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Creating the perfectDestiny 2build requires a lot of work and patience.
Learn the basics of Destiny 2’s armor stats with this beginner-friendly guide.
What Is High-Stat Armor?
High-stat armor refers to any armor piece that drops with a stat total of 60 or higher.
Resilience
Governs PvE damage resistance, total HP, flinch resistance, and the Titan’s Barricade cooldown.
Recovery
Governs health regeneration delay and the Warlock’s Rift cooldown.
Discipline
Governs grenade ability cooldown.
Intellect
Governs Super ability cooldown.
Strength
Governs melee ability cooldown.
Armor also randomly rolls with a stat total, ranging from 48-68.
Armor Stat Distribution Explained
Your armor’s stat total is divided among six stats.
The way your stats are divided isn’t completely random.
The remaining 30 points would then go into Discipline, Intellect, and Strength.
All armor pieces (excluding class items) roll with four plugs, two for each pool.
Don’t worry if this sounds confusing.
This is known as astat bias.
For example,Star-Eater Scaleswill always drop with 10 Intellect, regardless of equipped armorer mods.
These stat biases tend to complement the Exotic’s unique effect.
Grenade-oriented Exotics bias Discipline, Titan Exotics that alter their class ability bias Resilience, etc.
Once again, this is armor that drops with 60+ stat totals and tends to have heavy stat biases.
The Best Sources Of High-Stat Armor
Every source we listed above is capable of dropping high-stat armor.
If the dungeon isn’t dropping Pinnacle Gear that week, dungeon drops will be limited.
Each week, one older dungeon will drop Pinnacle Gear if you successfully beat the final encounter.
Unlisted in-game, pinnacle dungeons don’t have drop restrictions.
Zulmak is a fairly easy boss by today’s standards and can be killed in a single DPS phase.
Get a fireteam together to reload the checkpoint after each kill.
If done efficiently, you’re looking at a high-stat armor drop every few minutes.
Seasonal Engram Focusing
Most seasons in Destiny 2 introduces a new vendor at the H.E.L.M.
with numerous focusing options.The H.E.L.M.
Collect specimens and destroy pistons to unlock vendor upgrades in Episode: Echoes.
Each week, Salvation’s Edge and the weekly Pinnacle raid will gain a Master difficulty variant.
Instead of farming Master raids on their own, farm the normal variant forSpoils of Conquest.
With 240 Spoils, you’ll have enough to purchase 12 armor pieces with excellent stat rolls.
Repeat this process as needed.
Legendary Lost Sectors (Exotics Only)
What good is a build without an Exotic?
Fortunately, there is a way to obtain high-stat Exotic armor: Master Lost Sectors.
Reach the Lost Sector, interact with the map outside the area, then opt for hardest difficulty option.
That’s quite a tall order for some, but it’s more than worth the effort.
Rahool Exotic Focusing (Exotics Only)
Season of the Deep addedExotic Focusingto Destiny 2.
However, if you use the other three Armorer mods, the stat bias will work as expected.
Which Stats Should I Focus On?
For a more in-depth explanation of stats themselves, check out ourArmor 2.0 guide.
Other classes avoid this stat entirely.
Used by Titans to reduce their Barricade cooldown.
Resilience isthemost important stat for PvE, reducing incoming damage by 30%.
Used by Warlocks to reduce their Rift cooldown.
Recovery is themost important stat for PvP, allowing your HP to regenerate faster.
Lowers grenade cooldowns by up to 50%.
Used by most builds that plan on using grenades.
Lowers Super cooldowns by up to 30%.
Generally not used since most melee builds have ability regeneration baked in their kit.
