11 Oct 2023 (Season of the Witch - S22)

Swarmers Season 22 Warlock Strand Build (id: huxvqiq)

Strand Warlock

11 Oct 2023 (Season of the Witch - S22)

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Build Information

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Exotic
Weapons
Abilities
Aspects
Fragments
Artifact perks

Armor mods

Helmets
Arms
Chests
Legs
Class items
Keywords
Woven mail
Threadling
Unravel
Suspend
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Exotic
  • Swarmers
    Leg Armor
    Swarmers – Destroying a Tangle spawns a Threadling. Your Threadlings unravel targets that they damage.
Weapons
  • Quicksilver Storm
    Auto Rifle
    Rocket Tracers – Landing multiple hits turns your next shot into a homing micro-rocket.
  • Null Composure
    Fusion Rifle
    Rapid-Fire Frame – Deeper ammo reserves. Slightly faster reload when magazine is empty.
  • Apex Predator
    Rocket Launcher
    Adaptive Frame – A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.
Abilities
  • Needlestorm
    Super Ability
    Threadling
    [Super] : Conjure a hail of deadly woven needles. After embedding themselves in the environment, the needles will re-weave into a host of Threadlings. Threadlings you create will return to you and perch if they can't find any nearby targets. Damaging targets with your weapons or melee will send out perched Threadlings to attack.
  • Threadling Grenade
    Strand Grenade
    Threadling
    A woven projectile that reweaves itself into Threadlings while in flight.
  • Healing Rift
    Class Ability
    Conjure a well of power that continuously heals those inside it.
  • Arcane Needle
    Melee
    Unravel
    Sling a woven needle that will embed in your target, unraveling them. Activate your melee ability again to chain up to two additional attacks.
  • Burst Glide
    Movement Ability
    Jump while airborne to activate Glide and start an airborne drift with a strong initial boost of speed.
Aspects
  • Weaver's Call
    Threadling
    Activate your class ability to weave three Threadlings and deploy any Threadlings you have perched. Targets defeated by [Strand] Strand damage have a chance to generate a perched Threadling.
  • Mindspun Invocation
    Threadling
    Suspend
    Your grapple, Shackle Grenade, and Threadling Grenade have enhanced functionality. Your grapple melee spawns three Threadling eggs. [Grenade] : Hold to consume your Shackle Grenade and activate Weaver's Trance. Final blows while Weaver's Trance is active create a suspending detonation. [Grenade] : Hold to consume your Threadling Grenade and immediately generate five perched Threadlings.
Fragments
  • Thread of Generation
    -10 Discipline ▼ Dealing damage generates grenade energy.
  • Thread of Evolution
    Threadling
    Threadlings travel farther and deal additional damage. +10 Intellect ▲
  • Thread of Rebirth
    Threadling
    [Strand] Strand weapon final blows have a chance to create a Threadling.
  • Thread of Warding
    Woven Mail
    -10 Resilience ▼ Picking up an Orb of Power grants Woven Mail.
Armor mods

Helmet armor mods

  • Dynamo
    Reduces Super cooldown when using your class ability near targets.
  • Harmonic Siphon
    Rapid Strand weapon final blows create Orbs of Power
  • Heavy Ammo Finder
    Increases the drop chance of Heavy ammo upon defeat of an opponent.

Arms armor mods

  • Bolstering Detonation
    Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a grenade.
  • Grenade Kickstart (x2)
    Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. When your grenade energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain grenade energy for each Armor Charge used.

Chest armor mods

  • Charged Up
    Increases the maximum number of stacks of Armor Charge you can carry by 1.
  • Solar Resistance
    Reduces incoming Solar damage from combatants.
  • Void Resistance
    Reduces incoming Void damage from combatants.

Leg armor mods

  • Innervation
    Reduces grenade cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.
  • Stacks on Stacks
    Picking up an Orb of Power grants you 1 additional stack of Armor Charge.
  • Recuperation
    Replenishes health each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

