Destiny 2 Main article: Destiny 2 Attributes These perks may grant boosts such as faster reload times for certain weapons or faster cooldown times for grenades or other Guardian abilities. In Destiny, some armor pieces have perks that can be unlocked by gaining experience. The Hunter's Throwing Knife and Smoke Grenade abilities have a longer cooldown than other melee abilities. Strength reduces the cooldown of a Guardian's melee ability.

That means to get the same level of effectiveness the player once had at lower levels, they must equip armor with a higher value of the particular attribute. For example, a helmet with +20 Discipline is more effective at reducing grenade cooldown at level 8 than at level 12. The efficiency of the armor at reducing the cooldown for a particular attribute decreases as the player levels. Each of these attributes reduces the cooldown of one of the Guardian's abilities. This slot is locked until level 40.Īn armor piece's Light is represented by a number and factors into a Guardian's overall Light level.Īrmor pieces can provide varying amounts of Intellect, Discipline, and/or Strength.

Artifact: Not visible on a Guardian, but grants additional boosts to attributes and unique perks.

Ghost Shell: The shell worn by a Guardian's Ghost.

All look different, but function the same.

Class Item: Depending on a Guardian's class, this could be a bond ( Warlock), mark ( Titan), or cloak ( Hunter).

Leg Armor: Armor worn on a Guardian's legs.

Chest Armor: Armor worn on a Guardian's chest.

Gauntlets: Armor worn on a Guardian's arms.Helmet: Armor worn on a Guardian's head.Only one exotic armor piece can be equipped at a time. Only one piece of armor can be equipped in each slot at any time, while nine more pieces of armor can be stored in inventory for each armor slot. Each piece of armor fits in a particular slot on a Guardian.

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