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Destiny Rising - Jolder Builds
Jolder is a Void Defense character in Destiny: Rising. See the best builds, weapons, and artifacts for Jolder in both PvP and PvE, as well as good alternatives and their best teammates, here.

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Best Jolder Build

Defense Build for PvP

Primary Weapon Heavy Weapon
The Huckleberry The Huckleberry Nobunaga Nobunaga
Recommended Artifacts
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Jolder is really good at staying alive thanks to the amount of overshields she can gain. However, in PvP game modes, you want to make sure her build also has some damage output so that she can kill enemies as well.

As a note, even if Swords are harder to use in PvP, Jolder still wants to get in melee range so that she can cause chaos and deal as much damage as possible with her Heavy weapon.

Defense Build for PvE

Primary Weapon Heavy Weapon
Wolfpack Wolfpack Partridge Sky Partridge Sky
Recommended Artifacts
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Jolder is one of the best characters in PvE since she can easily hold key areas with her Super, and she can generate a ton of overshields to stay alive. Because of this, she'll want to use an overshield-centric build to further enhance the innate survivability of her kit.

Best Weapons for Jolder

Best PvP Weapons

Primary
Heavy
Best Weapons
The Huckleberry The Huckleberry ・Increased Rate of Fire means increased DPS.
・Can chain kills against multiple enemies.
・Requires good recoil control to maximize effectiveness.
Alternate Options
Riskrunner Riskrunner ・Great at countering Arc damage-centric enemies.
・Aim to chain kills to maintain the Arc Conductor buff.
・There's always a chance that you don't run into opponents with Arc damage.
Wolfpack Wolfpack ・Easy to use and has nice general buffs.
・Movespeed buff is useful if you need close the distance to enemies.
・Needs good Traits to maximize potential.
Best Weapons
Nobunaga Nobunaga ・Heavy Attack dash makes up for the melee only weakness of Swords.
・Increased movespeed from final blows helps with closing the distance to opponents.
・Needs to roll for good Traits to maximize potential.
Alternate Options
Partridge Sky Partridge Sky ・Heavy Attack fires a ranged attack, which other Swords can't do.
・Battle Cry is very powerful, but also nerfed in PvP.
・Swords are inherently worse in PvP, and this is the only one that is worth using if you're not using an Exotic Primary.

Jolder's Primary is pretty flexible, since the best option depends on the enemies faced, but generally, The Huckleberry is used for its damage output and reliability. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a ton of good Sword options since it's harder to use in PvP, and most of them don't have good AoE or gap-closing options.

However, if you can consistently get in melee range to kill enemies, then you can opt to swap to a Mythic Primary instead and use the Partridge Sky for a higher damage output.

Best Weapons Tier List for PvP and PvE

Best PvE Weapons

Primary
Heavy
Best Weapons
Wolfpack Wolfpack ・Easy to use and has nice general buffs.
・Great for speedrunning and closing long distances.
・Needs good Traits to maximize potential.
Alternate Options
Riskrunner Riskrunner ・Really good at mobbing once Arc Conductor and Superconductor are active.
・Also increases defenses against Arc damage.
・Worse in scenarios where enemies don't deal Arc damage.
The Huckleberry The Huckleberry ・Increased Rate of Fire means increased DPS.
・Great at mobbing thanks to damage and ammo passives.
・Requires good recoil control to maximize effectiveness.
DEL5 Kulfi DEL5 Kulfi ・Best used on characters that use a Sword as their Heavy Weapon.
・Missing shots because of the recoil isn't as punishing in PvE modes.
・Culture Clash's Perk Upgrade is very useful against scenarios with Fallen or Cabal enemies.
Best Weapons
Partridge Sky Partridge Sky ・Passives make this weapon better at mobbing than most other swords.
・Make sure to use Light Attacks after Heavy Attacks to maximize passives.
・Aim to unlock Catalyst upgrades to further increase mobbing capabilities.
Alternate Options
Makeshift Ending Makeshift Ending ・Use Heavy Attack when the Sword has fully energy for max damage.
・Having broken shields is risky, but it's also great because of the final blow buff.
・Needs good Traits to maximize potential.
Nobunaga Nobunaga ・Great for speedrunning and running from group to group.
・Use Heavy Attack when the Sword has fully energy for max damage.
・Needs to roll for good Traits to maximize potential.
CLY2 Kakalik CLY2 Kakalik ・Has a nice charge rate buff when simply approaching enemies.
・Needs good Traits to maximize potential.
・Culture Clash's Perk Upgrade is very useful against scenarios with Fallen or Cabal enemies.

