Mantle of Battle Harmony Prismatic Warlock Build

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Last Updated:October 10, 2024|Change Log

Welcome to the Mantle of Battle Harmony Prismatic Warlock Build Guide! This build emphasizes rapidly charging Song of Flame and Transcendence to maximize ability uptime and effectiveness. Additionally, when your Super is full, you gain a substantial damage boost to both Aberrant Action and Dragon's Breath, turning them into formidable tools in your arsenal.

Mantle of Battle Harmony offers two powerful effects based on your Super's charge state. When Song of Flame is not fully charged, final blows with Solar weapons grant bonus Super energy. The amount regenerated varies by enemy rank: 1.5% for rank-and-file enemies and 4.5% for majors and bosses, with no cooldown between kills. However, when your Super is fully charged, Solar weapon kills grant a 25% weapon damage buff for 11 seconds to those same weapons. This dual-purpose nature is what makes this Exotic chest piece so versatile and effective.

But this Battle Harmony Warlock build isn't just about weapon damage, it also has excellent up time on abilities along with amazing survivability. Feed the Void grants access to Devour, providing one of the best self-healing effects in the game while also quickly regenerating grenades. Facet of Balance provides great ability regeneration for your Arcane Needle and Vortex Grenade by rapidly defeating targets from weapons or abilities. Vortex Grenade adds further utility, by applying Weaken with Facet of Dominance. Finally, Weaver's Call provides another source of Darkness damage to charge Transcendence quickly.

WARNING: The Prismatic subclass requires The Final Shape DLC to unlock. The Mantle of Battle Harmony Exotic chest piece requires the Beyond Light DLC to unlock and Dragon's Breath requires the Lightfall DLC to unlock.

Pros

High ability uptime.
Super charges very fast.
Multiple subclass synergy options.

Cons

Not New Light friendly.
Must match weapons to Super for full benefit.

Gameplay Loop

The aim of the Mantle of Battle Harmony Prismatic Warlock build is to charge your Super and Transcendence as quickly as possible. The secondary focus is keeping your abilities charged, Weakening and Unraveling targets at all times.

Activate Devour by scoring a kill with your Vortex Grenade or Arcane Needle. Devour heals you to full on each kill, returns grenade ability energy, and fuels Facet of Sacrifice for Dark Transcendence energy.
Utilize Arcane Needle to spread Unravel for crowd control and to apply consistent damage.
Phoenix Dive to heal yourself and your allies. Additionally, this class ability spawns three Threadlings with Weaver's Call to seek out and defeat targets with Darkness damage, which helps charge Transcendence.
Defeat enemies with Aberrant Action and Dragon's Breath to charge Song of Flame, spawn Orbs of Power, and keep Devour up time. The Incandescent perk on your sidearm and Composite Propellant from the Rocket Launcher provide excellent ad clear with large, high damage Ignitions.

Throw your Vortex Grenade at elite enemies to Weaken them with Facet of Dominance.
When Song of Flame is fully charged, resist the urge to activate it immediately. Holding onto your Super ability extends the 25% increased Solar weapon damage buff from Mantle of Battle Harmony.
Activate Transcendence on cooldown to enhance all weapon damage by 5%, instantly recharge your grenade and melee abilities, and gain 20% damage resistance. Alternating between Light and Dark abilities while Transcendent extends its duration. The Warlock's transcendent grenade applies Weaken, Slow, and Suppress, providing multiple layers of crowd control to dominate the battlefield.
Activate Song of Flame during boss damage phases or any time you need a high rate of ad clear. Your next one charges up quickly with every Solar weapon final blow.

Ability Breakdown

Super

Song of Flame
- This Super makes you Radiant, providing a 25% increase in weapon damage, 90% damage resistance, and allowing your Solar and Kinetic weapons to Scorch targets. Casting Song of Flame replaces your grenade and melee with supercharged Solar versions of these abilities.

Abilities

Phoenix Dive - Surrounding allies gain 2 stacks of Cure.
Burst Glide - Your jump ability is up to you, but the example setup uses Burst Glide.
Arcane Needle - This melee ability gives you 3 charges. Use to activate Devour and apply Unravel to enemies.
Vortex Grenade - This is one of the strongest grenades in the game because it pulls enemies toward its center and lingers on the battlefield. It becomes even more potent in this build when paired with Facet of Dominance, which applies a 15% Weaken debuff to enemies caught in its effect.

