Hero of Ages - Legendary Sword

Hero of Ages is a Sword Arc Heavy in Destiny 2. Review its base stats, perk pool, and masterwork options.

Weapon overview

Sword - Arc - Heavy - Aggressive Frame

Source: "Grasp of Avarice" Dungeon

After every age of darkness, an age of light.

Weapon frame

Aggressive Frame

[Heavy Attack] : Launch a heavy slam attack.
Heavy attacks are stronger with full energy.

Base stats

StatValue
Impact72
Swing Speed40
Charge Rate25
Guard Resistance0
Guard Endurance0
Ammo Capacity55
Magazine46

Available perks

Barrel or sight options

  • Hungry Edge
    Increased sword ammo.
  • Enduring Blade
    Greatly increased sword ammo at the cost of damage.
  • Honed Edge
    Increased sword damage.
  • Jagged Edge
    Increased damage at the cost of sword ammo.
  • Tempered Edge
    Increased sword damage and ammo.

Magazine or battery options

  • Balanced Guard
    Sword Guard has balanced overall defenses.
  • Burst Guard
    Sword Guard has high resistance, but low endurance.
  • Enduring Guard
    Sword Guard has high endurance, but low resistance.
  • Heavy Guard
    Sword Guard has high overall defenses, but lowers charge rate.
  • Swordmaster's Guard
    Sword Guard has low overall defenses, but increases charge rate.

Left column perks

  • Relentless Strikes
    [Light Attack] : Landing three light-attack hits within a short time grants Sword ammo.
  • Sharp Harvest
    Landing three light-attack hits within a short time grants special ammo.
  • Impromptu Ammunition
    Final blows increase ammo meter progress from all sources for a short time.
  • Flash Counter
    Blocking damage after raising your guard emits a short-range blast that disorients targets.
  • Demolitionist
    Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.
  • Collective Action
    Collecting an Elemental pickup or destroying a Tangle grants this weapon a stacking period of increased damage. Throwing a Tangle provides additional time.

    Elemental pickups include [Solar]Firesprites, [Void]Void Breaches, [Arc]Ionic Traces, [Stasis]Stasis Shards, and [Strand]Strand Tangles.

Right column perks

  • One for All
    Hitting three separate targets increases damage for a moderate duration.
  • Jolting Feedback
    Dealing repeated damage with this weapon inflicts Jolt.

    While amplified, Jolt is applied faster.
  • Assassin's Blade
    Sword final blows boost movement speed and damage.
  • Chain Reaction
    Each final blow with this weapon creates an elemental damage explosion.
  • Elemental Honing
    Dealing unique elemental damage grants this weapon a stacking damage bonus. This bonus is increased for kinetic weapons.
  • Whirlwind Blade
    Rapid sword strikes increase this weapon's damage for a short duration. Guarding also ends the effect.

Origin trait or grip options

  • Unburied Treasure
    Readying this weapon grants a period of rapidly decaying accuracy and range. Swords gain increased lunge distance.

Masterwork options