Prismatic Mask Of Fealty Build Guide: Maximize Your Titan

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Hey Guardians! Today, we're diving deep into the intricate world of Destiny 2 builds, specifically focusing on how to create a Prismatic Mask of Fealty build that will make you a powerhouse in both PvE and PvP. This exotic helmet, with its unique perks, offers incredible potential for build crafting, allowing you to synergize your abilities and weapons in devastating ways. So, let's break down everything you need to know to craft the ultimate Prismatic Mask of Fealty build, from understanding its core mechanics to selecting the right subclasses, mods, and weapons.

Understanding the Prismatic Mask of Fealty

The Prismatic Mask of Fealty is an exotic helmet for Titans in Destiny 2 that was introduced with the Lightfall expansion. Its intrinsic perk, Loyal Refrain, grants a stacking damage buff when you or your allies use abilities near you. This buff significantly boosts your weapon damage, making it a cornerstone for builds that revolve around ability usage and team synergy. The key to maximizing this exotic lies in understanding how the damage buff stacks, its duration, and how to consistently trigger it. Guys, to truly master this exotic, you need to think about it as a linchpin for a playstyle that's both aggressive and supportive.

Loyal Refrain provides a 10% damage buff per stack, stacking up to 3 times for a total of 30% increased weapon damage. Each stack lasts for 10 seconds, and using another ability will refresh the duration and add a new stack if you don't have the maximum number of stacks. This means that frequent ability usage is crucial to maintaining the damage buff. So, the challenge is how to weave your abilities seamlessly into your combat loop, ensuring you're always benefiting from the damage increase. For this reason, builds centered around the Prismatic Mask of Fealty tend to be ability-centric, which synergizes with sub-class fragments and aspects that regenerate class abilities.

The Mask shines brightest in team-based activities, such as raids, dungeons, and high-level Nightfalls, where consistent ability usage is not only viable but often necessary. Your allies' ability usage also contributes to stacking Loyal Refrain, making it a shared buffing pool that enhances the entire fireteam's damage output. But don't discount its effectiveness in solo activities either! With the right build, you can maintain a high uptime on the damage buff even when playing solo, turning you into a one-Titan army.

Subclass Synergies: Choosing the Right Path

When it comes to building around the Prismatic Mask of Fealty, your choice of subclass plays a pivotal role. Each Titan subclass—Solar, Arc, Void, Stasis, and Strand—offers unique strengths and synergies that can amplify the Mask's potential. Let's explore each subclass and how they can interact with the Loyal Refrain perk, Guardians.

Solar Titan: The Sunbreaker's Fury

The Solar Titan, with its Sunbreaker subclass, is an excellent choice for a Prismatic Mask build focused on sustained damage and area-of-effect (AoE) control. The Sunspots created by your abilities not only damage enemies but also grant you and your allies a damage buff through the Roaring Flames aspect. Combine this with the Mask's Loyal Refrain, and you're looking at significant damage stacking potential. Throwing Hammer is another key component of this build. The hammer returns to the user on a successful hit, reducing the cooldown. Using the exotic armor piece, Synthoceps with the melee-centric Sunbreaker kit is an excellent idea as well. Synthoceps amplifies melee damage and gives increased range, making you a formidable opponent in close quarters.

Utilizing fragments like Ember of Benevolence, which grants increased grenade, melee, and class ability regeneration when you apply restoration or cure to allies, can help you maintain a high ability uptime. Ember of Solace extends the duration of restoration and cure effects, making you a valuable support player while still dealing substantial damage. The goal here is to constantly generate Sunspots, throw hammers, and use your abilities to trigger Loyal Refrain, resulting in a continuous loop of damage buffs and ability regeneration.

