The new raid from Destiny 2: The Final Shape showed the Guardians that the conclusion of a saga must be earned. Team Parabellum was the first to secure the ‘World First’, but how did they perceive the new raid? One of them shares his experience.
What kind of raid was it? This is the last raid focusing on the “Light and Darkness” saga: The Edge of Salvation. In this raid, players had to stop the Witness after the campaign of “The Final Shape” before he could execute the final form.
Many notable streamers prepared for the World First to claim the winner’s belt from Bungie. After about 19 hours, the raid was defeated by Team Parabellum and is now considered the most difficult raid ever created by Bungie.
Tyraxe, one of the Guardians from Team Parabellum, now shared his experiences from Day One with the community.
Survival was key, not damage
Who is speaking? Tyraxe was one of the Guardians who first completed the raid ‘Edge of Salvation’ in contest mode. His team emerged victorious after 18 hours and 59 minutes (via raid.report).
Parabellum is a relatively unknown team, as they did not stream their raid run like other players from Destiny 2 – thus, no one could watch them defeat the Witness live. They only published their run on YouTube later (via youtube.com).
Despite this, Tyraxe revealed insights about how he felt on Day One. In his opinion, this is the greatest raid in the history of Destiny. In an interview with evanf1997 on YouTube, the world champion spoke about his experiences (via youtube.com).
What does he say about the raid? According to Tyraxe, they initially had difficulties with the first phase of the raid. However, once they had the hang of it, they sprinted from one encounter to the next until they faced the Witness.
According to him, the difficulty was not in damage but in survival: “Many damage opportunities with very small radius, then dodging attacks that kill you instantly. We almost defeated the boss in two phases, but we played more with our lives than focusing on damage.”
How difficult was the raid? When looking at comparisons to previous raid clears and their completion times, it’s clear that “Edge of Salvation” is the toughest raid in Destiny 2 so far.
The mix of fast add-clear, puzzles, and holding effects is challenging. Additionally, Guardians must constantly stay in motion if they want to deal damage to bosses. In most raids, damage is dealt stationary, which is why the Witness could keep many Guardians occupied for several hours.
Parabellum has rightfully earned the belt, and with their success, the new cinematic 12-player mission was activated, concluding the saga of Light and Darkness. You can find more details on how to play it here: For the first time in Destiny 2, there is a mission for 12 players: It concludes the story after 10 years
