Strand, The New Subclass in Destiny 2: Lightfall

Today, Bungie released a new trailer showcasing Strand, the next Darkness subclass being introduced in Destiny 2: Lightfall.  Destiny 2: Lightfall releases on February 28th.  The trailer highlights Guardians using their Strand abilities throughout the neon city of Neomuna.  You can check out the trailer below or by heading over to our YouTube channel by clicking here.

The new subclass will bring with it new Strand Supers for Guardians.

• Warlock Broodweaver: Needlestorm
  • Floating into the air, Warlocks conjure a wave of piercing Strand missiles. After the missiles strike their enemies, they detonate and reweave themselves into Threadlings that chase after nearby targets.
  • Warlocks have two Strand Aspects to utilize and it’s here where Threadlings once again enter play:
    • Weaver’s Call: On Rift cast, the Warlock weaves three Threadling eggs, which hatch into Threadlings when they hit a surface. Any perched Threadlings are converted to additional eggs.
    • Mindspun Invocation: This Aspect improves several of the Warlock’s abilities:
    • Grapple: When you execute a grapple melee, the Warlock weaves three Threadling eggs from the target.
    • Threadling Grenade: You can consume your Threadling Grenade to generate a full complement of perched Threadlings.
    • Shackle Grenade: You can consume your Shackle Grenade to gain a buff, creating a suspending detonation on every kill.

    The Warlock’s telekinetic abilities culminate with their Super, Needlestorm, a deadly combination of burst damage and area denial. On cast, the Warlock conjures Strand matter into a fusillade of hardened spikes, launching them forwards with a wave of their hand. The missiles will stick into enemies and the environment alike before detonating and reweaving themselves into an army of Threadlings that will hunt down any survivors.

• Titan Berserker: Blade Fury
  • Titans weave large blades onto their arms while they roam the battlefield using light and heavy attacks. Light attacks allow Titans to quickly slash enemies and build energy for their heavy attack, in which they swing their blades to launch projectiles that suspend and incapacitate enemies on impact.
  • Titans will also be able to utilize a pair of Aspects:
    • Into the Fray: Destroying a Tangle weaves Woven Mail unto the Titan and nearby allies. In addition to reducing damage taken, this Aspect also increases the Titan’s melee energy regeneration while wearing Woven Mail.
    • Drengr’s Lash: When the Titan casts their class ability, the Titan will blast forward a powerful ripple in reality, suspending enemies that are caught in the shockwave’s path.

• Hunter Threadrunner: Silkstrike
  • Hunters weave a rope dart to strike down their enemies. The light attack throws the dart forward to strike a single enemy. Hitting an enemy with the tip of the dart deals bonus damage, and defeating enemies in this manner causes them to explode. The heavy attack swings the rope dart around a large area, damaging all nearby enemies.
  • Two Strand Aspects will be available for Hunters:
    • Ensnaring Slam: While in the air, press the air-move input to slam downward, suspending all nearby enemies.
    • Widow’s Silk: This Aspect grants an additional grenade charge. The Hunter’s grapple ability creates a persistent grapple Tangle when it latches, which fully refunds grenade energy when grappled to. Hunters can use this ability to set up chains of grapple points that their entire team can use, greatly enhancing their ability to quickly move around in combat and/or traverse the environment.

With Strand, each class will have access to the new Grapple ability, which will give players the power to swing around Neomuna and take on the Shadow Legion.

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