Best Destiny 2 Hunter & Warlock Builds For PvE & PvP

If you’re looking for the best Destiny 2 Hunter & Warlock builds to spice up your gear and subclass, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Best Destiny 2 Hunter & Warlock builds for PvE

Aspects: Touch of Winter, Grim Harvest
Class ability: Gambler’s Dodge
Exotic armour: Any (Great defaults include Renewal Grasps, Stomp-EE5, or Wormhusk Crown)
Fragments: Whisper of Chains, Whisper of Conduction or Fissures, Whisper of Rime, Whisper of Shards, , Whisper of Torment.
Grenade: Duskfield
Mods: It really depends on you, but in PvE, a Charged with Light armor build makes this particular setup extremely powerful. Before choosing Taking Charge, Font of Wisdom, High-Energy Fire, Firepower, or Elemental Charge, slot Discipline mods into each piece of armor. Make sure to include the appropriate Seasonal Mods in your Arms.
Primary stat: Discipline
Secondary stat: Recovery
Subclass: Stasis Revenant
Weapons: It’s best to use an Exotic submachine gun, such as Riskrunner or The Witch Queen’s Osteo Striga. Back it up with whatever takes care of the Champions for the current activity.

Subclass: Nova Bomb – Vortex
Primary stat: Discipline
Secondary stat: Strength
Grenade: Vortex grenade
Class ability: Empowering Rift
Aspects: Chaos Accelerant, Feed the Void
Fragments: Echo of Expulsion, Echo of Persistence, Echo of Remnants
Exotic armour: Contraverse Hold, Nezerac’s Sin
Weapons: Any of the best Destiny 2 weapons
Mods: Absolution, Hands-On, Harmonic Siphon, Impact Induction, Outreach. This build is monstrous in PvE when combined with a Charged with Light setup, so take into account Elemental Charge, High Energy Fire, and Taking Charge.

Subclass: Void Nightstalker
Primary Stat: Strength
Secondary Stat: Mobility
Grenade: Suppressor
Class Ability: Marksman’s Dodge
Aspects: Vanishing Step, Stylish Executioner
Fragments: Echo of Domineering, Echo of Exchange, Echo of Expulsion, Echo of Leeching.
Exotic Armour: Graviton Forfeit, Gemini Jester, or Gwisin Vest
Weapons: Any of the best Destiny 2 close-range weapons, such as shotguns or SMGs
Mods: Targeting, handling, and reloading mods for your favorite weapons

Subclass: Dawnblade – Well of Radiance
Primary stat: Strength
Secondary stat: Recovery
Grenade: Fusion grenade or Healing grenades
Class ability: Phoenix Dive
Melee Ability: Celestial Fire
Aspects: Heat Rises, Icarus Dash
Fragments: Ember of Char, Ember of Singeing, Ember of Tempering, Ember of Torches.
Exotic armour: Wings of Sacred Dawn, Chromatic Fire
Weapons: Any Solar weapon with the Incandescent enchantment
Mods: Absolution, Charged Up, Distribution, Hands-on, Harmonic Syphon, Heal Thyself, Impact Induction, Outreach, Radiant Light.

Subclass: Gunslinger – Blade Barrage
Primary stat: Recovery
Secondary stat: Discipline
Grenade: Any
Class Ability: Gambler’s Dodge
Melee Ability: Knife Trick
Aspects: Knock ‘Em Down, Gunpowder Gamble
Fragments: Ember of Singeing, Ember of Solace, Ember of Torches
Exotic armour: Shards of Galanor or The Sixth Coyote
Weapons: Any of the best weapons in Destiny 2 (preferably Solar)
Mods: Ashes to Assets, Elemental Charge, Firepower, Impact Induction, Melee Wellmaker, Seeking Wells

Subclass: Stormcaller – Stormtrance
Primary stat: Resilience
Secondary stat: Discipline
Grenade: Flashbang
Class ability: Healing Rift
Melee Ability: Chain Lightning
Aspects: Arc Soul, Electrostatic Mind
Fragments: Spark of Beacons, Spark of Brilliance, Spark of Magnitude, Spark of Resistance
Exotic armour: Crown of Tempests, Fallen Sunstar
Weapons: Delicate Tomb, Riskrunner, Thunderlord, Trespasser, Trinity Ghoul
Mods: Ashes to Assets or Hands-on (x2), Elemental Charge, Elemental Ordnance, Firepower, Momentum Transfer, Seeking Wells