Helmets in Destiny 2 are a crucial armor component, providing essential stat points, enabling powerful builds through Exotic perks, and contributing significantly to a Guardian's overall aesthetic. They are more than just protection; they are a cornerstone of character customization and combat effectiveness.
Exotic Helmets: The Game Changers
Exotic helmets possess unique perks that can dramatically alter gameplay, often defining entire builds. These perks are not found on Legendary gear and typically synergize strongly with specific subclasses, abilities, or weapon types, offering unparalleled advantages when utilized effectively.
Notable Exotic Helmets by Class
While numerous effective helmets exist, certain Exotics stand out for their impact and versatility across different activities.
Hunter Helmets
- Wormhusk Crown: Provides a small health and shield bump upon dodging. This enhances survivability significantly, making it a versatile choice for almost any Hunter build, complementing their renowned agility and utility.
- Celestial Nighthawk: Modifies Golden Gun to fire a single, high-damage shot. Essential for maximizing burst damage against powerful single targets, particularly for Gunslingers focused on DPS.
- Assassin's Cowl: Grants invisibility and restores a portion of health and shields upon powered melee final blows or finisher final blows. Excellent for survivability and aggressive stealth gameplay.
Titan Helmets
- Loreley Splendor Helm: When critically wounded with Sunspots active, creates a Sunspot at your location that grants restoration. If Barricade is charged, it will be consumed to create the Sunspot. This dramatically boosts survivability for Solar Titans, especially in challenging PVE content.
- Helm of Saint-14: Starless Night blinds enemies that enter Ward of Dawn and grants an overshield to allies who pass through it. Sentinel Shield also blinds targets. A staple for Void Titans focusing on support and area denial.
- Precious Scars: Final blows with weapons matching your subclass energy type create a burst of healing around you. After reviving or being revived, you gain an aura that provides overshields to you and nearby allies. Offers strong subclass-synergistic healing.
Warlock Helmets
- Crown of Tempests: Arc ability kills increase the recharge rate of your Arc abilities and extend the duration of Stormtrance. A must-have for Arc Warlocks looking to maximize ability uptime and Stormtrance effectiveness.
- Ophidian Aspect: Improves weapon ready and reload speed, and extends melee range. A strong neutral game Exotic that benefits almost any Warlock subclass by enhancing fundamental combat actions.
- Cenotaph Mask: Steadily reloads a portion of your equipped Trace Rifles' magazine from reserves. Damaging a vehicle, boss, or champion with a Trace Rifle marks them as a target. When an ally defeats the marked target, Special ammo is generated for you and Heavy ammo for your allies. Excellent for team support and ammo economy in PVE.
Choosing Your Helmet
The optimal helmet choice depends heavily on your chosen subclass, desired playstyle, the specific activity, and your overall build strategy. Exotic helmets offer powerful, build-defining perks, while Legendary helmets provide crucial stat distributions and can be equipped with mods to complement your Exotic armor piece in another slot. Consider how a helmet's intrinsic perks and potential stat rolls will synergize with your abilities, weapons, and combat role.
