The exotic trace rifle Divinity is already very powerful in Destiny 2 and has now become even stronger. However, this won’t last long, as it will soon lose one of its greatest strengths.
This is the weapon: The trace rifle Divinity was introduced as one of the new exotics from Shadowkeep. You can obtain the quest in the open world of Destiny 2, specifically on the Moon, but if you want to earn this exotic, you won’t be able to bypass the new raid Garden of Salvation.
How to get the weapon can be found here: How to complete the new quest for the raid exotic Divinity
And this weapon is currently going through quite a rollercoaster. Just when it became even more powerful than it already was, it will soon have to undergo a nerf or rather a correction.
What makes the weapon special? What makes the weapon so special are its two unique perks, Judgment and Penance.
- With the exotic perk Judgment, targets are enveloped in a field that weakens and disrupts them through ongoing damage with this weapon.
- The perk Penance causes targets that remain under the influence of Judgment for long enough to receive accumulated damage.
Specifically, this means: Through the weakening effect, enemies suffer +25% damage from all sources.
What makes it so special? One of Divinity’s greatest strengths is that it effectively disregards all the new rules that Destiny 2 recently established regarding damage buffs and debuffs with the release of the Shadowkeep expansion.
More about it: How the raid exotic Divinity breaks the new rules of Destiny 2
Because since then, only one damage buff and debuff can be active at the same time. If multiple such effects are used, Destiny 2 chooses the highest one and no longer stacks the effects, as was the case before Shadowkeep.
However, the additional damage effect of Divinity is still calculated on top of every buff, debuff, and damage source. No other weapon can do that. And that’s what makes the weapon so popular among many guardians – especially in challenging endgame activities.
How did update 2.6.1 change Divinity? On October 29, the Update 2.6.1 for Destiny 2 was released. Included was, among other things, a change for Divinity.
Thus, the weakening effect of the raid weapon has been increased from 25% to 30%. This makes the already very powerful weapon even stronger – at least for the moment. Because it won’t stay that way for long.
This nerf for Divinity is coming: In the patch notes, Bungie mentioned not only the buff to Divinity, but also an upcoming nerf or rather a correction.
The developers explain that the weakening effect from the Judgment perk was not intended to function as it currently does. It should not be possible to stack it with other weakening effects. It should indeed be a standalone debuff like other comparable weapons.
This situation is intended to be addressed, but at a later time. When exactly, the studio does not specify.
The optical cage effect will continue to appear and function as a precision weak point. However, the multipliers will no longer be stackable.
Enjoy the weapon while it is at the peak of its performance.
What do you think of this step? An important correction? Or will this step make the exotic less attractive?
