In the MMO shooter Destiny , the final boss of the current DLC “Skolas” has a critical weakness this week: He is susceptible to Solar damage.
Every week, the modifiers in the different difficulty levels of “Prison of Elders” are supposed to change. This week, a Solar Flare is active on the final boss of the 35-level variant, “Skolas”.
Oh, if only there were an exotic weapon that deals insane damage and does Solar damage… Wait?
Yes, exactly. Like the two previous bosses Atheon and Crota, Skolas was done in by the weapon whose name shall not be spoken. In just 40 seconds, three Guardians boosted to level 34 defeated the Kell of Kells on Tuesday using everyone’s favorite rocket launcher.
Of course, not every run goes as perfectly as this one. Skolas has his quirks and tricks: The new Prison proves to be adaptable and is currently leaving Guardians puzzled. It involves taking out Servitors, passing on debuffs, and defusing mines. The fight takes its time.
Surely we will revisit Skolas in the coming days and shed more light on the fight.
And the special reward is… Raid primary weapons
However, there is already a secret that has been revealed. It concerns the “four new primary weapons that deal elemental damage.” Such rewards were also present in the two previous raids: Weapons like the Fatebringer or the Soul’s Release were quite popular. Where the elemental primary weapons should come from this time was not entirely clear beforehand. However, data miners had already found some.
They are primary weapons that Variks also offers in exchange for weapon cores. However, these do not contain “elemental damage” in the basic version. With Skolas, the weapons can drop with a “Roman II” in the name.
- The scout rifle Wolves’ Leash II
- The automatic rifle Wolfslayer’s Claw II
- The hand cannon Six Dreg Pride II
- The pulse rifle Aegis of the Kell II
Guardians are already reporting that they have received several “elemental versions” of a single weapon from him. The scout rifle “Wolves’ Leash II”, for instance, drops as a Void weapon as shown above; images of an Arc version also exist. However, the likelihood of a drop of the II weapons is said to be relatively low.
These could thus become the new “catch them all” elements in Destiny. This is also clearly referenced in the flavor text of the “Wolves’ Leash II”. The tricky part: Right now it looks like there are different random elements with the primary weapons: It could lead to particularly strong or weak variants of the weapon, and the “Prison of Elders” weapons cannot be reforged. It seems like the new carrot is hidden here, which Bungie is dangling in front of the Guardians. Once more of these rare weapons are found, a more accurate pattern can surely be discerned.
