Destiny 2's Witch Queen expansion overhauled the Void subclasses to use the Aspects and Fragments system that Stasis launched with. With three Aspects and 16 Fragments to use per class, the buildcrafting potential for Void 3.0 is endless. Nightstalkers, Sentinels, and Voidwalkers have more ways than ever before to create the perfect build.
Fragments provide a large chunk of your build's power, enhancing certain effects or enabling new playstyles. Void 3.0's Fragments are game-changers for some builds, allowing classes to obtain Devour, Volatile Rounds, and much more. This list will rank all 16 Void Fragments from worst to best, judging their effectiveness in PvE and PvP.
Updated April 1, 2023, by Charles Burgar: Void 3.0 got some new Fragments and general balance changes in Lightfall, giving players new ways of spawning Void Breaches and other useful effects. We've updated this list to include Lightfall's two new Fragments and updated all Fragment entries that received balance changes.
16 Echo Of Harvest
Echo of Harvest: Defeating weakened targets with precision final blows will create an Orb of Power and Void Breach. -10 Intellect.
If you need to create Orbs of Power, use a siphon mod on your helmet. This Fragment only triggers on precision kills against Weakened foes—a task that's somewhat difficult since most enemies cover their heads while debuffed—and has an eight-second cooldown between activations. It also spawns a Void Breach, this effect having a five-second cooldown.
Nightstalker Hunters won't get much use out of this since it has such a long cooldown, and anyone using Echo of Undermining is likely to kill enemies outright with their grenade. This is easily the worst Fragment for Void subclasses and should never be used, even in PvP.
15 Echo Of Domineering
Echo of Domineering: After suppressing a target, you gain greatly increased Mobility for a short duration and your equipped weapon is reloaded from reserves. Defeating Suppressed targets spawns a Void Breach. +10 Discipline.
Suppressing a target grants a ten-second buff that increases your Mobility by 30. Your equipped weapon also gets reloaded from reserves, and a Void Breach spawns if the suppressed target dies. That sounds quite powerful on paper, but there aren't many ways to apply suppression. You have to run Suppressor Grenades, use the Titan's Shield Bash, or sacrifice your Exotic slot for Two-Tailed Fox or Tractor Cannon.
If you're willing to use Suppressors or any other strategies we mentioned, this Fragment is a no-brainer. But for most builds that don't focus on suppressing targets, this buff isn't strong enough to warrant using a different grenade. You also can't keep suppressing targets to have an auto-loading Tractor Cannon or Two-Tailed Fox; you have to wait for the cooldown to expire before you can reproc Domineering's auto-reload effect. If you're interested in using this Fragment for its reload effect, use the Whisper of Impetus Fragment on Stasis instead.
14 Echo Of Exchange
Echo of Exchange: Melee final blows grant grenade energy.
Echo of Exchange grants ~8% grenade energy with each melee final blow, including uncharged melee kills. That sounds great, yet grenade energy isn't vital for Void subclasses since they can all get access to Devour. There's a massive disparity between each class' melee abilities as well. Nightstalkers deal virtually no damage with Snare Bomb, and Voidwalkers use their melee to apply volatile and push enemies.
The only subclass that makes good use of this Fragment is the Sentinel, but they don't need much grenade energy since they have the Bastion Aspect. It's by no means a bad Fragment—especially when paired with a Glaive—but it's easily the worst ability-gen Fragment the Void subclasses have access to.
13 Echo Of Dilation
Echo of Dilation: While crouched, you sneak faster and gain enhanced radar resolution. +10 Mobility and Intellect.
Keen Scout has been converted into this Fragment, now available to all Void subclasses instead of just Nightstalker. While sneaking, the movement speed bonus is immense, outrunning a T10 Mobility Guardian with ease. More importantly, this Fragment enhances your radar whenever you slide or crouch, making your radar pings much more precise. You should be sliding frequently in PvP regardless of your build, so this Fragment is active more often than you might expect.
Coupled with the stat bonuses, this is a phenomenal Fragment for PvP. There's virtually no situation in PvE where you need to crouch walk faster or have a more accurate radar, making it nigh-useless. Only use this Fragment in PvE for the stat increases.
12 Echo Of Leeching
Echo of Leeching: Melee final blows start health regeneration for you and nearby allies. +10 Resilience.
Echo of Leeching isn't a bad Fragment by any stretch. Being able to heal immediately after a melee kill is invaluable in PvP and worth considering for Sentinel mains. But for PvE? This Fragment is worthless since Echo of Starvation exists.