In PvE, Wolfpack is used for the extra movespeed because it helps with running from enemy to enemy. As for Swords, Partridge Sky is the overall best choice because of its Heavy Attack and combo potential.

However, as a note, you can also run a build with Riskrunner and any Mythic Sword since the Riskrunner is a really strong gun if you manage to activate its passives.

Best Artifacts for Jolder

Best PvP Artifacts

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Best Artifact
Resolute ConjunctionResolute Conjunction ・Gives a ton of damage reduction as long as you're within range.
・Requires impact weapons to proc.
・Best used on melee characters that need to get in the thick of things.
Alternate Options
Ring of AbundanceRing of Abundance ・Having increased overshields and healing received makes the user a lot more tanky.
・Don't need to worry about anti heal as much as long as user gets overshields.
・Focus only on one aspect since healing isn't as useful if you can constantly gain overshield.
Unrelenting SubgravityUnrelenting Subgravity ・Having damage reduction just by jumping is amazing.
・Also useful in case an enemy causes you to become airborne.
・Not as useful on characters or players that want or prefer to stand still.
Best Artifact
Ring of SafeguardingRing of Safeguarding ・Useful emergency tool to help keep you safe.
・Best used on builds that have a ton of HP.
・16 seconds can be a long time before you can get the overshield again.
Alternate Options
Healing VeilHealing Veil ・Synergy is amazing since you can use movement abilities as emergency tools to escape.
・Requires proper cooldown management to maximize effectiveness.
・Not as useful on characters who want to use their movement ability to go in.
Unrelenting EvolutionUnrelenting Evolution ・Can gain a ton of damage resistance once fully stacked.
・Needs multiple ways to gain damage reduction to be effective.
・Tends to narrow build paths if you're playing around this mechanic.
Best Artifact
Inverted FuryInverted Fury ・Grants a ton of bonus damage to the user's weapons.
・Best used on characters that can sit back and stay safe while shooting.
・Ideally used with piercing weapons that aims for heavy precision damage.
Alternate Options
Ring of CourageRing of Courage ・Great way for overshield builds to reduce damage taken and increase damage dealt.
・Provides a defensive bonus in a slot that's more focused on offense.
・Best used on Defense characters who want to aim for survivability over damage.
Ring of MoraleRing of Morale ・Grants more defensive oriented builds extra damage.
・Needs multiple ways to gain overshields to be effective.
・It's often better to build towards more defense than offense if you're playing around overshields.
Best Artifact
Bellicose PlanetesimalBellicose Planetesimal ・Helps casters distribute their power more evenly throughout their kit.
・Requires proper cooldown and ammo management to maximize effectiveness.
・More effective on characters who are less reliant on their Signatures for damage.
Alternate Options
Ring of ReflectionRing of Reflection ・Great way to balance both offense and defense.
・Best used in a build that can constantly maintain overshields.
・Aim to maintain a 36-100 overshield to max HP ratio to maximize damage buff.
Valiant VeilValiant Veil ・Grants a general damage boost, which can be more useful in some cases.
・Requires proper cooldown management to maximize effectiveness.
・Best used on mobile characters that can dip in and out to deal damage.

Jolder already has a ton of survivability in her kit, so it's recommended to distribute some power towards her weapon damage in PvP to help her kill enemies. However, if your team needs you to be super tanky, you can opt for a more balanced or defensive build instead.

