With Destiny 2's Season 22 revealed, there are many new things to come, including new mods and perks, which you'll need for all the new enemies. A new Strand Tangles-inspired sandbox feature called Elemental Orbs has been teased as well. I've broken down everything for you below, so check it out.
Destiny 2 Season 22 Elemental Orbs and Perks
Elemental Orbs spawn once you defeat an enemy using either Arc, Solar, or Void weapons. You can then pick up these orbs, which have their respective explosive effects on the enemies hit by them. On top of this, you can expect a series of Artifact mods and perks, as listed below.
Weapons
- Anti-Barrier Auto Rifle
- Your equipped Auto Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Auto Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Piercing Bowstring
- Bows gain shield-piercing arrows, which bypass combatant defenses.
- Strong against Barrier Champions. Additionally, Bows are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Unstoppable Scout Rifle
- Aiming down the sights of a Scout Rifle for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants.
- Strong against Unstoppable Champions.
- Additionally, Scout Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Overload Hand Cannon
- Landing consecutive hits with any Hand Cannon you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output.
- Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Hand Cannons are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Unstoppable Fusion:
- Aiming down sights for a brief period with any Fusion Rifle you are wielding loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants.
- Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Fusion Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Overload Machine Guns
- Uninterrupted fire from your equipped Machine Gun stuns unshielded combatants, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output.
- Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Machine Guns are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Origin Perk Specialization I
- Greatly improves the benefits provided by the Head Rush, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Unsated Hunger, and [REDACTED] Origin traits.
- Origin Perk Specialization II
- Weapons with the Head Rush, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Unsated Hunger, and [REDACTED] Origin traits are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
- Semi-Auto Striker
- If you have fewer than 2 stacks of Armor Charge, rapid precision shots with Bows, Snipers, and Scout Rifles generate an Armor Charge.
Combos
- Arc/Strand Siphon Combo
- Combines the Arc and Strand Siphon mods into one.
- Solar/Strand Siphon Combo
- Combines the Solar and Strand Siphon mods into one.
- Void/Strand Siphon Combo
- Combines the Void and Strand Siphon mods into one.
Elemental
- Elemental Orbs
- Void
- While using a Void subclass, Void weapon final blows have a chance to spawn a Void Elemental Orb. Void Orbs can be thrown to create a Void explosion that makes enemies it damages volatile.
- Arc
- While using an Arc subclass, Arc weapon final blows have a chance to spawn an Arc Elemental Orb. Arc Orbs can be thrown to create an Arc explosion that jolts targets it damages.
- Solar
- While using a Solar subclass, Solar weapon final blows have a chance to spawn a Solar Elemental Orb. Solar Orbs can be thrown to create a Solar explosion that scorches targets it damages.
- Void
- Elemental Fury
- While stunned, Champions take bonus damage from your abilities and Elemental Orb damage
- Communal Pickups
- When an ally destroys or picks up your Tangle or Elemental Orb, the Tangle cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds, and you gain bonus damage with weapons matching your subclass for 10 seconds.
- Refreshing Pickups
- Picking up a Tangle or Elemental Orb grants energy to your least-powered ability.
- Monochromatic Maestro
- Dealing elemental ability damage increases matching weapon damage, and elemental weapon damage increases matching ability damage. Bonus granted is 10% for 5 seconds.
- Elemental Embrace
- Subclass elemental buffs grant you bonus recovery and damage resistance against combatant attacks of the matching element type.
- Elemental Munitions
- Combatant final blows with Tangles or Elemental Orbs have a chance to drop Special or Heavy ammo.
- Frenzied Stacks
- Your Armor Charges grant bonus damage to your thrown Tangles or Elemental Orbs. Your Armor Charge now decays over time.
- Thanatotic Tangles
- Strand weapon final blows have a chance to generate a Tangle.
Related: All New Arc, Void, and Solar Supers in Destiny 2 The Final Shape
Other
- Diviner's Discount
- All Scavenger mods are discounted.
There's a lot in store for Destiny 2 in the coming months; the Elemental Orbs add a whole new mechanic to combat, and should greatly improve the gameplay experience. The heap of new perks certainly don't hurt, either.
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