Edge of Concurrence — Jolt Conduit (Hunter)
Weapon: Edge of Concurrence (Glaive · Special · Arc) · Subclass: Arc (Arcstrider) · Role: Jolt-engine add-clear + Unstoppable/champion control in the mid lane Sandbox: 9.7.0 · Created 2026-06-16
A glaive that shoots lightning. Hold the trigger and the projectile's sustained Arc damage jolts whatever you're aimed at — and on Arc Hunter, jolt is the whole economy: jolted kills make you amplified (Flow State), spit Ionic Traces (Spark of Ions), and feed Bolt Charge. The glaive blocks like a shield, melees like a spear, and the 9.7.0 artifact stamps it with an intrinsic Unstoppable stun. Half a defensive primary, half a chain-lightning add-eraser, and every kill it makes recharges the abilities that make the next one.
The weapon
Edge of Concurrence (Exotic perk, verbatim): "Melee and projectile damage charge this weapon. When fully charged, [Alternate Weapon Action] to enable a special ranged attack. Sustained projectile damage causes targets to become jolted."
Catalyst — Eddy Current (verbatim): "Temporarily increases reload speed and handling after sprinting or while amplified. This effect is improved when you are amplified."
What it does: the glaive's projectile shot is a chargeable Arc bolt. Melee hits and chip damage build the charge meter; at full charge the alternate fire is a heavy ranged blast (the "Lightning Seeker" trait projectile). Critically, holding sustained projectile fire jolts the target — jolt being the Arc debuff that chains lightning to nearby combatants and amplifies your damage against the jolted target. So Edge of Concurrence is the rare weapon that applies a subclass verb by itself, no ability spend. The catalyst is built for this exact subclass: Flow State keeps you amplified almost permanently, and amplified is precisely when Eddy Current's reload/handling boost is improved — the glaive handles like a sidearm the moment the jolt loop is rolling.
Loadout
| Slot | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Subclass | Arcstrider (Arc) | Jolt is the weapon's output and the subclass's whole engine. One-to-one. |
| Super |  Gathering Storm (or Storm's Edge) | Hurl the staff to jolt a whole pack — pre-jolts a room so the glaive's first shots inherit chains; Storm's Edge if you want roaming blink-burst instead. |
| Class ability | Marksman's / Gambler's Dodge | Dodge → Lethal Current arms the next melee; Gambler's if you want melee energy back near enemies. |
| Movement |  Triple Jump | Air control to reposition behind the glaive's guard. |
| Melee |  Combination Blow (or any Arc melee — Lethal Current carries it) | Dodge-armed Lethal Current jolt + aftershock is the real melee payload; the base charged melee is interchangeable. |
| Grenade |  Flux Grenade (or any Arc nade + Spark of Shock) | Arc grenade for an extra jolt application on demand. |
| Aspect 1 |  Lethal Current | After dodging, next melee jolts + aftershock; damaging any jolted target with melee also blinds it — pairs perfectly with the glaive spear-poke after you've jolted with the shot. |
| Aspect 2 |  Flow State | Defeating a jolted target → amplified; amplified = faster dodge regen, resilience, and greatly increased reload speed (stacks with Eddy Current). |
| Fragments | Spark of Ions · Spark of Discharge · Spark of Amplitude · Spark of Resistance | Jolt economy + survivability (below). |
| Exotic armour |  Liar's Handshake (Gauntlets) | Cross Counter: Arc melee → an extremely powerful healing counterpunch. The glaive is a melee weapon; jolt+blind sets up free, safe Cross Counter swings that heal through the danger of being in spear range. |
| Energy weapon | (Edge of Concurrence occupies this slot) | The glaive is your Special. |
| Kinetic / Primary | An Arc primary (e.g. a Voltshot SMG or auto, or any Arc Special-ammo isn't possible here — use a Kinetic add-clear) | Keeps jolt/Ionic-Trace fragments fed when the glaive is charging; Spark of Discharge wants Arc weapon kills. |
| Heavy | Any Arc Heavy (LMG / Sword) | Surge-matched boss/major damage when the glaive is doing add control. |
Why this works (the mechanics)
- The weapon applies the subclass verb for free. Most Arc builds spend a melee or grenade to jolt. Edge of Concurrence jolts with sustained projectile fire — so every Flow State / Spark of Ions / Spark of Amplitude trigger fires off normal gunplay, with abilities left in reserve. The glaive is the jolt source.
