Argent Blade

Argent Blade
Attributes
Name	Argent Blade
Season	24
Type	Artifact Perk
Rarity	Legendary
Description	While you have Armor Charge, dealing damage with a Sword consumes an Armor Charge and empowers your Sword for a short time, granting it bonus damage and energy charge rate.
Source	Hunter's Journal Artifact

Argent Blade is an Artifact Perk.

Acquisition

Unlocked on tier 4 of the Hunter's Journal Seasonal Artifact during Episode: Echoes.

Usage

While this perk is unlocked and you have Armor Charge, dealing damage with a Sword consumes an Armor Charge stack and empowers your Sword attacks. This empowerment provides both increased damage output and faster energy generation for your sword.

Empowerment Mechanics

• Requires at least one stack of Armor Charge to activate
• Consumes one Armor Charge stack when sword damage is dealt
• Provides a temporary buff to the sword with:
  • Bonus damage to all sword attacks
  • Increased energy charge rate for heavy attacks
• The empowerment duration is brief but impactful

Armor Charge Generation

To effectively use this perk, players need reliable sources of Armor Charge:

• Elemental Time Dilation mods
• Powerful Attraction mod
• Elemental Charge mods
• Orbs of Power with appropriate mods
• Various artifact perks that generate Armor Charge

Build Synergies

This perk excels in sword-focused builds:

• The Lament - The exotic sword's intrinsic healing and high damage pairs exceptionally well with the damage boost
• Falling Guillotine - The vortex frame sword benefits greatly from both the damage increase and energy generation
• Black Talon - The projectile attacks can trigger the empowerment from range
• Void builds - Particularly effective when combined with void damage perks and debuffs

Strategic Applications

• Boss DPS - The damage boost can significantly increase sword damage during DPS phases
• Major/Champion clearing - Empowered swords can quickly eliminate high-health targets
• Ammo efficiency - Faster energy generation means more heavy attacks without depleting ammo
• Aggressive playstyle - Rewards close-quarters combat with substantial damage increases

Comparison to Other Damage Perks

Argent Blade provides one of the stronger damage boosts available in the artifact:

• Competes with other tier 4 damage perks for selection
• Can potentially make swords competitive with other heavy weapons for DPS
• The requirement for Armor Charge adds a layer of build complexity but rewards preparation

Notes

• The perk only activates when dealing damage, not on sword swings that miss
• Works with all sword types including Caster, Adaptive, Aggressive, Lightweight, and Vortex frames
• The energy charge rate bonus affects the sword's heavy attack charge speed
• Particularly effective in activities where Armor Charge generation is plentiful