Bungie has made a lot of changes with the new Lightfall expansion and the new Strand subclass is really fun too. In order to make the most of the new Darkness subclass you will need the right build. In this Destiny 2 guide, we go over the best Strand build for Titan.
Destiny 2 Strand Titan Build
| Barricade | Rally Barricade |
| Melee | Frenzied Blade |
| Grenade | Shackle Grenade |
| Aspects | Into The Fray Dreng’s Lash |
| Fragments | Thread Of Mind Thread Of Warding Thread Of Fury |
| Main Weapon | Ikelos SMG |
| Exotic Gear | Abeyant Leap (Leg Amor) |
| Artifact Mods | Authorized Mods: Grenades Shattered Orbs Counterweave |
| Armor Mods | Arc Siphon(Helmet) Focusing Strike x2(Arms) Bolstering Detonation(Arms) Charged Up (Chest) Void Resistance (Chest) Stacks On Stacks (Legs) Orbs Of Restoration (Legs) Insulation (Legs) Utility Kickstart x3 (Mark) |
Barricade: Rally Barricade
We recommend going with Rally Barricade but you can also use the Towering Barricade.
Melee: Frenzied Blade
Frenzied Blade will sever enemies, cutting off their connection to the world around them and reducing their damage significantly. Severed targets unwind into a tangle when defeated.
Grenade: Shackle Grenade
All the grenades are great but the Shackle Grenade creates another source of suspended targets. This gives you a backup if you mess things up with your class ability or simply want more suspended enemies. This will also stop Unstoppable Champions.
Aspects
Into The Fray
Destroying a Tangle or casting your Super grants Woven Mail. Woven Mail will give you protection. You will also get increased recharge for your melee ability while the buff is active.
Drengr’s Lash
Suspend enemies by activating your class ability (barricade).
Fragments
Thread Of Mind
Defeating suspended targets grants class ability energy.
Thread of Fury
Damaging targets with a Tangle grants melee energy. (-10 Strength)
Thread of Warding
Picking up Orb of Power grants Woven Mail. Woven Mail encases your body with a protective mesh of tightly woven Strand matter which greatly reduces incoming non-precision damage. (-10 Strength)
Exotic Gear: Abeyant Leap (Leg Amor)
This will improve Drengr’s Lash and grant Woven Mail when targets are suspended. With this exotic leg piece, Drengr’s Lash will spawn two more projectiles and track targets more aggressively while traveling further.
Artifact Mods
Authorized Mods: Grenades
Armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting grenades are significantly discounted.
Shattered Orbs
The first time you break a combatant’s shield, you create an Orb of Power if you break the shield with the matching damage type.
Counterweave
When you or a member of your fireteam stuns or defeats a Champion you ain energy for your least-charged Strand ability.
Gear Mods
Helmet
Arc Siphon
Rapid Arc weapon final blows create an orb of power. You can change this mod depending on the weapon that you are using. We recommend using the Arc Siphon if you use the Ikelos SMG.
Arms
Focusing Strike x2
Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with a melee attack. Stack two of these for better effect.
Bolstering Detonation
Grants class ability energy when you cause damage with your grenade.
Chest
Charged Up
Increases the maximum number of stacks or Armor Charge you can carry by 1.
Void Resistance
Reduces incoming Void damage from combatants.
Legs
Stacks On Stacks
Picking up an Orb of Power grants 1 additional stack of Armor Charge.
Orbs Of Restoration
Picking up an orb of power grants small amount of energy in your ability with the least energy.
Insulation
Reduces class ability cooldown each time you pick up an Orb of Power.
Mark
Utility Kickstart x3
Collecting an Orb of Power causes you to gain 1 temporary Armor Charge. We recommend getting three of these on the Titan Mark.Â
This is the best Strand build that we recommend for Titan in Destiny 2. We will update this guide as more weapons and aspects are made available. You can also check out our Strand Warlock build.