Cure is an instant heal that restores a set amount of health and shields. Higher Cure stacks restore a greater amount of health and shields. This effect works in PvE and PvP, although the effects of Cure are diminished in the Crucible. It is the Dawnblade Warlock's specialty.

For reference, Guardians have 70 HP at all Resilience levels and around 115-130 shields. Assuming your Guardian has T0 Resilience, you'll have 185 total health. This means a Cure x1 source would heal you for around 35% of your total health in PvE and 18% in PvP. Since Cure heals a flat amount of health, it does not scale with higher Resilience values.

Some common Cure sources include:

Restoration regenerates your health and shields at a fixed rate that cannot be interrupted. This effect lasts for four seconds by default, six with Ember of Solace. Recovery does not affect the Restoration stat, although Recovery's passive health regeneration and Restoration can be active simultaneously. It is the Sunbreaker Titan's specialty.

Stacking Restoration effects will only reset your current cooldown. Restoration sources do not stack to provide stronger healing benefits. For example, you cannot stack multiple Restoration x1 sources to achieve Restoration x2. Restoration works in PvE and PvP, although its regeneration effect in the Crucible is greatly reduced. Well of Radiance appears to give a hidden Restoration x3 effect that can be extended with Ember of Empyrean.

Common sources of Restoration include:

Radiant increases the damage of all weapons for ten seconds, reduced to eight seconds if Radiant was obtained through Ember of Torches. The duration of Radiant can be extended to 15 seconds (12 with Torches) through the Ember of Solace Fragment. This effect works in PvE and PvP, although the effect's magnitude is lower in the Crucible. This is the Gunslinger Hunter's specialty. Consult our buffs and debuffs guide to learn how Radiant behaves with other buffs.

Common sources of Radiant include Lightweight Throwing Knives, Acrobat's Dodge, Ember of Torches, and Well of Radiance.

Scorch is a damage-over-time effect that increases in magnitude with each source of Scorch applied. Every source of Scorch will inflict between 5-60 Scorch stacks on the target, causing them to burn. This burn rapidly decays if Scorch has not been inflicted on the target within the last two seconds. Scorch stacks cap out at 100, at which point the target will cause an Ignite—Destiny's terminology for a Solar explosion. Every class can Scorch targets.

This sounds much more complicated than it really is. In essence, if an ability or weapon says it Scorches someone, it'll cause them to burn. Should you spam Scorch sources on the target, they'll be afflicted with an even stronger damage-over-time effect. This burn will start decaying after two seconds of no additional Scorch application, decaying at a rate of about 18-20 Scorch stacks per second. Enemies will continue to burn until either they lose Scorch stacks or reach 100. Should they reach 100 Scorch stacks, the target will explode and have all Scorch stacks purged. Scorch cannot kill someone in the Crucible.

Your Scorch's damage is determined by the number of stacks the target has. From PvE testing, it appears that Scorch has a mostly linear curve when it comes to scaling damage. Every ten stacks will add around 112 damage base damage in PvE, scaled through your Power and certain Exotics (notably Dawn Chorus and Winter's Guile for Warlocks). When your Scorch stacks exceed 60, your Scorch ticks will deal 2.5% more damage, rounded up. This results in Scorch values 60-90 deviating from this linear curve slightly, as shown in the table above. Values showcased are hand tested and have a small margin of error.

Notable sources of Scorch include most Solar abilities, Sunspots, and the Incandescent perk.

Ignite is a debuff that causes the afflicted target to explode, dealing massive damage over an eight-meter radius. You can Ignite targets through certain abilities, Exotics, or by inflicting 100 Scorch stacks onto a target. Ignite deals enough damage to kill rank and file enemies in PvE and significantly damage Guardians in PvP. This effect has a short cooldown between activations. All classes can Ignite.

All Ignites experience damage falloff, although you can modify their area of effect with certain Fragments. When an Ignite occurs, damage scalars impacting your abilities can amplify the Ignite's AoE damage. For example, if you use Synthoceps and have its 200% damage buff active, Ignites created through your melee ability will deal 200% more damage. In PvP, Ignites are powerful but can't one-shot Guardians on their own.

Common sources of Ignite include the Titan's Consecration Aspect, the Hunter's Gunpowder Gamble grenade, and the Ember of Combustion Fragment.

Firesprites are Solar wells of energy that grant 10% grenade energy when grabbed. Any Firesprites created are generated for the creator only and linger for 12 seconds; they are not shared among fireteam members. Certain Artifact mods also synergize with Firesprites, allowing them to interact with Armor Charge mods. All subclasses can generate Firesprites.

