Destiny 2: 5 Best Exotic Class Item Perk Combos For Prismatic Warlocks

Exotic class items are the newest addition in Destiny 2, making a comeback at last. These class items can be earned from the Dual Destiny two-player Exotic mission, and subsequent drops can randomly be found in Pale Heart chests. Each class gains access to some of the other classes’ Exotic armor traits, which can come in combinations of two different perks.

For Warlocks, a lot of the great combinations are actually Warlock Exotics. While Titans and Hunters have a few good things here and there that can help boost Prismatic Warlock to the next level, the most interesting combinations are definitely perks Warlocks will already be quite familiar with.

5 Spirit of Inmost Light & Spirit of Starfire

Ability Spam Galore

• Spirit of Inmost Light: Using one ability empowers the other two, and gives them better ability regen.
• Spirit of Starfire: Gain grenade charge from empowered weapon damage. Final blows grant even more energy.

In terms of pure ability spam, the Inmost Light perk seems like an interesting one to combine with the Warlock class, which is already well-known for its grenade spam builds. Combined with the Starfire perk, it becomes even more powerful, as players can basically rotate between their grenade, rift, grenade, and then right again.

This is definitely a combination that can work with a wide variety of builds, though it will require an Empowering Rift to run. Luckily, with Warlocks having access to Devour on Prismatic, this won’t be an issue at all when it comes to staying alive.

4 Spirit of the Necrotic & Spirit of Synthoceps

The Arcane Needle Expert

• Spirit of the Necrotic: Melee damage poisons enemies, and defeated poisoned enemies spread the condition.
• Spirit of Synthoceps: When surrounded, deal extra melee damage.

Warlocks are not traditionally melee-oriented characters, but with Arcane Needle already doing so much on Prismatic, this melee-based combo could be really interesting. Necrotic Grip has been paired with Strand Warlock before to provide extra damage, and now, with Synthoceps tossed into the mix along with all the silliness of Prismatic, Warlocks can finally live out their Titan melee fantasies.

While Arcane Needle is a strong pick for this combo, it’s possible to also run something like Incinerator Snap, which forces players to get to close range and get that surrounded melee damage boost required to proc the effects of Synthoceps here.

3 Spirit of Osmiomancy & Spirit of Starfire

Neverending Grenade Charge

• Spirit of Osmiomancy: Grenades recharge quicker on hit and Coldsnap seekers travel further.
• Spirit of Starfire: Gain grenade charge from empowered weapon damage. Final blows grant even more energy.

This is probably one of the most talked-about combos ever since Bungie revealed all the combinations for each class. Osmiomancy and Starfire are both hallmarks of grenade spam builds but from opposite subclasses. Now, the power of both Stasis and Solar are brought together for an absolutely explosive Prismatic grenade build.

Players can essentially have infinite turrets if they run Bleak Watcher for example. But this also works for most of the other offensive grenades. For example, Storm grenades recently received a buff and with the right Prismatic fragment have the added bonus of Jolting targets, making them a particularly deadly option if players land direct hits. An Empowering Rift is a must for this build, too, compensated by Feed the Void as an aspect.

2 Spirit of Osmiomancy & Spirit of Verity

High Damage Grenades For Days

• Spirit of Osmiomancy: Grenades recharge quicker on hit and Coldsnap seekers travel further.
• Spirit of Verity: Weapon final blows that match the grenade type currently equipped grant increased grenade damage that stacks.

Another highly anticipated combination that focuses on grenades introduces the underrated Verity’s Brow and its perk. Players will need to be a bit strategic with this combination to proc Spirit of Verity by matching their grenade damage type to their weapons. The best option here is running Storm grenades with something like Indebted Kindness, now that rocket sidearms are the meta.

Verity will turn grenades into high-damage explosives, and with Storm grenades buffed, as mentioned above, and with the fragment that Jolts targets, this combination is extremely powerful if players are looking to deal high damage with the mere power of grenades.

1 Spirit of Apotheosis & Spirit of the Star-Eater

The Top DPS Super Combo

• Spirit of Apotheosis: When your Super ends, your grenades and melee charge faster.
• Spirit of the Star-Eater: When your Super is charged, Orbs of Power will overcharge it and grant it extra damage.

Last season, Needlestorm was the high-damage Super thanks to additional threadlings provided by the artifact perks. Now, Nova Bomb is putting up some serious competition, and this combination of class item perks could be extremely deadly on a Prismatic Warlock running Nova.

Not only will players get their abilities back immediately after Supering thanks to Apotheosis, but their Super will also deal extreme damage thanks to the Hunters’ Star-Eater perk. This will require some testing, but early feedback states both Nova and Needlestorm on Prismatic could be putting in some serious work if these perks are combined.