Destiny 2Season of the Witch comes with a brand-new Artifact and 25 new Artifact Mods. Artifact mods are perks that are activated as soon as you unlock them, and 12 Artifact Perks can be unlocked at a time.
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Artifact Mods play a vital role in determining the most popular builds and weapon options for the season, and Artifact Mods in Season of the Witch revolve around Elemental Orbs and Elemental Debuffs, as well as the usual Anti-Champion Mods and damage-boosting perks.
10Diviner’s Discount
Diviner’s Discount is a second-column Artifact Perk that can be obtained relatively quickly in the season. Diviner’s Discount affects the scavenger mods as it states, “All scavenger mods are discounted.”
Scavenger Mods are Armor Mods that are present on the leg piece. Scavenger mods increase the amount of ammo you get from heavy and special ammo bricks. Their usual cost is 3 energy, and Diviner’s Discount reduces it to 1 energy.
9Elemental Orbs: Solar
Elemental Orbs are a brand-new item introduced in Season of the Witch, and Elemental Orbs: Solar states: “While using a solar subclass, Solar weapon final blows have a chance to spawn a solar Elemental Orb. Solar Orbs can be thrown to create a solar explosion that scorches the target it damages.”
Solar Elemental Orbs are similar in size and shape to the Orbs of power but are yellow. These Elemental Orbs can only be used by picking them up and throwing them at a group of enemies, just as you would use a Strand tangle.The scorch effectsof Elemental Orbs also stack with other aspects and fragments.
8Refreshing Pickups
Refreshing Pickups requires you to have other Elemental Orbs mods equipped, as it states, “Picking up a tangle or Elemental Orbs grants energy to your least-powered ability.”
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The only way of using Elemental Orbs is by picking them up and throwing them and getting ability energy in doing so thanks to Refreshing Pickups is extremely beneficial as it will greatly help your builds.
7Elemental Orbs: Void
Elemental Orbs: Void states, “While using a Void subclass, Void Weapon final blows have a chance to spawn a Void Elemental Orb. Void Orbs can be used thrown to create a Void explosion that makes enemies it damages volatile.”
Volatile is an extremely potent ad-clear subclass buff, andVoid buildsheavily use volatile explosions. Elemental Orbs: Void is a nice addition to these builds as it further adds volatile effects to the combat.
6Elemental Fury
Elemental Fury is an Artifact Mod that directly affects Champions. Elemental Fury states, “While stunned, Champions take bonus damage from your abilities and Elemental Orb damage.”
Champions are a nuisance to deal with in Nightfalls and Master raids and dungeons, and this Artifact Mod provides you with free extra damage to fight Champions, making them much less annoying.
5Thanatonic Tangles
Thanatonic Tangles is an Elemental Orb version for theStrand subclassand states, “Strand weapon final blows have a chance to generate a Tangle.” Thanatonic Tangles also does not require you to have a Strand subclass equipped.
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Tangles are an important elementfor anyStrand subclass and build, as they can be used to perform various functions. Tangles can be used to generate threadlings, generate ability energy, and have various other benefits.
4Elemental Orbs: Arc
Elemental Orbs: Arc states, “While using an Arc subclass, Arc weapon final blows have a chance to spawn an Arc Elemental Orb. Arc Orbs can be thrown to create an Arc explosion that jolts targets it damages.”
Jolt is, without a doubt, the best ad-clear subclass verb in the game. It has huge chaining as well as damage capabilities. Jolt also works extremely well with Arc subclass and fragments, allowing you to create Ionic Traces for ability energy.
3Monochromatic Maestro
Monochromatic Maestro is an Artifact Perk that boosts both weapons and ability damage. It states, “Dealing elemental ability damage increases matching weapon damage, and elemental weapon damage increases matching ability damage. The bonus granted is 10 percent for 5 seconds.”
Monochromatic Maestro is a stacking damage bonus that can be used with other damage buffs and is extremely easy to benefit from. A 10 percent damage bonus just for using your abilities and weapons with almost a hundred percent uptime is extremely beneficial.
2Elemental Munitions
Elemental Munitions is the only Artifact Mod that is used to create extra heavy and special ammo this season. Elemental Munitions states, “Combatant final blows with Tangles or Elemental Orbs have a chance to drop special or heavy ammo.”
This season is all about Elemental Orbs and Thread generations, and using them to get extra ammo drops is very beneficial. Elementals Orbs spawn fairly quickly and, if used correctly, will give you infinite ammo.
1Elemental Embrace
Elemental Embrace is the only Artifact Mod that provides damage resistance against combatants. Elemental Embrace states, “Subclass Elemental buffs grant you bonus recovery and damage resistance against combatant attacks of the matching element type.”
Elemental Embrace provides you with an impressive 50 percent Damage Resistance, which is nothing to laugh at. Elemental buffs include Devour, Cure, Restoration, and Amplified, which all are extremely easy to acquire and maintain.
