Defender

The Sigil of the Defender

"The Wall. It keeps the dream of the City intact. On the battlefield, the Defender is the Wall. And her allies stand behind her."

— Commander Zavala

Defender is a Void-based Titan subclass. It is designed specifically for defense in the form of casting a shield that protects teammates.

Upgrades

"The wall against which the Darkness breaks."

— Class Description

Tier 1—Grenades

• Magnetic Grenade—a grenade that attaches to enemies and explodes twice
• Spike Grenade—a grenade that attaches to any surface and emits a torrent of damaging Void Light
• Suppressor Grenade—an explosive grenade that prevents enemies from using abilities for a short time

Tier 2—Movement

• Lift—jump and then press again while in the air to activate Lift
• Increased Height—upgrades Lift to carry you higher
• Increased Control—upgrades Lift for better directional control while in the air
• Catapult—upgrades Lift to provide a strong initial burst of momentum

Tier 3—Super

• Ward of Dawn—shape Void Light into an indestructible shield to protect you and your allies from harm
• Armor of Light—while inside Ward of Dawn you and your allies gain significant damage resistance
• Blessing of Light—passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary shield
• Weapons of Light—passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary increase to weapon damage

Tier 4—Melee

• Disintegrate—killing an enemy with this powerful melee attack creates a Force Barrier around you which absorbs incoming damage
• War Machine—while Force Barrier is active all your weapons reload and ready blindingly fast
• Gift of Light—while Force Barrier is active all your melee kills create Orbs of Light
• Unbreakable—Force Barrier continually recharges

Tier 5—Training 1

• Titan Codex I—training focused on battle recovery and toughness
• Titan Codex II—training focused on speed and toughness
• Titan Codex III—training focused on battle recovery and speed

Tier 6—Perks 1

• Bastion—increases the duration of Ward of Dawn
• Relentless—increases the strength and duration of Force Barrier
• Gift of the Void—as Ward of Dawn takes damage from enemy fire it creates additional Orbs of Light

Tier 7—Training 2

• Titan Codex IV—training focused on all attributes
• Titan Codex V—training focused on maximum recovery
• Titan Codex VI—training focused on raw speed

Tier 8—Perks 2

• Untouchable—reduces the cooldown time of Ward of Dawn
• Iron Harvest—Heavy Weapon kills have a chance to create Orbs of Light for your allies
• Illuminated—increases the benefits granted by Blessing of Light and Weapons of Light

Trivia

• The Defender Subclass technically doesn't appear in Destiny 2 as it's ability was given to the Sentinel Subclass but Ward of Dawn does making the only Super to appear without it's Subclass.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2