The BEST Solar 3.0 Builds in Destiny

Nerfs couldn't kill these builds

Everyone’s been using Arc 3.0 this season. The seasonal mods made grenade builds (especially Storm Grenades) highly overpowered.

But in ALMOST 3 weeks, they’re all going away.

Unfortunately… Arc 3.0 isn’t the best for endgame content.

Today, I’m going to share the best Solar 3.0 build for each class (that the Radiant and Restoration nerfs couldn’t kill).

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  • An Unlimited Explosion Hunter Build

  • The Highest DPS Warlock Build

  • An Invincible Titan Build

The BEST Solar 3.0 Builds

The UNKILLABLE Solar 3.0 Titan

Item Screenshot

Abilities

  • Hammer of Sol

  • Rally Barricade (or Towering)

  • Throwing Hammer

  • Solar Grenade

Aspects

  • Roaring Flames

  • Sol Invictus

Fragments

  • Torches

  • Blistering

  • Solace

  • Any (I like Wonder)

Helmet (Arc)

  • Harmonic Siphon

  • Hands-On

  • Striking Light

Gloves (Solar)

  • Champion Mod (ie. Overload Bow)

  • Impact Induction

  • Well of Life

Chest (Solar)

  • Any damage resistance (ie. Solar/Arc/Void, Concussive Dampener, etc)

  • Another damage resist or heavy ammo reserves

  • Melee Wellmaker

Legs (Solar)

  • Innervation

  • Recuperation

  • Bountiful Wells

Class (Solar)

  • Bomber

  • Bomber

  • Elemental Charge

This build has so much healing and damage mitigation going on.

Well of Life, Sunspots, Throwing Hammer, and Orbs of Power all give you healing. Sprinting, 100 Resilience, and using two damage-resist mods on your chest all massively reduce your incoming damage.

Just spam your Throwing Hammer and live forever.

GOD TIER Damage on Solar 3.0 Warlock

Abilities

  • Well of Radiance

  • Empowering Rift

  • Celestial Fire (your preference though)

  • Fusion Grenade

Aspects

  • Heat Rises

  • Touch of Flame

Fragments

  • Combustion

  • Eruption

  • Torches

  • Ashes

Helmet (Solar)

  • Harmonic Siphon

  • Ashes to Assets

  • Well of Life

Gloves (Stasis)

  • Champion Mod

  • Grenade Kickstart

  • Elemental Time Dilation

Chest (Solar)

  • Any damage resistance (ie. Solar/Arc/Void, Concussive Dampener, etc)

  • Another damage resist or heavy ammo reserves

  • Well of Ordnance

Legs (Solar)

  • Innervation

  • Recuperation

  • Explosive Wellmaker

Class (Solar)

  • Bomber

  • Bomber

  • Bountiful Wells

This build gives you so many juiced-up Fusion Grenades.

You can hold up to two of them at a time. Every 0.3 seconds, you get 20% grenade energy from each weapon hit while you’re buffed from an Empowering Rift of Well of Radiance.

With this build, you’re doing the most damage possible for Solar 3.0. It’s amazing for:

  • Boss DPS in any activity

  • Tanky enemies in Master/Grandmaster

  • Stupid amounts of fun add clear with explosions everywhere

This build does it all.

UNLIMITED Explosion Spam on Solar 3.0 Hunter

Item Screenshot

Abilities

  • Blade Barrage

  • Gambler’s Dodge

  • Knife Trick

  • Tripmine Grenade

Aspects

  • On Your Mark

  • Gunpowder Gamble

Fragments

  • Char

  • Eruption

  • Ashes

  • Blistering

Helmet (Solar)

  • Ashes to Assets

  • Harmonic Siphon

  • Elemental Ordnance

Gloves (Stasis)

  • Champion Mod

  • Grenade Kickstart

  • Elemental Ordnance

Chest (Any)

  • Any damage resistance (ie. Solar/Arc/Void, Concussive Dampener, etc)

  • Another damage resist or heavy ammo reserves

  • Font of Might

Legs (Solar)

  • Innervation

  • Recuperation

  • Elemental Ordnance

Class (Solar)

  • Bomber

  • Bomber

  • Font of Might

This build is so much fun!

Everything in this build is about throwing as many Tripmine Grenades and Gunpowder Gambles. What you end up is a build that never stops making explosions and giving energy to all of your abilities.

Just focus on throwing your Tripmine into the middle of enemies. You’ll get kills which let you throw a Gunpowder Gamble. It’s really easy to get a loop going where you’re only throwing abilities (and causing explosions everywhere).

Pro tip: Use your favorite Elemtanl Primary weapon with Incandescent. I LOVE Zauli’s Bane and Calus Mini Tool. They can make their own Igntion explosions in a lot of situations.

All of these builds should give you plenty to work with. What Arc 3.0 build have you been playing with non-stop?

Have you ever felt:

  • Gatekept from endgame content you paid for?

  • Anxiety and stress playing non-matchmade content?

  • The best loot is unobtainable?

  • You're wasting your time with nothing to show for it?

I will personally help you 1-on-1 get anything and everything out of Destiny. Fill your time with enjoyment and happiness rather than grind and uncertainty.