Every Destiny 2 Prismatic Aspect, Fragment & abilities for each class and how to unlock them

The new Prismatic subclass is here, and it's a little game-breaking in the best way. Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion blends elements of all five other subclasses together to help players rip through The Darkness.

A little like a "Greatest Hits" of existing subclasses, Prismatic might end up being the most powerful subclass in the game because of how powerful it is.

What is Prismatic and how do players unlock it?

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Prismatic is what many are calling the 'lore-accurate Guardian' subclass, one where abilities from all different subclass types can be wielded together.

It doesn't give you total freedom to mix and match everything from the other subclasses, as there are some limitations. Prismatic launched with one Super, melee ability, grenade, and Aspect from each of the existing subclasses.

There are more options in Prismatic than any of the individual subclasses have, so there's still plenty of room for experimentation. To alleviate some of the finer details, abilities that interact with specific buffs or debuffs will have a broader scope.

For example, Stylish Executioner is a Void Aspect for Hunters that triggers when defeating enemies with a Void debuff, but when used in Prismatic this should work with any debuff, regardless of the type. Prismatic is going to give players a lot of freedom to experiment and try drastically different approaches.

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You'll get your hands on Prismatic relatively early in the Final Shape's campaign, and then unlock additional Aspects and Fragments throughout the story and post-game by opening Prismatic chests.

Looking for a rundown on the other subclasses? We've got you covered:

• Arc
• Solar
• Stasis
• Strand
• Void

Prismatic Abilities & Aspects

So far, we've learned exactly which abilities and Aspects each class will have access to. Prismatic gives you access to all Class and Movement abilities, even the ones that are typically locked to a single subclass, like Acrobat's Dodge or Thruster.

The abilities and Aspects are as follows:

Hunter

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Any ability marked as (starting) is one that you will have access to as soon as you unlock Prismatic, the others will be acquired later.

Titan

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Warlock

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How to unlock more Prismatic Aspects, Fragments and Supers

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Prismatic Chests can be found throughout the campaign, and these will unlock additional pieces of your Prismatic subclass. Thankfully, you can't really miss them - they're usually placed right after big story encounters.

You can also unlock additional ones via similar chests in the Pale Heart destination, but these usually involve some light puzzle-solving, while there are three hidden within the campaign.

• Ascent: In this mission, you'll climb the mountain and pass through part of a downed airplane. Enter the plane, turn right, and drop down to the part underneath to find the chest hidden within.
• Dissent: Once you've beaten the big boss at the end and the whole area starts to collapse, you'll find this chest tucked away in a corner of the big arena you fought the boss in - opposite to the side where the Subjugator you had to defeat was.
• Iconoclasm: Once you've climbed the large structure and are approaching the final boss, you'll spot a big statue of a Cabal warbeast carved into pieces. Head left into a side room, and look for a white light. It's tricky to reach (I used the opposite doorframe) but that leads through to a Prismatic chest.

Finally, you can get the remaining Supers from post-game quests called 'Lost in the Light' and 'Found in the Dark'.

What is Transcendence?

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On top of all of these abilities and Aspects, players will also have their Transcendence abilities. While using Prismatic, you'll see two new meters below the Super meter. The one on the left fills up when you deal Light damage, and the one on the right fills up when you deal Dark damage.

When both are filled, you can activate Transcendence. This increases your damage output, recharges your abilities, and gives you a new unique grenade that blends elements of both Light and Dark. For the Hunter, the Hailfire Spike grenade slows enemies with Stasis, before erupting with Solar damage.

Titans get the Electrified Snare, which suspends enemies with Strand, before jolting them with chain lightning. The Warlocks get the Freezing Singularity grenade. This grenade creates a miniature black hole of Void damage, orbited by a halo of Stasis ice which explodes soon after.

Transcendence is the ultimate expression of Prismatic, increasing your power as you would expect it to be while wielding so many elements at once.

Prismatic Fragments

Fragments are often where the nitty gritty of subclass building is done, and this presents a challenge for Prismatic. With so many contrasting and conflicting options, how can the Fragments allow you to build something really effective?

First of all, most of the Aspects have had their Fragment slots bumped up to 3, with some of the more powerful ones only bumped up to 2. This means you will likely be equipping more Fragments with Prismatic than other subclasses, which ties nicely into the next change.

Prismatic is going to have significantly more Fragments than the other subclasses. 21 in total, more than the typical 14-16 of the others. Some of these Fragments are augmented versions of existing ones, some combine two existing Fragments into one, while others are entirely new.

Here are the Prismatic Fragments that have been revealed so far:

That's it for what we know about the Prismatic subclass so far. For more, head to our Destiny 2 homepage where we've got guides on the new exotic class items, the BRAVE Arsenal, how to start the Whisper exotic mission, and everything you need to know about Into the Light.