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★ New Characters: Helhest | Rossi-11
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Destiny Rising - Helhest Builds
Helhest is an Arc Support character in Destiny: Rising. See the best builds, weapons, and artifacts for Helhest in both PvP and PvE, as well as good alternatives and their best teammates, here.

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Best Helhest Build

Support Build for PvP

Primary Weapon Heavy Weapon
Trinity Ghoul Trinity Ghoul End of the Line End of the Line
Recommended Artifacts
Slot 1
Ring of Abundance Ring of Abundance
Slot 2
Ring of Conversion Ring of Conversion
Slot 3
Ring of Courage Ring of Courage
Slot 4
Talisman of Inspiration Talisman of Inspiration

It can be harder to use Helhest in PvP game modes since you'll need to aim for headshots to maximize her effectiveness. Also, without Overclocked Shot active, it can take a while for her weapons to charge up, making it even harder for her to land precision kills.

Support Build for PvE

Primary Weapon Heavy Weapon
Yoshimoto Yoshimoto Royal Contravene Royal Contravene
Recommended Artifacts
Slot 1
Unrelenting Ground Unrelenting Ground
Slot 2
Unrelenting Evolution Unrelenting Evolution
Slot 3
Calming Token Calming Token
Slot 4
Illuminated Ground Illuminated Ground

Helhest is an amazing Support in PvE modes because she can provide heals, damage boosts, and heavy ammo. This makes her incredibly flexible, and she can afford to use up more shots with the Royal Contravene since she isn't as worried about running out of ammo.

Best Weapons for Helhest

Best PvP Weapons

Primary
Heavy
Best Weapon
Trinity Ghoul Trinity Ghoul ・Spread shots makes it easier to land hits.
・Can be obtained for free from the Battle Pass.
・You still want to aim for headshots to maximize effectiveness.
Alternate Options
Yoshimoto Yoshimoto ・Intrinisic Trait helps it draw faster.
・Bonus movespeed can help with outmaneuvering oppponents.
・Requires you to land headshots to be effective.
Best Weapon
End of the Line End of the Line ・Easy to control recoil since it's more predictable.
・Aim to activate the Rate of Fire buff to increase DPS.
・Needs good Traits to maximize potential.
Alternate Options
Royal Contravene Royal Contravene ・Chain-lightning mode is useful for dealing with grouped up enemies.
・Swap to burst fire to burst down a single enemy.
・Still need to hit shots to be effective.

Even if Helhest's Heavy Ammo generation allows her to use her Heavy Weapon more often, Trinity Ghoul is the chosen Exotic because the ability to fire multiple arrows in a spread makes you less reliant on landing headshots.

However, if you wish, you can use Royal Contravene as your Exotic since it can deal more damage, as long as you have good aim and can precise hits on enemy players.

Best Weapons Tier List for PvP and PvE

Best PvE Weapons

Primary
Heavy
Best Weapon
Yoshimoto Yoshimoto ・Intrinisic Trait helps it draw faster.
・Great for speedrunning thanks to bonus movespeed.
・Relatively slow when compared to other non-Bow weapons.
Alternate Options
Trinity Ghoul Trinity Ghoul ・Very flexible thanks to adjustable arrow spread.
・Great at mobbing once Lightning Rod is active.
・Always aim for precision kills to maximize effectiveness.
Best Weapon
Royal Contravene Royal Contravene ・Flexible weapon that can be used in multiple situations.
・Great at mobbing with its chain-lightning mode.
・Can swap to burst fire mode to focus on precise shots on tough enemies.
Alternate Options
End of the Line End of the Line ・Easy to control recoil since it's more predictable.
・Aim to activate the Rate of Fire buff to increase DPS.
・Needs good Traits to maximize potential.

Thanks to Helhest's passive, you won't have to worry about running out of Heavy Ammo as much. This means that it's recommended to use an Exotic Heavy Weapon to maximize your damage output, especially against bosses.