Aspects

Feed the Void - This fragment activates Devour on any ability kill, providing a powerful self-heal and serving as a key method for regenerating grenade energy. While Devour is active, each kill fully restores your health and grants a portion of grenade energy, enabling rapid ability cycling and increased survivability.
Weaver's Call - Darkness kills are crucial for building Transcendence, and this aspect helps automate that process. Phoenix Dive now provides Light energy when you heal allies, and generates Darkness energy when your Threadlings secure kills.

Fragments

Facet of Sacrifice - While Devour or Restoration is active, ability final blows grant Darkness Transcendence energy.
Facet of Balance - Quickly defeating enemies with any source of Light damage grants melee energy, allowing you to maintain a high rate of ability use. With three charges of Arcane Needle, you can consistently apply Unravel, a potent Darkness debuff that spreads across packs of enemies.
Facet of Courage - Your Light abilities deal more damage to targets afflicted with Unravel, Slow or Freeze. Hit a boss with Arcane Needle before activating Song of Flame for 10% increased damage.
Facet of Dominance - Your Vortex Grenade applies a 15% Weaken debuff to enemies.
Facet of Grace - While the focus of this build is on maximizing the potential of Solar weapons, Kinetic weapons also play a crucial role in rapidly charging Transcendence. Accelerate the charge rate of Transcendence even further with this fragment and provide additional energy to you and nearby allies when you defeat enemies with your Super. Battle Scar with Shoot to Loot allows you to pick up ammo and Orbs of Power with Kinetic Tremors.

Gearing

Required Gear

Mantle of Battle Harmony - While your Super is uncharged, final blows with Solar weapons grant bonus Super energy, between 1.5% and 4.5% depending on the rank of the enemy killed. Once Song of Flame is fully charged, this turns into a 25% damage buff to your Solar weapons for 11 seconds. A dual threat Exotic, Mantle of Battle Harmony can be used with a variety of weapons and Super abilities on the Prismatic Warlock.

How to acquire:

Decrypting Exotic engrams at Rahool if unlocked.
Farm the expert lost sector on chest Armor days.
Note: This Exotic is locked behind the Beyond Light DLC.

Substitution: Solipsism with Spirit of Harmony.

To unlock Solipsism, you need to complete Dual Destiny. Check out our dedicated guide.

Stat Priorities

Resilience > Recovery > Discipline.
In PvE, Resilience is the most crucial stat to focus on. Aim for 100 Resilience to maximize your damage resistance and shield capacity, ensuring better survivability in challenging encounters.
Recovery governs the cooldown on the Warlocks class ability and decreases the time it takes to regenerate your health and shields.
Discipline decreases the cooldown on your grenade ability, allowing it to charge faster.

Learn more about the Stats available to you in Destiny 2 with our dedicated guide.

Armor Mods

Item	Slot	Mandatory Mods	Supporting Mods
Deep Explorer Hood	Helmet	Harmonic Siphon	Heavy Ammo Finder Ashes to Assets
Deep Explorer Gloves	Gloves	Heavy Handed Firepower Grenade Kickstart
Mantle of Battle Harmony	Chest	Harmonic Reserves	Charged Up Harmonic Resistance
Deep Explorer Boots	Legs	Harmonic Scavenger Stacks on Stacks	Recuperation
Deep Explorer Bond	Class Item	Reaper Powerful Attraction	Outreach

Optional Mods:
- On your Gloves, if low on energy, leave out either Firepower or Heavy Handed.
- On your Chest, replace Harmonic Resistance with the appropriate resistance for the activity.

Armor Mods are unlocked by progressing your Guardian Rank. Check out the Guardian Ranks Guide for more information.

