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[S21] Solar Melee Build (Cali)

Solar Hunter

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15 Jun 2023 (Season of the Deep - S21)

Build Information

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Exotic armor
Ability
Aspect
Fragment
Helmet armor mod
Arms armor mod
Chest armor mod
Leg armor mod
Class item armor mod
General armor mod
Artifice armor mod
Exotic
  • Caliban's Hand

    Gauntlets Your Proximity Knife scorches targets it damages with its explosions, or ignites targets on final blow. After throwing a Proximity Knife, you gain increased melee regeneration until the knife explodes.

Weapons
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Abilities
  • Healing Grenade

    A grenade that cures allies on impact and creates an Orb of benevolent Solar Light, granting restoration to allies when picked up.

  • Gambler's Dodge

    Dodge to perform a deft tumble, avoiding enemy attacks. Dodging near enemies fully recharges your Melee Ability.

  • Blade Barrage

    Vault into the air and unleash a volley of Solar-charged explosive knives.

  • Proximity Explosive Knife

    Throw a knife that attaches to surfaces upon impact and explodes when it detects a nearby target.

Aspects
  • Knock 'Em Down

    Your Solar Supers are enhanced. Deadshot Golden Gun has damage resistance, Marksman Golden Gun has increased duration, and Blade Barrage launches more projectiles. While radiant, final blows with your equipped Throwing Knife fully refund your melee energy.

  • On Your Mark

    Precision final blows grant you and nearby allies increased weapon handling and reload speed for a short duration. Stacks 3 times. Activating your class ability immediately grants maximum stacks of On Your Mark.

Fragments
  • Ember of Searing

    Defeating scorched targets grants melee energy and creates a Firesprite. +10 Recovery ▲

  • Ember of Torches

    Powered melee attacks against combatants make you and nearby allies radiant. -10 Discipline ▼

  • Ember of Singeing

    Your class ability recharges faster when you scorch targets.

  • Ember of Solace

    Radiant and restoration effects applied to you have increased duration.

  • Ember of Mercy

    When you revive an ally, you and other nearby allies gain restoration. Picking up a Firesprite grants restoration. +10 Resilience ▲

Armor mods

Helmet armor mods

  • Hands-On (x3)

    Gain bonus Super energy on melee kills.

Arms armor mods

  • Heavy Handed

    Your powered melee final blows create Orbs of Power.

  • Focusing Strike (x2)

    Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a powered melee attack.

Chest armor mods

  • Harmonic Resistance

    Reduces incoming Solar damage from combatants

  • Void Resistance

    Reduces incoming Void damage from combatants.

  • Concussive Dampener

    Reduces incoming area-of-effect damage from combatants.

Leg armor mods

  • Invigoration (x2)

    Reduces melee cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

  • Absolution

    Reduces all ability cooldowns each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Class item armor mods

  • Utility Kickstart (x2)

    Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. When your class ability energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain class ability energy for each Armor Charge used.

  • Bomber

    Reduces grenade cooldown when using your class ability.

General armor mods

  • Resilience Mod

    +10 Resilience ▲

  • Mobility Mod (x4)

    +10 Mobility ▲

Artifice armor mods

  • Resilience-Forged

    +3 Resilience ▲

Breakdown

Orb generation

Heavy Handed
Your powered melee final blows create Orbs of Power.

Gunslinger
... Your Golden Gun deals massively increased precision damage, overpenetrates targets, and creates Orbs of Power on precision hits. ...
Orb pickup

Invigoration
Reduces melee cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Absolution
Reduces all ability cooldowns each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Utility Kickstart
Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. ...
Armor Charge create

Utility Kickstart
Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. ...
Armor Charge consume

Utility Kickstart
... When your class ability energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain class ability energy for each Armor Charge used.
Ability cooldown

Absolution
Reduces all ability cooldowns each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Utility Kickstart
... When your class ability energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain class ability energy for each Armor Charge used.

Focusing Strike
Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a powered melee attack.
Class Ability cooldown

Utility Kickstart
... When your class ability energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain class ability energy for each Armor Charge used.

Focusing Strike
Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a powered melee attack.
Grenade cooldown

Bomber
Reduces grenade cooldown when using your class ability.

Firesprite
... When picked up, Firesprites grant grenade energy.
Melee cooldown

Ember of Searing
Defeating scorched targets grants melee energy and creates a Firesprite. ...

Invigoration
Reduces melee cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Knock 'Em Down
... While radiant, final blows with your equipped Throwing Knife fully refund your melee energy.
Final blows

Heavy Handed
Your powered melee final blows create Orbs of Power.

Knock 'Em Down
... While radiant, final blows with your equipped Throwing Knife fully refund your melee energy.

On Your Mark
Precision final blows grant you and nearby allies increased weapon handling and reload speed for a short duration. ...

Caliban's Hand
Your Proximity Knife scorches targets it damages with its explosions, or ignites targets on final blow. ...
Defeating an enemy

Ember of Searing
Defeating scorched targets grants melee energy and creates a Firesprite. ...

Keywords

Restoration

You regenerate health and shields over time. Cannot be interrupted by taking damage.

Healing Grenade
A grenade that cures allies on impact and creates an Orb of benevolent Solar Light, granting restoration to allies when picked up.

Ember of Solace
Radiant and restoration effects applied to you have increased duration.

Ember of Mercy
When you revive an ally, you and other nearby allies gain restoration. Picking up a Firesprite grants restoration. ...
Scorch

The target is singed by destructive Solar Light, taking damage over time. Scorch damage increases as the target accumulates more Scorch stacks. After enough Scorch stacks are applied to the target, they ignite.

Ember of Searing
Defeating scorched targets grants melee energy and creates a Firesprite. ...

Ember of Singeing
Your class ability recharges faster when you scorch targets.
Cure

You are healed in a burst of mending Solar Light.

Healing Grenade
A grenade that cures allies on impact and creates an Orb of benevolent Solar Light, granting restoration to allies when picked up.
Radiant

Your weapons are enhanced by the power of the Traveler and deal increased damage to combatants. While you are radiant, your weapons pierce the shields of Barrier Champions and stun them.

Knock 'Em Down
... While radiant, final blows with your equipped Throwing Knife fully refund your melee energy.

Ember of Torches
Powered melee attacks against combatants make you and nearby allies radiant. ...

Ember of Solace
Radiant and restoration effects applied to you have increased duration.
Firesprite

A luminous concentration of Solar energy. When picked up, Firesprites grant grenade energy.

Ember of Searing
Defeating scorched targets grants melee energy and creates a Firesprite. ...

Ember of Mercy
... Picking up a Firesprite grants restoration. ...
Ignition

A large Solar explosion which deals damage in an area around the target and stuns Unstoppable Champions.

Ember of Searing
Defeating scorched targets grants melee energy and creates a Firesprite. +10 Recovery ▲

Ember of Singeing
Your class ability recharges faster when you scorch targets.
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