In the MMO shooter Destiny , the weekly Nightfall strike on May 26 is against Sepiks Prime on Earth. The Prison of Elders and Variks have also been reshuffled – we have the results.
A lot has changed in Destiny over the last 7 days: Players can hear the howling of the wolves. There are a lot of new resets and cooldowns, the routine checking for Nightfall and Heroic Weekly delivers unusual results.
The weekly Nightfall strike can now feature some fresh modifiers. The heroic Weekly leads to a different strike than the Nightfall. Players have a load of new or even old weapons freshly in their arsenal. Variks and Brother Vance’s inventory changes weekly. The Prison of Elders rotates. In Trials of Osiris, there is a different map each week – much has changed.
But as the past has shown: In some weeks, a lot will have become routine. At the moment, it’s still overwhelming how much there is to deal with regarding the new reset at 11:00 AM, how much there is to learn. But that’s what we are here for.
This week, the weekly Nightfall strike is against the Ball of Terror, against Sepiks Prime. In the weekly heroic strike, the “Shadow Thief”, the new DLC strike, is up.
The Modifiers for the Nightfall Strike on May 26
Nightfall – If all Guardians die, it goes back to orbit
Epic – The modifier makes enemies significantly tougher than on “Heroic”
Angry – enemies are not stopped even by damaging hits
Switch – enemies deal significantly increased melee damage
Brawler – Guardians deal significantly increased melee damage (300%)
In the heroic Weekly, it’s the new DLC strike “Shadow Thief” with the Specialist modifier active. It doubles the damage from special weapons.
What else does the weekly reset bring? What does Variks sell, what’s going on in the Prison of Elders?
Variks is selling a Fusion Rifle this week (weapon core available in the 34 Prison) and the Chest (armor core available in the 32 Prison).
Brother Vance’s inventory for Trials of Osiris is still hidden.
This is how the waves in the Prison of Elders are
In the “Prison of Elders,” the 35 strike remains almost exactly the same: The first 5 waves are identical. In the boss wave, Skolas now has Arc Burn instead of Solar Burn as in the last week.
The 34 arena from last week, with Urrox, is now the 32 arena:
- Hive/Trickle – cooldown of abilities increased
- Cabal/Small Arms – primary weapon damage doubled
- Cabal/Exposure – shields of Guardians are enhanced, but do not regenerate
- Hive – Arc Burn
- Hive – Solar Burn
The new 34 arena features the Vex, with a creature named Qodron waiting for the Guardians as the final boss:
- Vex/Catapult – grenades have a significantly lower cooldown
- Vex – Void Burn
- Fallen/Brawler – Guardians deal increased melee damage
- Vex/Small Arms – primary weapon damage doubled
- Vex/Trickle – cooldown of abilities increased
What weapons would you like? – The recommended loadout for Nightfall
By now, the selection of weapons is significantly larger than in previous weeks. All raid weapons from “The Glass Vault” are interesting again, and even some long-forgotten vendor weapons from the first weeks of Destiny can come back into great shape. But perhaps a few ideas will help you, even if it will hurt some to part with the Vestian Dynasty for even a second.
Since no burn is active in the Nightfall strike (kind of a melee burn… okay), you can use whatever you want this week.
Tips, Tricks, and Guides for the Nightfall without Burn Sepiks Prime
At this point, we will later embed videos of successful runs in the Weekly Nightfall Strike. Generally, the rule is: Play Nightfall cautiously, avoid getting hit too often in a row, take cover in between, and regenerate. Last week, there was a particularly brutal video of a solo player taking on Omnigul, who died in the very last exchange of fire, just a heartbeat before he would have successfully defeated the Nightfall alone. No one wants to experience that feeling.
The first video: Nexxos guides with two colleagues through the “Melee Burn” Sepiks Prime. He recommends using the new weapons specifically designed against the Fallen from the arena. But also the Fatebringer or Black Spindle are strong options. He recommends Arc as the first elemental priority and Solar as the second. It’s a calm, well-explained run that eases the individual passages of the strike with small tricks and tips. Safe spot tips are at the end.
This video shows only one safe spot for Sepiks for fans of precision shots and solo players:
And as a little bonus – here is a fight against the new 34 boss in the Prison of Elders, the Gatelord Qodron.
http://youtu.be/Cdycjyd2thw
Even though some do it solo: If you’re looking for a pack to face the House of Wolves, check out our article on how to find German-speaking players in Destiny.
