of Frost Armor with rapid precision hits. BOOST this perk to also drop Stasis Shards which generate melee energy when collected.
WARNING: The Prismatic subclass and Solipsism require The Final Shape DLC to unlock. Ager's Scepter requires Beyond Light DLC to unlock.
- High ability uptime.
- Very high Super damage.
- High self-healing from Devour.
- Not New Light friendly.
- Requires a lot of Orb generation.
Gameplay Loop
The aim of the Apotheosis Star-Eater Prismatic Warlock build is to charge your Super ability as quickly as possible. When it's full, you can pick up additional Orbs of Power for Spirit of the Star-Eater. Orbs of Power also grant you Woven Mail, a 45% damage resistance.
- Cast Phoenix Dive to activate Reaper. Your next weapon final blow generates an Orb of Power. This also spawns your Hellion, allowing you to spread Scorch with each hit.
- Secure kills with Vortex Grenades to spawn Orbs of Power with Firepower. These kills grant bonus Super energy thanks to Ashes to Assets. Additionally, Vortex Grenade applies Weaken to targets that it damages from Facet of Dominance.
- Use Arcane Needle to spread Unravel. Facet of Courage causes your Light abilities deal even more damage to targets afflicted with this Darkness Debuff
- Kill enemies with Ager's Scepter to Slow those around them. This also counts as a Darkness Debuff and synergizes with the Stasis focus of Episode: Revenant.
- Damage an enemy with Arcane Needle to become Radiant from Facet of Dawn.
- When you have collected enough Orbs to maximize Feast of Light, use Needlestorm to damage bosses or large groups. After your Super ends, your melee and grenade have increased ability regeneration due to Spirit of Apotheosis.
- Cycle through your weapons to activate Bait and Switch for massive boss damage with Edge Transit.
To unlock Solipsism, you need to complete Dual Destiny. Check out our dedicated guide.
Ability Breakdown
Super
- Needlestorm
- Unleash a barrage of woven needles that transform into Threadlings after embedding in the environment. This Super ability excels at clearing groups of enemies or dealing burst damage to a boss.
Abilities
- Phoenix Dive - Jump in the air and activate your class ability. You and surrounding allies gain 2 stacks of Cure. This also activates your Hellion Aspect.
- Burst Glide - Use your favorite jump ability.
- Arcane Needle - This melee ability gives you three charges. It's used as a way to activate Devour and apply Unravel to enemy targets.
- Vortex Grenade - A Light damage type grenade ability that pulls enemies into its core. Used to generate Orbs of Power with Firepower and a way to Weaken enemies with Facet of Dominance.
Aspects
- Feed the Void - Getting a kill with any of your available abilities activates Devour. Every kill while Devour is active restores your health to full and a portion of your grenade energy.
- Hellion - Casting Phoenix Dive summons a Solar turret that stays with you. This turret fires mortars at nearby enemy targets that apply Scorch on hit.
Fragments
- Facet of Balance - This aspect provides ability energy based on the type of damage you deal. Rapidly defeating enemies with Light damage refills your Arcane Needle, while Dark damage restores energy to your Vortex Grenade.
- Facet of Dominance - Your Vortex Grenade Weakens targets, causing them to receive 15% increased damage and 20% reduced movement speed. The Void aspect of your Prismatic Warlock grenade, Freezing Singularity, also Weakens targets when using this Fragment.
- Facet of Purpose - Collecting an Orb of Power grants you Woven Mail, providing 45% damage resistance. Casting Phoenix Dive collects nearby Orbs of Power through Powerful Attraction.
- Facet of Courage - Your Vortex Grenade deals increased damage to targets affected by Darkness Debuffs.
- Facet of Dawn - Powered melee hits make you Radiant, increasing weapon damage by 25%.
Gearing
Required Gear
Solipsism - This Exotic class item pulls from two pools of Exotic traits from all three classes. This Prismatic Warlock build uses Spirit of Apotheosis and Spirit of the Star-Eater specifically.
How to acquire:
- Complete the Dual Destiny activity on The Pale Heart.
- Earned as a reward from the Cooperative Focus campaign missions.
- Awarded from Overthrow chests on The Pale Heart.
- Note: Solipsism is locked behind The Final Shape DLC.
Stat Priorities
- Resilience > Recovery > Discipline.
- Resilience is the most crucial stat to focus on. Aim for 100 Resilience to maximize your damage resistance and shield capacity, ensuring better survivability in challenging encounters.
