The Hunter's Withering Blade ability in Destiny 2 is a solid pick for damaging and slowing enemies, and with the Mask of Fealty Exotic helmet, this ability becomes supercharged. With the mask equipped, players will be able to fill entire rooms with Stasis Crystals and Withered Blades, potentially destroying groups of enemies as soon as they enter visual range.
The following is a Hunter build featuring the Mask of Fealty Exotic that's all about dodging next to enemies and spamming Withering Blade. It's a simple-yet-effective build with amazing AoE damage, making it perfect for high-add-density encounters found in most endgame content.
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Destiny 2 Withering Blade Hunter Build
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Mask of Fealty is all about Withering Blade, which is the powered melee attack for Stasis Hunters. By equipping this Exotic helmet, you get the following effect:
- Null Factor: Withering Blade hits and bounces create a small Stasis crystal and refund a portion of melee energy. Using Withering Blade to shatter crystals or frozen targets releases a spread of Withering Blades.
Throwing a Withering Blade into a group of enemies while this Exotic is equipped will result in you getting a good chunk of your melee energy back, and small Stasis Crystals will appear on the field. However, if you hit a frozen target or a crystal with Withering Blade, you end up with a cascade of exploding Stasis crystals that launch more Withering Blades that create even more Stasis crystals. This build is meant to take advantage of the latter effect.
This build uses the Prismatic Hunter subclass mainly for Fragment synergies. Mask of Fealty works just as well with a pure Stasis Hunter build, especially one with Glacier Grenade.
Aspects and Fragments
Both Winter's Shroud and Threaded Specter synergize with Gambler's Dodge. With these three combined, you will:
- Slow nearby enemies while dodging.
- Regain a Withering Blade charge after dodging.
- Create an aggro-attracting clone after dodging.
If you're dying a lot, consider replacing Threaded Specter with Stylish Executioner. Most (if not all) enemies you kill with this build will be affected by at least one sort of debuff, so activating Stylish Executioner should be quite easy.
As for the Fragments, here's a summary of their effects:
- Facet of Protection grants damage resistance when surrounded, and you will almost always be surrounded due to this build's playstyle.
- Facet of Dawn makes powered melee hits (i.e. Withering Blade) grant Radiant. Powered melee final blows grants Radiant to you and allies.
- Facet of Hope makes your class ability regenerate quicker when you have an active elemental buff (Radiant, Frost Armor, etc).
- Facet of Purpose grants Frost Armor when you pick up an Orb of Power (the buff changes depending on your equipped Super's element).
Weapons and Armor
For your primary weapon, a Stasis weapon with the Headstone perk is the most ideal. This perk will let you create Stasis Crystals upon killing an enemy, which you can then detonate with a Withering Blade. If you don't like using Headstone, consider a weapon with Pugilist to help recover class ability energy faster. You can use whatever weapons you want for your other slots. Recommended Exotic weapons include:
- Ager's Scepter
- Cryosthesia
- Verglas Curve
- Wicked Implement
- Salvation's Grip
As far as armor goes, just make sure you have high Resilience and Strength to maximize your survivability and improve Withering Blade's energy regeneration. You can also use a high Mobility build for shorter Dodge cooldowns.
Armor Mods & Build Playstyle
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This setup is geared towards recovering your Withering Blade and Gambler's Dodge as quickly as possible. Pick whatever Chest Armor mods fit your loadout, and fill any vacant slots with your preferred mods.
Playing this build is simple: Throw Withering Blades at Stasis Crystals or Frozen enemies, use Gambler's Dodge near enemies, and repeat until every enemy on the screen is gone (or you run out of ability charges). If you have a Headstone weapon, create a Stasis Crystal first, then use Withering Blade to shatter it. Make sure to pick up any Stasis Shards and Orbs of Power to fuel your Fragments and receive buffs.
How to Get Mask of Fealty in Destiny 2
Previously, this Exotic helmet used to drop as random rewards for completing Legend/Master Lost Sectors. Now, players can get it by maxing out their reputation with Master Rahool. Doing so unlocks the Novel Decryption page, which will let you get Mask of Fealty for 1 Exotic Cipher and 1 Exotic Engram.
Destiny 2
- Released
- August 28, 2017
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- T For TEEN for Blood, Language, and Violence
- Developer(s)
- Bungie
- Publisher(s)
- Bungie
- Engine
- Tiger Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- Cross Save
- yes
- Expansions
- Destiny 2: Forsaken, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Destiny 2: Lightfall
- Franchise
- Destiny
- Number of Players
- 1-6 (Co-Op)
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- no
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- Platform(s)
- PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- How Long To Beat
- 100+
- X|S Optimized
- YES
- PS Plus Availability
- Essential, Extra, & Premium (The Witch Queen)
