Prismatic Titan — Light and Darkness abilities firing at once.
The “Come on and Slam” Prismatic build is the one everyone copies, and for good reason. Spirit of Inmost Light means every time you use an ability, your other two abilities recharge faster. Spirit of Synthoceps boosts your melee damage when you’re surrounded. Put them on one Stoicism class item and you get a loop: punch, recharge, grenade, recharge, punch. You almost never run dry.
Run Melee → Grenade → Class for stats, and bring the Khvostov 7G-0X for ad-clear between punches.
💡 Use your barricade on cooldown — with Inmost Light it’s basically free, and each cast feeds the ability loop.
Wormgod Caress stacks melee damage off kills, then dumps it into a boss.
Prismatic is your everyday build. Wormgod Caress is what you swap to when there’s a boss to delete. Melee kills increase your melee damage, and every extra kill extends the timer and ramps the bonus higher. Clear a pack of ads, stack the buff, then throw one massive punch at the boss. Pair it with Solar Restoration so you don’t die while you’re stacking.
⚠️ The buff has a timer — if you over-stack and the boss isn’t in range, you waste it. Build your stacks close to the target.
Arc Striker for PvP
Striker Arc — the fast, aggressive PvP pick.
In the Crucible you want speed and a reliable melee. Striker (Arc) gives you the slide melee, strong neutral game, and Thundercrash for a roaming-style burst super. Prioritize Health → Weapons → Class. This is a lane-and-push subclass — use your speed to close gaps and finish with the shoulder charge.
Strand Berserker, briefly

Don’t sleep on Berserker (Strand) with its Bladefury super if you like sustained melee carnage. It’s not the top PvE pick over Prismatic, but it’s a fun, aggressive alternative when you want claws instead of slams.
Where to go next
Prismatic is the backbone of every build here — if you haven’t unlocked or learned it yet, start with the Prismatic guide.