Artifact Perks

Unstoppable Pulse Rifle - With this perk, Battle Scar staggers Unstoppable Champions.
Killing Breeze - Rapid weapon final blows grant you a bonus to Mobility.
Fell the Revenant - Deal increased weapon damage to Scorn which are plentiful in Episode: Revenant.
Total Carnage - Finishing enemies grants damage resistance!
Power from Pain - Rapid final blows against Weakened combatants grants you Devour. BOOST: Rapidly defeating weakened combatants spawns a Void Breach.
Supernova - Picking up a Void Breach causes your next source of Void damage to create a large Weakening pulse.
Brain Freeze - Frozen combatants become surrounded by chilling fog, which Slows combatants that aren't already.

Recommended Weapons

Kinetic Weapon: Battle Scar - This Pulse Rifle can drop with Shoot to Loot and Kinetic Tremors which work perfectly together to fill your ammo reserves and pick up Orbs of Power on the battlefield.

Energy Weapon: Aberrant Action - Rocket sidearms dominate the meta in The Final Shape, and Aberrant Action is the latest addition to this powerful archetype. Craft this Solar sidearm with Heal Clip and Incandescent to unleash even more explosive potential.

Power Weapon: Dragon's Breath - Great for damaging bosses, and Elite enemies, and clearing smaller packs of ads. Dragon's Breath requires access to the Lightfall DLC to unlock.

Variants

New Light

Endgame

Gear Swaps

Equip the recommended Armor Mods you see on the right if you haven't masterworked your armor yet. These only require 4-5 energy on each armor piece and help with the Mantle of Battle Harmony Warlock gameplay loop. Increase the energy on your gloves to equip Grenade Kickstart as soon as you can.

Swap Dragon's Breath for Marsilion-C, a Legendary world drop Solar weapon that benefits from Absorption Cells. Look for perks Explosive Light, Vorpal Weapon, or even Incandescent.

Now that you have a Legendary Heavy weapon, swap your Kinetic weapon to an Exotic.
- Outbreak Perfected - Challenge yourself and complete the Zero Hour Exotic Quest from the Legends Destination. Outbreak is one of the best Kinetic Exotics in Destiny 2 because The Corruption Spreads perk causes SIVA nanites to swarm and help with ad clear.

Gear Swaps

Swap your Energy and Heavy weapons to other meta Solar options that suit your playstyle and the Champion types you'll face. As long as they are Solar weapons, they benefit from the Mantle of Battle Harmony's effects.

Pulse Rifles have made a resurgence in The Final Shape and there are a couple great Solar picks.
- Nullify, which offers a powerful two-round burst. Acquired from Salvation's Edge Raid.
- Adhortative is a crafted Pulse Rifle with Heal Clip and Incandescent.

For raid and dungeon bosses, switch to Apex Predator with enhanced Reconstruction. Depending on the encounter, select either Bait and Switch or Explosive Light for your second perk.
- WARNING: Apex Predator requires access to the Forsaken DLC pack to unlock from the Last Wish Raid.

Use Witherhoard during boss damage to apply a damage-over-time effect before swapping to your Heavy weapon. This strategy pairs effectively with a Bait and Switch rotation to maximize your DPS.

Summary

The Mantle of Battle Harmony Prismatic Warlock build focuses on harnessing the dual benefits of the Exotic armor Mantle of Battle Harmony to boost both Super regeneration and weapon damage output. When your Super, Song of Flame, is not fully charged, Solar weapon kills regenerate Super energy rapidly, allowing you to unleash powerful abilities more frequently. Once the Super is fully charged, Solar weapon kills grant a substantial 25% damage buff, enhancing the lethality of weapons like Aberrant Action and Dragon's Breath. This combination creates a build that excels in both sustained damage output and Super uptime, making it highly versatile for various content.

This build also offers excellent survivability and ability uptime, making it a well-rounded choice for Warlocks. The Feed the Void Aspect grants Devour, providing rapid health regeneration and grenade recharge with each defeated enemy. Facet of Balance further boosts ability regeneration, ensuring consistent use of powerful abilities like Arcane Needle and Vortex Grenade. The grenade becomes even more effective with Facet of Dominance, applying a Weaken debuff to enemies for added crowd control. Additionally, Weaver's Call generates additional Darkness damage to quickly recharge Transcendence. Together, these elements make this build a powerful, flexible choice for both solo and team-based activities.

Credits

Written by: AbbyHour

Reviewed by: Chadly, Tenkiei