What is Prismatic in Destiny 2? Prismatic is the brand-new subclass introduced with The Final Shape, the conclusion to the ten-year Light and Dark saga. Unlike previous subclasses, it’s not a whole new element. Instead, the key focus for Prismatic is on breaking down barriers between existing abilities, letting you combine them in new and exciting ways. It’s also introducing three new Supers, one per class, alongside a few new mechanics, including an “elemental decoupling” to allow previously disparate effects to interact.
One of Prismatic‘s key new mechanics is Transcendence. As you deal Light or Dark damage, or debuff enemies, you’ll fill the relevant Light or Dark portion of the new Transcendence meter. Kinetic weapons fill both sides, albeit at a reduced rate, and once one side is full, it’ll fill the other faster. Once both sides are full, you can activate Transcendence. This state gives you some big bonuses to ability recharge rate, weapon damage, damage resistance, the ability to shatter Witness shields, and class-specific grenades that entwine both Light and Dark with new, explosive results. It’ll tie in with all the new exciting changes and content coming to Destiny 2 that you can read all about in our The Final Shape preview.
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