Since the arrival of the Solar 3.0 rework, Guardians have had access to a remarkably deep and synergistic elemental toolkit. As of 2026, the verbs tied to Solar subclasses remain cornerstones of endgame PvE and competitive PvP thanks to their blend of offense, sustain, and team utility. This guide breaks down the core Solar keywords—Scorch, Ignition, Cure, Restoration, Radiant, and Firesprites—detailing how they function, how to generate them, and how they fit into today’s most powerful builds.

Scorch and Ignition: The Foundation of Solar 3.0

Scorch acts as a stacking damage-over-time debuff that paves the way for one of the game’s most spectacular effects: Ignition. When a target accumulates 100 stacks of Scorch, an Ignition detonates, dealing massive area-of-effect Solar damage that can stagger Unstoppable champions. This interaction is signaled by the Scorch damage numbers turning yellow, a visual cue that an Ignition is imminent. For players pushing Grandmaster Nightfalls or Master raids, Ignition offers both crowd control and a way to free up weapon slots normally reserved for anti-champion mods.

How to build Scorch and trigger Ignitions

Multiple sources can apply Scorch reliably. The Touch of Flame Aspect for Warlocks supercharges Fusion Grenades, letting a single grenade apply enough Scorch to cause an Ignition on its own. Hunters can turn to Caliban’s Hand exotic gauntlets, where Proximity Throwing Knives instantly scorch and often ignite entire clusters of enemies. Titans utilize the Consecration Aspect to scorch and ignite through melee combos. In 2026, weapon perks like Incandescent continue to be a popular method, spreading Scorch to nearby foes on final blows and creating chain Ignitions for add-heavy encounters.

Cure and Restoration: Unmatched Survivability

Solar 3.0 introduced two layers of healing that together make Guardians incredibly resilient. Cure provides an instant burst of health, and its strength scales with the number of stacks—higher stacks deliver a more substantial heal. Restoration is a continuous health regeneration effect that is frequently paired with Cure. Once Restoration is active, incoming damage is continuously repaired for its duration, allowing players to tank threats that would be lethal to other subclasses.

Acquiring Cure and Restoration

The simplest way to access both effects is through a Healing Grenade, which cures allies and then grants Restoration. However, class-specific tools offer even greater control. Warlocks using Heat Rises can consume their grenade to Cure themselves and gain an enhanced Restoration effect via the Touch of Flame Aspect. Titans are automatically Cured every time they retrieve their Throwing Hammer, and a kill with that same hammer can trigger Restoration when paired with the right Fragments. This combination forms the backbone of the Sunbreaker’s “Loreley Splendor” style tank builds, where a Titan becomes almost unkillable while standing in a sunspot.

For team play in raids, a Warlock with Phoenix Protocol and the Ember of Empyrean Fragment can extend Restoration and Radiant nearly indefinitely, ensuring the fireteam stays alive during prolonged damage phases.

Radiant: The Damage Buff That Anyone Can Provide

Radiant is a team-wide buff that increases weapon damage by 25% and also boosts Hunter Golden Gun damage by the same amount. It matches the damage bonus of a Well of Radiance without the stationary requirement, making it ideal for mobile encounters and add-clearing segments. While Radiant does not replace a Well during a boss DPS phase, it serves as a consistent offensive boost that can be kept active nearly 100% of the time.

How to become Radiant

The Ember of Torches Fragment is the most universal method: any powered melee hit makes the user and nearby allies Radiant. Hunters have another reliable tool in Acrobat’s Dodge, which instantly grants Radiant to the entire fireteam without requiring a kill. This interaction is core to the Gunslinger’s “Knock ‘Em Down” Aspect, which fully refunds the Throwing Knife on a powered melee kill while Radiant, enabling an endless cycle of knives and buffs. Warlocks and Titans often incorporate Ember of Torches into their rotations, but dedicated Radiant builds are less common for these classes compared to Hunter setups.

Firesprites: Utility Pickups with Grenade Energy and More

Firesprites are Solar elemental pickups that grant grenade energy by default. While not as build-defining as other Solar verbs, they offer smooth ability uptime and can be enhanced via Fragments to provide Restoration or other benefits. In 2026, most Solar builds include at least one Firesprite-generating Fragment because the passive ability regeneration keeps rotations tight.

Firesprite generation Fragments:

• Ember of Tempering: Solar weapon kills have a chance to create a Firesprite.

• Ember of Combustion: Defeating an enemy with a Solar Super creates a Firesprite.

• Ember of Searing: Defeating a scorched target creates a Firesprite.

Additionally, the Ember of Mercy Fragment causes Firesprite pickups to grant Restoration, effectively turning these small pickups into emergency healing tools. This Fragment shines in solo or flawless runs where every scrap of survivability matters.

Putting It All Together: Buildcrafting in 2026

The true strength of Solar 3.0 lies in the interplay between its verbs. A standard high-level Warlock build might combine Touch of Flame Fusion Grenades for Ignitions, Ember of Torches for Radiant, Ember of Searing for Firesprites, and Phoenix Dive plus Heat Rises for on-demand Cure and Restoration. Titans often lean into Throwing Hammer spam, using Cure and Firesprites to maintain constant healing while stacking Radiant through melee hits. Hunters build around Caliban’s Hand or Athrys’s Embrace to chain Ignitions, leveraging Radiant to keep the knife cycle flowing and providing near-permanent damage buffs for their team.

As the Destiny 2 sandbox evolves, the Solar verbs have proven so flexible that they adapt to new exotic armor pieces and weapon perks each season. Understanding these six keywords is the first step toward constructing a loadout that can handle any challenge the game throws at you—from Legendary campaigns to Grandmaster Nightfalls. Guardians who master Scorch, Ignition, Cure, Restoration, Radiant, and Firesprites will always find themselves at the forefront of the fight.