The Best Arc Titan Heart of Inmost Light Build in Destiny 2 Season of the Deep
The Heart of Inmost Light has been a fantastic Exotic option for Titans in Destiny 2 for quite some time. Despite the armor piece itself catching some nerfs, and changes to other build elements that many people felt weakened it overall, this chest armor offers Arc Titans a fantastic option right now.
The important thing to think about when building around The Heart of Inmost Light is that it allows players to become an ability and Super generating machine while keeping their weapon choices open enough to deal with anything that comes their way. Need to take something that can deal with lots of minor enemies? Not a problem. Forced into a dedicated Champion killing loadout? That’s fine. Either way, your overall gameplay loop will stay the same.
Best Arc Titan with Heart of Inmost Light Build in Destiny 2
As I said, the best thing about this Arc Titan Heart of Inmost Light build is just how malleable it is. You will be able to switch the melee or Super options if you wish, and you could potentially even explore different grenade options, although I do recommend my choice specifically for the damage and control potential.
If you don’t need to run through the reasons and mechanics behind any of my options, you can just jump to the end for a quick summary of everything I have chosen.
Build Breakdown
Up first, a build breakdown for newer players. If you see some phrases that confuse you, don’t worry, I’ll explain them later. Veterans can just click on the Take Me To The Summary section in the list below to get a bare-bones list of everything they need for the build.
A simple rotation of powered melee, grenade, then class ability will keep you nicely ticking over. You will also be able to becomeAmplifiedeasily, make plenty ofIonic Tracesto get even more ability energy, and produce large amounts ofOrbs of Powerto give both you and your teammates a bump in potency and survivability. Finally, plenty of ways to procJoltmeans nice area of effect damage against enemies and a built-in way to deal with Overload Champions.
Exotic Weapons and Armor, Legendary Weapons
Exotic Armor – Heart of Inmost Light
The Heart of Inmost Light comes with the Overflowing Light Perk. This means that using an ability (grenade, melee, or Barricade) empowers the other two abilitiesfor five seconds. Empowered means abilities have faster regen, melees and grenades do more damage, and Barricades have more hit points. You can also double up, using two abilities to really amp up the empowerment on the other.
Exotic Weapon – Anything You Like, Almost
The best thing about this build is that you may run any weapons you like. You don’t need to lean into one specific Exotic. If you want more Super energy, runBad Juju. Need even more powered melee attacks? Try theMonte Carlo. I have been loving this build as I can use whatever I need in the moment, which is great as I get used to the new anti-Champion meta and find my prized picks for dealing with those powerful enemies.
You can also experiment withColdheart,Thunderlord,Delicate Tomb, andRiskrunnerif you would like an Exotic that does Arc damage and adds to your Ionic Trace generation.Witherhoardis very good with this build, as it is with all builds,especially if you have the Witherhoard Catalystfor automatic reloads. Finally, I’ve been usingForerunnerto absolutely melt enemies, as it is pretty cracked right now.
Legendary Weapons
It is quite important that you run some Arc weapons to generate Ionic Traces to keep your abilities up. I like theIkelos SMGwith Voltshot, as it will also cause Jolt very easily. Which weapons you use will rely heavily on your Exotic choice, but don’t be afraid to lean in the Double Special meta, which is still strong right now. Running two Special weapons means you’ll be taking advantage of lots of heavy ammo drops.
My heavy slot has been taken up with eitherHotheadwith Auto-Loading, aHereticwith Cluster Bomb, or theBlowout, all Arc rockets that are providing a lot of value right now. If you have filled your other slots with weapons and still have room for an Exotic, theGrand Overtureis going to win a lot of Guardians over this season as soon as people realize what a monster it is.
Super and Abilities
Super – Thundercrash
Thundercrash is one of the most fun Supers in the game, sending you hurtling through the air and delivering a massive Arc explosion wherever you land. You can run theThunderous Retort mod from your Seasonal Artifactto get a huge damage bonus when you cast it while critically wounded or Amplified. This is great for single-target damage, but if you need to deal with large numbers of lesser enemies, switch to Fists of Havoc. This allows you to run around punching enemies and slamming the floor to leave thunderous pools of Arc energy everywhere.
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For aspects, we will be runningTouch of ThunderandKnockout. Not only will they give us very specific benefits, but they will also allow us to pick four Arc Fragments to really perfect our build.
Now, the Fragments. These can be purchased from Ikora in the Tower if you do not have access to all of them yet. Some of them will be optional, meaning you can pick whichever one suits your needs.
Artifact Mods
Our Artifact Mod choices will be pretty self-explanatory, leaning hard into the Arc mods. Other than that, make sure you have any Champion Mods that you need.
Armor Mods
The armor mods are what really tie the build together, so newer players should be prepared to put some time into upgrading and even Masterworking their armor. Remember to run both Arc and Melee Authorized Mods to support this build.
As you can see, kills with our abilities give us Super energy and Orbs of power, and usually, just using an ability will feed energy to something else in our kit. We also take advantage of Armor Charges to ensure we are getting back our grenades as quickly as possible. Finally, we have some built-in survivability with the Recuperation mod. We will be generating large volumes of Orbs of Power, so finding a means of healing when needed should be pretty easy.
Feel free to select any additional Stat mods for your first column. Ideally, you’d get as close to 100 inResilienceand 100 inDisciplineas you can. Resilience allows you a degree of damage reduction, while Discipline cuts down your Grenade cooldown.
Build Summary
And there you have it, a Heart of Inmost Light Build for your Arc Titan that will constantly recharge your abilities and also empower them for more damage. I’m sure this build will evolve over the seasons, so I will revisit it for further changes when I make refinements to the build over time.
