In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Duskbreaker’s Garrison is a new exotic item that arrived in December 2015. What can the chest armor do for Titans?
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison was, alongside the ATS/8 Tarantella, one of two new exotic items that came out in December. 7 more are still pending. So far, they are only known from the database. When they will arrive is unknown.
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison in Destiny can come from exotic chest armor engrams (easier to obtain if you use Three of Coins), Xur can sell them, or you can randomly loot them from Year 2 activities such as the raid, the Nightfall strike, or in the Crucible.
What Makes the Duskbreaker’s Garrison in Destiny Special
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison is a very special item because it allows the Titan to ignite jets in mid-air through the “Tactical Air Support” perk and thereby control their movements. It’s somewhat similar to giving the Guardian a small nudge in mid-air and directing it in a self-chosen direction.
In terms of stats, the Duskbreaker’s Garrison is a split armor and can show between 48 and 78 points in intellect, discipline, or strength. Discipline/Strength is probably the preferred distribution.
Conveniently: One can choose between the secondary perks Special Ammo and Heavy Ammo, thus gaining a noticeable advantage.
The idea behind the armor is clear: Additional mobility in the air can surprise opponents or allow one to reach places they otherwise couldn’t get to.
How Good is the Armor in PvE or PvP?
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison does not bring any mathematical advantage like some other exotic armor pieces. With those, one simply knows: With this I generate more orbs, with this I can withstand a bit more, or with this, I can revive teammates faster. The Duskbreaker’s Garrison is only as good as its wearer.
In PvE, it should mainly be interesting for players who want to “explore”, see how far they can get, where they can glitch. Maybe useful in a jumping puzzle, where one would otherwise struggle, or if they just feel like taking a patrol a bit more casually. That does not mean the armor would be useless in a raid: Anyone who feels they could use a little help in movement-intensive passages can give it a try.
The Stumbling Clay Pigeon Titan
Definitely stronger is the armor in Destiny’s PvP. There, experienced players who really have an eye on a situation can surprise opponents with “crazy” and jerky movements. Defensively, one can go from a clay pigeon that an experienced shooter happily picks out of the air to a twitching, staggering clay pigeon that curses and misses opponents. Especially as long as the armor is still relatively new and its effects are surprising.
Well, it would be even more unpredictable to want to hit this guy here, as seen in this tutorial:
An unpredictable trajectory can make the difference between victory and defeat.
As the Duskbreaker’s Garrison can be combined with several other abilities, it might be worth taking the time to experiment with it and get to know the armor. Those who master the so-called “skating” as a Striker can have a lot of fun maintaining the speed boost.
The experts from PlanetDestiny hold the new Titan chest in high regard, seeing in it an ideal complement for a shotgun playstyle in PvP – which certainly embodies the “Run” in the “Hit and Run” tactics.
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison is truly an “exotic item”: it allows attack patterns and ideas that were not possible before. A very interesting item!
What do you think of the armor piece?
