+   Fireteam Fieldnotes
DESTINY 2 / 2026 EDITION
Build 21 · Prismatic Hunter · PvE
Prismatic / Solo + Group / Support, DPS & All-round

Slow the room.
Break the pattern.

Prism Breaker combines Winter's Shroud control, Stylish Executioner invisibility, and Liar's Handshake counterpunches. Tractor Cannon adds a team damage debuff while Golden Gun and Transcendence give you options beyond melee.

LIAR'S HANDSHAKETRACTOR CANNON4× EXODUS DOWN
Prism Breaker / HUNTER 021
A fractured prism combining ice and solar light

Slow. Vanish. Counter.

Five fragments · Personal recovery
Team debuff · Mixed-element pressure

Your jobMelee clear + team debuff
SuperGolden Gun: Marksman
Exotic armorLiar's Handshake
Exotic weaponTractor Cannon
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A counterpuncher, not an invincible brawler.

The mixed-element loop

Dodge slows nearby targets through Winter's Shroud. Defeating an elementally debuffed enemy triggers Prismatic Stylish Executioner for invisibility. Combination Blow builds melee damage on its kills; Liar's Handshake enables a healing Cross Counter follow-up after using your Arc melee or taking a melee hit.

What you offer a team

Tractor Cannon suppresses and strongly weakens targets, opening a damage window for your friends. Duskfield slows/freezes vulnerable enemies, and powered melee kills share Radiant through Dawn. Healing, Restoration, and invisibility here are personal, not a team healing aura.

Low enemy density, lethal melee ranges, knockbacks, and teammates taking your setup kills can all break the rhythm. Use your Primary and cover instead of forcing it.

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Debuff first. Commit second.

  1. Slow from cover.

    Place Duskfield on a threatening group, or dodge near a safe enemy for Winter's Shroud slow. Get a weapon kill on a debuffed target to start Stylish invisibility if melee is unsafe.

  2. Build Combination Blow.

    Choose weak enemies for powered melee final blows and up to three stacks. Kills grant Class-scaled class energy; dodge grants Melee-scaled melee energy. Check the meters instead of assuming full refunds.

  3. Watch Cross Counter.

    Using Arc melee enables Liar's follow-up healing counterpunch. Respond to its actual buff window; do not deliberately tank a hit. An opening nonlethal punch is not automatically a full heal.

  4. Use stealth to reset.

    Stylish requires a debuffed-enemy defeat and has a reactivation lockout. Reposition while invisible; firing or attacking breaks it. The next Stylish melee while invisible weakens, but this is not Cowl healing.

  5. Coordinate the Tractor window.

    Apply Tractor when the team is ready and the target is reachable. Its strong Weaken does not stack additively with another Weaken. Avoid redundant debuff players and do not sacrifice yourself to refresh it.

  6. Balance Light and Darkness.

    Arc melee, Void weapons, and Solar Super build Light; Duskfield supplies Darkness. Kinetic shotgun damage helps both. Transcendence supplies Hailfire Spike instead of Duskfield; weave grenade and melee damage, then return to safe weapon play.

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Prismatic / Five fragments, no third aspect.

Abilities

Super
Golden Gun: MarksmanPrecision Solar Super, benefiting from Radiant. No Celestial Nighthawk or Still Hunt interaction is equipped.
Class
Gambler's DodgeReturns Melee-scaled melee energy, increased near enemies. Not a guaranteed full charge.
Melee
Combination BlowArc strike; kills stack melee damage, give a little health, and grant Class-scaled class energy.
Grenade
Duskfield GrenadeSlow/freeze and Darkness energy. No Renewal Grasps field protection.
Jump
Triple JumpComfortable short movement and landings.
Transcendence
Hailfire SpikeReplaces Duskfield with a Stasis/Solar device that slows, then scorches. Melee and grenade damage support each other's regeneration while transcendent.

Aspects / 3 + 2 = 5 slots

Winter's Shroud / 3: dodge slows nearby enemies; slowing targets briefly improves class regeneration. Duskfield also supplies slow.

Stylish Executioner / 2: on Prismatic, defeating a target with any elemental debuff grants invisibility and Truesight. After a Stylish execution, the next melee while invisible weakens targets. The shared Void aspect entry has narrower trigger wording; the Prismatic subclass text is the relevant version.

No Lethal Current means no innate post-dodge Jolt. No Flow State means no automatic Amplified from jolted kills.

Facet of Purpose

Orb pickup grants a buff based on Super element. Solar Golden Gun gives Restoration. -10 Class. Changing Super changes your recovery plan.

Facet of Protection

Surrounded damage resistance, improved while transcendent. +10 Melee. Conditional, not immunity.

Facet of Courage

Light abilities deal more damage to Darkness-debuffed targets. Duskfield slow/freeze sets up Arc melee. +10 Grenade.

Facet of Dawn

Powered melee hits make you Radiant; powered melee kills make you and nearby allies Radiant. -10 Melee. Radiant buffs weapons, not every punch.

Facet of Hope

An elemental buff improves class regeneration. Dawn's Radiant and Purpose's Restoration provide actual triggers.

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Real Liar's Handshake, starter-set armor.

Liar's Handshake / Exotic arms

Cross Counter enables a powerful healing melee follow-up after using your Arc melee or being struck by melee. Combination Blow is the Arc melee that satisfies the first condition.

Check your Exotic collection and current Rahool focusing/unlock requirements. This guide does not require Relativism, Spirit of the Liar, or a second Exotic armor piece. Prismatic and the listed abilities/fragments also need their own unlocks.

