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The Edge of Fate expansion forDestiny 2has made some major shake-ups to the sandbox. With a new gear tiering system and Armor 3.0, every build is going to receive some changes. And that’s not even including the artifact, arguably one of the most pivotal sources of player power for a given build.
In Edge of Fate, the artifact has some absurdly powerful options that will push Stasis and Strand builds to the spotlight. Today, we’ll be giving a general overview of this season’s artifact, explaining how every perk works in both PvE and PvP. But before we do, let’s first go over how the artifact works this season.
How The Artifact Works
The Implement of Curiosity is a seasonal artifact you’ll unlock early on in The Edge of Fate. This item has a grid of perks you’re able to unlock through gameplay, applying to both PvE and PvP content.You earn perk points for the Artifact through XP. All XP you earn will contribute towards your next Artifact perk unlock, not just content tied to The Edge of Fate.
Perks are broken up into columns that must be progressed in sequence. For example, you must allocate three perks in the first column to unlock the second column’s perk options. Exact unlock thresholds are listed below.
Column One Perks
Anti-Barrier Scout and Pulse Rifle
Equipped Scout and Pulse Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds, strong against Barrier Champions.
Additionally, these weapons are always Overcharged when that modifier is active.
Unstoppable Sidearm and Hand Cannon
Aiming for a short duration loads Sidearms and Hand Cannons with an explosive payload, stunning Unstoppable Champions.
Unstoppable Sniper
Aiming for a short duration loads Sniper Rifles with an explosive payload, stunning Unstoppable Champions.
Overload Shotgun
Equipped Shotguns fire disrupting rounds, stunning Overload Champions.
Overload Rapid Fire Weapons
Auto Rifles and SMGs fire disrupting rounds, disrupting Overload Champions.
Anti-Barrier Weaponsfire shield-piercing rounds that can damage Barrier Champion shields. Additionally, these rounds may pierce immunity shields present on Vex Hydras, Hobgoblins, and physical shields held by the Hive Knights and Cabal Phalanxes. If you’re playing PvP, Anti-Barrier Rounds gain a 20% damage bonus against Titan barricades.
Overload Weaponsgenerate charge as you fire them, eventually loading an overload bullet into the chamber. Hitting a target with an overload round will disrupt and exhaust them. Exhaustion causes the target to deal less damage; disruption stuns Overload Champions and delays ability regeneration. Both effects have minimal effects inside the Crucible.
Unstoppable Weaponsload an explosive projectile if you aim down sights for a second without firing. This projectile stuns Unstoppable Champions and forces targets to stagger. The explosion deals no damage on its own; it only staggers.
Flame, Fiber, and Freeze
Unlocks Solar/Strand and Solar/Stasis siphon mods for your helmet.
Each mod costs 3 energy. Counts as having both mods equipped simultaneously.
All scavenger mods cost 1 energy.
One With Frost
While Frost Armor is active, Stasis weapons gain increased reload speed and stability.
Stasis swords gain increased guard resistance instead.
Tightly Woven
While Woven Mail is active, gain increased Super and Grenade stats.
Rapid Precision Rifling
Rapid precision hits or final blows with Scout Rifles grants them increased reload speed and reduced incoming flinch.
Fever and Chill
Rapid precision hits with Stasis weapons grant Frost Armor.
Elemental Benevolence
Granting allies elemental buffs restores some of your class ability energy.
Frost Renewal
While you have Frost Armor, taking critical damage releases a burst that freezes nearby combatants and grants Frost Armor to you and nearby allies.
Critical damage refers to when your shields break.
Reciprocal Draw
Rapid non-Sidearm final blows grant Sidearms a period of increased damage for a short time upon next draw.
Refresh Threads
Picking up an elemental pickup matching your Super’s element grants energy to your least charged ability.
Column Four Perks
Threaded Blast
Destroying a Tangle with Strand damage increases the radius of the explosion and its damage.
Cauterized Darkness
Stasis or Strand non-boss combatants take increased Solar damage from all sources.
Doesnotwork against bosses or Guardians.
Elemental Daze
Stunning a Champion with an elemental weapon creates an elementally-aligned explosion, applying a matching elemental debuff to them and nearby targets.
Shoulder to Shoulder
Dealing sustained precision damage against combatants while near 2+ allies grants you damage resistance.
Elemental Coalescence
Defeating targets has a chance of creating an elemental pickup matching your equipped Super element.
Column Five Perks
Radiant Shrapnel
Dealing sustained weapon damage while Radiant will generate a volley of explosive Solar projectiles, applying Scorch on impact.
This perk also triggers upon killing Scorched targets with a weapon.
Shieldcrush
While you have Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or a Void Overshield, your melee recharges faster and deals increased damage.
While you are Amplified or Radiant, your grenade recharges faster and deals increased damage.
Elemental Overdrive
Picking up an elemental pickup or Tangle grants increased damage to weapons of the same element.
Tangled Web
Creating a Tangle by defeating a Strand-debuffed target suspends nearby combatants.
Frigid Glare
While Frost Armor is active, Stasis precision final blows cause combatants to release a freezing burst.