Devour grants almost all of your health back after a single kill. On top of that, it grants grenade energy and extends the duration of Devour, allowing you to chain it for minutes straight. Devour's healing effect is also instant. Leeching's health regeneration can be interrupted if you take any damage. Overall, Leeching is a solid PvP Fragment for CQC builds but terrible in PvE.
11 Echo Of Reprisal
Echo of Reprisal: Final blows when surrounded by combatants grant Super energy.
Kills while surrounded by three or more enemies grant a percent of extra Super energy, similar to how the Thresh perk works. This stacks with other sources of Super energy like Thresh, Orbs of Power, and the Titan's Doomfang Pauldrons Exotic.
It's rare to be surrounded in PvP, but Reprisal is a staple of some PvE builds. Nightstalkers can use this alongside Star-Eater Scales to quickly build up their Moebius Quiver Super. Voidwalkers can make great use of this since they have easy access to Devour, and Sentinels can pair this Fragment with Doom Fang Pauldrons to get a quarter of their Super back with a single Shield Bash. Echo of Reprisal is a great PvE Fragment and lackluster PvP Fragment.
10 Echo Of Provision
Echo of Provision: Damaging targets with grenades grants melee energy. -10 Strength.
You gain around 20% melee energy when your grenade damages a target, and persistent grenades grant additional melee energy as they keep damaging targets. Nightstalkers might not find this Fragment impactful since they have Gambler's Dodge, but Voidwalkers and Sentinels can pair this Fragment with Devour to make a solid ability loop in PvE.
For PvP, this is far more useful than other ability Fragments since it procs on damage dealt instead of kills. It's tough to find space for Provision on most builds, yet that doesn't mean the Fragmnet is bad. If we ever get more Fragment slots on certain Void Aspect, Echo of Provision will see more use.
9 Echo Of Expulsion
Echo of Expulsion: Void ability final blows cause targets to explode. +10 Intellect.
Echo of Expulsion enhances the add-clearing potential of your Void abilities by turning enemy corpses into miniature grenades. Defeating a target with a grenade, charged melee, or even your class ability will cause them to explode, dealing a large chunk of damage over a small area.
Just about every Void build can benefit from this Fragment. Voidwalkers can turn overcharged Vortex Grenades into an absurd add-clearing option. Nightstalkers can make great use of this Fragment with any grenade and Devour. Sentinels can Shield Bash into a group of enemies and create a massive explosion. It's fun, deals solid damage, and is useful in both PvE and PvP.
8 Echo Of Cessation
Echo of Cessation: Finisher final blows create a burst of Void damage that causes nearby combatants to become Volatile. Defeating Volatile targets creates a Void Breach.
Cessation's main use it to spawn Void Breaches for builds that have access to Volatile Rounds. Excluding Artifact mods, most Void builds use Echo of Instability or Gyrfalcon's Hauberk to gain access to Volatile, so this effect does need to be built into somewhat. The Finisher effect is simply a gimmick and should not be built around in any way.
The reward for building around Volatile is being able to spawn Void Breaches every five seconds, granting a chunk of class ability energy when grabbed. This alone isn't anything incredible, but this can help Hunters maintain dodge energy and Titans use their Barricades more often, both in PvE and PvP. It's a must-own for Gyrfalcon Hunters, but most other Void builds might have a harder time justifying the use of Cessation over another Fragment.
7 Echo Of Remnants
Echo of Remnants: Your lingering grenade effects (Vortex Grenade, Void Wall, Void Spike, and Axion Bolt) have increased duration.
Every subclass can access the Nightstalker's Lockdown passive now, extending the duration of lingering grenades by around 50%. The duration increase also stacks with the Voidwalker's Chaos Accelerant Aspect, allowing you to create some devastating Vortex Grenades.
This is a solid Fragment in PvE and PvP, although it's difficult to justify using over some other Fragments on this list. If you have an open slot and don't know what to pick, Echo of Remnants is usually a good choice.
6 Echo Of Vigilance
Echo of Vigilance: Defeating a target while your shields are depleted grants you a temporary Void Overshield. -10 Recovery.
Echo of Vigilance effectively gives all Void subclasses One-Eyed Mask as a Fragment. When your shields break and you defeat an enemy, you gain a Void Overshield immediately, triggering a ten-second cooldown before it can be triggered again.
