The autumn expansion of Destiny is titled “The Rise of Iron”. Alongside numerous new features, Guardians can also expect a new raid. What do you hope for from it?
On September 20th, the next big adventure in Destiny begins: We must accompany Lord Saladin to new locations and face the impending danger that arises in the Destiny universe.
“Rise of Iron” will bring the fourth raid to the game: Raids are extensive PvE challenges in Destiny designed for a fireteam of six players, providing the best loot. However, the loot isn’t free: At the end, a powerful enemy awaits you that must be defeated. But even on the way to the final boss, you will have to face various dangers or master jumping passages. Your Guardian abilities will be put to the test.
“Rise of Iron” raid leads to the true origin of the SIVA outbreak
Little is known about the fourth raid in Destiny so far: It will take place deep beneath the Earth’s surface and will feature the new enemy faction, the Fallen Splicers of House Devil.
So far, we have faced the Vex (Vault of Glass), the Hive (Crota’s End), and the Hive and the Taken (King’s Fall) in raids. Now it will be Fallen mutants.
This is officially known about the raid from “The Rise of Iron”:
Deep beneath the Earth lies the true origin of the SIVA outbreak, guarded by the most fervent and strongest Devil Splicers. Now six Guardians must descend into the depths to put an end to the danger at its source.
If you emerge victorious, you will be rewarded with powerful weapons and armor pieces forged from SIVA itself. SIVA is an “ultimate”, forbidden technology from the Golden Age that has fallen into the hands of the Fallen.
Fans are speculating in the forums about what to expect in this new raid. They are looking forward to the vast open areas seen in the trailer. It also shows this scene, which apparently takes place on the wall:
Additionally, sooner or later we will encounter this enemy here:
What this is about is still unknown. The “true origin of the SIVA outbreak” is not expected to be it, as this is predicted to be deep underground. However, since six Guardians are facing this enemy, he will likely belong to the raid in some form. In the trailer that we have embedded above, you can watch the scenes of the raid in motion, starting at 1:13.
What are Fallen Splicers in Destiny?
What are these things that we get to shoot at in “Rise of Iron” – and in the raid?
Splicers exist in every Fallen house: They are “body hackers” and bioengineers who fuse metal and flesh. However, the Fallen Devils have delved too deep into the wasteland and discovered SIVA technology, which is more dangerous than they understand.
The Fallen have long revered machine gods, and with SIVA, the Devil Splicers themselves become such “machine gods”. We must face them in the Plaguelands.
The new threat cannot be fully contained until we end the “true origin of the SIVA outbreak” in the raid.
You can read numerous details about “Rise of Iron” in Destiny here.
