In the MMO shooter Destiny a new week begins on Tuesdays. What does the ID reset on Tuesday, June 23 bring? Where does the weekly Nightfall Strike go? What awaits in the Prison of Elders? What does Variks have in store?
It has become somewhat of a trend lately that the Destiny world explodes on Tuesday morning before returning to the normal weekly schedule. Last week, a patch was released first, followed by the introduction of “The Taken King.” This week there was a 6-hour maintenance and afterwards a Bungie employee drove the PR bus into the wall at 180 without leaving visible brake marks.
Anyways: This is what the weekly reset brings.
The weekly Nightfall Strike on June 23 is against Valus Ta’aurc
He’s back! He was once feared because he only appeared without a Burn; combat was always tough. Now Valus Ta’aurc (also known as Rockets McDickface) has powerful Burns available: Solar Burn, Arc Burn and melee damage from Guardians is also increased. It should go faster, but it will also be more dangerous.
The Heroic Weekly leads into the new Strike
In the Heroic Weekly Taniks is back in the DLC-II Strike Shadow Thief. The modifier is “Angry” – enemies cannot be stopped even by knockback effects.
The Prison of Elders in the week of June 23 in Destiny
This link will lead you to the rewards in the Prison of Elders.
The 32-level version of the Prison of Elders faces Valus Trau’ug
The Cabal are back in the 32-level Prison of Elders this week. The boss Valus Trau’ug has not exactly caused fear in the 34-level version…
- Cabal/Juggler – Enemies do not drop ammunition for the weapon that scored the kill
- Hive/Lightswitch – Enemies deal increased melee damage
- Fallen/Catapult – The cooldown for grenades is significantly reduced
- Hive/Brawler – Guardians deal increased melee damage
- Cabal/Juggler – Enemies do not drop ammunition for the weapon that took them down
The 34-level version of PoE brings back Urrox
In the 34-level Prison of Elders, today the “Knight” Urrox awaits the players again.
- Hive/Trickle – Ability cooldowns are delayed
- Cabal/Small Arms – Primary weapons deal increased damage
- Cabal/Exposure – The shields of Guardians are reinforced but do not regenerate
- Hive – Arc Burn
- Hive – Solar Burn
What can Skolas 2.0 do this week?
In the 35-level, we go against Skolas 2.0 again. For Skolas this week: Small Arms (increases damage from primary weapons) and Lightswitch (increases enemy melee damage) are active.
The first 5 waves remain unchanged, only Skolas himself in the 6th wave receives two new modifiers, none of which is a “Burn”.
What does Variks have this week?
Variks is selling a chest piece and a shotgun this week.
The chest piece has 159 Intellect for Hunters; 159 Discipline for Warlocks, and 173 Intellect for Titans.
Tips, Tricks, and Guides?
Throughout the day, we will post videos of successful runs through the various challenges in Destiny that are scheduled for this week. They can serve as guides, tips, inspirations, or simply entertainment.
Starting with Nexxos’s run on Cerberus Vae III, the Nightfall. As has been customary, a calm, well-explained run dealing with the subtleties of this new “Strike” type. All the while, Cerberus Vae III was a “No-Burn” Nightfall, which has now changed with the various damage modifiers.
Valus himself, the final boss in the Strike, is currently a bit silly. His HP was lowered when it was still a “No-Burn” Strike. Now with the numerous damage bonuses, he is extremely easy and quick to take down.
If you are looking for a group for the activities mentioned here, check out this article about finding groups in Destiny. Good luck, Guardians.
