Every Solstice Weapon Worth Grinding For

Summary

In this video, Marix reviews the Solstice of Heroes weapons in Destiny 2, highlighting their enhancements and the new 'Fortunate Star' legendary bow as the top pick. Marix explains the perks of each weapon, such as the DreamWork origin trait and how to optimize their performance in PVE. The video also covers the stasis hand cannon, shotguns, and the powerful 'Crowning Duo' rocket launcher, offering tips on the best rolls for each weapon and their strategic uses in gameplay.

Takeaways

• 🏹 The 'Solstice of Heroes' event now features improved weapon offerings, with a focus on enhancing the player's PvE experience.
• 🌟 The 'Fortunate Star' is a new legendary bow that stands out as the best in the game for void damage, offering two distinct play styles.
• 🎯 For rapid-fire play, 'Archer's Tempo' and 'Archer Gambit' are recommended perks, enhancing fire rate after precision kills.
• 💥 The area damage roll for the 'Fortunate Star' includes 'Debilitating Rounds' and 'Repulsor Brace' for high damage and survivability.
• 🔄 'Loose Change' is a perk that boosts aim assist, reload speed, and movement speed, suitable for players who struggle with precision.
• 🔄 A reskinned stasis hand cannon is introduced, offering a unique PvE roll with 'Demolitionist' and 'Headstone' perks for grenade regeneration and stasis crystal creation.
• 💣 The stasis weapon synergizes well with the 'Whisper of Shards' fragment, enhancing grenade regeneration and crystal damage.
• 🔫 Despite having good perks, the stasis hand cannon is overshadowed by other hand cannons in PvE, with 'Demolitionist' and 'Headstone' being the recommended roll.
• 🔫 'Compass Rose' is a solid shotgun but lacks the unique qualities of other shotguns, with 'One-Two Punch' and 'Grave Robber' being a recommended roll for melee-focused builds.
• 🚀 'Crowning Duo' is a precision frame rocket launcher with built-in tracking, offering high damage potential with 'Bonfire Bash' and 'Reconstruction' perks.
• 🔄 'Bait and Switch' with 'Air Trigger' is an alternative perk combination for the rocket launcher, providing increased ammo reserves and faster reloads in the air.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the video by Marix?

The main focus of the video is to discuss and showcase the Solstice of Heroes weapons in PVE and highlight which ones are worth grinding for in Destiny 2.

What is the new weapon added in the Solstice of Heroes this year according to the video?

The new weapon added is the Fortunate Star, which is considered the best legendary bow in the game for Void archetype.

What are the two recommended perks for the faster firing role of the Fortunate Star bow?

For the faster firing role, the recommended perks are Archer's Tempo and Archer Gambit, which increase fire rate after each Precision kill.

What is the trade-off for using Archer's Gambit over Archer's Tempo?

Archer's Gambit has a stronger effect on fire rate increase but requires hitting fire to activate, unlike Archer's Tempo which provides a smaller buff without any downside.

How does the AD clearing roll for the Fortunate Star bow work?

The AD clearing roll has perks like destabilizing rounds to make enemies volatile after each kill and Repulsor Brace to provide an overshield when killing volatile targets.

What is the alternative to Repulsor Brace for builds that don't focus on overshields?

Loose Change is an alternative that provides extra aim assist, reload speed, and movement speed each time a debuff is applied with destabilizing rounds.

What is the reskinned old weapon discussed in the video?

The reskinned old weapon is a Stasis hand cannon that has one good PVE roll with perks like Demolitionist and Headstone.

How does the Stasis hand cannon synergize with the Whisper of Shards Stasis fragment?

The Whisper of Shards increases grenade regeneration each time a Stasis Crystal is shot, which includes the crystals created by the Headstone perk, providing additional grenade energy.

What is the recommended perk combination for the Compass Rose shotgun?

The recommended perk combination is One Two Punch to increase melee damage after every shot and Grave Robber to reload after every melee kill.

Why is Crowning Duo considered the best weapon of the bunch in the video?

Crowning Duo is considered the best due to being a Precision frame rocket launcher with built-in tracking, and it can be paired with perks like Bonfire Bash to provide high damage buffs and easy reloading.

What is the alternative perk to Reconstruction for the Crowning Duo rocket launcher?

Autoloading Holster is an alternative perk that provides similar benefits to Reconstruction, allowing for easy reloading.

What is the unique perk combination for the Crowning Duo that increases ammo reserves and reload speed in the air?

The unique perk combination is Bait and Switch with Air Trigger, which increases ammo reserves from 10 to 12 and drastically increases reload speed while in the air.