☕7 POWERFUL Hunter Builds No One Uses
Too good not to use
Every Hunter build lately feels like Star-Eater Scales + Super.
Star-Eater Gathering Storm
Star-Eater Blade Barrage
Star-Eater Tether
You get the picture.
But boss DPS is one of the smallest pieces of Destiny. Using Star-Eaters for everything neglects 90% of content.
Today, I’m going to share 7 powerful Hunter builds (using Exotics you’ve forgotten about).
7 Powerful Hunter Builds No One Uses
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Assassin’s Cowl Gunslinger
Frostees Revenant
Lucky Pants Nightstalker
Shinobu’s Vow Arcstrider
Liar’s Handshake Arcstrider
Caliban’s Hand Gunslinger
Shards of Galanor Gunslinger
Assassin’s Cowl Gunslinger
Abilities
Blade Barrage
Gambler’s Dodge
Knife Trick
Healing Grenade
Aspects
Knock ‘Em Down
On Your Mark
Fragments
Singeing
Empyrean
Torches
Solace
Searing
Helmet (Arc)
Harmonic Siphon
Hand’s On
Melee Wellmaker
Gloves (Solar)
Champion Mod (ie. Overload Bow)
Impact Induction
Well of Life
Chest (Void)
Any damage resistance (ie. Solar/Arc/Void, Concussive Dampener, etc)
Another damage resist or heavy ammo reserves
Protective Light
Legs (Solar)
Innervation
Recuperation
Supercharged
Class (Solar)
Bomber
Bomber
Elemental Charge
This build is about having multiple self-heals, unlimited invisibility, and a ton of damage resistance. Altogether, this is a very strong endgame build for survivability. With a touch of support.
How this build works is you just spam Knife Trick and your Solar Primary for kills. I really like Strident Whistle (Vanguard Ops Solar Bow) with Incandescent.
Knife Trick kills heal you, make you invisible, and creates Solar Wells. Picking up those wells give you more healing, ability energy, and Charged With Light (CWL). While CWL, you’ll get 10% damage reduction when your shield breaks.
This next build is if you want more ability spam.
Frostees Revenant
Abilities
Silence and Squall
Gambler’s Dodge
Withering Blade
Duskfield Grenade
Aspects
Grim Harvest
Touch of Winter
Fragments
Durance
Torment
Refraction
Conduction
Rime
Helmet (Arc)
Harmonic Siphon
Hand’s On
Taking Charge
Gloves (Solar)
Champion Mod
Impact Induction
Firepower
Chest (Solar)
Damage resist
Damage resist
Firepower
Legs (Solar)
Innervation
Recuperation
Firepower
Class (Solar)
Bomber
Bomber
Firepower
With this build, you have incredibly high up-time on your grenade. When you pick up an Orb of Power, you gain Charged With Light (CWL). While CWL, throwing your grenade will refund you 60 PERCENT of your grenade back.
Each Firepower mod gives 15% and stacks (15% x 4 mods = 60%).
All of your fragments and aspects give benefits for killing frozen/slowed enemies. Kill everything that’s debuffed by your abilities and spam more abilities.
Lucky Pants Nightstalker
Abilities
Deadfall (for debuff)
Gambler’s Dodge
Snare Bomb
Vortex Grenade
Aspects
Trapper’s Ambush
Vanishing Step
Fragments
Remnants
Persistence
Undermining
Helmet (Solar)
Kinetic Siphon (spawn orbs when using Malfeasance)
Ashes to Assets
Firepower
Gloves (Void)
Champion Mod
Bolstering Detonation
Precision Charge
Chest (Solar)
Damage resist
Damage resist
Firepower
Legs (Solar)
Innervation
Innervation
Firepower
Class (Solar)
Bomber
Bomber
Firepower
This build uses Malfeasance to do massive damage to high-priority targets (ie. minibosses and Champions).
All of the armor mods, fragments, and aspects are so you always have debuffs available. Vortex Grenade, Snare Bomb, Quickfall, & Deadfall (super) all apply a 30% Weaken.
