Talents play a big role in shaping how each character performs in Destiny Rising. Every Guardian has a unique set of abilities that can be upgraded through talent trees.
These upgrades improve damage, defense, or utility, and can even unlock new effects. Learning what comes in the different talent trees will help you dominate the game.
Destiny Rising: All Talent Trees
Talent trees are built around nodes that unlock permanent boosts for each Guardian and their abilities. These upgrades can improve stats, enhance abilities, or add extra effects to skills. Unlocking a talent tree requires duplicates of a character, which are obtained from banners.
The number of duplicates needed depends on the rarity of the character. For example, 4-star Guardians need up to three duplicates to fully unlock their tree, while 5-star Guardians only need one duplicate per rank. Reaching Rank 6 also unlocks a special dynamic avatar for that Guardian.
Wolf Talent Tree
Wolf’s talent tree focuses on boosting his offensive and defensive power. His first upgrade, Hunting Hours, grants a temporary Overshield when using Wolf’s Strike.
| Rank | Talent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunting Hours | Using Wolf’s Strike or its enhanced version gives an extra Overshield of 400 health for 6 seconds. |
| 2 | Rallied Charge | Casting the enhanced ability, Lupine Nature, grants nearby allies (within a 25-meter radius) Wolf’s Dash for 8 seconds. |
| 3 | Howling Strike | Increases the damage of Wolf’s Strike and Enhanced Wolf’s Strike by 50%. |
| 4 | Combustion | The charge time for Wolf’s Butchery is reduced to 55 seconds. |
| 5 | Everblaze | Increases the duration of Wolf’s Ignition to 12 seconds and boosts Wolf’s Combustion’s damage by an additional 20%. |
| 6 | Fiery Rampage | Wolf’s Butchery fires a second blade beam that can pierce through targets within a 20-meter range, dealing 60% of Wolf’s Butchery’s damage and applying Wolf’s Ignition for 12 seconds. |
Later talents, such as Howling Strike, increase damage output, while Fiery Rampage lets Wolf’s Butchery fire an additional blade beam that inflicts Ignition. The tree as a whole emphasizes strong strike abilities with added survivability.
Gwynn Talent Tree
Gwynn’s talents enhance her Void-based abilities. Void Waltz increases damage against targets during Supers, while Passage Echo doubles the charges of Soul Assault.
| Rank | Talent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Void Waltz | Activating your Super and hitting a target with Void Spirit will increase damage dealt to that target by 10% for 10 seconds. This effect can be stacked up to 6 times and its duration can be refreshed with subsequent Super attacks. |
| 2 | Passage Echo | Increases the maximum number of charges for Soul Assault to 2. |
| 3 | Sharp Blade | Increases the melee damage of Void Dance by 50%. |
| 4 | Void Wave | Increases all healing received by 15%. |
| 5 | Spirit of Vengeance | Increases the explosion damage of Void Spirit by 40%. |
| 6 | Deadline | When an ability defeats multiple opponents at once, it can create up to 3 Void Spirits, regardless of other cooldowns. |
Spirit of Vengeance and Deadline add powerful explosions and multi-spirit generation, giving Gwynn both higher damage and utility. Her tree is centered on stacking damage and controlling enemies with Void powers.
Jolder Talent Tree
Jolder specializes in shield and slam abilities. Outrage grants Indomitable when casting Skyfall Slam, while Side by Side provides Overshields to nearby allies.
| Rank | Talent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outrage | Activating Skyfall Slam with more than 60% Rage gives Jolder the Indomitable effect for 6 seconds. |
| 2 | Side By Side | Recalling Jolder’s shield grants a shield equal to 50% of Jolder’s health to allies within 10 meters for 8 seconds. This also recharges Shield of Starlight by 15%. |
| 3 | Season of Bloom | Skyfall Slam provides an additional 60% health regeneration. |
| 4 | Abhorrence of Evil | Increases the maximum number of Retribution stacks by 3. |
| 5 | Active Defense | Shield of Starlight deals 30% more damage. |
| 6 | Efficiency of Eternity | Shield of Starlight can now ricochet up to 5 times and gains Starlight’s Strength with 10 accumulated Starlight stacks. Recalling the shield while it has Starlight’s Strength grants an extra charge of Shield of Starlight, but the next throw won’t trigger Starlight’s Strength. |
Later talents like Efficiency of Eternity allow her shield to ricochet multiple times, adding new layers of offensive potential. This tree strengthens both her survivability and team support.
