Edit 4- Either people can't read, don't want to read, or they're stupid. I reworded the title so that aggressive douchebags who don't know that more damage reduction means LESS damage taken won't think I'm trying to get Bladedancers nerfed. Edit 3rd time- Tarantella timer was too high. Someone in the comments corrected me on that. Thank you. Edit again- Health values were still too low. Now updated with better math because I somehow messed up. Also, please don't argue that a shotgun melee can kill a sunsinger, or that a snipe can. If played properly neither of those situations will ever happen. Edit- my Health values were all too low. Now updated with stuff from this source. https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3jdlbm/exact_pvp_player_hp_values_for_all_armor_builds/?st=iqx675xj&sh=8b31b8db It's simple really. Take these numbers if you would: 204, 221, 198 Factor in max achievable armor and now add 50% more to each. (New numbers taken from someone in the comments. Thank you.) Max armor Sunsinger/Stormcaller = ~408 HP Max armor RS Sunsinger = ~448/9 HP Max armor Bladedancer = ~398 HP Max armor Sunbreaker = ~400 HP Now look at the methods of survivability when utilizing the super. Sunbreaker= able to create overshields, gain health on kill, attack from mid or close range, never needs to stop moving full speed or come within shotgun range, can be paired with the Garrison for even more effective dodging. Flame charge can also be used as an evasive maneuver. Sunsinger= able to gain an overshield with melee kills, can still utilize all weapons including those with healing properties, and benefits greatly from having good gun skill. Stormcaller= able to heal fully on activation, can dodge with a teleport on land or in the air by using a small portion of energy, moves faster than any class in the game, and is capable of strafing at sprinting speed, all while attacking around 15 feet away without ever needing to sit still, or come within shotgun range. Bladedancer= able to heal on kill, can use the now highly telegraphed and laggy blink, able to turn invisible by using a moderate portion of energy AND sitting stationary during the process, can use attacks to dodge at the cost of running down the super and netting significantly less kills. Now look at counters for each super when used in their most efficient way. Hammer of Sol- Run away, Snipers or heavy ammo (Jumping doesn't work on good sunbreakers) Radiance- Run away, sniper or heavy ammo (Outside of self res, sunsingers will use their abilities to net their kills or push the enemies into harm's way. Not rushing them to get shotgunned down or panic supered) Stormtrance- Snipers or heavy ammo (stormtrancers are faster than you unless you run MIDA) Arcblade- Run away, Snipers, Shotguns, heavy ammo, panic supers, overshields, grenades +primary, (when combined with shooting) primary + melee, sidearm +melee Now look at the time it takes to build each super as well as potential activation bonuses. HoS- 4mins. Able to outright KILL other supers on activation with scorched earth, and creates an overshield with firekeeper. Radiance- 3:40. Can be activated while dead. Able to blind all nearby foes. Can also aid in ally ability charge. Stormtrance- 4mins -time for Electrostatic mind, - even more time for Rising Storm (which can be used frequently with Feedback, potentially reducing the time to nearly 3 mins if you engage in melee fights each time your health is full. Able to outright kill other supers on activation with Landfall which can be granted by an exotic. Arcblade- 4mins - 32sec for Tarantella. Can turn invisible on activation. If activated in the air you cannot attack until you land however. ( I think that's a bug but I dunno) [b]Summary for those who just can't stand to read on forums[/b] All in all, this shows that Arcblade is the weakest offensively and defensively, has the worst survivability because less health = less gain from Damage Reduction, has the least methods of attacking while remaining safe, and is the only super of it's kind to force you to combat your counters in order to benefit from it. Rounded down, Arcblade would need a 25% increase MINIMUM to have close to the same benefit of damage resistance as a stormcaller or radiant warlock rocking max armor and the ram (putting their health 3 points lower than the 448 that Warlocks get) This is a reasonable amount of resistance for a class that has to get up close and personal for a kill.