This week in Destiny, the weekly Nightfall strike takes place in the Summoning Pits on the Moon. In the week of January 20th, the Ogre Phogoth is ready for a challenge. Arc weapons are in demand.
The Nightfall in Destiny kicks off the week. Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM German time, the week resets, IDs are refreshed, and everything yields new loot. What Guardians should do first is a hearty relog. This is because players who “experience a flying day transition” may find themselves empty-handed at the end of the Nightfall strike, as the previous week still applies to them, and they have already received loot during that week.
The Nightfall strike is an attractive start to the week because it offers the chance for good loot and also increases the experience and reputation earned this week in Destiny by 24.5%. Additionally, it is pretty much the most challenging activity you can undertake in Destiny, and many Guardians see it as a solo challenge to shine.
The modifiers for the Nightfall strike in the week of January 20th in Destiny
The Nightfall strike leads to the Summoning Pits and to Phogoth. The five active modifiers are:
- Nightfall – If the fireteam dies, it returns to orbit and starts over
- Epic – this modifier makes the Nightfall significantly harder than the Weekly Heroic
- Lightswitch – enemies have significantly increased melee damage, so the light can go out quickly
- Angry – enemies (Servants of the Darkness!) will not be deterred by heavy damage from wanting to extinguish the light of the Guardians
- Arc-Burn – the arc damage dealt by both Guardians and enemies is significantly increased
The modifiers in the weekly heroic strike are Heroic and also Arc-Burn.
The recommended arsenal: A last hurrah for the Fatebringers?
For Arc damage, the following weapons are recommended against Phogoth and his crew:
Primary weapons: This could be the last week where the Fatebringer is still at the top of the recommendation list for Arc damage. By next week at this time, there will already be the new raid primary weapons with Arc damage. The question is how easy it will be to obtain them.
Special weapons: Patience and Time (Geduld und Zeit), the exotic sniper rifle, is definitely a good idea. Otherwise, there are also other sniper rifles with Arc damage, depending on how the rolls were, whether LDR 5001 or Efrideet’s Spear from the Iron Banner, which is just now over and finished.
Heavy weapons: Thunderlord (Donnerlord), the exotic machine gun, can deal devastating damage. Ir Yûts Song, Crota’s machine gun, also performs well. For Titans, a tip: they really shine with the DLC exotic Ruin Wings.
Tips and tricks?
The Phogoth strike with Arc Burn and Lightswitch is no walk in the park. In general, keep your head down, especially if you have been hit once.
There are well-known cheese spots for Phogoth that are likely to be used again this time, but the Wizards with Arc Burn are a real threat. The Thralls can also offer unpleasant surprises with Lightswitch. And some solo players may overestimate themselves and then meet their end.
Throughout the day, we will look for and post clips and videos of runs in the Nightfall that can serve as inspiration or as a sort of guide.
In this walkthrough by German-speaking YouTuber Nexxos Gaming, a trio goes into the Summoning Pits. The YouTuber himself is equipped with Fatebringer/Patience and Time/Ir Yûts Song. Instead of a very cautious video, this one is a bit more rough around the edges, and you can see that the ground waits quickly with the modifiers in the strike. At the end, there is a highly interesting safe spot at Phogoth, just like last time.
The second video is not particularly useful, but just cool. They blast the poor Phogoth with Thunderlord, just like Atheon must have felt during the Gjallarhorn incident. It’s a matter of: superior firepower triumphs over caution.
We also have a solo run for you. A German-speaking YouTuber plays a Hunter, going through the strike to the final boss. Right at the beginning, you can see how incredibly dangerous the Witches are and what role Ir Yûts Song plays in the strike; it blasts through the shields of the Knights. Additionally: the Plan C in action against Mormu and the girls.
And this is just Phogoth solo, following the proven “stay in the corridor and snipe” strategy.
This week, it is advisable to look for a group for the Nightfall; we’ve outlined some tips in this article on how to make the search significantly easier: Destiny Raidfinder: How to find German-speaking players for raid, Nightfall, Weekly
