From Whence You Came

From Whence You Came
Attributes
Name	From Whence You Came
Season	23
Type	Artifact Perk
Rarity	Legendary
Description	Increases ability damage to Taken and Scorn combatants.
Source	Queensfoil Censer Artifact

From Whence You Came is an Artifact Perk.

Acquisition

Unlocked on tier 2 of the Queensfoil Censer Seasonal Artifact during Season of the Wish.

Usage

While this perk is unlocked, all of your abilities deal increased damage to Taken and Scorn combatants.

Damage Bonus

• Provides a 5% damage increase to all abilities
• Affects grenades, melees, class abilities, and Supers
• Only applies to Taken and Scorn enemy types
• Stacks multiplicatively with other ability damage buffs

Affected Enemies

Taken:

• All Taken variants including:
  • Taken Psions, Phalanxes, Knights, Wizards, etc.
  • Taken Champions
  • Taken bosses and mini-bosses

Scorn:

• All Scorn variants including:
  • Screebs, Stalkers, Raiders, Chieftains, etc.
  • Scorn Champions
  • Scorn bosses and mini-bosses

Build Synergies

Ability-Focused Builds

• Solar builds with high grenade and melee uptime
• Void builds utilizing frequent ability loops
• Arc builds with chain abilities
• Stasis builds focused on crystal shattering
• Strand builds with Threadling spam

Damage Stacking

The 5% bonus stacks with:

• Surges from armor mods
• Elemental weapon damage bonuses
• Debuffs like Weaken or Radiant
• Other artifact perks affecting abilities

Season of the Wish Relevance

This perk was particularly valuable during Season of the Wish due to:

• Dreaming City activities featuring heavy Taken presence
• Warlord's Ruin dungeon containing Scorn enemies
• Seasonal activities with mixed Taken/Scorn encounters
• Story missions involving both enemy factions

Strategic Applications

• Red Bar Clear: Enhanced ability damage helps eliminate minor enemies faster
• Major/Champion Damage: Stacked damage helps burn down tougher targets
• Super Efficiency: 5% bonus applies to Super damage against affected enemies
• Ammo Conservation: Stronger abilities reduce weapon ammo dependency

Comparison to Similar Perks

• More specific than general ability damage perks
• Less restrictive than element-specific damage bonuses
• Complements weapon-focused anti-Taken/Scorn mods
• Provides consistent value in appropriate content

Notes

• The perk name references the origin of both enemy types from former allies
• Does not affect weapon damage, only abilities
• Particularly effective when combined with other tier 2 perks like Kindling Trigger
• Remains active in all game modes where Taken/Scorn appear