Destiny 2: Best Arc 3.0 Hunter Build
Alongside Destiny 2's Season of Plunder, Bungie released the highly anticipated Arc 3.0 update, which completed the cycle of the Light reworks ahead of the Lightfall expansion. Much like the Void and Solar updates before it, Arc 3.0's philosophy lies on multiple keywords that make for the classes' identities and also on a vision Bungie has about what players can achieve with each of them. This guide covers the best Destiny 2 build options for Hunters, spanning the various playstyles that Arc 3.0 created.
Because one of the principles of Arc 3.0 is that players should be able to cross distances relatively easily to get in melee range and unleash devastating blows, Bungie designed Arc Hunters with the concept of the «monk» in mind.
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This means that Arc Hunters are meant to be the Destiny 2 equivalent of the fantasy trope of monks, who usually deal massive melee damage and whose movements are quick and acrobatic.
In terms of gameplay, this is achieved by using the Flow State Aspect, which makes Hunters take less damage when dodging and makes dodges recharge faster while Amplified, which is a buff obtained by default when rapidly defeating targets with Arc damage.
To make melee attacks more powerful, Arc Hunters can use Lethal Current as their second Aspect, as it increases the lunge range of the next melee attack after dodging, and it also makes it jolt enemy targets.
Lethal Current also creates an aftershock that damages enemies caught in it, and further melee attacks against jolted targets apply the blind debuff, which in Destiny 2 is very valuable in higher-end content.
The best class ability for this build is Gambler's Dodge, as it allows players to keep up their
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