Some Solar Fragments allow players to spawn Firesprites, notably Ember of Tempering, Combustion, and Searing.

Firebolt Grenade

Firebolt Grenades detonate on contact, creating a brief ring of flame. Any targets caught inside the Firebolt ring will be damaging by a flaming bolt, dealing small damage while inflicting 20 Scorch (30 with Ember of Ashes). To compensate for its low damage output, FIrebolt Grenades have a short cooldown of 64 seconds. Up to three targets may be damaged by a Firebolt Grenade, increased to four with the Warlock's Touch of Flame Aspect.

Fusion Grenade

Throw out a projectile that magnetizes to the target, exploding after a short delay. Anyone caught in the blast radius suffers 40 Scorch stacks (60 with Ember of Ashes). Warlocks can use the Touch of Flame Aspect to trigger two detonations from a Fusion Grenade. This is a great way to make Starfire Protocol a useful DPS Exotic in endgame PvE content.

Healing Grenade

Healing Grenades stick to any surface they contact, granting x2 Cure to anyone near the impact radius while creating a sphere of bright light that temporarily lingers. Anyone who walks over the sphere gains four seconds of x1 Restoration, extended to six seconds with Ember of Solace. Warlocks with the Touch of Flame Aspect will grant x3 Cure on impact and x2 Restoration instead. Consuming the grenade through Heat Rises also triggers a stronger Cure effect.

Incendiary Grenade

Incendiary Grenades bounce once before exploding, inflicting 60 Scorch to targets caught in the blast radius. Incendiary Grenades deal high damage and feature a large blast radius, making them an excellent tool for quickly eliminating groups of enemies in PvE or applying pressure in the Crucible. Pair this grenade with Scorch melees (Incinerating Snap, Knife Trick, etc.) to force an Ignition.

Solar Grenade

Scorch Grenades detonate on impact, creating a sphere of Solar energy that lasts for four seconds (six with Touch of Flame). Anyone caught in the initial detonation will suffer from 20 Scorch stacks, and anyone who stays inside the AoE effect will suffer from 14 Scorch stacks per second. Warlocks can enhance this grenade with the Touch of Flame Aspect, causing the grenade to spew out lava blobs that deal high damage. Overlapping Solar Grenades do not deal bonus damage excluding the lava blobs generated from the Warlock's Touch of Flame Aspect.

Swarm Grenade

Swarm Grenades split into eight nanites on contact, floating in a tight cluster. The nanites will track any enemies that get near the cluster, dealing minor damage while inflicting x5 Scorch stacks. Assuming all nanites hit the same target, a Swarm Grenade can inflict up to 40 Scorch stacks.

Thermite Grenade

Toss a grenade that detonates on impact, creating a fissure of flame that highly damages targets. Thermite Grenades pulse four times before dissipating, releasing a wave of flame once per second. Each wave inflicts 10 Scorch.

Tripmine Grenade

Throw an explosive trap that projects a faint laser, lasting for ten seconds. Any enemies that walk past your Tripmine Grenade will cause the grenade to arm, detonating after a short delay. This line-shaped explosion inflicts 40 Scorch stacks and deals heavy damage. Perceptive Guardians can shoot the Tripmine Grenade to destroy it. Hunters can use the Young Ahamkara's Spine Exotic gloves to greatly improve the Tripmine Grenade's HP while removing all damage falloff from the explosion.

(Hunter) Knife Trick

Knife Trick throws out three knives that fan out in a wide cone, inflicting 20 Scorch on contact. It's possible to land all three knives on the same target if you're at point-blank range, allowing Knife Trick to inflict 60 Scorch stacks while dealing heavy damage.

(Hunter) Lightweight Knife

Throw a precise throwing knife that can deal precision damage. Landing a precision hit with this melee grants Radiant for 10 seconds (15 with Ember of Solace). Unlike Weighted Throwing Knife, Lightweight Knife doesn't have a wind-up animation and deals less damage.

(Hunter) Proximity Explosive Knife

The Proximity Explosive Knife is similar to the Tripmine Grenade. This knife attaches to surfaces and detonates when enemies approach, dealing moderate damage over a small radius. While this melee doesn't inflict Scorch on its own, the Caliban's Hand Exotic causes the Proximity Explosive Knife to inflict 60 Scorch stacks on detonation and a full Ignition from kills.

