Destiny 2 Solar Fragments Ranked (2026): The Laughable to the Passable
Underwhelming Destiny 2 Solar Fragments ranked: Ember of Wonder, Tempering, Beams, Combustion, and Benevolence are more sparkler than supernova.
In the ever-baking crucible of Destiny 2, even the sunniest subclass has its shadowy corners. Since Season of the Haunted blazed through and reforged Solar subclasses with the Aspects and Fragments system, Guardians have been chasing the perfect ember-to-ignite ratio. By 2026, with the echoes of Lightfall, The Final Shape, and enough seasonal mods to fill a Cryptarch’s vault, Solar Fragments have been buffed, nerfed, and occasionally bugged into comedy. Today, the spotlight falls on the underdogs—the fragments that make you wonder if the Traveler has a twisted sense of humor. From #16 to #7, we’re ranking the least impressive embers. Strap on your Hallowfire Heart, because things are about to get tepid.
16. Ember of Wonder
Rapidly defeating enemies with Ignitions spawns an Orb of Power. In a world where every helmet mod sneezes out Orbs, dedicating an entire Fragment slot to a single Orb every eight seconds is like bringing a sparkler to a Dawnblade duel. The +10 Resilience is the only reason anyone would slot this. If you need Orbs, use a siphon mod. If you need self-respect, skip this entirely.
15. Ember of Tempering
Solar weapon kills grant Recovery and airborne effectiveness. The buff stack lasts a paltry eight seconds, and the Firesprite generation is on a five-second cooldown. In PvP, you’d need a kill streak longer than a Crucible mercy rule to feel the Recovery benefits. In PvE, Restoration and Ember of Empyrean do the same job without the constant pressure to keep chaining kills. The -10 Recovery penalty is just salt on a lukewarm wound.
14. Ember of Beams
Stronger target acquisition on Solar Super projectiles. Sounds spicy, but the only Super that truly appreciates this is Daybreak’s sword slashes—and even then, you’re gambling a Fragment slot to make a roaming Super slightly less embarrassing. +10 Intellect can’t salvage the fact that your best option is to not run this at all.
13. Ember of Combustion
Super final blows cause Ignites and spawn Firesprites. On paper, it turns your Super into a fireworks display. In practice, most Solar Supers already clear adds just fine without it. Golden Gun variants benefit a little, but why use those when Blade Barrage exists? The +10 Strength is a nice curiosity, but this Fragment remains a solution in search of a problem.
12. Ember of Benevolence
The spiritual successor to Benevolent Dawn, now with a -10 Discipline penalty. Applying buffs to allies boosts ability regeneration, but the buff radius is so tiny you’ll need to be practically cuddling your fireteam. Inconsistent activation and a reward that’s only slightly faster cooldowns make this a Fragment for Warlocks who miss the old days but know they can’t go back.
11. Ember of Singeing
Scorching targets recharges your class ability faster. Hunters adore this for infinite dodges, and Heart of Inmost Light Titans can turn barricades into a second melee. Warlocks, with their longer cooldowns, just sigh. It’s a solid PvE pick for anyone who loves spamming class abilities, but in PvP it’s a stat-less ghost.
10. Ember of Blistering
Defeating targets with Ignites gives grenade energy. In theory, chaining Ignites could feed your grenade infinitely. In reality, builds that can consistently Ignite already have infinite grenades (hello, Starfire Protocol and Sunbracers). On builds that struggle to Ignite, it’s a dead slot. The -10 Discipline makes it even harder to justify.
9. Ember of Mercy
Revives and Firesprites grant Restoration. If it worked properly, this would be a top-tier defensive Fragment. But a persistent bug causes picking up another Firesprite to reset the Restoration timer, rendering Empyrean extensions useless. Until Bungie sprinkles some coding magic, this mercy is misguided.
8. Ember of Searing
Defeating scorched targets returns melee energy and spawns a Firesprite. Melee-focused builds already have numerous ways to refund their punch: Hunters have Gambler’s Dodge and Knock ‘Em Down, Titans can pick up their Throwing Hammer, and Warlocks can float with Heat Rises. It’s overkill for most, but Sunbracer Warlocks might appreciate the backup.
7. Ember of Eruption
Increases Ignite radius from 8 meters to a room-clearing 12 meters, plus +10 Strength. Now we’re talking! Ignites are already fantastic add-clear, and this Fragment pushes them into absurd territory. Pair with Ember of Char to blanket everything in Scorch. Every Ignite-centric build should slot this without a second thought, finally breaking the streak of mediocrity.
So there you have it—the bottom half of Solar Fragments, where hopes go to smolder. Many of these are situational at best, and a few are held back by bugs that have persisted longer than a Dawning grind. The truly powerful fragments—Ember of Torches, Empyrean, Ashes—belong in the top six, and they’ll get their own spotlight soon. Until then, keep your Solar builds hot and your Fragment slots hotter.