History of Adamantine Brace

Overview

Adamantine Brace is the intrinsic perk of Oathkeeper. Bungie's 2018 explanation says Oathkeeper allows a bow charge to be held indefinitely while preserving the benefit of Perfect Draw after a longer hold. Bungie's July 15, 2025 Update 9.0.0.1 later increased the top end of its damage bonus from +150% to +200% and shifted more of the bonus earlier in the overdraw. This dated update supersedes older descriptions that mention only indefinite draw or Perfect Draw.

Sources

• Oathkeeper Exotic Gauntlets — Bungie community manager, November 8, 2018; indefinite draw and Perfect Draw explanation.
• Destiny 2 Update 9.0.0.1 — Bungie, July 15, 2025; damage-bonus tuning. The page timed out on direct open; the patch text was checked in the opened archive below.
• Destiny 2 Update 9.0.0.1 — patch note archive — opened copy of the July 15, 2025 patch notes.
• Oathkeeper — item and perk context.