Legendary Destiny 1 Raid returns for free to Destiny 2 - All you need to know about the Worlds First race

The preparations for the next free Destiny 2-legacy raid have started. This time, the Guardians will face ‘Crota’s End’. Whether you are newcomers in this sci-fi world of the loot shooter or veteran Guardians yearning for nostalgia, there are some essential pieces of information you should know before diving into the raid race for Worlds First.

We have updated this article on September 1 with more information about the Day-One raid and reveal how you can guarantee the raid exotic “Necrochasm”.

This is what to expect: Since 2021, Bungie has continued the tradition of bringing popular raids from the original Destiny into Destiny 2. Every DLC year, a new raid and a classic raid are released. The current game is not only becoming more extensive, but it also increasingly combines content from both Destiny worlds.

In Season 22, the legacy raid “Crota’s End” is returning.
It was the first Shard that the Guardians ever faced in Destiny.
Legendary loot, new challenges, and fresh rewards await.
Whether you enter the raid for the first time or refresh old memories – you will definitely be tested in competitive mode.

This revamped raid “Crota’s End” promises an equally intense experience full of thrills and rewards for those who take on the challenge. Even if you already know the individual encounters from Destiny 1. Bungie has also made some changes to the competitive mode for the revival of “Crota’s End”.

This article contains all the details you need to prepare for diving into the depths of the Hellmouth this coming weekend.

There is also a video preview of what to expect in “Crota’s End” :

Destiny 2: Crota’s End, Legacy Raid of Season 22

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Everything about the Day-One and Worlds First of “Crota’s End”

What is the Worlds First competitive mode? In the first hours after the raid launches, there will be a competitive mode that challenges you as always.

The contest mode or competitive mode is a mode that Bungie only activates for 48 hours at the launch of each new or legacy raid.
Players must not only complete the raid itself during the race, but also overcome additional challenge triumphs.
Bosses and enemies hit you with deadlier and significantly more accurate shots.
Unfair and broken exotics or abilities are usually disabled for the race.

Basically, it is a nightmarish version of the affected raid, where Guardians can spend hours grinding.

When can you play the raid? The raid “Crota’s End” starts in Destiny 2 on Friday, September 1, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The competitive mode remains active for 48 hours. After the 48 hours have elapsed, players who prefer a less stressful experience can explore the raid.

What power level is required? You must reach 1790 power to meet the cap for all encounters in the raid.

What are the rules for the World First race? The rules are similar to those in the race for Worlds First for the legacy raid “The Glass Chamber” and “King’s Fall”.

In the first run of “Crota’s End”, the Guardians must complete the raid once in competitive mode. Once that is done, access to additional triumph challenges will be activated.

This selected list of triumph challenges must now also be completed in competitive mode to accomplish the triumphs. However, if you fail to meet the challenge in an encounter, your fireteam is removed.

To keep the challenge high due to the lack of level requirements, Bungie has made some changes to the competitive mode in Season 22. These changes are designed to maintain the challenge for the achievements relative to the constantly growing abilities of the players.

Your damage dealt to enemies will be reduced.
The damage you take, however, remains unchanged.
Some enemies will have elemental shields, i.e., Void, Solar, Arc, Strand, or Stasis.
All enemies in the raid will be more aggressive than in previous competitive modes.

So prepare for the “Super Bowl” of Destiny.

We use Crota’s End contest mode to conduct some experiments on how hard a World’s First raid race should be.
said Joe Blackburn, Bungie’s Game Director, about the raid race at Crota

How many encounters does the raid “Crota’s End” have? The raid has a total of 4 encounters that you should master.

1. Encounter: The Path Through Darkness
2. Encounter: The Bridge
3. Encounter: The Deathsinger
4. Encounter: Final Boss – Crota’s End

What do the rewards look like? The first team that successfully accomplishes both objectives will receive the title “Worlds First”, and each member will be rewarded with a unique physical winner’s belt with their name on it.

All other teams that finish the race in the first 48 hours will be rewarded with a unique badge for their impressive performance.

These rewards await in the raid

Earn new armor and a raid exotic: Bungie is bringing back the legendary weapons and glowing armors of Crota from Year 3 with the raid. They were popular items in Destiny 1 and will soon adorn the Guardians in Destiny 2.

This is how to guarantee your raid exotic on Day-One: The raid will also see the return of the raid exotic “Necrochasm”. An exotic, fast-firing assault rifle. It is quite unique and has the potential to become one of the best primary ammo weapons in Destiny 2.

