Dawnblade

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"Dawn comes on swift wings"

— Dawnblade Description

A Dawnblade

The Dawnblade is a Solar-based Warlock subclass that will be available in Destiny 2. It grants the Warlock flight abilities, and access to a flaming sword that projects blasts of Solar energy.

Gameplay

The sword arcs like a grenade when slashed and the player character can hover or walk when the Super is active. A total of eight swords can be thrown.

Upgrades

"Spread your wings and set the sky ablaze."

— Class Description

Set 1 - Grenades

• Solar Grenade—A grenade that creates a flare of Solar Light which continually damages enemies trapped inside.
• Firebolt Grenade—A grenade that unleashes bolts of Solar Light at nearby enemies.
• Fusion Grenade—An explosive grenade that causes bonus damage when attached to its target.

Set 2 - Movement

• Balanced Glide—Glide jump ability provides bonuses to both speed and control.
• Focused Burst—Glide jump ability provides an initial burst of speed.
• Controlled Glide—Glide jump ability provides better directional control while in the air.

Set 3 - Super

• Daybreak—Weave Solar Light into blades and smite your foes from the skies.

Set 4 - Class Abilities

• Healing Rift—Conjure a well of Light that continually heals those inside it.
• Empowering Rift—Conjure a well of Light that increases the attack power of those inside it.

Set 5 - Passive Path 1: Attunement Of Sky

• Winged Sun—Engage your enemies in mid-flight. Fire weapons and throw grenades while gliding.
• Heat Rises— Airborne kills recharge your grenade and melee energy. Casting Daybreak instantly refills all your ability energy.
• Swift Strike—Strike an enemy with this melee ability to burn your target and temporarily increase your movement an reload speed.
• Icarus Dash—Activate while in midair to dodge.

Set 6 - Passive Path 2: Attunement Of Flame

• Igniting Touch—Strike an enemy with this melee ability to burn them and cause them to explode.
• Fated For The Flame— Daybreak projectiles seek targets as they travel and, upon impact, launch a streak of deadly flames.
• Everlasting Fire—Killing an enemy with Daybreak extends its duration.
• Phoenix Dive—Quickly descend from mid-air and regenerate health.

Set 7 - Passive Path 3: Attunement of Grace

• Divine Protection-Hold the grenade button to turn your grenade into a Blessing, which acts as a health pickup which heals and shields allies.
• Guiding Flame-Melee attacks which connect empower nearby allies
• Benevolent Dawn-Empowering nearby allies with Guiding Flame gives melee, grenade, and rift energy.
• Well of Radiance-A variation of Daybreak which slams the Daybreak sword into the ground, creating a massive rift which empowers and heals allies.

Melee Type

• Solar-Based Energy Palm

Trivia

• Dawnblades are part of the new system for sub-class upgrades, where only one passive tree can be active at a time such as either "Attunement Of Sky" or "Attunement Of Fire", this carries over to the older subclasses that have been brought back as well.
• The Daybreak sword acts similar to the Bolt-Caster, an exotic Arc sword.
• The Warlock Osiris is shown to use this subclass.

Gallery

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  Art of a Dawnbreaker.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2 (First appearance)