Players currently waiting for theLightfallexpansion still have a lot of things to unpack fromDestiny 2: Shadowkeep. After all, Savathun’s plans for the universe have just been unveiled, and it will take more than a few measly encounters to stop her from wreaking havoc. Thanks to lore inside dungeons such as thePit of Heresy,Destiny 2fans may have better insights into the bigger picture about to come to the game.
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At its core, the Pit of Heresy is the first Hive-centric dungeon in the game, making it integral to studying the nature of the Hive and its role in the larger scheme of things. And for players finding it rather difficult to complete thePit of Heresy may want to rely on some of these tips.
10Izanagi’s Burden Brings The Burden Back To Enemies
Fans ofDestiny 2weapons know how powerful Izanagi’s Burden can become as a rifle. Being touted as one of the best Exotic Kinetic Sniper Rifles out there, Izanagi’s Rifle is easily an asset in Pit of Heresy that has quite a lot of long-ranged encounters. This has much to do with its Honed Edge (Exotic Perk) that consumes a magazine in place of a super strong round.
Ideal companions to Izanagi’s Burden are high-reload, high-firing rate weapons to ensure players have something to feed opponents with as their Izanagi loads its rounds. Much of the long-ranged encounters in the Pit could be finished with a couple of shots with Izanagi per opponent, lessening the need for players to burn time with their other weapons.
9Rat King Emphasizes Team Play, Invisibility
Two (2) more recommended ways of finishing thisDestiny 2dungeon would be relying on either invisibility and/or a team. And in both situations, Rat King is probably the best pistol to equip, particularly with how these tips work hand-in-hand with the Rat King’s capabilities. At its core, Rat King is an Exotic Kinetic Sidearm that has Exotic Perks that enhances its power when other teammates wield it (Rat Pack), and can render users invisible when reloading as soon as ending a kill (Vermin). This makes it an ideal sidearm when paired with moreviciousDestiny 2Pulse Rifles.
These Perks work well with how the dungeon is built to support both team play and invisible players. When regularly invisible, players immediately get a boost in survivability as enemies won’t target them often. This can get insanely crazy when playing with a Fireteam, especially since everyone turning invisible every few kills can ensure enemies won’t get an effective room to damage players.
8Hive Mods Take Priority Here
ThankstoDestiny 2mods, players can augment their gear to ensure they get stat boosts and, most importantly, become better-equipped to handle specific enemy factions. Considering the nature of the Pit of Despair as a Hive-leaning dungeon, it’s safe to assume most, if not all, of the enemies encountered here belong to the Hive faction.
In turn, players can have much faster progress doing their Pit runs with anti-Hive weapons. Mods such as Hive Armaments and Hive Barriers can be extremely effective against Hive creatures. Moreover, having a buff that constantly generates damage resistance against Hive creatures as well as quick refreshers for Heavy ammo can make clearing levels much faster.
7Get Mods That Prioritize Clearing Shields
A lot of the enemies in the Pit of HeresyDestiny 2dungeon have tough shields to break especially fornewDestinyplayers, forcing enemies to spend unnecessary time and ammo just trying to clear through. In turn, players may want to focus on acquiring Mods specifically geared towards eliminating shields and protections in various ways. Here are some to take note of:
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6Build Ammo With Armor Mods
Another approach players could make when building their Pit of Heresy character forDestiny 2has to do with securing the right Armor Mods. TheseDestiny 2Modsin particular should focus on building special ammunition for special attacks. Mods for focus here include:
5Memorize The Tunnels Of Despair
One of the trickiest parts of the Pit of Heresy involves the Tunnels of Despair, which is the “maze” that divides the sections with energy pillars for players to explore during the first part of theDestiny 2dungeon. Due to the dark and desolate nature of the place, the Tunnels of Despair add a lot to the lore component of the dungeon. However, this can also lead to extremely confusing encounters.
Players who want to have a much faster Pit experience should consider memorizing the Tunnel and its sections. While Reddit’s u/Bloody-Mando has createda nifty mapfor players to use, an important secondary tip here is to try and aggro Ogres to drag them to certain Tunnel entrances. That way, players can blast through multiple foes quickly and clear energy stations much faster.
4Check The Double Ball Glitch
As with otherDestiny 2missions, some stages of the Pit of Heresy do need players to collect energy orbs to deposit in various stations. And like other quests, placing the energy orb in a pillar does let players do an animation while the interaction button reaches 100-percent.
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Those who want to speed up their Pit progress a little bit might want to consider trying a glitch in the system. When players dunk their orbs into the pillars, they should considerswapping theirDestiny 2weaponsbefore the meter gets full. This should have players drop the energy orb and switch their weapon but still have an orb to dunk - essentially doubling their progress.
3Suffer As Less As Possible In Chamber Of Suffering
Of the encounters in thisDestiny 2dungeon, it’s the one in the Chamber of Suffering that perhaps causes the most suffering, especially with the number of things the room needs players to do. At its core, players need to ensure the Annihilator Totem doesn’t get enough power, which they can achieve by killing Boomer Knights and using their Void Charges in six (6) rune locks. It doesn’t help that on top of Heretical Knights that spawn occasionally to stop the players in their progress, the Totem unleashes a debuff up to 10 times that eventually kills the player.
Ideally, players would want to largely ignore the Heretical Knights and instead maximize their time to kill the Boomer Knights as fast as possible. Each Class could tackle this encounter in some aspects:
2Get Comfy With Platforming
The Harrow is probably the worst area in thisDestiny 2dungeon for those who hate platforming, especially since falling off the ledge can mean instant death. Thisencounter mapfrom u/prime_pastafarian is especially helpful to navigate the zone, especially since there are Glyph Towers with enemies in between the spike traps.
At its core, players should take their time in between platforms, especially since ledges here are rather sensitive to movement. The ledges close to the spike traps are relative safe zones, and players shouldn’t take jumps they’re not confident with. The same advice on caution could be applied to the Glyph Towers, with a recommendation to players being to use their long-rangeDestiny 2Sniper Riflesto deal with the Wizards here. It’s recommended to make an effort to push these Wizards close to the ledge, so losing their shields may force the Wizards to fall off the cliffs to their deaths.
1Focus Less On The Boss In The Boss Level
Players used toDestiny 2gameplay know that the boss is always found at the end of the dungeon, and usually have special mechanics dedicated to them in the process. This isn’t the case with Zulmak, Instrument of Torment, as the Pit’s boss needs players to focus more on some environmental encounters than the base boss fight. attempt to complete this stage in these steps:
Destiny 2was released in 2017 and is playable on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Google Stadia, and Windows.
