Highlights

  • The meta builds for Hunters in Destiny 2 Season of the Wish emphasize mobility and aggressive gameplay, allowing for flanking and over-extending.
  • Titans excel at zoning in PvP with their Void Subclass abilities, Ward of Dawn Super, and Barricades, making them effective at capturing and controlling locations.
  • Warlocks in PvP have a versatile build that combines zoning with the Well of Radiance Super and added mobility through airborne maneuverability and Healing or Damage Rifts.

New weapons, new Subclasses, and other balancing changes along the way have led to Destiny 2’s PvP meta constantly changing. However, a few particular loadouts for each class have continuously risen to the top of Destiny 2’s meta throughout multiple Seasons.

Even in Destiny 2’s non-competitive PvP modes, most players often resort to using the latest meta builds to have an extra edge over their opponents. According to the loadout analytics tools from sites like Light.gg, these are the most popular, and consequently, the meta builds for each class, for PvP in Destiny 2 throughout Season of the Wish so far.

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Meta Build for Hunters

Subclass:

Super:

Aspects:

Fragments:

Exotic Armor:

  • Threadrunner (Strand)

  • Silkstrike

  • Threaded Spectre
  • Widow's Silk

  • Thread of Generation
  • Thread of Evolution
  • Thread of Ascent
  • Thread of Finality

  • St0mp-EE5

What makes this Hunter build in Destiny 2 so popular is how it exemplifies the Hunter’s superior mobility with fast-recharging Strand Grapples, as well as improved sprint speed, sliding, and jump abilities. Because of this, this Hunter build is best used for highly aggressive plays, like over-extending, and flanking, which would ideally pressure the enemy team into making mistakes or losing favorable positioning. Not to mention, the Strand Subclass for Hunters also has some powerful abilities that can Suspend enemy players to leave them vulnerable to a coordinated strike.

Meta Build for Titans

Subclass:

Super:

Aspects:

Fragments:

Exotic Armor:

  • Sentinel (Void)

  • Ward of Dawn

  • Bastion
  • Controlled Demolition

  • Echo of Dilation
  • Echo of Expulsion
  • Echo of Leeching
  • Echo of Obscurity

  • Peacekeepers

Between the Void Subclass’ Volatile debuff and the Titan’s ability to summon their Ward of Dawn Super and Barricades to provide Overshields to themselves and their teammates, this build plays into the Titan’s strength of zoning. After all, the best defense is often considered the best offense. Naturally, this makes Titans well-suited for capturing and controlling locations in objective-based PvP game modes in Destiny 2.

The Peacekeepers Exotic armor is a must-have for Titans that use SMGs since it improves their handling speed and provides the auto-loading holster perk. Otherwise, for players who prefer not to use SMGs, the Dunemarchers are another highly popular Titan Exotic in Season of the Wish because they allow Titan’s melee attacks to chain damage between multiple enemies, which further reinforces their zoning capabilities.

Meta Build for Warlocks

Subclass:

Super:

Aspects:

Fragments:

Exotic Armor:

  • Dawnblade (Solar)

  • Well of Radiance

  • Heat Rises
  • Icarus Dash

  • Ember of Char
  • Ember of Beams
  • Ember of Seering
  • Ember of Mercy

  • Transversive Steps

In a way, this build for Warlocks in Destiny 2 is a hybrid of the meta PvP builds for Hunters and Titans. Specifically, the Warlock’s Well of Radiance is currently an unrivaled Super for zoning, while the Warlock’s airborne maneuverability adds an extra layer of mobility that often catches other players off guard. With the added benefit of Healing Rifts or Damage Rifts, this Warlock build brings a little bit of everything to the table in PvP.

  • Conditional Finality
  • Cloudstrike
  • Igneus Hammer (Adept)
  • Matador 64
  • Thorn
  • Unending Tempest

When it comes to the most popular weapons in Destiny 2’s Crucible during Season of the Wish, it’s probably no surprise that most of them are still shotguns and hand cannons, specifically, the Conditional Finality and the Adept version of the Igneus Hammer. However, ever since the Exotic Catalyst for the Thorn was introduced not too long ago, this weapon has also shot up to fame. Since long-range engagements can usually be avoided by players who know the maps well enough, Shotguns and offensive abilities usually cover any close-range encounters, while hand cannons can generally handle anything mid-range.