In Destiny 2 Raid exotics are very rare. MeinMMO shows you in detail how to obtain the rarest one faster than ever. We provide you with a refresher on the raid Crown of Sorrow and demonstrate which strategy ensures a safe kill in one phase.
This is the rarest exotic: The weapon exotic that only a few guardians in all of Destiny 2 possess is the MP Tarrabah. The gun drops exclusively from the boss in the raid “Crown of Sorrow“. Raid exotics are generally considered rare, but according to Warmind.io, only 1.6% of guardians possess Tarrabah – making it the rarest exotic in the entire game.
Here’s how “frequent” the other raid exotics are in comparison
- One Thousand Voices: 3.7%
- Anarchy: 3.6%
- Divinity: 3.4%
- Legend of Acrius: 6%
Tarrabah is not the beast it could be in the current sandbox. But now is the perfect time to complete your weapon collection. Who knows if a future update will suddenly make the MP the top choice.
That’s why it’s easier now:
- With every attempt to obtain the Tarrabah, your chance increases up to a maximum of 50% – there’s a kind of “bad luck protection” – Bungie confirmed (via Twitter), that this also applies to Tarrabah.
- Raid loot is currently infinitely farmable in the Crown of Sorrow. This holds until the big expansion Beyond Light launches on November 10.
- At the moment you can take down the boss in just one phase without a pro team – made possible by an artifact mod from Season 11
You will obtain the boss checkpoint once and trade it back and forth between your characters or team members. You just need to briefly start the phase and then switch to another character.
If you don’t feel like raiding, look for checkpoints in LFG groups or through the official companion app.
Since the raid will soon disappear from the game, you should at least experience it once. Also, the current season has been extended by 2 months, making it just the right way to pass the time.
Crown of Sorrow for Noobs – Final Phase Explained
MeinMMO shows you here how the boss fight and the final raid phase in the Crown of Sorrow unfold. With the strategy from expert Fallout, you can take down Ghalran in no time, even if you’ve never set foot in the raid.
If you already know the raid, jump down to find out which weapons and tactics Ghalran drops in Season 11 in one phase.
What you need to know about the raid encounter: Divide your team into 3 groups of 2 guardians each. Your goal now is to defend 3 zones until the actual fight against Ghalran begins.
This is what the battlefield looks like:
- There are the zones Purple, Red, and Gold – you can name the areas however you want, what matters is that the whole team knows what is meant
- At the green dot in the middle, a buff appears at the beginning of the fight, which each team sends one player to get simultaneously
- The small purple dots are “exchange stations” for the buff – more on that later – every team oversees one station
- Outmost in the 3 zones, the massive Ghalran appears – but he is immune for a while
This is how the buff works: Once one fighter from each team has picked up the buff, you need to “juggle” it with your partner. During the entire fight, one of you must always possess this buff.
Only one of you can have the buff! Some enemies can only be defeated with the buff, while others can be defeated without it (this also applies to actions). It’s essential to exchange the buff because after 45 seconds with an active buff, you will die.
- Exchanging the buff: Go together to the purple orbs (exchange stations) and shoot the construct at the same time – voilà, now the other player has the buff and 45 seconds.
- Sharing the buff: If neither of you has a buff anymore, it’s not over yet.
- The other two teams can distribute their buff to you (without losing it themselves).
- The buff-less player stands in the orb and calls out their zone color, and a player with the buff shoots from a distance at the exchange station – hence, it’s important to reduce communication to a minimum during the fight.
This is the battle sequence every time:
- 3 players get the starting buff and all go into their zones. Feel free to stand close to the boss; he doesn’t hit you under his belly.
- Keep your zone clean: Take out all the Hive – some enemies are immune (shine white). The enemies that are immune to you can only be taken out by the other team member.
- dodge the axe berserker
- Crystals appear: This is the hardest part of the fight – while keeping the zones clean, crystals will appear, and they take priority 1 (because they could end the fight in a few seconds)
- You need one buffed and one unbuffed player to destroy the crystal inside the shield
- Crystals create a spherical ringing sound upon their appearance – so keep your ears open
What about the axe-swinger? You need to take out this mini-version of the boss. Hit him together in close combat. Be sure to pin him above the threshold.
After the beating, he remains motionless. If the player with the buff is too close to the enemy, he will lose his buff.
Now divide up:
- One player keeps an eye on the big boss and shoots his green hand – as thanks, the big boss will smash his little clone with an axe
- The other player gets the buff again – remember the “buff distribution”
If all 3 zones have done this, the damage phase for everyone begins.
Defeat Raid Boss Ghalran in Season 11 in just one phase
It is entirely possible to take down the towering boss in just one damage phase. This saves you time and especially nerves, as the hardest part is the pre-phase with the buff exchange and crystal destruction.
What you need for this:
- A Warlock with Well of Radiance and Lunafaction Boots
- A Titan with Bubble Shield
- “Oppressive Darkness” mod from the seasonal artifact – it weakens every Void grenade against enemies and you deal heavier damage – this works against the raid boss as well
- Weapon combination 1: The Fourth Horseman + grenade launcher with auto-loading holster – for example, the Wendigo is a good choice
- Weapon combination 2: The Legend of Acrius with the appropriate masterwork catalyst
- For primary weapons, ideally bring something that hits accurately at range
This is how the damage phase goes: First, stay in your 3 zones. Now the boss starts raising his hands – shoot at him with your primary weapon. Then, cheekily shoot him in the face.
- If the boss then dissolves, prepare to move to another zone
- If the boss stays after the face shot, call out your zone color loudly – now the whole team gathers here
From now on, the boss is vulnerable.
- Place a bubble near him
- Place the well directly on his right leg (this way the random exploders can’t harm you)
- Blast his leg (shotgun) and belly (grenade launcher)
- Whenever the numbers turn white, throw a “Oppressive Darkness” grenade
- As he raises his hands, shoot him shortly afterward (with your primary weapon) and continue dealing damage
It’s also possible to take down the boss in less than a minute with other combinations. But this way, it works for sure and you don’t have to aim well, nor do you have to worry about dying.
If you want to master the whole raid or watch the individual phases in the video in German, you can find it with Nexxoss Gaming:
Once Ghalran is taken down, his massive crown rolls through the arena and you’ll have a chance at the rarest exotic in the game.
You can also still obtain Tarrabah in Beyond Light; how this will work without the raid and how difficult it will be has yet to be revealed by Bungie.
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