- Flow State makes amplified near-permanent, and amplified is the glaive's sweet spot. Jolt a target with the shot → kill it → amplified. Amplified gives greatly increased reload + faster dodge regen, and the Eddy Current catalyst is explicitly improved while amplified — so the glaive's slow stock handling evaporates exactly when you're in the loop. Self-reinforcing: the weapon keeps you amplified, amplified keeps the weapon snappy.
- Jolt → Ionic Traces → ability refunds, off gunfire. Spark of Ions (jolted kills make Traces) + Spark of Discharge (Arc weapon kills can make Traces, and collecting a Trace grants Bolt Charge) means the glaive's add-clearing recharges your dodge, melee and grenade without you touching them. Traces home in; you just keep shooting.
- Lethal Current turns the spear-poke into a blind+aftershock. Dodge to arm Lethal Current → glaive melee (a powered Arc melee for the aspect's purposes) jolts, drops a damaging aftershock, and because the target's already jolted from the shot, blinds it. In-your-face glaive range becomes safe: blinded enemies can't shoot back.
- Liar's Handshake heals through melee range. The glaive forces you close. Cross Counter turns each Arc melee into an extremely powerful counterpunch that heals — so the build's risk (being at spear distance) becomes its sustain. Jolt+blind first, then Cross Counter the helpless target for a full heal. No Solar restoration needed; the melee loop is the lifeline.
- Spark of Amplitude prints orbs. Rapidly defeating targets while amplified (which is most of the time) makes Orbs of Power → feeds Super and any orb mods → Gathering Storm comes back to pre-jolt the next room. The cycle closes.
Stats & mods
Priority: Weapons 200 → Health 100+ → Melee ~80 → Class. Weapons stat scales the glaive's PvE damage and its melee; Health for staying alive at spear range; Melee feeds Combination Blow / Lethal Current / Cross Counter; Class for dodge uptime (the Lethal Current trigger).
- Armour archetype: Powerhouse (Weapons/Super) or Gunner pieces (Weapons- favouring) — Weapons is the single biggest lever for a damage-dealing exotic.
- Helmet: Harmonic Siphon (Arc kills → Orbs) · Ashes to Assets (Super on ability kills) · Dynamo (Super on dodge).
- Gauntlets (Liar's Handshake): Heavy Handed (melee kills refund melee + spawn ammo — feeds Cross Counter) · Melee Font (→ Melee stat).
- Chest: Arc Resistance ×1 + two damage-resist mods — you're up close.
- Boots: Arc Weapon Surge ×2 (≈+17% to the glaive's Arc damage — straight damage) · Innervation/Orbs of Restoration (orb pickup → ability energy).
- Class item: Bomber/Outreach (ability energy on dodge — keeps Lethal Current armed) · Reaper (dodge → next kill spawns an Orb, feeds Spark synergy).
- Stat tuning: +Weapons trades against Health where rolls allow; don't sacrifice the Health floor (you fight in melee range).
Where it shines
- Match Game / GM-tier add density: the glaive jolts → chains → Flow State amplified → orbs and Traces flood → abilities never empty. Sustained, low-cost room control with a built-in guard for the inevitable melee pressure.
- Champion coverage (Anti-Champion 2.0): glaives have no intrinsic champion stun by archetype — they rely on the artifact. The 9.7.0 artifact
Unstoppable Glaive mod gives Edge of Concurrence an intrinsic Unstoppable stun and keeps it overcharged. 
Suppressing Glaive (artifact) adds ability-lockout that handles Overload behaviour, and 
Bad Amplitude lets an Arc ability jolt a Champion if you need it. Net: with the seasonal artifact this build handles Unstoppable natively and Overload via suppression; Barrier is the gap — bring a Barrier-stunning primary/Heavy archetype in the other slots. - Survivability content (-30/-40): Liar's heal + Lethal Current blind + Spark of Resistance (DR while surrounded) + amplified resilience = four overlapping safety layers built for the close-range glaive playstyle.