In Destiny 2, you can definitely defeat the final boss from the Deep Stone Crypt solo if you bring enough time. You just need to die.
This is what players have found: Since Beyond Light, the latest raid in Destiny 2 is the Deep Stone Crypt. The final boss fight against Taniks is intense due to mechanics and an instant-wipe.
However, you can defeat the flying rascal before the fight even starts. This can theoretically be done easily alone; you just need to kill yourself and plan ample time.
This is what it looks like when the final fight in the raid begins, and the boss has only a tiny bit of health left right after spawning, entering his final phase:
Taniks from the Deep Stone Crypt has not been defeated in any phase?
How is that possible? Really strong teams manage to defeat Taniks in one phase when they work well together and don’t make any mistakes. This is referred to as the one-phase tactic – how does the so-called zero-phase tactic work?
The key here is the Nova Bomb, which you also see in the clip:
- If a Guardian dies before their damage reaches the boss, it does not trigger the actual fight.
- However, the damage still counts correctly. Once the fight starts, Taniks spawns with correspondingly less health. Down to the tiny bit he always has left for his “Final Stand”.
- So throw the slow but homing Nova Bomb where the boss is hiding and jump off the map before the bomb lands.
- This also works with weapons like the Exotic Witherhoard, as this grenade launcher deals damage over time.
This is how the fight usually goes: Before the final encounter in the raid begins, you crash back to Earth with a space station. Under the pile of junk in the center of the arena lies Taniks until you shoot at him once.
- He floats around immunized until you have damaged his four turbines.
- He continuously throws instantly deadly meteors around until you disrupt him with the suppressor mechanic, and only then can you deal damage.
- Well, you can deal damage as long as you stand right between his two shock fields,
- are spared from floating debris, and are not pushed away by him.
- You repeat all mechanics until he has almost 0 health left. Then the boss drops all cover and starts his “Final Stand” – this is precisely where the method described above comes into play.
- If you then defeat Taniks (either regularly or with a glitch) you will receive your loot:
Is the boss glitch useful?
What you need to know: To reduce Taniks’ health enough to skip all mechanics, it takes 44 Nova Bombs. The 45th Nova Bomb then kills him for good. According to glitch expert Cheese Forever (via YouTube), this takes a proud 3 hours solo.
If you have a checkpoint left and do not want to let it expire at the weekly reset, you can also defeat Taniks solo easily and definitely, it’s just not very practical.
You can of course also apply the glitch with 12 Guardians at the same time, then each just needs between 3 and 4 Nova Bombs. Here is how MeinMMO reported about forming such a large task force:
Is this allowed? By the way, according to Bungie, you will not be punished for exploiting such glitches in the game. Especially in raids, glitches have even become a tradition:
- It started in Destiny 1 with pushing bosses off.
- There was also pulling internet cables during Crota.
- In Destiny 2, even the developers are not sure whether the Riven cheese is a clever idea or an exploit.
Are you trying the zero-phase tactic in the newest raid, or do you not really think it’s sensible? What do you think about the fact that crafty Guardians keep coming up with such crazy discoveries?