Although, if you wish, you can use the Trinity Ghoul instead since it's very flexible and it can be obtained for free via the Battle Pass.

Best Artifacts for Helhest

Best PvP 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
Inspiring AxionInspiring Axion ・Provides a ton of damage reduction.
・Only works against damage sources that are 15m away.
・Very specific activation requirements, which might not always be active.
Best Artifact
Ring of ConversionRing of Conversion ・Amazing way to convert otherwise wasted healing into extra survivability.
・Best used on melee casters that go into deal damage.
・Requires the ability to heal for this to take effect.
Alternate Options
Resonating AxionResonating Axion ・Makes it easy for the user to stay alive, as long as you maintain the heal stacks.
・Requires user to have a healing over time ability to be effective.
・Only activates if the healing source is from the user.
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.
Best Artifact
Talisman of InspirationTalisman of Inspiration ・Synergizes amazingly with heal over time effects.
・Good way to balance survivability and offense.
・Healing can also come from an ally instead of the user.
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.

In PvP game modes, it's recommended to go for as much survivability as possible so that you can land precise shots on enemies. However, if you find yourself able to stay alive easily and can easily consistently land headshots, then you can opt for more damage instead.

Best Artifacts Tier List

Best PvE Artifacts

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Best Artifact
Unrelenting GroundUnrelenting Ground ・Having damage reduction just by standing still is amazing.
・Best used on ranged characters that like to sit back and attack from afar.
・Not as useful on characters or players that want or prefer to constantly move.
Alternate Options
Inspiring AxionInspiring Axion ・Provides a ton of damage reduction.
・Only works against damage sources that are 15m away.
・Very specific activation requirements, which might not always be active.
Best Artifact
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.
Alternate Options
Resonating AxionResonating Axion ・Makes it easy for the user to stay alive, as long as you maintain the heal stacks.
・Requires user to have a healing over time ability to be effective.
・Only activates if the healing source is from the user.
Best Artifact
Calming TokenCalming Token ・Amazing for dealing a ton of damage to tougher enemies.
・Make sure that you're in a safe spot before lining up your shots.
・Narrow amount of characters and builds that can use this, but it's extremely powerful.
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.
Best Artifact
Illuminated GroundIlluminated Ground ・Helps casters distribute their power more evenly throughout their kit.
・Requires proper cooldown and ammo management to maximize effectiveness.
・More awkward to use when compared to Bellicose Planetesimal, but provides a bigger 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.

Thanks to her drones, Helhest has an easy time staying alive and increasing her damage output. Because of this, it's recommended to use a build that revolves around her drones and increasing her weapon damage.

Helhest Recommended Teammates

Ning Fei and Umeko or Tan-2 for PvP

Character Explanation
Ning FeiNing Fei ・ Can easily dip in and out of Helhest's drones' AoE
・ Multiple summons can be overwhelming for some enemies.
・ Greatly appreciates Helhest's Heavy Ammo generation.
UmekoUmeko
Tan-2Tan-2 		・ Can help them stay alive to aim for long-range headshots.
・ They can use Snipers more often thanks to Helhest being able to generate Heavy Ammo.
・ The team might index too heavily in piercing weapons.

These are some of the characters that pair well with Helhest in PvP game modes. However, as a note, they're good specifically with Helhest, and other characters may be better teammates depending on who else is on the team.

Best Character Tier List for PvP and PvE

Umeko and Estela for PvE

Character Explanation
UmekoUmeko ・ Applies a debuff that further increases the damage dealt to enemies.
・ Prefers to stay still and snipe enemy weak spots.
・ Greatly appreciates Helhest's Heavy Ammo generation.
EstelaEstela ・ Multiple summons can draw away some enemy aggro.
・ Drone buff range is large, allowing for Estela to easily reposition.
・ Can opt for a more Heavy Weapon-focused build when paired with Helhest.

These are some of the characters that pair well with Helhest 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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Standard 5★ Characters
Tan-2 IconTan-2 Jolder IconJolder Ning Fei IconNing Fei
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