Arc Titan: The Striker's Shockwave

For a more aggressive and electrifying approach, the Arc Titan's Striker subclass offers incredible burst damage and crowd control. The Knockout aspect, which enhances your melee damage after sprinting, sliding, and using your class ability, synergizes well with Loyal Refrain. The amplified melee damage combined with the weapon damage buff from the Mask can devastate enemies, particularly in close-quarters engagements. The Striker's Thundercrash super is also an excellent burst damage option, making it a versatile pick for both PvE and PvP.

Key fragments for an Arc Titan build include Spark of Amplitude, which generates an Orb of Power upon defeating jolted targets, and Spark of Recharge, which reduces your grenade and melee cooldown when you take arc damage. Additionally, the Touch of Thunder aspect enhances your grenades, causing them to jolt targets and create even more opportunities for ability-based damage. Guys, this build is about chaining abilities and electrifying your enemies. Constant jolt procs mean orbs of power for you and your team.

Void Titan: The Sentinel's Shield

The Void Titan, with its Sentinel subclass, brings a different flavor to the Prismatic Mask build. Instead of focusing solely on damage, the Sentinel offers unparalleled survivability and support through the use of Void Overshields and Suppress effects. The Controlled Demolition aspect, which causes Void abilities to weaken targets and trigger explosions on subsequent Void damage, synergizes well with Loyal Refrain. By weakening enemies and causing explosions, you're not only dealing damage but also contributing to team utility.

Bastion aspect generates Void Overshields for the user and nearby allies when casting a Barricade. Fragments like Echo of Leeching, which grants melee energy upon inflicting Weaken with your abilities, and Echo of Obscurity, which grants invisibility upon performing a finisher, add layers of survivability and utility to the build. This build excels in high-difficulty content where survivability is paramount. The Overshields provided by the Sentinel, combined with the damage buffs from the Prismatic Mask, make you a formidable tank and support player. Let me tell you, playing as a Void Titan with the Prismatic Mask of Fealty feels like you are unkillable.

Stasis Titan: The Behemoth's Blizzard

The Stasis Titan's Behemoth subclass offers a unique playstyle centered around freezing and shattering enemies. While Stasis doesn't directly amplify the Loyal Refrain damage buff, it provides excellent crowd control and debuffing capabilities. The Cryoclasm aspect, which allows you to shatter frozen targets by sprinting and sliding, is a key component of this build. Shattering frozen enemies not only deals significant damage but also generates Stasis shards that can be picked up to restore melee energy through the Tectonic Harvest aspect.

Whisper of Chains, which reduces incoming damage while you are near a frozen target or Stasis crystal, adds a layer of survivability to the build. Whisper of Shards grants grenade energy when you shatter Stasis crystals. Using the Hoarfrost Z exotic chest armor is something to consider for a Stasis Titan, as it converts your Barricade into a Stasis wall that can freeze enemies and provide cover. While this build may not pump out the highest damage numbers, the crowd control and survivability it offers make it a viable choice for challenging content. For example, if you were soloing a dungeon, this build would definitely be something to consider.

Strand Titan: The Berserker's Fury

The Strand Titan, with its Berserker subclass, brings a frenetic and aggressive playstyle to the Prismatic Mask build. Strand focuses on suspending enemies, dealing massive damage with your claws. The Into the Fray aspect, grants Woven Mail to you and nearby allies when you create a Tangle, synergizes well with the Loyal Refrain. The added damage resistance from Woven Mail makes you even tankier, allowing you to take more risks in close combat. Guys, this is an ultra aggressive playstyle that will make your enemies think twice before challenging you.

Thread of Generation, which grants grenade energy upon dealing damage, is a must-have for Strand builds. Thread of Warding grants you Woven Mail upon picking up an Orb of Power, further enhancing your survivability. Using the exotic gauntlets, Synthoceps is an excellent idea for this kit. These gauntlets enhance your melee damage and range, turning you into a Strand berserker on the battlefield. Constant melee attacks, suspensions, and damage buffs from the Mask make this build a powerhouse in both PvE and PvP.