Best Artifacts Tier List

Best PvE Artifacts

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Best Artifact
Ring of AbundanceRing of Abundance ・Having increased overshields and healing received makes the user a lot more tanky.
・Don't need to worry about anti heal as much as long as user gets overshields.
・Focus only on one aspect since healing isn't as useful if you can constantly gain overshield.
Alternate Options
Resolute ConjunctionResolute Conjunction ・Gives a ton of damage reduction as long as you're within range.
・Requires impact weapons to proc.
・Best used on melee characters that need to get in the thick of things.
Unrelenting SubgravityUnrelenting Subgravity ・Having damage reduction just by jumping is amazing.
・Also useful in case an enemy causes you to become airborne.
・Not as useful on characters or players that want or prefer to stand still.
Best Artifact
Healing VeilHealing Veil ・Synergy is amazing since you can use movement abilities as emergency tools to escape.
・Requires proper cooldown management to maximize effectiveness.
・Not as useful on characters who want to use their movement ability to go in.
Alternate Options
Ring of SafeguardingRing of Safeguarding ・Useful emergency tool to help keep you safe.
・Best used on builds that have a ton of HP.
・16 seconds can be a long time before you can get the overshield again.
Unrelenting EvolutionUnrelenting Evolution ・Can gain a ton of damage resistance once fully stacked.
・Needs multiple ways to gain damage reduction to be effective.
・Tends to narrow build paths if you're playing around this mechanic.
Best Artifact
Ring of CourageRing of Courage ・Great way for overshield builds to reduce damage taken and increase damage dealt.
・Provides a defensive bonus in a slot that's more focused on offense.
・Best used on Defense characters who want to aim for survivability over damage.
Alternate Options
Inverted FuryInverted Fury ・Grants a ton of bonus damage to the user's weapons.
・Best used on characters that can sit back and stay safe while shooting.
・Ideally used with piercing weapons that aims for heavy precision damage.
Ring of MoraleRing of Morale ・Grants more defensive oriented builds extra damage.
・Needs multiple ways to gain overshields to be effective.
・It's often better to build towards more defense than offense if you're playing around overshields.
Best Artifact
Ring of ReflectionRing of Reflection ・Great way to balance both offense and defense.
・Best used in a build that can constantly maintain overshields.
・Aim to maintain a 36-100 overshield to max HP ratio to maximize damage buff.
Alternate Options
Bellicose PlanetesimalBellicose Planetesimal ・Helps casters distribute their power more evenly throughout their kit.
・Requires proper cooldown and ammo management to maximize effectiveness.
・More effective on characters who are less reliant on their Signatures for damage.
Valiant VeilValiant Veil ・Grants a general damage boost, which can be more useful in some cases.
・Requires proper cooldown management to maximize effectiveness.
・Best used on mobile characters that can dip in and out to deal damage.

Jolder's kit specializes in gaining overshields to keep her safe during combat. To further enhance this, it's recommended to use an overshield set so that she can become even tankier and so that Supports can focus on healing other characters who need it more.

Also, as a note, if your team is really good at keeping each other alive, you can opt to go for a more offensive or balanced set instead to help take down tougher enemies, like bosses.

Jolder Recommended Teammates

Tan-2 and Ning Fei for PvP

Character Explanation
Tan-2Tan-2 ・ Jolder can dive in to disrupt enemies, making it easier to keep Tan-2 safe.
・ Almost impossible to break a hold with their Supers stacked on each other.
・ Needs an ally with consistent DPS if Tan-2 and Jolder have a hard time landing hits.
Ning FeiNing Fei ・ Good diving buddy who can cause a lot of chaos.
・ He has a high damage output, especially with a good PvP build.
・ Can get outranged by long-range characters.

Tan-2 is one of the best characters that pair well with Jolder in PvP game modes. However, as a note, they're good specifically with Jolder, and other characters may be better teammates depending on who else is on the team.

Best Character Tier List for PvP and PvE

Tan-2 and Gwynn for PvE

Character Explanation
Tan-2Tan-2 ・ Keeps Tan-2 safe by taunting and drawing enemy aggro.
・ Jolder's overshields mean Tan-2 can focus on healing other characters.
・ Their Supers have amazing synergy with each other.
GwynnGwynn ・ Good diving buddy that appreciates aggro redirection.
・ Gwynn's Signature 2 makes it easy for Jolder to hit her Signature 1.
・ Jolder's Super can provide a safe area for Gwynn to dive into.

These are some of the characters that pair well with Jolder in PvE game modes. Although, they may be less effective depending on the mission's scenario, so make sure to check if they'll be a generally good pick first.

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