Bungie plans Destiny 2 sword "tableflip" – and speedrunning may never be the same again

Bungie is changing the way swords work in Destiny 2 – and it sounds like it’s going to have a big impact on speedrunners.

As outlined in its latest This Week at Bungie post, the developer wants to make swords, introduced into the world of Destiny five years ago with The Taken King expansion, “a bit more enticing”, and to do that swords are receiving “a sort of tableflip” with the start of season 10.

“While you’ll still rip and tear through opponents, as you would expect from a sword, most of what you know needs to be unlearned,” Bungie warned.

Swords have been rebalanced and will soon get a new energy meter. Here’s the official blurb:

“Swords now have their own reserve of energy that recharges naturally on its own, and is not to be confused with ammo capacity. This energy will overtake your melee slot while you’re wielding a sword and is spent on various actions.”

Guarding now uses sword energy instead of consuming ammo, Bungie explained. Heavy attacks also now consume sword energy, with heavy attacks stronger if you have full energy and weaker when you don’t.

“In general, swords have also had some of the damage amounts for different attacks changed, and the various sword perks have been adjusted,” Bungie explained. “So you’ll want to experiment a bit after the changes hit. We do hope you’ll enjoy the changes.”