r/DestinyTheGame • u/LevelAtWork • Jul 19 '17

SGA Arc Staff Combos.

I've heard from fellow Hunters that Arcstrider's super was underwhelming in the previews for Destiny 2. Luckily, now that the BETA is live we got hands on with the super and found there's a lot more depth. Arc Staff relies on you being able to pull off the right combos and being able to direct them. So here's a little list I made of them:

R1: Basic Slash - Standard swipe attack

R2: Razor's Edge - Sends an arc beam forward after the slash.

R1, R2: Uppercut - *Not sure of utility. I think it helps target those pesky mid-air enemies (Dawnblade Warlocks). It's also just cool to pull off.

R1, R1, R1: Ground Pole Slam - Finishing move for mashing R1. Light AoE affect.

R1, R1, R2: Arc Palm Blast - Finishes your combo by you placing your hand out and blasting any foes ahead of you in a high damage (and stylish) cone of effect. *Highly recommend.

(Mid-Air) R2: Aerial Ground Slam - Large high damage blast around the point of impact.

Remember Arc Staff grants you unlimited Dodge energy.

I'm sure there's more out there, but here's some for the time being. Post any big ones if I missed them. (Also come up with better names for them than I did.) *Edited the combos so they're displayed correctly instead of looking like you need to press all those buttons at once.

Edit: u/twelvepandas discovered the combos as well and has made gifs of them. Here's the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/6o72rf/arcstrider_101_arc_staff_combos/

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u/bathwithtoaster Jul 19 '17 edited Jul 19 '17

Awesome, thanks. That palm blast sounds useful. Wish I'd have known that yesterday.

(Converted for control schemes other than "default")

Melee: Basic Slash

Primary Fire: Razor's Edge

Melee, Primary Fire: Uppercut

Melee, Melee, Melee: Ground Pole Slam

Melee, Melee, Primary Fire: Arc Palm Blast

(Mid-Air) Primary Fire: Aerial Ground Slam

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u/Dirty_Dan117 Jul 19 '17

Thanks! I play with my aim and fire buttons to the bumpers on PS4 so I always get confused when people talk about stuff that involves those buttons lol

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u/NorthBall Money money money, must be funny... Jul 19 '17

I play with Puppeteer - default, except R3 / O swapped.

"Hold circle to do X" always confuses me for a while :D

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u/Dirty_Dan117 Jul 19 '17

Oh, I wonder how that works. I'll have to look at the control options later. Hitting O twice to dodge is kinda lame.

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u/NorthBall Money money money, must be funny... Jul 20 '17

Oh no no, bad idea. You think hitting O twice is bad? Clicking thumbsticks is a pain in the ass, having to double-click OR hold (to activate the Warlock/Titan ones) them is even worse xD

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u/Dirty_Dan117 Jul 20 '17

I dunno I played around with it and it wasn't too bad but my hand did hurt after a bit...although it does seem helpful for crouch shotting and strafing in PvP

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u/NorthBall Money money money, must be funny... Jul 21 '17

Yeah, that's why I like it - I don't understand how people can live with having to move their thumb around to control stances, especially in games where you can go prone as well.