The armor stat revamp for Destiny 2 made a significant difference to how builds are made. Players now have more ways to build their characters, but now that the baseline performance for Guardians has changed, players need to be wise when it comes to choosing which stats they choose to prioritize.
Builds in the Crucible has always been about breakpoints, and the advent of Armor 3.0 in Destiny 2 did not change that. However, the meta has seen a drastic shift in regard to what things players should prioritize, and if you're wondering how you can stay competitive in the Crucible, here's a quick guide on which stats you should focus on getting.
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What Stats to Get for Destiny 2 PvP
Previously, Resilience and Recovery were the kings of Destiny 2 PvP builds, but now that those two have been consolidated into the Health stat, players will need to rethink their approach to buildcrafting. Arguably, the most important weapon stat for Destiny 2 PvP is Weapons, as this can lead to some very interesting loadouts.
For the unaware, every 10 point of Weapons over 100 increases the damage players deal to other players by up to 6%. This number might seem small, but if you combine this with other damage-boosting effects like Radiant or the myriad of damage perks, some weapons will be able to significantly increase their optimal TTK values. Some examples include:
- 180 RPM Hand Cannons with Enhanced Precision Instrument and ~170 Weapons can defeat Guardians with three headshots
- 390 RPM Pulse Rifles with ~177 Weapons can take Guardians down with six headshots
TTK breakpoints for many other weapons have improved due to the Weapons stat, but to save you the hassle, 190 Weapons is the most ideal if you want all of your guns to feel better in the Crucible.
What About Other Stats?
Of course, Weapons isn't the only important stat for PvP. If you're perfectly fine with the old meta, or if you're using a weapon that doesn't benefit much from Weapons, then you can build around the following instead:
- Class: Decreases the cooldown of class abilities. Over 100, this stat grants you an Overshield when using a class ability.
- Super: Decreases Super cooldown and increases Super energy received from all sources. This is a must-have for Competitive/Trials of Osiris, as base Super cooldowns are simply too long.
- Grenade/Melee: Much like the stats above, these are important for reducing ability cooldowns.
Super, Grenade, and Melee stats should never go beyond 100 in the Crucible, as their damage bonuses don't matter as much there as compared to difficult PvE content. Still, consider getting at least one of these to 100, and if you really want to make a 200 stat build, go right ahead and have fun.
What About Health?
All players now have the same amount of HP regardless of their Health stat in PvP. However, the higher your Health stat, the sooner you'll start recovering HP after not taking damage. This is essentially the same as Recovery from before Armor 3.0.
Stacking Health is only recommended for players who want to minimize their downtime. In our experience playing through Crucible matches, about 150 Health is good enough to speed up your HP recovery in the Crucible.
Destiny 2
- Released
- August 28, 2017
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- T For TEEN for Blood, Language, and Violence
- Developer(s)
- Bungie
- Publisher(s)
- Bungie
- Engine
- Tiger Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- Cross Save
- yes
- Expansions
- Destiny 2: Forsaken, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Destiny 2: Lightfall
- Franchise
- Destiny
- Number of Players
- 1-6 (Co-Op)
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- no
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- Platform(s)
- PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- How Long To Beat
- 100+
- X|S Optimized
- YES
- PS Plus Availability
- Essential, Extra, & Premium (The Witch Queen)
