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Strand Warlock + Necrotic Grips DPS Build (id: x53rt2i)

Strand Warlock

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Added
24 Feb 2024 (Season of the Wish - S23)

Build Information

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Weapons
Abilities
Aspects
Fragments
Artifact perks

Armor mods

Helmet
Arms
Chests
Leg
Class item
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Keywords
Suspend
Sever
Tangle
Threadling
Unravel
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Exotic
  • Necrotic Grip
    Gauntlets
    Grasp of the Devourer – Damaging combatants poisons them, dealing increasing damage over time. Defeating a poisoned combatant spreads the condition. Provides a moderate benefit to the airborne effectiveness stat of all Weapons of Sorrow.
Weapons
  • Witherhoard
    Grenade Launcher
    Primeval's Torment – Projectiles fired by this weapon blight the target or nearby area on impact.
  • Apex Predator
    Rocket Launcher
    Adaptive Frame – A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.
  • Cartesian Coordinate
    Fusion Rifle
    Rapid-Fire Frame – Deeper ammo reserves. Slightly faster reload when magazine is empty.
Abilities
  • Needlestorm
    Super Ability
    : 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.
  • Arcane Needle
    Melee
    Sling a woven needle that will embed in your target, unraveling them. Activate your melee ability again to chain up to two additional attacks.
  • Grapple
    Strand Grenade
    Weave a grappling hook, and quickly pull yourself forward. Grappling to a Tangle immediately recharges your grenade energy. During and shortly after grappling, your melee attack deals area damage and unravels targets.
  • Burst Glide
    Movement Ability
    Jump while airborne to activate Glide and start an airborne drift with a strong initial boost of speed.
  • Healing Rift
    Class Ability
    Conjure a well of power that continuously heals those inside it.
Aspects
  • Weaver's Call
    Cast your Rift to weave three Threadlings and deploy any Threadlings you have perched.
  • The Wanderer
    Tangles you throw attach to targets and detonate into a suspending burst. Destroying a Tangle creates a suspending burst after a short delay. Threadling final blows create a Tangle.
Fragments
  • Thread of Continuity
    Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.
  • Thread of Generation
    -10 Discipline ▼ Dealing damage generates grenade energy.
  • Thread of Evolution
    Threadlings travel farther and deal additional damage. +10 Intellect ▲
  • Thread of Ascent
    +10 Mobility ▲ Activating your grenade ability reloads your equipped weapon and grants bonus airborne effectiveness and handling for a short duration.
Armor mods

Helmet armor mods

  • Solar Targeting (x2)
    Improved target acquisition, accuracy, and aim-down-sights speed for Solar weapons.

Arms armor mods

  • Solar Dexterity
    Faster ready and stow speed for Solar weapons.
  • Impact Induction
    Causing damage with a powered melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.

Chest armor mods

  • Void Resistance
    Reduces incoming Void damage from combatants.
  • Concussive Dampener
    Reduces incoming area-of-effect damage from combatants.

Leg armor mods

  • Solar Weapon Surge (x3)
    Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. Your Solar weapons gain a small bonus to damage while you have any Armor Charge. Your Armor Charge now decays over time.

Class item armor mods

  • Time Dilation (x3)
    Your decaying Armor Charge has a longer duration.
Artifact perks
  • Rays of Precision
    While radiant, Solar precision final blows cause combatants to ignite.
  • Solo Operative
    While you are the only member of your fireteam, you deal increased damage to all combatants.
  • From Whence You Came
    Increases ability damage to Taken and Scorn combatants.
  • Kindling Trigger
    Radiant causes Solar weapons to apply scorch to unscorched combatants.
  • Blast Radius
    Rapid final blows with Rocket Launchers and Grenade Launchers grant Armor Charge.
  • Heart of the Flame
    Casting your Solar Super grants nearby allies radiant and increases the damage of your Super for each nearby ally.
  • Torch
    While radiant, deal increased weapon damage to combatants affected by Strand and Stasis debuffs.
  • Flint Striker
    Rapid Solar weapon precision hits and rapid Solar weapon final blows grant Radiant.
  • Overload Auto Rifle
    Sustained fire from Auto Rifles disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Auto Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Piercing Sidearms
    Your equipped Sidearms fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Sidearms are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Unstoppable Hand Cannon
    Aiming down the sights of a Hand Cannon for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Hand Cannons are always overcharged when the modifier is active.
  • Revitalizing Blast
    Causing damage with a Solar ability weakens Champions and bosses for a short duration.

Breakdown

Orb pickup

Solar Weapon Surge
Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. ...
Armor Charge create

Blast Radius
Rapid final blows with Rocket Launchers and Grenade Launchers grant Armor Charge.

Solar Weapon Surge
Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. ...
Armor Charge effect

Solar Weapon Surge
... Your Solar weapons gain a small bonus to damage while you have any Armor Charge. ...
Grenade cooldown

Grapple
... Grappling to a Tangle immediately recharges your grenade energy. ...

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

Impact Induction
Causing damage with a powered melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
Final blows

Rays of Precision
While radiant, Solar precision final blows cause combatants to ignite.

Blast Radius
Rapid final blows with Rocket Launchers and Grenade Launchers grant Armor Charge.

The Wanderer
... Threadling final blows create a Tangle.

Flint Striker
Rapid Solar weapon precision hits and rapid Solar weapon final blows grant Radiant.
Defeating an enemy

Necrotic Grip
... Defeating a poisoned combatant spreads the condition. ...

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

Sever
... Severed targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Tangle
... Defeating targets afflicted by any Strand debuff will unwind them and create a Tangle.

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

Keywords

Suspend

The target is immobilized by a web of 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 Unstoppable Champions are stunned. Suspended targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

The Wanderer
Tangles you throw attach to targets and detonate into a suspending burst. Destroying a Tangle creates a suspending burst after a short delay. ...

Thread of Continuity
Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.
Sever

The target's connections to the world around them are cut, and their outgoing damage is significantly reduced. Severed targets unwind into a Tangle when defeated.

Thread of Continuity
Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.
Tangle

A knot of Strand matter, swirling with potential. Tangles can be shot and destroyed, or picked up and thrown, dealing damage. Defeating targets afflicted by any Strand debuff will unwind them and create a Tangle.

The Wanderer
Tangles you throw attach to targets and detonate into a suspending burst. Destroying a Tangle creates a suspending burst after a short dela... Threadling final blows create a Tangle.
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
Cast your Rift to weave three Threadlings and deploy any Threadlings you have perched.

The Wanderer
... Threadling final blows create a Tangle.

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

The target is permeated with destructive Strand matter. As they take additional damage, they create unraveled projectiles that seek out nearby targets. Unraveling Rounds from your Strand weapons pierce the shields of 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. ...

Grapple
... During and shortly after grappling, your melee attack deals area damage and unravels targets.

Thread of Continuity
Suspend, unravel, and sever effects applied to targets have increased duration.
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