Destiny 2 Titans, Don't Sleep On The Banner Of War Aspect If You Want To Feel Unstoppable

18.10.2023 - 23:27 / gamespot.com / Of War

Strand-wielding Titans are almost invincible thanks to this new Fragment in Destiny 2.

By Darryn Bonthuys on

Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a rumbling in Destiny 2, a spread of Strand Titans marching to the beat of their own drum. In PvE, these Titans are almost unkillable on their own, roving war machines who can shrug off a planetary bombardment before they lunge toward an unlucky victim and sever them from reality. It hasn't been nerfed yet, and with Festival of the Lost now live (meaning it's time to hunt Spectral Pages), the Banner of War Titan build could be your best option for farming the more challenging Legend Haunted Sectors of this event.

Season 22 introduced some terrific new Strand Aspects, with Titans receiving the melee-centric Banner of War. To get Banner of War, you can pay a visit to Nimbus, get the new Veil Containment seasonal mission, and head over to the paracausal MacGuffin to quickly earn your new Aspect. Visit the Pouka Pond afterward, unlock the Aspect, and you're ready to roll.

As the Aspect text puts it, defeating a target with a melee attack, finisher, or sword will raise a banner on your Titan that pulses with energy, periodically healing nearby allies and increasing melee and Sword damage. The banner can then be further charged--for a maximum of four stacks--by you or nearby allies defeating enemies. Once you've got the banner fully charged, you'll be healing from damage at a near-instantaneous rate and for a substantial amount per pulse.

Sounds pretty good, right? Well it gets even better, as building around this Aspect allows for some flexible tinkering. Combined with high resilience and a Woven Mail buff that's activated by collecting orbs of power when you have the right Fragment equipped, and you'll end up with a Titan that can ignore damage and leap into the fray. Once you have several Banner of War Titans running around a map, all charged up and ready to throw down, they can easily tear through high-level endgame activities.

The key to this build is that with the right Exotics equipped, Banner of War's power really shines. For an easy combination, equip Synthoceps and Monte Carlo to get a quick handle on this build. With Monte Carlo, you have a superb auto rifle that can quickly recharge your melee energy--remember, Strand Titans can have up to three melee charges--and Synthoceps amplifies your melee attack when you're surrounded with its Biotic Enhancements perk.

This is a build that is admittedly high risk, but favors the bold with its design. With a Banner of War Titan, you're going to want to leap into the fray, slash away aytenemies, and build up your melee energy with Monte Carlo. Once you have the buffs activated, some Woven Mail, and a target in