Destiny 2 Recovery guide: Benefits and How it Works

by | Feb 23, 2023

Regardless of what activity you’re playing, getting back into the fight as quickly as you can is of utmost importance. The Recovery stat helps you do just that, allowing you to control the rate at which your health regenerates.

What are the numbers behind this stat? How can you increase it? Read on, and you’ll learn everything there is to know about Recovery.

Destiny 2 Resilience stat 101: The benefits

No matter what class you main or the activity you’re playing, you’ll always be able to feel Recovery at work. This stat takes control of the following:

  • Regeneration delay
  • Regeneration rate

Regeneration delay is the time between taking damage and beginning to heal it back, while regeneration rate is how quickly you regain that lost health. These, in combination, change how long it takes to get to max health again.

Here are the differences you’ll notice between each Recovery tier:

Recovery Tier (in secs) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Health Regen Delay 3.25s 3.15s 3.05s 2.95s 2.85s 2.75s 2.65s 2.45s 2.25s 2.05s 1.75s
Shield Regen Delay 5.5s 5.4s 5.3s 5.2s 5.1s 5.0s 4.9s 4.7s 4.5s 4.3s 4.0s
Health + Shield Regen Time 5.75s 5.65s 5.55s 5.45s 5.35s 5.25s 5.15s 4.95s 4.75s 4.55s 4.25s
Total Regen Time 9.0s 8.8s 8.6s 8.4s 8.2s 8.0s 7.8s 7.4s 7.0s 6.6s 6.0s

Source: The Destiny Data Compendium

The “Total Regeneration Time” numbers are relatively exponential. The difference between each lower tier is only 0.2s, but moving from tier 9 to 10 alone will reduce the time by over half a second. So, if you plan on building into Recovery it all, it may be worth going up to tier 10.

Additionally, because health and shield regeneration delays are on separate timers, you might see yourself regenerating both health and shields simultaneously. While this doesn’t have too many practical applications (as it’s hard to take advantage of purposefully), you may occasionally see it happen in the game.

Warlock Rift

The Warlock’s Rift Ability

Recovery and the Rift Ability

Warlocks get an extra benefit from their Recovery stat that many newer players don’t realize. Similar to how Mobility affects dodge cooldown and Resilience affects barricade cooldown, the Recovery stat affects the cooldown of Warlock’s class abilities.

Recovery Tier (in min) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Healing Rift 1:57 1:42 1:31 1:22 1:14 1:08 1:03 0:59 0:51 0:46 0:41
Empowering Rift 1:57 1:42 1:31 1:22 1:14 1:08 1:03 0:59 0:51 0:46 0:41
Phoenix Dive 1:57 1:42 1:31 1:22 1:14 1:08 1:03 0:59 0:51 0:46 0:41

Source: Destiny 2 Ability Cooldown Calculator

As with all other stats in Destiny 2, Recovery grants no additional benefits past tier 10.

How to increase your Recovery

The best way to increase your Recovery is simply by slotting in some Recovery stat mods in your armor. These are pretty cheap and can grant you up to five extra tiers on the fly.

ArtMod NameSlotCostRequirementsEffectsType
Font of Restoration modFont of RestorationClass Item3Rank 7You gain a bonus to recovery while you have any Armor Charge. Your Armor Charge now decays over time.Passive
Minor Recovery mod Destiny 2 artMinor Recovery ModAny2Rank 5Provides +5 Recovery.General
Recovery Mod mod Destiny 2 artRecovery ModAny4Rank 5Provides +10 Recovery.General

Some subclass fragments also influence your Recovery stat. Spark of Volts, Ember of Searing, Echo of Obscurity, and Whisper of Chains all add 1 tier of Recovery for free. It’s also worth noting, however, that some fragments reduce your Recovery, so watch out!

Lastly, similar to the Resilience stat, Recovery is affected by an Origin Trait: Stunning Recovery. This perk, available on Nightfall weapons, grants you 40 Recovery for three seconds after stunning a Champion.

-TraitSourceActivation | EffectsSpecsSource TypeReleased
Stunning Recovery trait Destiny 2 artStunning RecoveryNightfall: The OrdealsStunning a Champion partially refills the magazine, triggers health regeneration, and improves Recovery for a short duration.+60 HP instantly, +40 HP recovery over 3 secondsActivityThe Witch Queen

While many people now choose Resilience instead, Recovery is still a crucial stat to build into. Regenerating health quicker allows you to dominate in PVE and reengage faster in PVP. With this newfound knowledge, you should be able to elevate your gameplay even further and tackle even greater challenges.

Before you leave…

Proper usage of stats, mods, and Exotics is how you truly take your game to the next level in Destiny 2. If you’re ready to go further, these guides will help you:

About The Author

Andrew Sideris
Andrew Sideris
With my over seven years of game knowledge, six months of writing experience for Blueberries.gg, and hundreds of Blueberries already guided through endgame content, I hope to allow newcomers to have the same great introduction I had all those years ago. You can find Andrew on Twitter.
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