Meta Builds
What Guardians are genuinely running into Nightfalls right now — subclass, exotic armour and exotic weapon, read live from their equipped gear. Split by class, and by the Nightfalls you curate.
Behemoth · Synthoceps
386 of the 1044 Titans we looked at were running exactly Behemoth + Synthoceps — 37% of them.
Subclasses
What Titans are running into Nightfalls with.
- 1529Behemoth51%
- 2
148Striker14% - 3
122Sunbreaker12% - 4
108Prismatic Titan10% - 5
106Sentinel10% - 6
31Berserker3%
Exotic armour
The exotic piece actually equipped, by slot.
- 1406SynthocepsArms39%
- 2
90Cuirass of the Falling StarChest9% - 3
87StrongholdArms8% - 4
73Icefall MantleArms7% - 5
59Wormgod CaressArms6% - 6
24One-Eyed MaskHelmet2% - 7
23No Backup PlansArms2% - 8
15ArmamentariumChest1% - 9
12Point-Contact Cannon BraceArms1% - 10
8The Path of Burning StepsLegs1% - 11
7Pyrogale GauntletsArms1% - 12
5Loreley Splendor HelmHelmet0%
Exotic weapons
Exotics held in Nightfalls right now.
- 1246Fighting LionEnergy24%
- 2
138Praxic BladeKinetic13% - 3
116Ice BreakerEnergy11% - 4
29TruthPower3% - 5
26One Thousand VoicesPower2% - 6
14GjallarhornPower1% - 7
13Slayer's FangEnergy1% - 8
10VexcaliburEnergy1% - 9
9ThunderlordPower1% - 10
8ParasitePower1% - 11
8Devil's RuinEnergy1% - 12
7Hierarchy of NeedsEnergy1%
Most-equipped weapons
Every slot, exotic or not — share of Guardians carrying it.
- 1243Fighting LionEnergy23%
- 2
129The SlammerPower12% - 3116Ice BreakerEnergy11%
- 4
102Mint RetrogradeKinetic10% - 5
63Sullen ClawPower6% - 6
61Ouster EngineKinetic6% - 7
34Yeartide ApexEnergy3% - 8
16RiptideKinetic2% - 9
15Falling GuillotinePower1% - 1014GjallarhornPower1%
- 11
8False PromisesKinetic1% - 12
8Nezarec's WhisperEnergy1%
Full pairings
Subclass and exotic armour seen together on the same Guardian — the build, not two separate charts.
- +37%Behemoth · Synthoceps
- +7%Striker · Cuirass of the Falling Star
- +1%Sentinel · One-Eyed Mask
- +1%Sentinel · Stronghold
- +1%Sunbreaker · The Path of Burning Steps
- +0%Sunbreaker · Loreley Splendor Helm
This season’s mod board
Every mod the artifact unlocks this season, pulled live from the manifest. The champion breakers below decide which weapon types you can’t leave behind — they shape the meta more than anything else on this page.
Champion breakers · required loadout
Anti-Barrier Hand Cannon
Anti-Barrier Sniper Rifle
Overload Pulse Rifle
Overload Submachine Gun
Unstoppable Bow
Stunning FusionShield-Shattering Rounds- Anti-Barrier Hand Cannon
- Anti-Barrier Sniper Rifle
- Overload Pulse Rifle
- Overload Submachine Gun
- Unstoppable Bow
- Stunning Fusion
- Shield-Shattering Rounds
Impact, Shock, Gravity
Gravitic-Voltaic Charge
Expert Handling
Fastest Draw
Elemental Siphon- Concentrated Forward Firepower
- Vanguard Surplus Discounts
Press The Advantage
Kinetic Synthesis
Reload at Range
Riposte
Power from Pain
Fierce Proxemics
Rapid Remedy
Dielectric
Armorsmith
Counter Energy
Combination Argent Blade
Singularity Blade
Blinding Jolts
Precision Equity
Elemental Orbs: Arc
Kinetic Rupture
Sniper's Meditation
Sword Storm Combo
Void Infestation
Tazer Tag
Sticker Shock
Popular in your Nightfalls
Behemoth54%Synthoceps40%Fighting Lion24%
Prismatic Hunter36%
Relativism19%Praxic Blade29%
Prismatic Warlock40%
Getaway Artist27%Praxic Blade33%How this is built: we walk our members’ recent Nightfall history, keep only the runs that match the Nightfall cards curated in the admin panel, then read the public equipment of everyone in those fireteams — members and randoms alike. That keeps the sample at Conquest and Grandmaster difficulty rather than ordinary Vanguard Ops, where the winning build is a different thing entirely. Percentages are the share of the Guardians we inspected, each counted once per Nightfall per week. One honest limitation: Bungie doesn’t publish loadouts inside a post-game report, so equipment is read as it stands now rather than frozen at the moment of the clear — only runs from the last three weeks are sampled, which keeps those close. The picture resets every Monday.