Ning Fei Talent Tree
Ning Fei’s talents focus on stealth and clone mechanics. Mirror Image increases Sidetrick charges, while Phantom Strike adds invisibility with a damage bonus afterward.
| Rank | Talent Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirror Image | Sidetrick’s maximum number of uses is increased to two. |
| 2 | Phantom Strike | After using Sidetrick, Ning Fei becomes invisible for 2.5 seconds. When he attacks or the invisibility expires, he gains a 15% damage boost for 3 seconds. |
| 3 | Thunder Descends | Increases the damage of Lightning Strike by 40% for Ning Fei and 20% for his Clones. |
| 4 | High Voltage Current | Overloaded Arc and Overloaded Tremor gain a 30% damage increase against their first target. |
| 5 | Chain Tricks | The Super energy consumed by Arts of Staff is reduced by 30%, and the final strike’s damage is increased by 20%. |
| 6 | Astral Projection | When Ning Fei uses Arts of Staff to attack, his Clones also attack nearby enemies with Arts of Staff, dealing 20% of Ning Fei’s damage. |
Astral Projection allows his clones to mimic powerful attacks, increasing overall damage. His tree supports a mix of deception, invisibility, and clone-based combat.
Tan-2 Talent Tree
Tan-2 gains buffs based on Solar stances. Condensed Glow improves damage resistance in Dawnstar mode, while Phoenix adds explosive damage after enhanced Sunset.
| Rank | Talent Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Condensed Glow | When in Dawnstar mode, you gain 15% damage resistance. While in Duskstar mode, damage is increased by 10%. |
| 2 | Phoenix | After using an enhanced Sunset, the next shot that hits a foe will create an explosion that deals 500 Solar damage to enemies within a 5-meter radius. |
| 3 | Attunement | The recharge rate for Sunset and Sunrise is 50% faster while in either Duskstar or Dawnstar mode. |
| 4 | Afterglow | Increases the damage of Sunset by 25% and Sunset Scorch by 100%. |
| 5 | Synergized Personas | The cooldown for Twilight Shift is reduced to 1 second. |
| 6 | Focused Mind | Sunset or Sunrise will be immediately and fully recharged when the corresponding mode’s Flare energy is full. |
Afterglow and Focused Mind provide stronger Solar skills and faster recharges. This tree focuses on Solar stance synergy and explosive combat power.
Attal Talent Tree
Attal’s talents enhance her healing and Arc damage. Arc Symphony increases Arc Missile charges, and Shared Joy adds stacking resistance and healing when missiles ricochet.
| Rank | Talent Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arc Symphony | Increases Arc Missile’s maximum charges to 2. |
| 2 | Shared Joy | Grants a 5% damage resistance and increases healing potency by 6% for 6 seconds per ricochet of Arc Missile. This effect can stack up to 10 times. |
| 3 | Light Awakened | Improves the efficiency of Tranquility accumulation from ability use by 30%. |
| 4 | First Responder | Reduces the cooldown of Mint Mend to 8 seconds. |
| 5 | Improved Craftmanship | Increases the ricochet distance of Arc Missiles to 12 meters, and allows them to ricochet up to 5 times. |
| 6 | Light Fusion | When you use Mint Mend on yourself or an ally, and either of you has an active Super, both of you gain a 30% damage bonus for 10 seconds. |
Light Fusion boosts damage for herself and allies when Mint Mend is used during Supers. Attal’s tree balances support healing with strong Arc-based offense.
Xuan Wei Talent Tree
Xuan Wei’s upgrades make him a durable fighter. Boundless Impact increases charges of Fist of the Warpath, while Fight Forever reduces its cooldown.
| Rank | Talent Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boundless Impact | The number of charges for Fist of the Warpath is increased to a maximum of two. |
| 2 | Blade’s Edge | Aftermath Explosion triggered by Thunderous Reveal restores 80 health. |
| 3 | Fight Forever | Reduces the charge time of Fist of the Warpath to 15 seconds. |
| 4 | Infinite Might | Each Juggernaut’s Dominance attack consumes 40% less Super energy. |
| 5 | Tempest’s Impact | Increases the damage of Fist of the Warpath by an additional 15%. |
| 6 | Warpath’s Momentum | Grants Warpath’s Momentum when you use Fist of the Warpath. |
Infinite Might lowers energy costs, and Warpath’s Momentum grants extra power when using his Super. His tree focuses on sustainability and constant damage output.
