Destiny 2 Season 17: The 'Broken' Solar 3.0 Hunter Build You Should Definitely Try (2024)

Destiny 2 Season 17 has become a fan favourite and the players are loving the new content they have been provided with. One of the most prominent additions to Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted is Solar 3.0. Players are enjoying the new builds their able to create with the help of all the new Aspects, Fragments, Grenades and other items they have received through Solar 3.0.

Many players have been wondering about the Hunter Solar 3.0 Build that is considered to be overpowered in the game. Through Solar 3.0 players have been able to build their Hunter Subclass to be one of the strongest ones in the game, to the level that easy content starts seeming much easier and difficult conflicts don't seem that tough anymore.

Solar Abilities

Players should know the Solar abilities that come along with their Solar 3.0 Fragments, Aspects and other items to learn their effect and strategise accordingly.

• Scorch: A scorched enemy is one that has been singed with destructive Solar light and is taking damage over time. Scorch stacks up as players inflict scorch attacks on their enemies, at the maximum level, the enemy ignites.
• Ignite: This causes a large Solar explosion that damages any enemy around the area of the target.
• Restoration: The players will regenerate their health and shields over time and this process will not be interrupted even by taking damage.
• Cure: The player is healed by a burst of mending Solar Light.
• Radiant: The player's weapons will be enhanced by the power of the Traveler and will deal increased damage to enemies.

Solar Supers

Blade Barrage

Through this Solar Super ability, the players will be able to leap into the air and unleash a deadly barrage of Solar-charged explosive knives.

Class Ability

Gambler's Dodge

The players will be able to dodge to perform a deft tumble, that will allow them to dodge enemy attacks. Dodging enemy attacks will also completely fill up the player's melee ability.

Solar Melees

Knife Trick

This Solar 3.0 melee attack will allow the players to throw a fan of flaming knives that will scorch the enemies upon impact.

Solar Grenade

Tripmine Grenade

This grenade will stick to a surface and detonate when an enemy passes through its laser trigger. The grenade deals significant damage upon explosion and also deals moderate scorch on the enemies.

Solar Aspect

Knock'em Down

Through this Solar Aspect, the player's Solar Supers will be enhanced, along with increased duration for Golden Gun: Deadshot and increased damage for Golden Gun: Marksman. The Blade Barrage will also launch more projectiles. While radiant, final blows from the player's equipped throwing knife will fully refund the player's melee ability.

Gunpowder Gamble

If the players defeat enemies through Solar abilities, Solar debuffs or Solar weapons then they can charge up an enhanced Solar explosive. The players can then throw a Solar explosive that can be shot mid-air to cause ignition.

Solar Fragments

• Ember of Singeing: The player's class ability will recharge faster when he uses scorch on enemies
• Ember of Torches: Charged melee attacks against enemies will make the players and their allies radiant.
• Ember of Solace: When this is active, the effects of Radiant and Restoration will have an increased duration.

Elemental Well Mods

• Melee Wellmaker: Powered melee opponent final blows will spawn elemental wells that match the player's subclass energy type.
• Bountiful Wells: Elemental well mods that cause the player to create elemental wells will now stack up, spawning additional wells for each additional copy of the mod that the player has equipped.
• Font of Might: If the player picks up an elemental well that matches their subclass energy type will grant a temporary bonus to the weapon damage of the same elemental type.

Class Item Mods

Classy Restoration: If the player activates their Solar class abilities, it will grant them with restoration.