In the MMO shooter Destiny exotic armor pieces can have different values in intellect, strength, and discipline. What are the maximum values with House of Wolves?
Exotic armor pieces are nearly identical. But only “nearly” and it is this “nearly” that this article is about.
An exotic helmet like the “Achylophagen Symbiont” of the Hunter always has the same properties and always the same status value. In the case of the Symbiont, that is “discipline.”
However, this value in discipline can vary in height. If Xur sells an Achylophagen Symbiont, each of these helmets at the same light level has the same value. It is the same outcome. From an Engram though, as a strike, nightfall, crucible reward, or from a boss encounter, other “Achylophagen Symbionts” can drop that may have a higher or lower value in discipline.
This value in discipline moves within very specific parameters (i.e., between a minimum and a maximum value). This range varies depending on the type of armor piece. Moreover, many of the new exotic armor pieces not only have one value but several. For these types of armor pieces (we refer to them as split-items) different parameters apply.
And these parameters can be quite broadly defined. For instance, it is assumed that chest armors can have values ranging between 102 and 181. It is therefore worth paying attention to obtaining an armor piece with the “highest” value possible.
What do the values intellect, strength, and discipline bring in Destiny?
The magical value that Guardians need to aim for remains at 272. With this value, one receives a 100% bonus for the respective stat. Beyond this value, additional points do not yield any benefit.
- For those who reach 272 intellect, they receive their super every 3:55 minutes instead of only every 5:30. The super meter fills up twice as fast through kills.
- At 272 discipline, a Guardian throws grenades every 27 seconds instead of just once a minute.
- With 272 strength, a player reaches the full 100% bonus and therefore has only 31 seconds cooldown instead of 69 seconds.
What are the current maximum values?
We differentiate between “pure” (only one value) and “split” (multiple values). The maximum values for armor pieces with light 42 are:
For chest armors (pure) at 181. Chest armors (split) at 103 for the individual value. The only exotic chest armor with a split value are the new robes for the Warlock.
For gloves (pure) at 120. Gloves (split) at 68 or 69. Exotic gloves with split values are: The claws of Ahamkara and the new items Handcuffs of Nothing for the Warlock and ACD/0 Feedback Fence for the Titan.
For helmets (pure) at 135 or 136. Helmets (split) at 77. Exotic helmets with split values are: For the Hunter ATS/8 Arachnid, for the Titan Eternal Warrior; the Obsidian Will and The Ram for the Warlock.
For boots (pure) 166. No boots with split values are known.
6% more with House of Wolves in Destiny
These values correspond to an increase of 6% compared to the values that exotic armors with “Darkness Lurks” could reach. The earlier version of the article can be found here.
For the article, we again used the measurements of the reddit user aWrySharK. He collects on reddit the maximum values of the individual armor piece types from the community. For the values of the split gloves and those of the pure helmets, it is still uncertain. By calculations, it should be the higher value, but so far, only the lower value has been found or not all outcomes with the maximum value have been found yet.
