The seasonal artifact mods in Destiny 2 season of the deep take arc builds to the next level. While Strand is the seasonal surge, you also have arc surge environments which make running an arc build even more viable. In this Destiny 2 guide, we go over the best arc warlock build that you should use in the Season of the Deep.
Destiny 2 Best Arc Warlock Build
The following is the best Arc Warlock build that we recommend in Destiny 2 Season of the Deep:
Exotic Gear | Getaway Artist |
Exotic Weapon | Centrifuse |
Legendary Weapons | New Pacific Epitaph, Hothead, Ikelos SMG, Cold Heart |
Grenade | Pulse Grenade |
Melee | Chain Lightning |
Ultimate Ability | Stormtrance or Chaos Reach |
Aspects And Fragments | Electrostatic Mind Arc Soul Spark of Resistance Spark of Volts Spark of Recharge Spark of Feedback |
Gear Mods | Ashes to Assets (Helmet) Hands-On (Helmet) Bolstering Detonation (Arms) Firepower (Arms) Impact Induction (Arms) Charged Up (Chest) Resistance Mods (Chest) Arc Weapon Surge (Legs) Innervation (Legs) Utility Kickstarts (Bond) Bomber (Bond) Time Dilation (Bond) |
Seasonal Artifact Mods | Lightning Strikes Twice Amped Up Electric Armor Thunderous Retort Shock and Awe |
Exotic Gear: Getaway Artist
Getaway Artist is the exotic of choice for this build, and it allows you to convert your grenade into an arc soul and become amplified. Fallen Sunstar is a very popular exotic pick, but you really don’t need it for this build since you get a lot of energy for your abilities.
The arc ultimate abilities Stormtrance and Chaos Reach have both been buffed by 25%, so you can use either of them Stormtrance is ideal for clearing mobs of enemies, while Chaos Reach is ideal for dealing damage to bosses.
Exotic Weapon: Centrifuse
Centrifuse is the new arc auto rifle introduced in Destiny 2 Season of the Deep. It is a great weapon that packs a punch, especially if you run and gun.
Recommended Legendary Weapons
Legendary weapons are situational, and a lot comes down to your personal preference, but the new stasis wave frame grenade launcher from the Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon with Demolitionist and Pugilist really makes this build even better. You can, of course, use other weapons that you like, and the Ikelos SMG also works great.
Heavy weapons are going to depend on the situation. Hothead is a great option, but you can also use a good machine gun or grenade launcher. Coldheart is another great option for arc warlocks.
Grenade: Pulse Grenade
We recommend using pulse grenades since they do a lot of damage, and you can use them to stun overload champions as well. You will be consuming grenades most of the time to get the arc souls.
Melee: Chain Lightning
We recommend chain lightning to jolt enemies and can be used as a last resort to deal damage.
Aspects And Fragments
The following are the aspects and fragments that we recommend:
- Electrostatic Mind
- Arc Soul
- Spark of Resistance
- Spark of Volts
- Spark of Recharge
- Spark of Feedback
Gear Mods
For gear mods, you want mods that increase your stats or improve your ability regeneration. We recommend:
- Ashes to Assets (Helmet)
- Hands-On (Helmet)
- Bolstering Detonation (Arms)
- Firepower (Arms)
- Impact Induction (Arms)
- Charged Up (Chest)
- Resistance Mods (Chest)
- Arc Weapon Surge (Legs)
- Innervation (Legs)
- Utility Kickstarts (Bond)
- Bomber (Bond)
- Time Dilation (Bond)
Seasonal Artifact Mods
- Lightning Strikes Twice: Get increased grenade recharge after throwing an arc grenade. Getting kills extends the duration of the effect.
- Amped Up: Gain damage resistance while amplified.
- Electric Armor: Allows you to stay amplified for longer.
- Thunderous Retort: Grants bonus Arc Super damage if cast while critically wounded or while amplified. Lasts until the end of the Super activation.
- Shock and Awe: Arc final blows while Amplified summons a burst of lightning that damages and Jolts targets.
This is the best arc warlock build that we can recommend in Destiny 2 Season of the Deep. To learn more, check out our guide on how you can move faster underwater. Check out our Destiny 2 guides hub for more content.