Even with the Recovery downside, this Fragment is nothing short of S-tier for PvP. This makes 1v2 duels much easier to pull off and pairs exceptionally well with Devour, making you an unstoppable Guardian with the right build. For PvE, this is overkill since Devour is so easy to trigger and maintain. Titans looking to gain Void Overshields are better off using a Void weapon with Repulsor Brace since that isn't burdened with a lengthy cooldown.
5 Echo Of Undermining
Echo of Undermining: Your Void grenades weaken targets. -20 Discipline.
Void grenades apply a 15% weaken effect upon damaging a target. Most players assumed this was Oppressive Darkness from previous Artifacts, but that is not the case. Not only is this debuff effect worse, but it also reduces your Discipline by 20. That's difficult to build around in PvP and is quite noticeable in PvE.
Even with that massive negative, Undermining is still a great Fragment for most Void builds. It makes your grenades deal more damage, debuffs enemies for your team, and it gives Nightstalkers yet another way of turning invisible. If you can mitigate that negative, Echo of Undermining is undeniably one of the best Void Fragments you can use.
4 Echo Of Obscurity
Echo of Obscurity: Finisher final blows grant Invisibility. +10 Recovery.
Invisibility has typically been an effect exclusive to Hunters until the Rat King was released back during Year 1. This is the only other method for Warlocks and Titans to become invisible. Bear in mind that it only triggers on finishers, so this Fragment doesn't affect PvP outside of the Recovery bonus.
Gaining invisibility on finishers is surprisingly useful in tough PvE content. Whenever you're low on HP and need a breather, finish a fodder enemy to give yourself a window to heal. Hunters can make great use of this with certain Exotics like Omnioculus and Gyrfalcon's Hauberk. Paired with Healthy Finisher, you have a panic healing option in all content, even Grandmaster Nightfalls. For PvP, only use Obscurity for its Recovery stat increase.
3 Echo Of Instability
Echo of Instability: Defeating targets with grenades grants Volatile Rounds to your Void weapons. +10 Strength.
Volatile Rounds might be the single strongest weapon buff in Destiny 2. Landing a single grenade kill causes all of your Void weapons to inflict volatile for ten seconds. Volatile causes targets to explode when they die or take a certain amount of damage, effectively turning every Void weapon you own into Sunshot while this buff is active.
We cannot stress enough just how absurd the add clear of Volatile Rounds is. When paired with a rapid-firing Primary like Funnelweb, you can clear entire waves of enemies in the blink of an eye. And when paired with Echo of Starvation where each kill heals you and grants grenade energy, you can easily keep this combo going. Volatile might not be useful in PvP beyond marking targets, yet this Fragment's impact on PvE is so great that it deserves a high ranking on our list. If you can recharge your grenade every ten seconds, you'll have an infinite supply of Volatile Rounds to demolish your enemies with.
2 Echo Of Starvation
Echo of Starvation: Picking up an Orb of Power or Void Breach grants Devour. -10 Recovery.
Devour is arguably the strongest Void buff in Destiny 2. Every kill fully restores your HP and shields, grants a sizable chunk of grenade energy, and extends your Devour timer. It's possible to keep this buff active for minutes at a time, provided there are enough enemies nearby.
Echo of Starvation allows you to play recklessly, almost to a fault. You can push into a group of enemies in Master of GM content and stay alive if you're aggressive enough. The grenade energy is also a game-changer for Nightstalkers, giving them a consistent means of recharging their grenade quickly. And if you can find a way to spawn Orbs of Power in PvP—which is easier than ever thanks to Lightfall's armor mod changes—you'll become nigh-unstoppable in 6v6 playlists.
Every PvE Void build should be using this Fragment, and casual PvP builds should seriously consider using it. The only downside is that you can't grab Orbs of Power while your Super is full, so consider using Armor Charge mods or weapons with Explosive Light alongside this Fragment.
1 Echo Of Persistence
Echo of Persistence: Void buffs applied to you (Invisibility, Overshield, and Devour) have increased duration. -10 Mobility.
Extending the duration of any Void 3.0 buff is a major boon for just about every build. Extending the duration of Invisibility makes it easier to reposition and flank. Overshields give a whole suite of buffs with the Bastion Aspect, so extending their duration is fantastic for Sentinels. As for Devour, it extends the duration extension on kills and Devour's maximum duration. There's never a reason not to take this Fragment. Simply put, Echo of Persistance is a staple of every Void build in Destiny 2, both for PvE and PvP.