Loadout Optimizer Guide Destiny 2

Guardian! Did you know that it's very easy to improve your Armor?

Loadout Optimization is important to all players at all skill levels in all activities. Opting to not do this results in a significantly weaker build for anything you'd ever want to do.

This guide gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use Destiny Item Manager's Loadout Optimizer tool to easily construct Loadouts with optimized Stats.

All Maxroll Destiny 2 Build Guides assume that you're going to do this!

Why You Should Care

Do your Character's Stats look anything like this image? If so, that's VERY BAD.

• The Loadout in this image wastes 51 Stats.
  • That's 5 entire Stat Tiers.
  • If optimized, those wasted Stats could easily bring that Resilience Stat to 100.
  • That's over 75% more passive damage resistance you're missing out on for absolutely no reason. OPTIMIZE YOUR LOADOUT'S STATS!

Stat Optimization

Navigate to the Loadout Optimizer from DIM's Homepage

• Open Destiny Item Manager - aka DIM.
• Sign in to your Bungie Account to give DIM permission to use Destiny 2's API to gain restricted access to your inventory.
  • Don't worry, DIM is highly trustworthy. It is incapable of deleting your items, and can't do anything that you don't direct it to do.
  • DIM's also great for inventory and Vault management, checking out what Vendors have in stock, and checking your Quests and Collections.
• Navigate to DIM's Loadouts tab, then select "Loadout Optimizer" to begin the process of making highly optimized Loadouts.

Implementing Build Components & Finalizing Settings

• Select the Character you want to make a Loadout for, and the Subclass you plan to use it with.

Select an option for the "Assume Masterwork" setting.

• I recommend selecting "All" if you can reasonably obtain multiple Ascendant Shards and Enhancement Prisms. This option yields the best results!

• Select "Legendary" or "None" if you can't afford the Ascendant Shards it takes to fully upgrade the tier - Masterwork - of Armor. This option yields worse results and potentially suboptimal Loadouts whenever you're eventually able to afford the Masterwork.

• Click “Customize Subclass” to bring up a menu that allows you to select your Loadout's Abilities, Aspects, and Fragments.
  • Various Fragments across the Subclasses increase or in some cases reduce your Stats, influencing Stat Tiers.
  • Use the small “Apply” button at the bottom left of the menu to save your selection.

• Click the empty Mod Socket to bring up a menu that allows you to select your Loadout's Armor Mods.
  • Allocating more than 6 energy’s worth of Mods into a single piece of Armor prevents the use of some Stat Mods, influencing Stat Tiers.
  • Use the small “Apply” button at the bottom left of the menu to save your selection.

Manipulating Stat Tiers & Making The Perfect Loadout

• Loadout Optimizer prioritizes displaying Loadouts with the highest possible total Stat Tier, displayed with T.
  • A T37 Loadout has 37 total Stat Tiers, which is 370 non-wasted Stat points.
  • When you have several Loadouts all at the highest possible total Stat Tier, Stat Tier Priority kicks in to prioritize displaying Loadouts with the Stats you've prioritized.

• Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to adjust Stat Tier Priority and ultimately change what Stats are prioritized first.
  • Our build guides all include a Stat Tier Priority. This is the best way to follow that!

• Shift Click to set a Stat's maximum Tier. This overrides Stat Tier Priority.
  • This is especially handy when accounting for conditional Stat Tier boosting modifiers, like Font Armor Mods or Lightweight Frame Weapons.

• Uncheck the box next to a Stat to deselect it. This overrides the Loadout Optimizer's highest possible Stat Tier priority rule.
  • Deselected stats are grayed out. Total Stat Tier is now displayed in gray text within parenthesis, while the total Stat Tier of all selected Stats is displayed with T.

Save or Equip Your New Loadout

• After finding a Loadout that you wish to use, click “Save Loadout” to save it.
  • This saves it as a DIM Loadout, which you can equip or adjust at any time.

• Alternatively, clicking “Equip”, causes DIM to immediately begin equipping the Loadout on your character.

Summary

• Optimizing your Loadout's Stats is important to all players at all skill levels in all activities, and requires third-party tools.
• I recommend using Destiny Item Manager's Loadout Optimizer Tool, it's more beginner friendly than other tools.
• Every multiple of 10 points in a single Stat is 1 Stat Tier. Each Stat can have up to 10 Stat Tiers and cannot have less than 0.
• Having over 100 points in a Stat does absolutely nothing.
• There is no difference between an 89 point Strength Stat and an 80 point Strength Stat. The 9 point difference is waste.
• Minimizing wasted Stat points via Loadout Optimization is a surefire way to increase total Stat Tiers, making you stronger.

Credits

Written by: Xtra37

Reviewed by: ShieldMaiden, Tenkiei