Class item armor mods

  • Powerful Attraction
    Automatically collects nearby Orbs of Power when you activate your class ability.
  • Reaper
    Shortly after using your class ability, your next weapon final blow spawns an Orb of Power.
  • Bomber
    Reduces grenade cooldown when using your class ability.
Artifact perks
  • Overload Hand Cannon
    Landing consecutive hits with any Hand Cannon you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against [Disruption] Overload Champions.
  • Unstoppable Fusion
    Aiming down sights for a brief period with any Fusion Rifle you are wielding loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Fusion Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Anti-Barrier Auto Rifle
    Your equipped Auto Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun [Shield-Piercing] Barrier Champions. Additionally, Auto Rifles are always overcharged when the modifier is active.
  • Arc/Strand Siphon Combo
    Combines the Arc and Strand Siphon mods into one.
  • Origin Perk Specialization I
    Greatly improves the benefits provided by the Head Rush, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Unsated Hunger, and Cursed Thrall Origin Traits.
  • Refreshing Pickups
    Picking up a Tangle or Elemental Orb grants energy to your least-powered ability.
  • Communal Pickups
    When an ally destroys or picks up your Tangle or Elemental Orb, the Tangle cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds and you gain bonus damage with weapons matching your subclass for 10 seconds.
  • Elemental Fury
    While stunned, Champions take bonus damage from your abilities and Elemental Orb damage.
  • Thanatotic Tangles
    Strand weapon final blows have a chance to generate a Tangle.
  • Origin Perk Specialization II
    Weapons with the Head Rush, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Unsated Hunger, and Cursed Thrall Origin Traits are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Monochromatic Maestro
    Dealing elemental ability damage increases matching weapon damage, and elemental weapon damage increases matching ability damage. Bonus granted is 10% for 5 seconds.

Breakdown

Orb generation

Harmonic Siphon
Rapid Strand weapon final blows create Orbs of Power

Reaper
Shortly after using your class ability, your next weapon final blow spawns an Orb of Power.
Orb pickup

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

Stacks on Stacks
Picking up an Orb of Power grants you 1 additional stack of Armor Charge.

Recuperation
Replenishes health each time you pick up an Orb of Power.

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

Thread of Warding
... Picking up an Orb of Power grants Woven Mail.
Armor Charge create

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

Grenade Kickstart
... When your grenade energy is fully expended, your Armor Charge is consumed and you gain grenade energy for each Armor Charge used.
Class Ability cooldown

Bolstering Detonation
Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a grenade.
Grenade cooldown

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

Thread of Generation
... Dealing damage generates grenade energy.

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

Bomber
Reduces grenade cooldown when using your class ability.
Final blows

Mindspun Invocation
...Final blows while Weaver's Trance is active create a suspending detonation. ...

Techeun's Regalia Gloves
Queen's Favor – Generate Awoken Favors with fewer final blows. ...

Techeun's Regalia Hood
Queen's Favor – Generate Awoken Favors with fewer final blows. ...

Harmonic Siphon
Rapid Strand weapon final blows create Orbs of Power

Reaper
Shortly after using your class ability, your next weapon final blow spawns an Orb of Power.

Thread of Rebirth
[Strand] Strand weapon final blows have a chance to create a Threadling.

Thanatotic Tangles
Strand weapon final blows have a chance to generate a Tangle.
Defeating an enemy

Weaver's Call
... Targets defeated by [Strand] Strand damage have a chance to generate a perched Threadling.

Heavy Ammo Finder
Increases the drop chance of Heavy ammo upon defeat of an opponent.

Unravel
... Unraveled targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Suspend
... Suspended targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Keywords

Woven mail

Your body is encased in a protective mesh of tightly woven [Strand] Strand matter, greatly reducing any incoming non-precision damage.

Thread of Warding
... Picking up an Orb of Power grants Woven Mail.
Threadling

A creature woven from pure Strand matter that seeks nearby targets and attacks, dealing damage.

Needlestorm
... After embedding themselves in the environment, the needles will re-weave into a host of Threadling... Threadlings you create will return to you and perch if they can't find any nearby targets. Damaging targets with your weapons or melee will send out perched Threadlings to attack.

Weaver's Call
Activate your class ability to weave three Threadlings and deploy any Threadlings you have perche... Targets defeated by [Strand] Strand damage have a chance to generate a perched Threadling.

Mindspun Invocation
Your grapple, Shackle Grenade, and Threadling Grenade have enhanced functionalit... Your grapple melee spawns three Threadling eggs. ... [Grenade] : Hold to consume your Threadling Grenade and immediately generate five perched Threadlings.

Thread of Evolution
Threadlings travel farther and deal additional damage. ...

Thread of Rebirth
[Strand] Strand weapon final blows have a chance to create a Threadling.

Threadling Grenade
A woven projectile that reweaves itself into Threadlings while in flight.
Unravel

The target is permeated with destructive [Strand] Strand matter. As they take additional damage, they create unraveled projectiles that seek out nearby targets. Unraveling Rounds from your [Strand] Strand weapons pierce the shields of [Shield-Piercing] Barrier Champions and stun them. Unraveled targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Arcane Needle
Sling a woven needle that will embed in your target, unraveling them. ...
Suspend

The target is immobilized by a web of [Strand] Strand matter, lifting them into the air. While suspended, Guardians are unable to move freely, combatants are unable to move or fire their weapon, and [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions are stunned. Suspended targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Mindspun Invocation
...Final blows while Weaver's Trance is active create a suspending detonation. ...
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