Tractor Cannon / Exotic weapon

Void Heavy shotgun / Power slot. Its blast pushes, suppresses, and strongly weakens targets; it has intrinsic Overload coverage. The catalyst increases reserves but is optional.

Check current Exotic engrams/vendors. Until owned, equip a Legendary Heavy for damage; you lose Tractor's strong team debuff and intrinsic counter, so adjust your activity plan. It is not a long-range boss-DPS weapon.

SlotArmorJob
HelmetExodus Down MaskLegendary / piece 1Weapon Orbs and Super/ammo support.
ArmsLiar's HandshakeExoticCross Counter damage and personal healing.
ChestExodus Down VestLegendary / piece 2Incoming-damage resistance.
LegsExodus Down StridesLegendary / piece 3Weapon surge and Orb recovery.
Class itemExodus Down CloakLegendary / piece 4Dodge support; completes both bonuses.

Two Legendary partners / Both equip together.

Weapon / slotPerk pairRole / acquisition check
Wastelander M5Kinetic / Kinetic slot / Special shotgunLead from Gold + One-Two PunchEternity Treasure Hoard/Dares reward. Heavy bricks support Special ammo; a full-pellet hit opens a brief melee-damage window. An optional progression roll, not an instruction to stack every melee multiplier at full value.
Gnawing HungerVoid / Energy / Primary auto rifleSubsistence + DemolitionistWeapon kills partially refill the magazine and grant grenade energy. Legacy version/availability varies: check current vendors; do not follow the database's historical Gambit Prime source as a live farm.

Practical final targets / 0–200.

100 Grenade / 100 Class / 150 Melee / 50 Super. Get Class/Melee toward 100 first; raise Melee later while keeping reliable Duskfield access and survival. Do not abandon all four focus stats just because an older guide promised free resets.

Grenade100 / 200Duskfield control and Darkness pressure.100
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Class100 / 200Dodge and melee-kill class energy scaling.100
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Melee150 / 200Core attack and dodge energy return.150
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Super50 / 200Precision burst without exotic Super armor.50
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Final planning targets after fragments, not a verified inventory total. Purpose -10 Class; Courage +10 Grenade; Protection +10 and Dawn -10 Melee cancel. Keep Health, Weapons, and resistance mods. Above 100 is not another identical cooldown tier or a guarantee of full energy refunds.

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Artifact / Hunter's Journal.

Monument of Triumph / checked 24 October 2026. Auto-rifle defense, Weaken-to-Overshield utility, and Transcendence perks fit the actual loadout.

Slot / tierPerkTrigger / practical effect
1 / T1Energy Diffusion SubstrateSmall resistance to combatant damage, independent of securing the first melee kill.
2 / T1Sustained FireContinuous auto-rifle damage or ally healing grants resistance. Gnawing Hunger supplies the damage route, not ally healing.
3 / T2Void HegemonyOn Void or Prismatic, defeating weakened targets grants a small Void Overshield. Tractor or Stylish's invisible melee supplies Weaken.
4 / T2Radiant OrbsOn Solar or Prismatic, an Orb pickup makes you Radiant. An additional route when melee is unsafe.
5 / T2Counter EnergyYour or a fireteam member's Champion stun gives energy to your least-charged ability.
6 / T3TransferenceMore grenade/melee damage while transcendent; weapon kills during Transcendence return Light/Dark energy after it ends.
7 / T3ShieldcrushVoid Overshield, Mail, or Frost Armor improves melee damage/recharge; Amplified or Radiant improves grenade damage/recharge. The actual triggers here are Hegemony's Overshield and Radiant.

Fit and limits

Shieldcrush's melee side is conditional on an active defensive buff, not Radiant alone. Small Overshields can break quickly. This does not add permanent Mail or Frost Armor. Radiant's grenade bonus does not turn Duskfield into a high-damage grenade.

Champion plan

Tractor intrinsically counters Overloads. Duskfield freeze/shatter can cover Unstoppables. Radiant can provide Barrier eligibility for a suitable non-intrinsic-counter weapon; verify the weapon icon and counter conflicts in game. Do not expect Tractor to become an anti-Barrier weapon as well.

Alternative direction: Encrypted Data Disk can emphasize weakened-target defeats through Power from Pain and Arc-powered melee through Tazer Tag. Replace the Journal plan rather than combining extra selections. Refreshed artifact pools; Bungie's seven-perk rules.

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Armor mods / Feed safe recovery.

SlotModsPurpose
HelmetVoid Siphon
Hands-On
Heavy Ammo Finder
Primary multikill Orbs, qualifying melee-kill Super energy, and Tractor ammo support.
ArmsHeavy Handed
Impact Induction
Focusing Strike
Powered-melee-kill Orbs; qualifying melee-hit grenade/class energy. Respect cooldowns and kill attribution.
ChestConcussive Dampener
2× activity-matched resistance
Protect yourself before the first kill or counterpunch.
LegsVoid Weapon Surge
Recuperation
Invigoration
Void weapon damage and timed charge decay; Orb healing/melee energy. Surge does not boost Combination Blow.
Class itemReaper
Powerful Attraction
Bomber
Weapon kill after dodge gives an Orb; dodge gathers nearby Orbs and supports Duskfield energy.
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Before you break the pattern.

Ticks last only for this open page. Prefer base Arc with Cowl recovery? See Stormveil. For weapon-led invisibility and tether, compare Veil of Ruin.

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Sources & live checks.

Prepared 24 October 2026. Older published melee cores are the starting point, not evidence for an unchanged infinite combo. Current database text takes priority. Check Prismatic access, ability/fragment unlocks, item versions, mod costs, and current vendors.