History of Master of Arms

Overview

Master of Arms is a stacking kill buff. A kill with any weapon grants the x1 buff, which adds about 15% damage for 7 seconds. A kill made while x1 is active raises it to x2, which adds 25% damage for about 4 seconds. When x2 runs out it drops back to x1 rather than ending. The Enhanced version lasts 8 seconds at x1 and 5 seconds at x2.

Because the buff comes from any kill, it keeps working on the perk's weapon even when another gun gets the kill. It rolls on a wide range of weapons, including The Recluse, Word of Crota and Song of Ir Yût.

Notes

The figures are community measurements from light.gg, not Bungie's stat text, and may predate later sandbox changes.