The weekly Nightfall strike in Destiny begins this week on January 13 against Sepiks Prime. The popular damage modifier Arc Burn is active.
This week, which brought a lot of new content, features a popular and well-known Nightfall. It’s against Sepiks Prime in the Devil’s Lair on Earth.
There are now clear signs that the Nightfall strike is not as random as initially thought. The selection likely follows a pattern that cyclically connects specific strikes with certain modifiers (Sepiks Prime appears either as Void or Arc Burn, but not as Solar Burn, Triple Burn, or No Burn).
However, how the new strike “Crota’s Will” fits in is unknown, so surprises may occur. Additionally, this week should have featured something else based on experience – it’s all a bit strange. It seems that the “strikes” available are limited. The order in which they appear is not entirely clear.
The Nightfall is worthwhile for every Guardian, as it grants a bonus of 24.5% on all reputation and experience earned. In yesterday’s hotfix, they also adjusted the rewards. We will see how this affects things.
The modifiers for the weekly Nightfall strike starting January 13.
The five modifiers this week are:
- Nightfall – if the entire fireteam is wiped out, it’s back to orbit
- Epic – significantly increased difficulty compared to Heroic
- Angry – Enemies are hard to stop even with heavy damage
- Lightswitch – Enemies deal significantly increased melee damage
- Arc Burn – Arc damage is significantly increased for both enemies and Guardians
In the heroic Weekly this week, “Lightswitch” is active.
Weapon tips
For Arc Burn, weapons that deal Arc damage are favored. Classic options include:
Primary Weapon: The Fatebringer is still favored and will remain so until the new raid primary weapons with Arc damage come, the scout rifle Fang of Ir Yût and the pulse rifle Abyss Defiant.
Special Weapon. A sniper rifle with Arc damage. There’s a wealth of choices. The exotic sniper Patience and Time is popular. Arc variants of the LDR5001 or Efrideet’s spear are inside tips. The Murmur also works (the Whisper). The sniper Black Hammer is also suitable for certain parts of the Nightfall.
Heavy Weapons: Thunderlord, the exotic machine gun, is particularly powerful in combination with Ruin Wings among Titans. Other Arc machine guns, like Swarm or the raid machine gun Ir Yût’s Song, are also a good idea.
Tips and Tricks?
In general, during the Nightfall: Try to get hit only once, then retreat and regenerate health. Play it safe, especially if you’re solo.
We will post videos throughout the day with Nightfall runs; typically, there will be some tricks involved, like a cheese spot or similar.
A step-by-step guide in fast motion with the best spots (including a cheese spot for Sepiks Prime) can be found in this solo run.
http://youtu.be/ti9sEhsIjjQ
A two-part run by a German YouTuber who dares to go solo into the “den of devils”. The loadout is quite consistent with our ideas. Fatebringer, LDR 5001, Thunderlord. And yes, he uses Black Hammer for the tank – and there’s a reason this video is in two parts: Caution is the mother of the solo run.
http://youtu.be/BioTQXdnuq4
http://youtu.be/ok_zpQfKvqw
Here, a trio takes on Sepiks Prime, which probably comes closest to the experience of a “normal Guardian”. With three players, you don’t have to play perfectly, as heavy weapons help.
http://youtu.be/V8tUD39max0
Finally, a solid run by a trio of players in German with a Swiss accent.
http://youtu.be/WfwYSuaSHVE