Mods: Fine-Tuning Your Build

Mods are the unsung heroes of Destiny 2 builds, providing the extra oomph needed to take your Prismatic Mask of Fealty build to the next level. The right mods can enhance your ability regeneration, weapon handling, survivability, and more. Here's a breakdown of essential mods to consider for your build.

Helmet Mods

  • Orbs of Power generation mods: Mods like Ashes to Assets (grenade kills generate Super energy) and Hands-On (melee kills grant Super energy) are great for accelerating your Super cooldown. Since Loyal Refrain stacks are also activated by your super usage, the uptime you have with your super is very important. Siphon mods, like Kinetic Siphon, will generate orbs on rapid weapon kills. Heavy Ammo Finder mods can ensure you will have the right ammo type in clutch situations for maximum DPS.
  • Resist mods: Damage resist mods, such as Arc Resistance, Void Resistance, and Solar Resistance, can significantly improve your survivability, especially in high-level content. There are also concussive dampener mods, which mitigate damage from AoE attacks. The more of these mods that are stacked on your armor, the more effective the damage mitigation.
  • Utility kickstart: Using your class ability provides grenade energy. When using a class ability-centric build, this becomes invaluable.

Gauntlet Mods

  • Weapon loader mods: Mods like Fastball (increased grenade throwing distance) and Impact Induction (melee damage reduces grenade cooldown) are essential for ability-centric builds. Firepower can generate orbs on grenade kills, further synergizing with your super energy generation.
  • Melee damage mods: If you're running a melee-focused build, consider mods like Heavy Handed (using your charged melee ability refunds melee energy if near combatants) or Melee Kickstart (using class ability grants melee energy).
  • Targeting mods: Mods like Kinetic Weapon Targeting are important for weapon handling and target acquisition, which in turn improves your damage output.

Chest Armor Mods

  • Damage resistance mods: These are a must-have for any build focused on survivability. Charged Up mod will allow you to hold an extra stack of charged with light buff. This can make builds more flexible.
  • Reserves mods: Equipping the appropriate reserves mod will provide extra ammo in your reserves for the right weapon type. This gives a little bit more breathing room if you run out of ammo in your weapon's mag.

Leg Armor Mods

  • Armor Charge mods: Kickstart mods are essential for building an armor charge for your build. These mods give energy back to different abilities when the respective ability is cast and the user has armor charge. It's important to stack mods that synergize with each other.
  • Orbs of Power pick-up mods: Mods like Innervation (picking up an Orb of Power grants grenade energy) and Invigoration (picking up an Orb of Power grants melee energy) are crucial for maintaining ability uptime. Absolution is a strong consideration as well since it provides an energy bump to all abilities on orb pickup. The orb pick-up mods are generally a strong choice for all builds.

Class Item Mods

  • Armor Charge mods: Mods like Utility Kickstart (using your class ability grants grenade energy) and Outreach (using your melee ability reduces your class ability cooldown) are invaluable for ability-centric builds. Powerful Attraction can be very useful, as it will make you automatically pick up orbs when you cast your class ability. The orb pick-up class item mods are incredibly useful, as this will ensure you pick up orbs in combat, allowing you to continue getting different buffs for your build.
  • Bomber: Using your class ability reduces your grenade cooldown. A very powerful and straightforward mod for ability centric builds.

Weapons: Complementing Your Abilities

The final piece of the puzzle is selecting the right weapons to complement your Prismatic Mask of Fealty build. Weapons that synergize with your chosen subclass and playstyle can significantly enhance your damage output and utility. Here's a look at some weapon archetypes and specific weapons that pair well with the Mask.