To celebrate the return of a fan-favorite weapon, Bungie has a guaranteed reward for those bold enough to take on Crota’s End in competitive mode.

Players who purchase the quest “The Abyss of the Abyss” during the 48-hour contest mode in Crota’s End from the raid vendor will have the quest automatically marked as completed, and all rewards will be immediately placed in their inventory.
Rewards include “Envelopment of the Abyss”, “Eidolon Ally” (as a complete masterpiece), and the raid exotic “Necrochasm”.
Those who receive the quest “Bottomless Abyss” after the 48-hour competition mode must complete the quest from the beginning to receive the rewards for the quest.

In the original Destiny, “Necrochasm” had the following perks:

Cursedbringer: Kills trigger a “Cursed Thrall” explosion – in Year 1, precision kills were also required for this
Cascade: Close-combat kills automatically reload a part of the weapon’s magazine – about 11 rounds per close-combat kill
Zen Moment: Damage dealt increases stability

However, keep in mind that these details of the weapon from Destiny 1 may have changed somewhat.

This is how to get the catalyst for Necrochasm: There will also be a catalyst for the weapon. Its effect is supposed to give the weapon an upgraded “Lawless” perk. Guardians can earn it in the raid by collecting the essence of the Oversoul.

As Bungie stated, the essence of the Oversoul will be obtained by completing raid encounters and triumphs.
This is required to complete the quest “Bottomless Abyss” as well as to fulfill the goal for the weapon catalyst for Necrochasm.

Twitch Drop for a raid badge

This is how to get the badge: If you’re not playing but following the raid race on Twitch, you can snag a special Engram while participating teams from around the world compete for the belt.

From September 1 at 7:00 PM to September 3 at 7:00 PM, you can earn the new badge “Every End” through Twitch Drops by watching the Twitch Rivals channel or one of the approved participating streamers for two hours.
A complete list of participating streamers can be found at twitchrivals.com.
Or you can just check out the German-speaking Destiny 2 streamers Nexxoss-Gaming, x T1duS x, or Ilias Gaming and follow their raid races for the badge.

This is how to get the TwitchRivals badge: To be eligible, make sure your Twitch account is linked to your Destiny 2 account.

To do this, go to bungie.net and log in there with your credentials. Click on the icon in the upper right corner and select the platform you play Destiny 2 on and enter your credentials.
After logging in, you can click into your profile settings. You can access these via the player icon in the upper right. Go to settings so that you can access the account settings.
Under “Account Linking”, you will now see all available platforms that you can link to your Bungie account. So Xbox, PlayStation, Epic, Steam, and Twitch.
Click on Twitch, and if you aren’t using a popup blocker, you’ll get a prompt to link it.
Then you just have to log in to your Twitch account and click “Authorize”.

What is the raid “Crota’s End” about? “Crota’s End” (engl. Crota’s End) is a raid from Destiny that was introduced with the expansion “Darkness Lurks”.

After Oryx, the raid boss from “King’s Fall” was betrayed by his sisters Savathûn and Xivu Arath, he decided he needed children to continue his lineage and ensure that his flow of tribute was always greater than that of his siblings. Thus, Crota, the Hive Prince, was born.

After his father Oryx’s realm collapsed, Crota sought revenge and planned to conquer the moon, where the Pyramid of Nezarek had been buried since the attack of the Traveler. His brood hollowed out the moon, also known as the “Hellmouth”, to launch invasions on Earth from there.

He wielded a notorious sword with which he ruthlessly killed countless Guardians. For over a century, this war raged on the moon, and the people of Earth called it “The Great Catastrophe”.

Eriana-3 was also there with a fireteam of five Guardians to kill Crota directly in his throne world and thwart his plans. But they too were no match for the hordes of the Hive in the Hellmouth.

Only one Guardian survived this mission: Eris Morn. This “survival” changed her as we know her in the game today.

Despite this significant victory for the Hive, Crota’s plans for further conquest of humanity were put on hold due to a series of unforeseen circumstances. He was weakened and had to bind his soul to an ascendant crystal.

Here, Eris saw a chance, as she was obsessed with revenge for her fireteam and the death of Crota. As Crota’s resurrection drew nearer and she foresaw it, she led more Guardians to the moon to use Crota’s own sword logic against him and thereby kill him permanently.

This is what players can expect in Season 22 in the raid “Crota’s End”.