Origin Trait
Hot Swap
Switching to this weapon while you are damaged strongly increases its handling for a short duration.
Swords gain increased charge speed, guard resistance, and guard endurance instead.
Overview
Hot Swap is a Season 18 origin trait for Dares of Eternity weapons. Switching to the weapon while you are damaged strongly increases its handling for a short duration. On Swords it instead increases charge speed, guard resistance and guard endurance.
It rolls on weapons such as Pardon Our Dust, BxR-55 Battler, Wastelander M5, Half-Truths, Retraced Path and The Other Half.
Tips
- Keep some damage on the character before switching to a Hot Swap weapon. The handling boost is tied to taking damage.
Rolls on
Community guides & sources
overgear.com
Pardon Our Dust - Destiny 2Overgear · overgear.com
d2.destinygamewiki.com
Destiny Game Wiki: Hot SwapDestiny Game Wiki · d2.destinygamewiki.com
Category: Weapon perks · Last edited 2026-10-10 08:31:11 UTC