The first Raid Lair of Destiny 2 is not available directly at the launch of Curse of Osiris. However, first footage of this new activity has appeared, looking promising.
Normally, very little is known about the new raid before a Destiny release. One does not know where it takes place, against whom one is fighting, and how the mechanics work; this is only known after it goes live. The raids are closely guarded secrets by Bungie that players are allowed to explore entirely on their own once they are live.
The raid activity for Curse of Osiris is an exception. It is already known where the “new raid” will take place – and with the release of the launch trailer for Curse of Osiris, we unexpectedly got to see many scenes from it.
It should be noted: The new raid activity in Curse of Osiris is not a completely new raid. It is a “Raid Lair”, a new activity that is called “Raid-Trakt” in German. This means: The existing Leviathan raid is being expanded with a new lair.
And how it looks in there is shown in this Imgur gallery, which summarizes all the scenes of the raid lair from the launch trailer:
What is a Raid Lair anyway?
The Leviathan raid will receive two “Raid Lairs”:
- With the first DLC Curse of Osiris, the first lair called “World Eater” will be released.
- With the second DLC, another lair will be added. There is no information about it yet.
This image shows how the raid overview will look with Curse of Osiris. In the center, the “normal raid” can be played, to the left the World Eater lair can be started. And to the right, the second lair is grayed out.
The World Eater lair also takes place on the Leviathan, but below the previous raid encounters. It goes into the “belly” of the Leviathan. The entrance to this lair is already known: The new lair is said to be shorter than the previous raid. Although it offers new activities and new locations with unique encounters, puzzles, and a new final boss, the new raid content will not be as extensive as the previous Leviathan raid. However, there should be many opportunities to die. It is said to be more difficult than the previous raid.
The reward will be new loot in the form of weapons, armor pieces, and cosmetic items.
When it became known that the previous raid would “only” be expanded, many Guardians reacted with frustration. They hoped for a new, big raid.
However: The Crota raid from Destiny 1 also consisted “only” of new locations, a few encounters, and a big boss at the end. The description of the raid lair suggests that it will be roughly as extensive as the Crota raid.
And: The new footage from the launch trailer is now positively influencing many Guardians. The raid lair looks really vast and “epic”. There may be tricky jumping sections to master. The shown setting at least makes one eager for more. Some users are writing on reddit that they can hardly wait to see the lair. We have marked the spot in the trailer:
More info about the raid lair in Destiny 2:
- The recommended power level is 300 (normal mode).
- There will be a prestige mode.
- The raid lair will be played in a fireteam of up to 6 players.
When does the World Eater Raid Lair start?
The raid lair is still closed at the launch of Curse of Osiris. At the beginning of December, community manager DeeJ tweeted that you will have a few days after the launch of the expansion before the lair opens.
A few hours ago, DeeJ announced that we will find out “Wednesday morning” when the raid lair will start. This should be in the evening on our Wednesday.
As soon as there is a concrete release date, you will find out with us.
What you can do in Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris until the launch of the raid lair, you can read here.
