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[S21] Solar Melee Build (Assassin's Cowl)

Solar Hunter

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15 Jun 2023 (Season of the Deep - S21)

Build Information

Quick Look
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
  • Assassin's Cowl

    Helmet

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. 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.

  • Knife Trick

    Throw a fan of flaming knives that scorch targets on hit.

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 Ashes

    You apply more scorch stacks to targets.

  • 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 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.

  • Grenade Kickstart

    Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. When your grenade energy is fully expended, you gain grenade energy. Additionally, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain additional grenade energy for each stack.

Chest armor mods

  • Harmonic Resistance

    Reduces incoming Solar damage from combatants

  • Melee Damage Resistance

    Reduces incoming damage from combatants that are at point-blank range.

  • Void Resistance

    Reduces incoming Void damage from combatants.

Leg armor mods

  • Innervation (x2)

    Reduces grenade 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

  • Distribution

    Reduces all ability cooldowns when using your class ability near targets.

  • Bomber (x2)

    Reduces grenade cooldown when using your class ability.

General armor mods

  • Resilience Mod (x3)

    +10 Resilience ▲

  • Mobility Mod (x2)

    +10 Mobility ▲

Artifice armor mods

  • Mobility-Forged

    +3 Mobility ▲

Analysis

Orb generation

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grenade Kickstart
... Additionally, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain additional grenade energy for each stack.
Ability cooldown

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

Distribution
Reduces all ability cooldowns when using your class ability near targets.
Grenade cooldown

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

Grenade Kickstart
... When your grenade energy is fully expended, you gain grenade energy. Additionally, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain additional grenade energy for each stack.

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. ...

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. ...
Defeating an enemy

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

Keywords

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. ...
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. ...
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.
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 Ashes
You apply more scorch stacks to targets.

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

Knife Trick
Throw a fan of flaming knives that scorch targets on hit.
Ignition

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

Ember of Ashes
You apply more scorch stacks to targets.

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

Knife Trick
Throw a fan of flaming knives that scorch targets on hit.
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