Still the village idiot... (Destiny)

by Morpheus , High Charity, Thursday, October 06, 2022, 06:21 (779 days ago) @ ManKitten

Each armor element has (usually) exclusive perks that can be added onto said armor piece. There's basic universal perks you can add on like, increased intellect, increased class ability, stuff like that—but there are others that are more specific(I'd tell you but I haven't played the game in half a year, lol). Each perk requires a certain amount of energy. Next to the power level your armor(and weapons, too) have an energy number. The higher your number is, the more or better perks you can add onto said armor. The maximum is 10, called a Masterwork. Long story short, it'll take quite a bit of work!

But to answer your question, the element of the armor only affects the types of perks you can use.