How does the Prometheus Lens perform in Destiny 2 after the buff? Is it OP again?
The Prometheus Lens was introduced two months ago with the “Curse of Osiris” DLC and has undergone an interesting development since:
- In its launch week, it was completely overpowered (OP) in PvP. The lens had a bug, which caused it to deal devastating damage and outperformed every other weapon in the Crucible. To make the chaos perfect, Xur brought the lens that weekend, turning the Trials into a pure laser show.
- A week later, an emergency patch was released that nerfed the Prometheus Lens too much. Bungie themselves said: Sorry, the lens is now too weak. A patch is coming in January to bring it back into balance.
- Last week, on January 30th, this patch was deployed.
How does the Prometheus Lens perform now?
The Prometheus Lens is now a really good trace rifle
With the Update 1.14, two changes were made to the Prometheus Lens:
- The Flame Refraction perk now generates ammunition instead of drawing it from reserves
- Base damage has been increased (by how much is not specified)
It has these special perks:
- Prismatic Inferno: Fires a Solar trace beam and generates a damaging heat field that expands while the weapon continues to be fired.
- Flame Refraction: Kills with this weapon return a portion of the ammunition used to the magazine, extending the duration of the beam. The ammunition is now generated “out of nowhere” instead of being drawn from reserves.
Particularly, the change to the Flame Refraction perk has been well received among Guardians. Since Destiny 2 is not getting much attention from players these days, there are not many reviews and opinions about the “new” Prometheus Lens online, but all Guardians who have tested it say: The weapon is really fun now. In PvE, it shreds through enemies, and in PvP, it is also competitive.
Here you can see the Prometheus Lens in action in PvE. If you have enough normal enemies in front of you, you do not need to reload with the weapon, as the ammunition refills continuously:
In PvP, the trace rifle is by no means as dominant as it was in its launch week, but it can still get some nice kills. If you are looking for a strong alternative to automatic rifles, you will find it with the Prometheus Lens.
Here we embed a video of the new lens in PvP:
In summary: You can dust off your Prometheus Lens and take it into PvE and PvP. It is now neither OP nor ruined, but a solid weapon in balance.
Have you played the Prometheus Lens after the buff?
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