Turn enemies into Overshield with the new Turncoat Hand Cannon. The Monument of Triumph update for Destiny 2 has introduced the Turncoat Exotic Hand Cannon, a weapon that spreads Void debuffs to enemies quickly by unleashing its stored power. This build guide uses Turncoat to churn out Void weapon damage, clear enemies efficiently, and grant the user protection through Overshield.
Void Titan At A Glance
- Exotic Weapon: Turncoat
- Exotic Armor: Doom Fang Pauldrons
- Key Aspect: Offensive Bulwark
- Gameplay Loop: Use Void weapon and melee damage to generate Overshield and quickly charge the Sentinel Shield Super.
Best Weapons
Turncoat is the new Void Exotic Hand Cannon from the Monument of Triumph Season Pass. The weapon has a unique buff called Latent Power, which when fully charged activates a powered-up state by holding the reload button. While in this state, Turncoat fires faster, is more accurate from the hip, gains infinite ammo, and weakens targets. The trade-off is that it begins dealing damage to the user a few seconds after entering the powered-up state.
Turncoat spreads Weaken and Volatile easily thanks to its fast firing rate, generating the Void Breaches this build relies on to replenish Overshield. Overshield in turn reduces the self-damage Turncoat inflicts during its powered-up state.
Since Turncoat is less effective against larger targets, pairing it with strong Special and Heavy ammo weapons is important.
Special Ammo
Mint Retrograde remains a strong choice for dealing with large, non-boss targets like Champions despite its nerf going into Monument of Triumph. It drops from Pinnacle Ops activities.
Heavy Ammo
Rocket Launchers work well against bosses. Two solid options are:
- Hothead: Strong rolls for high single-target damage; drops from Pinnacle Ops.
- Bad Omens: Deals Void damage for additional synergy; drops from Gambit.
Best Armor
Doom Fang Pauldron Gauntlets pair naturally with Turncoat. Defeating targets with Void damage increases Void weapon damage, and defeating targets with the Void melee ability grants Super energy. This lets Turncoat tear through groups more easily and unlocks synergies with the Sentinel Shield Super.
Doom Fang Pauldron improves Sentinel Shield by extending the Super when getting kills with its Shield Throw ability. Use Void melee defeats to charge Sentinel Shield, then use it as a long-lasting Super to clear enemies and support teammates during boss encounters.
Armor Set: Eutechnology
The Eutechnology armor set from Arena and Pinnacle Ops activities improves Void Breach generation:
- Two-piece bonus: Creates a Void Breach when rapidly defeating enemies with Void energy, letting Turncoat generate Void Breaches naturally.
- Four-piece bonus: Causes Void detonations when defeating an enemy after picking up a Void Breach, supporting group clears.
Stat Priority
Focus on raising the Melee stat first, then the Super stat. A Melee stat above 100 increases Shield Throw damage. The Super stat mirrors this benefit for Sentinel Shield. Equip a one-cost stat mod on Chest Armor and three-cost stat mods on other pieces to push both stats as high as possible.
Armor Mods
Best Subclass Loadout
Super: Sentinel Shield
Sentinel Shield is the recommended Super for this build. It can be used in two primary ways:
- Enemy clearing: Use the Shield Throw ability repeatedly to extend the Super's duration while wiping out groups.
- Boss damage phases: Block incoming fire to extend duration and charge up powerful Shield Throws that support allies.
Abilities
- Class Ability: Rally Barricade , provides protection and faster reload speed for teammates.
- Melee: Shield Throw , deals melee damage at range and refreshes Overshield on hit.
- Grenade: Vortex Grenade for sustained damage, or Suppressor Grenade to weaken dangerous enemies.
Aspects
Offensive Bulwark is the most important Aspect. While Overshield is active, final blows grant grenade and melee energy, and melee final blows restore some Overshield and extend its duration. This accelerates ability regeneration and Overshield uptime. Offensive Bulwark also grants a second Shield Throw for Sentinel Shield, helping Doom Fang Pauldron keep the Super active longer.
Controlled Demolition makes enemies Volatile when hit by a Void ability or Volatile explosion, and heals allies near Volatile explosions. This makes it easy to clear large groups while keeping the team healthy.
Fragments
Echo of Reprisal accelerates Super generation so Sentinel Shield is available when needed. Echo of Vigilance provides emergency Overshield recovery. Echo of Persistence extends Overshield duration, and Echo of Harvest can also grant Overshield through Void Breaches via the artifact mod Protective Breach.
Best Artifact and Loadout
The NPA Repulsion Regulator is the best artifact for any Void build, and this one is no exception. Its mods provide benefits across Void weapons, Void Breaches, and Champion stunning.
Void Weapon Synergies
- Volatile Flow: Picking up an Orb of Power grants Void weapons Volatile Rounds.
- Bricks from Beyond: Defeating powerful combatants with Void weapons has a chance to generate Heavy ammo progress for the player and teammates.
- Void Weapon Channeling: Void weapon damage increases when defeating enemies with a fully charged Void ability; the bonus grows if more abilities are charged.
Void Breach Synergies
- Unto the Breach: Defeating a Void-debuffed target creates a Void Breach.
- Protective Breach: Picking up a Void Breach gives or refreshes Overshield.
- Supernova: Picking up a Void Breach causes the next source of Void damage to emit a weakening pulse.
Champion Stunning
- Overload Grenades: Void grenades stun Overload Champions.
The Monument of Triumph Void Titan build gives players the opportunity to maximize the power of the Turncoat Exotic Hand Cannon. For Hand Cannon fans looking for powerful Legendary options, check out the guides for how to get Kindled Orchid and how to get Eyasluna.