Armor 3.0 reference. For target stats → farming recipe (which archetypes, tertiaries, and mods to chase), use the
Calculator tab. Per-class stat-priority recommendations are still in design.
Every point matters in 3.0 (no more 10-point breakpoints). Hitting 101+ unlocks a second scaling band on top of the base effect — that's where the "200 stat = damage exotic" framing comes from.
Weapons
Reload speed, handling, damage vs minors/majors (up to +15%)
Boss damage (+15%), ammo brick bonus, +6% vs Guardians
Health
Orb-pickup HP (0-70), flinch resist (up to +10%)
Faster shield recharge (+25%), shorter delay (-50%), +20 shield HP vs combatants (PvE)
Class
Class ability cooldown + energy gains (up to +190%)
Overshield on cast (0-40 HP PvE, 0-10 PvP)
Grenade
Grenade cooldown + energy from all sources
Up to +65% grenade damage (PvE), +20% (PvP) — largest of ability bonuses
Super
Super energy gain from damage + sources
Up to +45% super damage (PvE), +15% (PvP)
Melee
Melee cooldown + energy gains
Up to +30% melee damage (PvE), +20% (PvP). Powered, unpowered, Glaive.
Consensus across 27 sources. Set bonuses shift with each artifact rotation — these picks hold across artifacts. Skip-tier sets are safe to instant-shard in PvE.
S
Ferropotent
Heal from orbs of power. Universal pickup — works with every PvE build.
S
Smoke Jumper
Orb generation on melee. Top pick for CQC / melee-spam builds. Edge-of-Fate vintage; hard to get now.
S
Sage Protector
Sword ability regen. Pairs with the Praxic Blade meta.
S
Swordmaster
Sword damage resistance. Pairs with Praxic Blade.
S
Tecsec
Kinetic damage to shields + disorienting shockwave. Edge-of-Fate vintage; hard to get now.
A
Bushido (Iaito)
Heal on draw/reload. Strong for swap-heavy playstyles.
A
Two Fold Crown (Trials)
Special ammo + heal on ammo brick pickup. Strong when the artifact aligns.
A
Last Disciple
Special ammo from orbs. Strong for double-special builds.
skip
Bulwark / Aion Renewal / Wild Anthem / Lustrous / New Demotic / Disaster Corps
Generally power-crept or narrowly PvP. Safe to instant-shard in PvE.