(Hunter) Weighted Throwing Knife

After a short wind-up animation, you'll throw a weighted knife capable of dealing precision damage. A precision final blow will fully refund your class ability, even if you have Acrobat's Dodge equipped. Hitting a Scorched target with this melee ability will cause the target to Ignite, giving this melee some add-clearing potential when paired with the right grenade or any weapon with Incandescent.

(Titan) Hammer Strike

After sprinting for a short time, pressing your melee input will perform a shoulder charge. Any targets you hit will take heavy damage and suffer from 40 Scorch stacks. If the target dies from your Hammer Strike, it will Ignite instead, dealing massive damage to any nearby enemies. This ability does not consume your melee charge if it fails to connect with a target, making Hammer Strike a solid movement tool.

(Titan) Throwing Hammer

Throw a small hammer at your reticle, lingering on the battlefield after use. Grabbing your Throwing Hammer will reset your melee cooldown, allowing you to throw your hammer again. If your hammer hit an enemy beforehand, grabbing it will also grant x1 Cure. Throwing Hammer is an exceptionally powerful melee ability for single-target DPS, especially if buffed through Synthoceps, One-Two Punch Shotguns, and the Roaring Flames Aspect.

(Warlock) Celestial Fire

Release three projectiles that aggressively track targets for a short distance. Tracking intensity and damage falloff with distance. Unlike all other Solar 3.0 melee abilities, Celestial Fire's Scorch effect does not count as a melee kill for the purposes of triggering weapon perks or Exotic effects.

(Warlock) Incinerating Snap

Snap your fingers to spawn five short-lived embers. These projectiles can only travel a short distance (roughly ten meters) and have minor tracking. Each projectile that hits a target will inflict 20 Scorch, allowing Incinerating Snap to fully Ignite a target if all five projectiles hit. Both the projectile and the subsequent AoE inflict 20 Scorch, allowing you to force an Ignite if you aim at the feet of an enemy before casting.

Incinerating Snap's Ignite proc counts as a melee kill, allowing it to trigger effects like Swashbuckler, Karnstein Armlets, and Sunbracers.

(Hunter) Blade Barrage

Leap into the air and release two sets of explosive knives, dealing massive damage if concentrated onto a single target. This Super releases 16 knives, increased to 20 if the Knock 'Em Down Aspect is equipped. When paired with the Star-Eater Scales Exotic, Blade Barrage is the highest burst DPS Super in the game.

(Hunter) Golden Gun - Deadshot

Manifest a flaming version of The Last Word that deals massive damage for six shots. This version of Golden Gun can not land precision damage, but this variant does gain additional shots whenever you trigger an Ignition. An easy way to trigger Ignites is to use the Ember of Combustion Aspect, Igniting targets with each Golden Gun kill. Regardless of your current magazine, this version of Golden Gun will expire after ten seconds.

(Hunter) Golden Gun - Marksman

Wield a flaming version of Hawkmoon with three shots. Each round from Marksman Golden Gun can deal precision damage, increasing the damage of your next Golden Gun shot per headshot you land. Each headshot also spawns two Orbs of Power for your allies. This Super lasts ten seconds by default, extended to 15 seconds if the Knock 'Em Down Aspect is equipped.

(Titan) Burning Maul

Burning Maul is a roaming Super that gives you a massive melee weapon. Your light attack causes you to spin forward, damaging targets with multi-hit attacks. The heavy attack slams the maul into the ground, creating a flame tornado that tracks targets for a few seconds. Despite the name and heavy attack description. Burning Maul has no synergy with Solar 3.0 keywords, notably Scorch and Ignite.

(Titan) Hammer Of Sol

Wield a throwing hammer that explodes on impact, dealing heavy damage to anyone caught in the blast radius. If the Sol Invictus Aspect is equipped, your hammers will spawn Sunspots on impact. Standing in these Sunspots will buff your throwing speed while extending Hammer of Sol's duration.

(Warlock) Daybreak

Wield a flaming sword that releases flaming projectiles with each swing. While Daybreak is active, your glide is swapped for Burst Glide, air control is massively increased, and Icarus Dash gains a second charge if that Aspect is equipped. Daybreak's projectiles also inflict 30 Scorch stacks if the Dawn Chorus Exotic is equipped.

