Defender

The wall against which the Darkness breaks.

― In-game description

Defender is a Titan subclass in Destiny. The subclass is unlocked when any of a player's characters reach level 15. It is geared toward mitigating damage with the use of deployable shields via the use of the Defender's Super Ability, Ward of Dawn and Melee Ability, Disintegrate. A number of the passive abilities can also buff the team via Ward of Dawn.

Skill Tree[]

Grenades[]

	Magnetic Grenade
	A grenade that attaches to enemies and explodes twice.

	Spike Grenade
	A grenade that attaches to any surface and emits a torrent of damaging void light.

	Suppressor Grenade
	An explosive grenade that prevents enemies from using abilities for a short time.

Jump Ability[]

	Lift
	Jump and press again while in the air to activate Lift.

Jump Ability Modifiers[]

	Increased Height
	Upgrades Lift to travel to greater heights.

	Increased Control
	Upgrades Lift for better directional control while in the air.

	Catapult
	Upgrades Lift to provide a strong initial burst of momentum.

Super Ability[]

	Ward of Dawn
	Shape Void Light into an indestructible shield to protect you and your allies from harm. Replenishes grenade and melee energy on activation.

Super Ability Modifiers[]

	Armor of Light
	While inside Ward of Dawn you and your allies gain significant damage resistance.

	Blessing of Light
	Passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary shield.

	Weapons of Light
	Passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary increase to weapon damage.

Melee Ability[]

	Disintegrate
	Killing an enemy with this powerful melee attack creates a Force Barrier around you which absorbs incoming damage.

Melee Ability Modifiers[]

	War Machine
	While Force Barrier is active all your weapons reload and ready blindingly fast.

	Gift of Light
	While Force Barrier is active all your melee kills create Orbs of Light.

	Unbreakable
	Force Barrier continually recharges.

Attribute Modifiers 1[]

	Titan Codex I
	Training focused on battle recovery and toughness.

	Titan Codex II
	Training focused on speed and toughness.

	Titan Codex III
	Training focused on battle recovery and speed.

Ability Modifiers 1[]

	Bastion
	Increases the duration of Ward of Dawn.

	Relentless
	Increases the duration and strength of the Force Barrier.

	Gift of the Void
	As Ward of Dawn takes damage from enemy fire it creates additional Orbs of Light.

Attribute Modifiers 2[]

	Titan Codex IV
	Training focused on all attributes.

	Titan Codex V
	Training focused on maximum battle recovery.

	Titan Codex VI
	Training focused on raw speed.

Ability Modifiers 2[]

	Untouchable
	Reduces the cooldown time of Ward of Dawn.

	Iron Harvest
	Heavy Weapon kills have a chance to create Orbs of Light for your allies.

	Illuminated
	Increases the benefits granted by Blessing of Light and Weapons of Light.

Subclass Armor[]

Helm of Saint-14: Your Ward of Dawn blinds enemies who enter it.
No Backup Plans: Increases the duration of Force Barrier, shotgun kills trigger Force Barrier.
The Glasshouse: Blessing of Light and Weapons of Light last longer.

Trivia[]

Force Barrier lasts 15 seconds. Relentless increases it to 20 seconds and is stackable with No Backup Plans.
Ward of Dawn lasts 30 seconds. Bastion increases it to 45 seconds.
Weapons of Light increases damage output by 25%. Illuminated increases it to 35%.