Destiny 2's Buffed Thunderlord Could Be Meta in Endgame Content

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Destiny 2's Season of the Haunted is almost over, and in less than two weeks Bungie will launch Season 18 and reveal more information about the Lightfall expansion in a special August showcase, much like the one from last year. Because Bungie is keeping its cards close to the chest when it comes to the Arc 3.0 update, details about Season 18, and the reprised Raid that will launch three days into the Season, the company's latest TWAB addressed some other hot topics within the community. In fact, many Destiny 2 players have been calling for nerfs to Omnioculus and Lord of Wolves in PvP due to how meta-defining they have been for a while, and Bungie delivered.

Alongside the various nerfs, multiple buffs also stood out, especially so for PvE players. An example comes from Destiny 2's Le Monarque, which was provided a huge buff that now makes its poisonous arrows come with intrinsic anti-Overload rounds, possibly making this Exotic one of the best in the entire game in terms of high-end content. Because endgame content in Destiny 2 is often filled with Champions, with an example being Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes, another major buff that will likely matter a lot is that made to Thunderlord.

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Thunderlord is an Exotic machine gun that is normally great at dealing with adds in any situation, making short work of weaker enemies. While this is not always seen as a valuable trait due to machine guns using Heavy ammo and due to add-clearing becoming exponentially easier over time thanks to power creep, making Thunderlord have intrinsic anti-Overload rounds in Season 18 may very well turn the tables here. This is because Overload Champions are among the most