Destiny 1 Guide: How to Wreck with the Titan Class

Striker Subclass

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From the get go, all Titans start as the Striker. In the pantheon of MMO tropes, the Striker Subclass fits neatly in the DPS (Damage Per Second) category like a square peg in a square hole. Playing as a Striker revolves completely around getting deep into the opposing lines and ripping them apart with reckless abandon. Luckily all of the Striker’s abilities are focused on this idea. Your role is not to sit back on the horizon popping off enemies with surgical precision; save that for the Hunters.

Those little explosive balls on your belt are not tasty apples for lunch later. They are grenades which come in three forms for the Striker. Your first opportunity to let loose a volatile volley is a the Flash Bang Grenade. Throwing this ordenance into a gaggle of Fallen, or any enemy for that matter, results in those in close proximity being disorientated and therefore much easier to take down or avoid. The other options, a Pulse Grenade which creates a pulsing AoE (Area of Effect) damage area and Lightning Grenade throws out lightning from wherever it lands, are most useful in the Crucible but, in PvE, pale in comparison to the Flash-bang.

As a Striker Titan your melee abilities are augmented through a wide range of additions, all existing with the sole purpose of making you an all out in-you-face killing machine of bullets and death. Of course, being melee abilities, this means punching the eyes out of anything in reach. All this revolves around the Storm Fist ability, which deals bonus damage on impact and can be spiced up with a number of niceties. Overload offers the chance of Storm First becoming available again straight away, while Discharge adds an Area of Effect element for use in crowds and Illuminated boosts the recharge speed of Fist of Havoc — we’ll get to that soon.

A Striker’s melee attack can be further powered up with the application of a later upgrade called Shoulder Charge. It doesn’t seem like it does much at first, but the upgrade actually offers yet another powerful melee swing with the only requirement being a running start. When used in conjunction with a swift Fist of Havoc and Storm Fist (lots of fisting going on here, read into that what you will), the Striker subclass becomes Destiny‘s embodiment of a shock trooper.

Now, the main event. This one’s a shiner. Ever wanted to punch the ground so hard everything around you dies in a sparkling explosion of death and lights? Then this bad boy is for you. The basic slam disintegrates anything nearby and in itself proves to be a joy to watch. Though when modified, it becomes a true terror of the battlefield. Tie it with the Aftermath upgrade and your landing point is left with a pulsating aura, much like that of the Pulse Grenade. And, much like the Pulse Grenade, it has very little use. Death from Above allows the Fist of Havoc to be targeted with more precision, but you may want the next upgrade instead.

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Transformers fans around the world rejoice, for Shockwave has arrived. This final upgrade to Fist of Havoc lets loose a terrifyingly powerful explosion capable of ripping the beard from Santa’s face at 50 paces. Its explosive majesty is matched only by its force. It takes a while to unlock the Shockwave but after being slotted it will break the chains around your heart and the hip bones of whatever dares to stand against you. In short, just think of a blast that leaves only a pair of smoking boots behind and you’re there.

Enough of the explosions though. What if you want to be a balls-out badass who takes all the punishment while dishing out your fair share of rebound anger. Well, apart from the Juggernaut upgrade in the Striker tree which grants a shield around you while running, you’ll be looking at the Defender Subclass


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