Destiny 1 Guide: How to Destroy with the Warlock Class

Voidwalker Subclass

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The later skills acquired through leveling each of the subclasses all share a focus. This is probably the most important factor in choosing which subclass of the Warlock will be best for you. It takes quite a bit of time to fully unlock any particular subclass so knowing which one you want beforehand will save you loads of time.

The Voidwalker, your standard beginning subclass, is a warlock powered by void light. In Destiny crowd control and resource management is just as important as damage output and defense. When facing hordes of hive or up against a squadron of the Cabal keeping them in manageable groups and strategically separated will prove priceless. Lucky for you the starting subclass for the Warlock was built for just that.

For all your crowd controlling necessities this subclass has a few abilities to make your job easier. Ranging from simple melee to a grand special attack you’ll have the tools you need to keep waves of enemies at bay. There are also several different modifiers to help hone your preferences.

First you have your grenade ability. When you first start out it is a pretty basic vortex grenade. You throw it, it explodes, and a globe of energy sits there for a few seconds damaging any enemies in its vicinity. After some hard-earned experience it evolves into something more. You can then upgrade your grenade into a Scatter Grenade or an Axion Bolt.

The Scatter Grenade is perfect for rooms with open spaces. Covering a sizable area, it is able to take out groups of enemies and even decimate shields. The Axion Bolt on the other hand is the go to grenade for areas with a lot of cover. when thrown it splits up and seeks out enemies. Perfect for forcing them out of cover so you or your teammates can pick them off.

Next up is your special, the Nova Bomb. Even at its entry-level form, this attack is a force to be reckoned with. Putting your guardian up in the air to cast down a bomb made entirely of deadly void energy, it is perfect for taking out elites, ultras and large groups of annoying enemies. Making the Nova Bomb even more of a threat are its own modifiers: Vortex, Shatter and Lance.

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Vortex creates…well a vortex. It keeps enemies trapped in a pool of void energy causing continuous damage to any in its grasp. Shatter turns your Nova Bomb into a volley of three explosions covering a much wider area. Perfect for taking out entire teams in crucible or clearing almost any room in the campaign. Lance turns the bomb into a high-speed projectile perfect for taking care of groups of pesky snipers. Adding to the usefulness of the this powerful attack are some secondary modifiers to perfectly tune this ability to your liking: Vortex Mastery, Angry Magic, Embrace the Void and Bloom.

These secondary modifiers add all sorts of goodies to your repertoire in Destiny. Granting tracking and energy draining abilities to your Nova Bomb make it all the more useful. Bloom is a personal favorite due to its ability to cause a sort of chain reaction. Enemies killed with Bloom explode allowing them to do even more damage to surrounding baddies and possibly cause more blooms. In essence, the guys and gals at Bungie heard that you like crowd control so they put some extra crowd control in your crowd control.

All of the above abilities would be useless without having them readily available. All of the abilities in Destiny, with the exception of traversal, have cooldowns. This means that having a method to speed up the cool down of your grenades and fill up your special bar more quickly is a must have. For the Voidwalker subclass, that method is the Energy Drain modifier for your melee attack.

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The melee is probably the best option for all three guardian classes when you’re in a pinch. The Warlock’s melee is able to speed up the cooldown process and in pure awesome fashion is compatible with bloom. That means you can run up to a group hit the one in the middle and watch the light show as they all burst into pretty purple explosions.

These abilities and modifiers clinch the number one spot for the Warlock’s ability to keep enemy groups at bay in Destiny. Of course if you rather be more of an in your face, let’s boost our team type of guardian you have another option: The Sunsinger.


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