[EP1] Prismatic Melee DPS Build

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  An Insurmountable Skullfort

  Helmet

  Transfusion Matrix – Kills with Arc melee abilities trigger health regeneration and restore melee energy.

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  Bladefury

  Strand Super | Darkness Ability

  

  Suspend

  

  Sever

  [Super] : Create two woven blades and roam the battlefield. While active: [Light Attack] : Perform a leaping slash towards nearby targets, severing them on hit and dealing bonus damage to suspended targets. Each successful hit briefly increases your attack speed and grants energy for your heavy attack. [Heavy Attack] : Unleash a heavy upward slash, creating two suspending projectiles that seek out targets.

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  Thruster

  Class Ability

  While grounded, quickly evade in a lateral direction.

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  Shackle Grenade

  Strand Grenade | Darkness Ability

  

  Suspend

  A thrown weapon of weighted Strand matter that detonates on impact, suspending targets and creating additional suspending subprojectiles.

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  Thunderclap

  Arc Melee | Light Ability

  [Melee] : Hold while grounded to plant your feet and begin charging your fist with Arc energy. [Melee] : Release to unleash a devastating blast in front of you, dealing damage that increases with longer charge time.

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  Catapult Lift

  Movement Ability

  Jump while airborne to activate Lift and launch into the air with a strong initial burst of momentum.

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  Consecration

  

  Scorch

  

  Ignition

  While sliding, activate your charged melee ability to launch a wave of Solar energy forward, damaging and scorching targets in front of you as you leap into the air. While airborne, activate your charged melee again to slam to the ground and create a second larger wave of damaging Solar energy. If the wave hits a scorched target, they ignite.

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  Knockout

  

  Amplified

  Critically wounding a target or breaking their shield infuses your melee attacks with Arc energy and increases your melee range and damage for a short time. Defeating targets with melee attacks makes you amplified and restores a portion of your health. Defeating more powerful combatants increases the amount of health restored.

Helmet armor mods

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  Hands-On (x2)

  Gain bonus Super energy on melee kills.

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  Solar Siphon

  Rapid Solar weapon final blows create an Orb of Power.

Arms armor mods

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  Heavy Handed

  Your powered melee final blows create Orbs of Power.

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  Impact Induction (x2)

  Causing damage with a powered melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.

Chest armor mods

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  Melee Damage Resistance

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

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  Void Resistance

  Reduces incoming Void damage from combatants.

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  Arc Resistance

  Reduces incoming Arc damage from combatants.

Leg armor mods

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  Innervation (x2)

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

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  Absolution

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

Class item armor mods

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  Distribution

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

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  Bomber (x2)

  Reduces grenade cooldown when using your class ability.

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  Shieldcrush

  While you have Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or a Void Overshield, your melee recharges faster and deals increased damage. While you are amplified or radiant, your grenade recharges faster and deals increased damage.

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  Transference

  Gain increased grenade and melee damage while transcendent. Weapon final blows while transcendent refund Light and Dark energy after Transcendence ends.

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  Authorized Mod: Elemental Charge

  The energy cost of Elemental Charge mods are significantly discounted.

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  Blade Stamina

  Rapidly defeating combatants with a Sword refunds some ammo.

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  Galvanic Armor

  While you have an Arc or Prismatic subclass equipped, incoming damage from combatants is reduced while amplified.

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  Radiant Orbs

  While you have a Solar or Prismatic subclass equipped, picking up an Orb of Power makes you radiant.

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  Overload Sword

  Landing consecutive hits with a Sword you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Swords are always overcharged when that modifier is active.

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  Elemental Siphon

  Rapid final blows with a Kinetic weapon or a weapon matching your equipped Super create an elemental pickup that matches your equipped Super.

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  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 Overload Champions. Additionally, Hand Cannons are always overcharged when the modifier is active.

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  Anti-barrier Submachine Gun

  Submachine Guns you are wielding fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Submachine Guns are always overcharged when the modifier is active.

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  Anti-Barrier Pulse Rifle

  Your equipped Pulse Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Pulse Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.

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  Unstoppable Scout Rifle

  Aiming down the sights of a Scout Rifle for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Scout Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.