(Warlock) Well Of Radiance

Plant your Daybreak sword into the ground to project a massive Rift. You and all allies that stand within this Rift gain Radiant, a buffed version of x2 Restoration, and added damage resistance. Exotics that affect your Warlock Rifts also work with Well of Radiance, notably Lunafaction Boots. Killing targets while standing inside your Well of Radiance will count as Super kills, triggering Fragments like Ember of Combustion.

On Your Mark

On Your Mark is a reworked version of Chains of Woe, increasing reload speed and handling for yourself and nearby allies with each precision kill. This effect lasts for 12 seconds and can immediately reach maximum stacks upon dodging. You effectively have 100 handling and reload speed while this passive is active. This is also the only Solar Hunter Aspect that grants three Fragment slots.

Knock 'Em Down

Knock 'Em Down grants 15% damage resistance to both Golden Gun variants, and the three-shot variant lasts 50% longer. Blade Barrage releases two more knives per barrage, increasing its overall area coverage and damage output. Additionally, this Aspect also lets you make an infinite melee loop if you're Radiant—one of Solar 3.0's keywords. Consider using Ember of Torches with this Aspect to proc Radiant on a melee hit, refreshing your melee ability on a successful kill.

Gunpowder Gamble

Gunpowder Gamble is an entirely new effect for Gunslingers. While equipped, every Solar-related kill will grant stacks of Gunpowder Gamble. At six stacks, your next grenade will be a stick of dynamite. Throwing the dynamite will immediately draw your equipped weapon, letting you shoot the grenade midair to trigger an Ignite. The grenade detonates after a few seconds if it isn't prematurely detonated, and it can stick to surfaces and targets.

The damage is equivalent to a rocket launcher shot in PvE with a large blast radius, and it's comparable to a Tripmine Grenade in PvP. Gunpowder Gamble has a 15-second cooldown before you start accumulating stacks again.

Roaring Flames

Roaring Flames has been left mostly unchanged from its previous version. Kills with Solar abilities will grant a 20% damage buff for ten seconds. This effect can stack up to three times, each stack refreshing the buff's duration. This bonus damage applies to all Solar abilities, including your Throwing Hammer and Consecration Aspect.

Sol Invictus

Sol Invictus will cause most Solar final blows to spawn Sunspots, flaming tornados that inflict Scorch to targets inside. Standing in a Sunspot will grant x1 Restoration, and your abilities will recharge 50% faster. Walking out of the Sunspot will cause this buff to persist for five seconds, ten if the Phoenix Cradle Exotic is equipped.

Consecration

Consecration works similarly to Howl of the Storm on Stasis, granting a new melee attack while sliding. Pressing the melee input mid-slide will cause your Titan to uppercut the enemy with two hammers, dealing moderate damage while inflicting Scorch. If you press the melee key again while in midair, you'll slam the ground, causing Scorched targets to explode while releasing a wave of energy from your hammers. This ability deals immense damage and synergizes nicely with Roaring Flames and melee Exotics like Synthoceps. Using this melee attack consumes your melee charge. Kills with Consecration count as melee kills.

Icarus Dash

Icarus Dash has been left untouched with Solar 3.0. Pressing a dedicated key will cause your Warlock to dash in the direction you're moving, granting you a small burst of momentum. You can use this dash midair. Icarus Dash has a four-second cooldown between uses. If you have Heat Rises or Daybreak active, Icarus Dash may be used twice before it enters cooldown. Icarus Dash works best when you're already carrying a lot of momentum, so consider using Burst Glide with this Aspect to quickly build up speed. Triple kills also grant a Cure x1 effect to yourself while airborne.

Heat Rises

Heat Rises allows you to fight while gliding at all times and grants +20 airborne effectiveness passively. Additionally, you can consume your grenade to activate Heat Rises, a buff that grants +50 to a gun's in-air effectiveness stat, granting a total of +70 airborne effectiveness to all weapons. Defeating targets midair will extend the duration of Heat Rises and grants 20% melee energy. Pair this Aspect with the Sunbracers Exotic to throw a never-ending chain of melee abilities and Solar Grenades. You can also use this ability in PvP to trigger a panic heal for yourself and nearby allies, granting Cure x1. Healing Grenades grant Cure x2, and Healing Grenades with Touch of Flame grant Cure x3.

Touch Of Flame

Touch of Flame buffs a few of your Warlock grenades. Healing grenades provide much more effective healing. Solar grenades spew out smaller solar grenades that deal solid damage. Firebolt grenades become far more consistent, and Fusion Grenades detonate twice. The cooldowns for each grenade are left unchanged.