Strength

Strength is an armor stat. Strength determines how quickly your melee ability recharges.

Melee Ability Cooldowns

Melee Ability Cooldowns (M:SS)

Tier	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Titan	1:43	1:33	1:25	1:22	1:08	0:59	0:51	0:45	0:41	0:37	0:32
Hunter	2:00	1:49	1:40	1:36	1:20	1:09	1:00	0:53	0:48	0:44	0:37
Warlock	1:43	1:33	1:25	1:22	1:08	0:59	0:51	0:45	0:41	0:37	0:32

Stasis Melee Ability Cooldowns (M:SS)

Tier	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Titan	1:37	1:30	1:24	1:19	1:14	0:59	0:51	0:46	0:41	0:37	0:32
Hunter	1:58	1:49	1:42	1:35	1:29	1:16	1:06	0:58	0:52	0:47	0:43
Warlock	1:58	1:49	1:42	1:35	1:29	1:16	1:06	0:58	0:52	0:47	0:43

Changing Strength

The primary source of Strength is from a player's armor. There are multiple options to increase Strength.

Mods

Mods form the primary way to increase Strength outside of intrinsic armor stats.

Mod	Strength Increase
Strength Mod	+10
Minor Strength Mod	+5
Strength-Forged*	+3

* Requires the Artifice Armor perk to drop before the mod can be socketed.

Fragments

Certain Fragments can increase Strength while others can decrease Strength.

Fragment	Strength Changes
Echo of Instability	+10
Echo of Provision	-10
Ember of Combustion	+10
Ember of Eruption	+10
Spark of Discharge	-10
Spark of Resistance	+10
Whisper of Durance	+10
Whisper of Hunger	-20
Thread of Fury	-10
Thread of Propagation	+10
Thread of Transmutation	+10

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