Kinetic Weapons

  • Hand Cannons: Hand Cannons like Ace of Spades and Eriana's Vow are excellent for PvP and PvE, offering high damage output and range. The key is to find hand cannons that synergize with your subclass of choice. For example, Sunshot is an exotic hand cannon that synergizes with the Solar subclass. When an enemy is killed by the Sunshot, it explodes and deals damage to the surrounding area. If you are not using the Touch of Flame aspect with the Sunbreaker subclass, using the Sunshot can provide additional AoE for your kit.
  • Auto Rifles: Auto Rifles like The Immortal and Ammit AR2 are versatile options for both PvE and PvP. The key is to find an auto rifle that has perks that synergize with the user. Perks like Dynamic Sway Reduction and Tap the Trigger help with the weapon's stability and improve ease of use. The Immortal has a unique origin trait called Golden Tricorn. When the user gets a final blow with this weapon, they get a damage boost. When the user kills an enemy with an ability, the damage boost is further amplified.
  • Scout Rifles: Scout Rifles like MIDA Multi-Tool and Dead Man's Tale excel at long-range engagements, making them ideal for PvE and larger PvP maps. The utility of scout rifles is unmatched since they can be used from a safe distance. This makes scout rifles perfect for high-level PvE content, where survivability is key.

Energy Weapons

  • Fusion Rifles: Fusion Rifles like Telesto and Vex Mythoclast are excellent for burst damage and add clear, particularly in PvE. Fusion Rifles have excellent add clear and DPS potential. Rapid-fire fusion rifles are particularly strong, as are high-impact fusion rifles. The key is to find a fusion rifle that suits the combat style that you are most comfortable playing with.
  • Submachine Guns (SMGs): SMGs like Osteo Striga and Ikelos_SMG_v1.0.3 are fantastic for close-quarters combat and synergize well with aggressive, ability-centric builds. SMGs are arguably one of the best special weapons in Destiny 2 due to their high DPS potential. These weapons also tend to have strong perk pools. SMGs also synergize very well with Titan kits due to their close-range nature.
  • Trace Rifles: Trace Rifles like Divinity and Wavesplitter offer sustained damage output and can be useful for both add clear and boss DPS. Wavesplitter is an exotic trace rifle with a unique trait. Wavesplitter's damage output has 3 tiers. Collecting an Orb of Power overcharges the weapon, causing it to fluctuate between its damage tiers, reaching maximum power after collecting the orb. This damage boost lasts for a short duration.

Power Weapons

  • Swords: Swords like The Lament and Falling Guillotine are top-tier options for melee-focused builds, providing massive damage output in close range. Swords synergize very well with Titan builds due to their close-range nature. The best sword to use is the Lament. The Lament is one of the highest DPS weapons in the game, and it also has strong self-healing perks.
  • Rocket Launchers: Rocket Launchers like Gjallarhorn and Hothead are essential for boss DPS, offering high burst damage and add clear potential. Rocket Launchers are the premier DPS option in Destiny 2, especially when using a void heavy weapon and a void kit. Void Titans can weaken targets, which amplifies the damage output of void heavy weapons. Gjallarhorn in particular provides damage buffs to the fireteam in addition to the massive damage it deals to the boss.
  • Linear Fusion Rifles: Linear Fusion Rifles like Stormchaser and Taipan-4FR provide excellent sustained damage output and are effective against bosses and Champions. Linear Fusion Rifles are an excellent option when sustained DPS is key. These weapons also synergize well with raid and dungeon DPS checks. The key is to find the right linear fusion rifle perk combinations to get the most out of the weapon.

Conclusion: Mastering the Prismatic Mask of Fealty

Guys, building around the Prismatic Mask of Fealty is all about creating a synergistic loop between your abilities, mods, and weapons. By understanding the Mask's perk, choosing the right subclass, and fine-tuning your build with mods and weapons, you can transform your Titan into a powerhouse on the battlefield. Whether you prefer the sustained damage of the Solar Titan, the electrifying chaos of the Arc Titan, the support and survivability of the Void Titan, the crowd control of the Stasis Titan, or the relentless aggression of the Strand Titan, the Prismatic Mask of Fealty offers a versatile foundation for creating a build that suits your playstyle. So, experiment with different combinations, find what works best for you, and go out there and dominate the Destiny 2 universe!