Armor

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Armor is featured quite prominently in Destiny with a wide assortment of pieces specifically tailored to each class of Guardians, and armor for general use by all classes.[1] Each type of armor has their own stat bonuses and traits that are meant to synergize with the player's subclass and weapons.

Overview[edit]

There are 5 different categories of armor Guardians can equip: Helmets, Gauntlets, Chest Armor, Leg Armor, and Class Items. The last slot, class items, is unique to each class: Hunters can wear cloaks, Warlocks can wear bonds, and Titans can wear marks.[2] Colors (including dyes) and decals are available.[3] Class items offers no increase to defense and is mostly aesthetic, but higher-ranking class items are larger and more ornate than default or other lower-ranking ones. For example, a Hunter will start out with a plain white scarf without a hood, but can acquire a more decorative hooded cloak, especially one that distinguishes certain achievements.[4]

Rarity is tied to the armor set with more perks and mods on higher rarity gear.

Stats[edit]

Each armor piece has a random set of base stats that affects the player. There are 3 different stats:

  • Discipline: this stat affects the cooldown of the player’s equipped grenade ability.
  • Intellect: this stat affects the cooldown of the player's equipped Super.
  • Strength: this stat affects the cooldown of the player’s equipped melee ability.

In Destiny 2 the previously stats tied to the subclass, mobility, recovery, and resilience are made into armor stats.

  • Mobility: this stat affects jump height and the cooldown of the player's equipped class ability if the player is a Hunter.
  • Resilience: this stat affects damage resistance and the cooldown of the player's equipped class ability if the player is a Titan.
  • Recovery: this stat affects health and shield regeneration rate and the cooldown of the player's equipped class ability if the player is a Warlock.

Starting in Beyond Light the subclass began to affect armor stats through subclass fragments.

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