Finnala Talent Tree
Finnala’s talents improve her fire-based attacks. Gulpfire Healing restores health when Funerary Flames hits scorched enemies, while Fanning the Flames increases damage and scorch stacks.
| Rank | Talent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulpfire Healing | When Finnala’s Funerary Flames attack hits a target that is already afflicted with her own Scorched effect, she regenerates 280 health and generates one extra Firesprite. This effect can occur up to three times per ability cast. |
| 2 | Fanning the Flames | Increases the damage of Funerary Flames by 30%. The ability’s pull effect also applies an additional stack of Scorched for 9 seconds. |
| 3 | Embers’ Reignition | Reduces the cooldown of Blazing Barrier to 10 seconds. |
| 4 | Kindled Blaze | The maximum number of Scorched stacks is increased to 9. |
| 5 | Undying Embers | Increases the duration of the Ember effect to 10 seconds. |
| 6 | From Ashes | When an enemy reaches the maximum number of Scorched stacks from weapon hits, all stacks are removed and the remaining damage is instantly dealt. This also triggers an explosion that deals Solar damage equal to 20% of the remaining Scorched damage to all enemies within a 4-meter radius. This effect can be triggered every 0.7 seconds. |
From Ashes delivers a powerful explosion when scorch stacks reach maximum. Her tree revolves around healing, fire stacking, and explosive damage.
Ikora Talent Tree
Ikora’s Void skills are upgraded heavily through her talents. Nova Remnant creates a damaging Singularity after Nova Bomb, while Volatile Gravity restores health from stacks.
| Rank | Talent Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nova Remnant | When Ikora’s Super, Nova Bomb, detonates, it leaves a Singularity that draws in enemies. This vortex deals 500 Void damage per second to nearby targets within a 10-meter radius for 5 seconds. It also generates one stack of Neutron Rebirth per second. |
| 2 | Volatile Gravity | Consuming a stack of Neutron Rebirth restores 4% of Ikora’s health. |
| 3 | Elemental Bombardment | The melee attack of the Gemini Satellite is increased by 40%. |
| 4 | Gravity Dilation | The pull radius of Gravitational Collapse is extended to 10 meters, and the damage radius of its resulting Celestial Debris is increased to 6 meters. |
| 5 | Void Catalyst | The recharge rate for Ikora’s Signature Ability triggered by Mass Accretion is increased to 6%. |
| 6 | Fractal | When the Gemini Satellite hits an enemy, it spawns an extra Mini Satellite that seeks out other nearby foes. This Mini Satellite detonates, causing Void damage equal to 50% of the Gemini Satellite’s initial blast damage to enemies within a 4-meter radius. A single Gemini Satellite can produce up to three Mini Satellites. |
Fractal allows Gemini Satellite to generate mini-satellites that explode for extra Void damage. This tree strengthens her crowd control and Void damage abilities.
Kabr Talent Tree
Kabr’s talents enhance shields and Arc damage. Refraction Phenomenon lets Voltaic Slam refract through enemies, while Twofold Thread increases Blinding Shield charges.
| Rank | Talent Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refraction Phenomenon | Kabr’s Voltaic Slam now has the ability to ricochet off of enemies. The Arc beam can hit up to 2 targets and then refract towards other nearby targets within a 15-meter radius. Each time the beam overpenetrates a target, it generates an explosion. |
| 2 | Twofold Thread | The maximum number of charges for Blinding Shield is increased to 2. |
| 3 | Energy Reconstitution | The durability of the Resistor Barricade is increased by 40%. |
| 4 | Accelerated Resistor | The charge time for Resistor Barricade is reduced to 17 seconds. |
| 5 | Trench Guard | Blinding Shield’s explosion damage is increased by 50%. |
| 6 | Blinding Beam | Casting Resistor Barricade now creates a powerful flash of light that blinds all enemies within a 6m x 6m area for 3 seconds. Enemies within a 25-meter, 180° cone facing the barrier are also blinded for 1.5 seconds. This blinding flash reoccurs if the barrier is destroyed or expires. |
Blinding Beam adds a flash effect to his barrier that blinds enemies. His tree combines strong defense with disruptive crowd control.
What Are Talents in Destiny Rising?
Talents are permanent character upgrades. They can improve active skills, increase damage, reduce cooldowns, or add new effects. Since they are tied to each Guardian, they allow players to tailor combat styles and make characters more powerful.
How to Unlock Talents Destiny Rising
Destiny Rising’s gacha aspects come into play when unlocking talents. Talents are unlocked by obtaining duplicates of Guardians through banners. The number of duplicates required depends on rarity.
For 4-star Guardians in Destiny Rising, early ranks need one duplicate, while higher ranks require up to three. For 5-star Guardians, each rank needs only one duplicate. Once a Guardian reaches Rank 6, players unlock a dynamic avatar that features that character.
