A raid in Destiny 2 is one of the endgame activities that can only be completed as a team. Many players are therefore satisfied when they master raid encounters solidly in a 6-person fireteam. However, there are those who are more than happy to take on impossible challenges. MeinMMO shows you which raid boss was defeated solo and how it was done.
Which raid boss in “Oryx’s Curse” was defeated solo? The Destiny 2 player Vendetta specifically took on the 2nd encounter in the raid “Oryx’s Curse”. Here, the so-called “Caretaker” must be defeated, a massive monstrosity that resides in the sunken pyramid.
- In addition to the encounter boss, players will face a variety of enemies that will do everything to prevent you from finding your way through the ancient pyramid.
- On top of that, a tricky symbol puzzle must also be solved in a labyrinth during this encounter, for which a 6-person raid team usually splits up to handle it.
As a solo player, you must cleverly balance this symbolism across different puzzle mechanics to ultimately succeed.
How this remarkable achievement was recently accomplished by Vendetta can be seen here:
These weapons and gear were used by Vendetta for his solo run: Vendetta chose his Titan and the Void subclass of the Sentinel and combines various elemental source attributes in his armor, such as melee source creators, with light mods like “Powerful Friends”.
For the weapons, he additionally chose a weapon that can no longer be infused because it has fallen victim to Sunsetting.
- We’re talking about the former Top Grenade Launcher from PvP, the “Mountaintop”.
- In the energy slot, he equipped “Erinyes”, the currently strongest Void SMG in the game.
- For the power slot, he relies on the combination of the sword “The Other Half” and the raid linear fusion rifle “Catastrophic”.
In addition to the gear, particularly Vendetta’s solo mastery in the current raid “Oryx’s Curse” is already considered by some players, like NeXT DowNFaLL, to be one of the most impressive things they have ever seen in Destiny 2.
Man, this must be the most impressive thing I’ve seen in Destiny, even more impressive than solo Atheon. I always thought you were at the top of the skill ladder, but my God, this is so impressive. Well done, man.
writes NeXT DowNFaLL on YouTube regarding the solo run
Why is this achievement so special? Even with a higher power level than Vendetta, this run is initially unattainable for normal players. Even though this is not the actual final boss of the raid, but just an intermediate encounter.
It takes a lot of experience, confidence in effectively utilizing a build with mods, and of course a lot of time. Ambitious solo players spend several hours in this activity to develop an optimal solo tactic for these intense runs.
It’s already special when players take on such a challenge to prove that nothing is impossible in Destiny 2. Moreover, it has now become a small challenge of the community to disprove Bungie’s basic guidelines for certain activities.
- An activity for 6 players can certainly also be completed solo, even a raid.
- Even the proof that you don’t need a grind and thus no legendary purple gear to be successful in the hardest PvE activity “Raider” in Destiny 2 has already been proven.
Exceptional players regularly showcase their skills in the endgame
In Destiny 2, these proofs are primarily undertaken by a few outstanding streamers.
- The player Esoterikk has defended his status as a PvE god week after week for years and plays almost every exceptionally difficult activity in Destiny 2 solo. He even goes so far as to complete them without using weapons.
- The Destiny 2 streamer Baxlyy once defeated the mechanic-heavy and most challenging Riven boss fight in the raid “Last Wish” completely crazy using only melee.
- And Vendetta is no newcomer in the Destiny 2 community. He enjoys killing dungeon bosses with his small hammer and can now also claim that he has soloed the puzzle and the 2nd encounter in the raid “Oryx’s Curse”.
What do you think of this achievement? Have you also considered attempting to play a raid encounter solo? Or do you think these exceptional players are not role models for Destiny 2 players to emulate? Feel free to let us know in the comments what you think.
