Titans have been a recurring sight at the top of the PvP meta in Destiny 2 for many seasons now. While there are a plethora of factors that contribute to their strength in the Crucible environment, certain Exotic armor pieces—such as Antaeus Wards—have stood out as fundamental components to the dominance on display. But a big nerf is on the way.
That dominance is set to take a hit in the mid-season update for season 22, as Bungie announced in today’s This Week in Destiny blog post. As part of the Exotic armor balance changes, Antaeus Wards is being stripped of its passive boost to sliding, and Reflective Vents now require full class ability charge to deploy. It’s a significant increase to the cost of using the Exotic from encounter to encounter, heavily limiting a player’s ability to exploit its powerful shielding tool.