Mobility, Resilience, and Recovery are the new stat values in Destiny 2. But which value should you focus on? What is the best? All answers here!
Destiny 2 gives you some freedom in choosing your preferred stat value. However, there are a few conditions you need to be aware of. You cannot increase these values arbitrarily. Additionally, there are class-specific restrictions.
We will provide you with an overview of how to best utilize each stat value and whether it is worth investing in all of them.
What do the stat values actually mean?
There are three stat values in Destiny 2: Mobility, Resilience, and Recovery.
Mobility in Destiny 2
Mobility determines how fast you can walk (not sprint) , whether it is forward movement or dodging left and right while in combat. Mobility also affects your jump. Read in our detailed guide what impact the mobility value has on various movements!
Resilience in Destiny 2
Resilience indicates how many damage points you can withstand before experiencing a virtual death. Your total health points consist of your health bar and your shield. The maximum value of resilience is 10. You have the following health points total between a resilience value of 0 and 10:
- Health without shield: 70
- Shield with a resilience value of 0: 116
- Shield with a resilience value of 5: 126
- Shield with a resilience value of 7: 128
- Shield with a resilience value of 9: 130
- Shield with a resilience value of 10: 131
In total, your overall health with a resilience value of 10 is 70+131=201 total health points. Even though there are only 15 health points between the resilience value of 0 and 10, these can decide victory or defeat in a close fight.
Recovery in Destiny 2
Recovery controls how quickly your health points regenerate once you take damage. The following graphic illustrates the principle:
Guardians with a recovery value of 10 reach maximum health about 4 seconds faster than a Guardian with a recovery value of 1.
Your class choice dictates the direction!
Right at the start of the game, you can see where the focus lies in the points distribution for each class:
- Titans focus on Resilience
- Warlocks are masters of Recovery
- Hunters excel in Mobility
While it is possible for a Warlock to reach the maximum value of 10 in resilience or mobility, the other attributes must be significantly neglected for that to happen.
You can also influence things through mods, which grant additional bonuses, that you can equip on your gear. Of course, there are restrictions:
- Gloves only have mobility mods
- Helmet mods increase resilience
- Legs can have mods that increase recovery
- The Titan can only increase resilience with his class item
- Hunter cloaks only increase mobility
- Warlock bonds provide space for recovery mods
No matter how you combine your armor and mods, the Titan always has the bonus in resilience, the Warlock in recovery, and Hunters have their advantages in mobility. This spreadsheet provides further details, where you can look up all combinations of armor and mods!
How significant is the difference actually?
Yes, you will notice a difference between a mobility value of 4 and 9. Since mobility does not affect sprint speed, you will primarily notice this effect in the Crucible. A high mobility increases your dodge speed (both when aiming and not aiming).
With a high recovery value, you are back on your feet significantly faster and can immediately jump back into the fray. This is especially a game-changer in the Crucible. Faster regeneration can create a surprise effect and eliminate enemies who have not regained their full health yet.
Resilience can influence the time it takes for an enemy to take you down. 15 health points between a resilience value of 0 and 10 make a significant difference in the Crucible.
Summary and Recommendation: Hunters and Titans will unfortunately never enjoy a maximum recovery value of 10 without brutally neglecting the other attributes. Because recovery is the best and most important stat value. You should always try to invest as many points as possible in recovery.
How much resilience do you need? Exactly four points! Why? Opponents in the Crucible who shoot at you with the MIDA Multi-Tool need one more critical hit once your resilience is at least 4 points. That may sound trivial, but in the current Crucible meta, it is a point that must be considered. In battles against the pesky alien races, resilience is also important, because the more damage you can withstand, the better!
If possible, ignore mobility. Instead, invest in gear that actually increases sprint speed – like the MIDA Combo, the Titan’s Dune Strider, the Hunter’s STAMP-F3R, or the Transversive Steps of Warlocks.
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