TACTICAL OVERVIEW
Built strictly to bypass the heavy ammo economy and melt dungeon bosses in solo runs. This relies on scaling the new Super stat to 200, granting an absurd damage multiplier to both your Celestial Nighthawk shot and your Still Hunt sniper shots.
SUBCLASS PROTOCOLS
| Super | Golden Gun - Marksman |
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| Class Ability | Gambler's Dodge |
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| Jump | Triple Jump |
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| Melee | Knife Trick |
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| Grenade | Healing Grenade |
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ASPECTS & FRAGMENTS
- Aspects: Crackshot & Knock 'Em Down
- Fragments: Ember of Torches, Ember of Empyrean, Ember of Ashes, Ember of Singeing
STAT CALIBRATION (Paragon Archetype)
ARMORY & GEAR SELECTION
Exotic Armor: Celestial Nighthawk. Farm the Paragon Archetype.
| Kinetic | Midnight Coup (Hand Cannon) - Firefly / Kinetic Tremors. |
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| Energy | Still Hunt (Solar Sniper) - Charges a mini Golden Gun. |
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| Heavy | Pro Memoria (Strand MG) - Ad clear when special is low. |
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FIELD ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
- The highest burst damage possible in D2.
- Ignores Heavy Ammo drop RNG completely.
WEAKNESSES
- You must hit precision shots or damage plummets.
ARMOR MODIFICATIONS
| Head | Solar Siphon | Heavy Ammo Finder | Kinetic Siphon |
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| Arms | Heavy Handed | Impact Induction | Solar Loader |
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| Chest | Concussive Dampener | Solar Resist | Sniper Resist |
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| Legs | Solar Weapon Surge x2 | Recuperation |
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| Cloak | Reaper | Time Dilation | Bomber |
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THE COMBAT LOOP
- Get precision hits with Midnight Coup and Still Hunt to charge your Cayde's Retribution bar.
- Throw Healing Grenade to give yourself Restoration before entering a DPS phase.
- DPS PHASE: Activate Golden Gun (Super at 200 grants +45% damage). Shoot boss.
- Swap to Still Hunt, activate its internal Golden Gun, and fire three massive shots. Repeat.