Debuff targets and then delete them with Malfeasance.
Shinobu’s Vow Arcstrider
Abilities
Gathering Storm
Gambler’s Dodge
Disorienting Blow
Skip Grenade
Aspects
Flow State
Tempest Strike
Fragments
Shock
Ions
Discharge
Amplitude
Helmet (Solar)
Ashes to Assets
Ashes to Assets
Firepower
Gloves (Solar)
Champion Mod
Impact Induction
Firepower
Chest (Solar)
Damage resist
Damage resist
Firepower
Legs (Solar)
Innervation
Recuperation
Firepower
Class (Solar)
Lightning Strikes Twice (Season of Plunder only)
In future seasons, use two Bomber mods
Taking Charge
Liar’s Handshake Arcstrider
Abilities
Gathering Storm
Gambler’s Dodge
Combination Blow
Storm Grenade
Aspects
Flow State
Lethal Current
Fragments
Shock
Resistance
Ions
Recharge
Helmet (Arc)
Harmonic Siphon
Hand’s On
Well of Striking
Gloves (Stasis)
Champion Mod
Melee Kickstart
Melee Wellmaker
Chest (Arc)
Damage resist
Damage resist
Well of Ions
Legs (Solar)
Innervation
Recuperation
Bountiful Wells
Class (Solar)
Bad Amplitude (Season of Plunder only)
Afterwards, use Outreach
Dynamo
Melee Wellmaker
Everything in this build is centered around devasting melee abilities. Pick up an Arc Well, use a One-Two Punch (kinetic) shotgun, and your melees will do MASSIVE damage.
These melees active arc chaining that hits multiple targets at the same time. You also have some self-healing and damage resistance for fighting in close-range.
The rest of the build helps you get more melee abilities.
Caliban’s Hand Gunslinger
Abilities
Blade Barrage
Gambler’s Dodge
Proximity Explosive Knife
Solar Grenade
Aspects
Knock ‘Em Down
Gunpowder Gamble
Fragments
Char
Torches
Ashes
Helmet (Arc)
Harmonic Siphon
Hand’s On
Font of Might
Gloves (Solar)
Champion Mod
Impact Induction
Well of Ordnance
Chest (Any)
Damage resist
Damage resist
Melee Wellmaker
Legs (Solar)
Innervation
Recuperation
Bountiful Wells
Class (Stasis)
Utility Kickstart
Utility Kickstart
Elemental Time Dilation
With this build, you spam Proximity Knife kills that create multiple explosions. The Ignitions you create with this build spread Scorch, which can create their own Ignition explosions.
The melee kills you get make Solar Wells, which give your other abilities energy back and buff your Solar Weapon damage. Those Solar weapons create Orbs of Power for more Super energy, health, and grenade energy.
Basically, throw your Knife constantly. You’ll destroy huge groups of enemies with each knife.
Shards of Galanor Gunslinger
Abilities
Blade Barrage
Gambler’s Dodge
Knife Trick
Solar Grenade
Aspects
Knock ‘Em Down
On Your Mark
Fragments
Beams
Combustion
Char
Torches
Ashes
Helmet (Arc)
Hand’s On
Hand’s On
Melee Wellmaker
Gloves (Solar)
Champion Mod
Impact Induction
Bountiful Wells
Chest (Any)
Damage resist
Damage resist
Melee Wellmaker
Legs (Solar)
Innervation
Recuperation
Font of Wisdom
Class (Solar)
Distribution
Bomber
Font of Might
This build is about using Blade Barrage as a room-clear instead of boss damage. For endgame content, you’ll get very fast supers that you can countless times.
Each super is able to devastate large groups of enemies. All of your abilities create more Igntions that chain more explosions. Everything in this build is designed to be loud, explosive, and insanely powerful.
Anything that does Scorch does big damage too. Combine this build with a Skyburner’s Oath or Incanscent weapon to push the build to new levels.
All of these builds should give you plenty to work with. Let me know if there’s other Exotics you want to see builds made for.
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.