In Destiny, the weekly Nightfall strike, during the week of 30.12., takes place in Old Russia in the Strike Will of Crota. It’s against Omnigul. The Nightfall strike is only open to players who have activated the “The Dark Below” DLC. This week, Solar damage is increased.
At the end of the year, Destiny finally has a Nightfall with activated Solar-Burn again. Guardians are especially looking forward to this every time. Popular weapons like the Icebreaker really bring some action here. The Solar-Burn is relatively rare.
However, this week, as in the week of 9.12., it’s back to the new DLC strike Will of Crota. Therefore, players without the expansion are excluded.
The Nightfall is also rewarding this time. Those who defeat it will not only receive a fun effect around their head but also a 24.5% bonus on reputation and experience.
The 5 Modifiers of the Nightfall in the week of 30.12. in Destiny
The five modifiers in Will of Crota this week are:
- Nightfall – After a complete wipe, the Guardians are transported to orbit, the strike resets, and it starts over
- Epic – ensures that the weekly Nightfall strike is significantly harder than the heroic weekly
- Angry – enemies attack relentlessly and are not easy to knock off balance
- Juggler – Guardians must juggle their weapons, as no ammunition drops for the weapon used to defeat an enemy
- Solar-Burn – Solar damage is significantly increased, affecting both Guardians and enemies
What weapons are available this time? What sizzles nicely?
This week, Solar weapons are recommended, so everything that looks like a flamethrower, including:
Primary Weapon: The Vex Mythoclast deals Solar damage and deserves to shine again. However, the standard Solar primary weapon remains the “old” Vision of Confluence, which will surely change when the hard mode opens and the new primary weapons come.
Special Weapon: The Murmur, a quest fusion rifle for everyone, has a Solar mode. The Icebreaker is the natural friend of the Guardian during Solar-Burn. However, there are now some strong new legendary Solar snipers like the Black Hammer (Black Hammer), or depending on the roll, the LDR 5001 or the Efrideet’s Spear. These are surely the star weapons this week.
Heavy Weapon: Gjallarhorn or the mini-Gjallarhorn, “Crota’s Hunger” from the raid Crota’s End are a strong choice here.
Tips and Tricks?
Solar Will of Crota is probably a relatively easy Nightfall, as there are few mobs dealing Solar damage. Typical “Oh no” abilities like “Lightswitch” are not active, and Solar-Burn is actually always the factor where Guardians deal good damage, as there are many strong Solar weapons.
Nevertheless, one shouldn’t tackle it alone. Last time, a cheese spot for Omnigul was also discovered, which however requires two players. But it shouldn’t be as hard as early December (with Arc damage) this time.
Throughout the day, we will present some videos of particularly successful or entertaining Will of Crota runs. There will surely be much sniping and a lot of Gjallarhorns.
A two-man team takes on the Will of Crota in this video. The Titan recording the video uses a classic Solar combo from the scout Vision of Confluence and the Icebreaker. As heavy weapons, he has the Arc raid machine gun Ir Yût’s Song with him. To cut a long story short: Icebreaker handles it … and towards the end better cover your ears. Omnigul’s screams are a bit much to get used to.
http://youtu.be/ErTZpUWCGCg
Doing it solo takes much longer. In the solo run, this Guardian takes on Omnigul and her minions: He uses among other things the Fatebringer, the Solar Murmur, and Gjallarhorn. Especially the Murmur is rarely seen otherwise, here it impressively justifies the Guardian’s trust. He plays – like every successful solo player – extremely cautiously. Especially the “Captains” with their Solar damage are extremely dangerous. But Gjallarhorn – Omnigul … a good combination.
http://youtu.be/qrw2Yi_bHMo
In fast forward, this commented walkthrough runs through with some tips and tricks. Much can probably be summarized as “Always stay in the first room and retreat when problems arise.”
http://youtu.be/KNDASetblwM
