History of Swordmaster's Grips

Overview

Swordmaster's Grips is a Legendary tier set of Hunter Gauntlets. As an Armor piece, it provides defensive capabilities for the Hunter class. The item features the flavor text: "Nobody gets a practice round."

Part of the Swordmaster armor set.

Acquisition

A Renegades-era armor set associated with Pinnacle Ops rewards. Commander Zavala offers tiered Ops gear focusing, with Vanguard Ciphers required for Pinnacle Ops gear.

For its appearance, Ada-1's expanded legacy armor selection provides cosmetic collection in Armor Synthesis. Since Update 9.7.0 (June 2026), her legacy armor selection is no longer on a weekly rotation.

Set bonuses

2 matching pieces activate Balestra. 4 matching pieces activate Stesso Tempo.