- Recovery governs the cooldown on the Warlocks class ability and decreases the time it takes to regenerate your health and shields.
- Discipline decreases the cooldown on your grenade ability, allowing it to charge faster.
Learn more about the Stats available to you in Destiny 2 with our dedicated guide.
Armor Mods
| Item | Slot | Mandatory Mods | Supporting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Explorer Hood | Helmet | Stasis Siphon Ashes to Assets | Heavy Ammo Finder |
| Deep Explorer Gloves | Gloves | Firepower Grenade Kickstart | Momentum Transfer |
| Deep Explorer Vestments | Chest | Resist Mods of your choice | |
| Deep Explorer Boots | Legs | Stacks on Stacks | Recuperation |
| Spirit of Apotheosis / Spirit of the Star-Eater | Class Item | Powerful Attraction Reaper | Bomber |
Armor Mods are unlocked by progressing your Guardian Rank. Check out the Guardian Ranks Guide for more information.
Artifact Mods
- Overload Submachine Gun - Allows you to stun Overload Champions.
- One with Frost - While Frost Armor is active, Stasis weapons gain increased reload speed and stability.
- Rapid Impacts - Dealing damage with a Grenade Launcher temporarily increases the reload speed of Grenade Launchers.
- Wind Chill - Rapid Stasis weapon precision hits grant you a stack of Frost Armor. BOOST: Dealing Stasis weapon damage to Slowed targets has a chance to spawn a Stasis Shard.
- Power from Pain - Rapid final blows against weakened combatants grants you Devour. BOOST: Rapidly defeating weakened combatants drops a Void Breach.
- Armor of Eramis - While Frost Armor is active, taking critical damage from combatants causes you to emit a freezing burst. BOOST: Increase radius and strength of this freezing burst.
- Concussive Reload - Using a Grenade Launcher to damage a boss, damage a Champion, or break a combatant's shield weakens them.
- Supernova - Picking up a Void Breach causes your next source of Void damage to create a large weakening pulse.
- Conductive Cosmic Crystal - Your Vortex Grenade does bonus damage to targets that are affected by a Stasis debuff.
Recommended Weapons
Kinetic Weapon: Ager's Scepter - Kills with this Trace Rifle generate a Slow burst around the target, that will eventually Freeze from multiple stacks. WARNING: Spirit of the Star-Eater does not boost the damage of Ager's Scepter Catalyst.
Energy Weapon: The Recluse - An old Guardian favorite, this versatile SMG mows down enemies quickly and can trigger the Artifact Perk Supernova.
Power Weapon: Edge Transit - This Void grenade launcher has deep ammo reserves and great damage output with Bait and Switch. Enhanced by the Artifact Perk Concussive Reload.
Variants
Alternate Weapon Options
- Swap Ager's Scepter for Wicked Implement or Verglas Curve.
- Any Stasis weapon fits here, as long as you have a Stasis debuff perk on it like Chill Clip or Cold Steel.
- Swap The Recluse for Aberrant Action with Incandescent for more Scorch stacks. Combine with Hellion to trigger Ignitions.
- Swap Edge Transit for The Slammer (Adept).Eager Edge and Cold Steel is the best perk combination.
- This combo allows for speedy traversal while still offering a solid damage option for close range targets. Cold Steel allows for the stunning of both Overload and Unstoppable Champions.
Gear Swaps
- Swap Ager's Scepter for any legendary Stasis weapon with a Stasis debuff perk on it like Chill Clip, Cold Steel, or Headstone.
- Attrition Orbs can help generate more Orbs of Power if you do not have some of the Armor mods.
- Swap The Recluse for Aberrant Action with Incandescent for more Scorch stacks. Combine with Hellion to trigger Ignitions.
- Swap Edge Transit to Typhon GL5 for more Stasis Siphon Orbs. This weapon is better for Ad Clear.
Summary
This Apotheosis Star-Eater Prismatic Warlock build is all about boosting your Super damage beyond normal levels. Using the Exotic Class Item with the perks Spirit of the Star-Eater and Spirit of Apotheosis help generate ability energy to do even more damage with your Vortex Grenade and Arcane Needle. This build also has amazing survivability with Devour, Woven Mail, and Frost Armor! The built-in Orb generation from your weapons and abilities supports you and your fireteam.
Credits
Written by: AbbyHour
Reviewed by: Byrdman, Tenkiei