King's Fall

Overview

King's Fall is a six-player Raid set on the Dreadnaught, the wrecked Hive warship of Oryx, the Taken King. It debuted in Destiny 1 with The Taken King on September 18, 2015, and was reprised in Destiny 2 during Season of Plunder on August 26, 2022. Recommended power is 1550 for the Destiny 2 launch version; it also has a Master difficulty. Launch it from the Dreadnaught destination or the Director raid list. It is a returning raid and is currently active rather than vaulted.

Encounters

1. Opening (Totems / Hall of Souls): the team splits to collect orbs/relics and bring them back to the centre while managing timed buffs and sealed doors, defending against Hive and Taken adds. Annihilator Totems must be handled.
2. Warpriest: read glyphs to find which plates to stand on; stun the Warpriest with the Brand of the Initiate / Taken Knight buff-claimer effect and swap buffs among players, then damage during the brand phases.
3. Golgoroth: two players juggle Golgoroth's gaze, trading it back and forth, while the damage dealers stand in a Pool of Reclaimed Light (from orbs on the ceiling) and shoot his stomach, his critical spot. Watch for the Unstable Light debuff, which makes the holder explode. Linear fusion rifles are strong here.
4. Daughters of Oryx: the team forms Ascendant paths across the arena three times, collecting Blightguard pieces and steal immunity/power from the Daughters of Oryx. The challenge is that you cannot stand on the same plate twice in a phase.
5. Oryx, the Taken King: platforms at the four compass points; Ogres spawn on each, killing them creates a plate detonation. A designated player takes the aura, staggers Oryx from the lit platform, then kills the Vessel of Oryx so a Corrupted Light bomb detonates and opens a long damage phase. Burst him down and survive his final stand.

Each encounter has a weekly challenge modifier that gives bonus rewards.

Rewards

Touch of Malice (Exotic Scout Rifle) is the raid Exotic. Legendary weapons include Qullim's Terminus, Defiance of Yasmin, Doom of Chelchis, Smite of Merain and Midha's Reckoning, with Harrowed versions; plus the War Numen's and Darkhollow armour sets, the Kingslayer Ghost Shell and emblems.

Triumphs

Raid triumphs and the King's Fall seal cover clearing each encounter, challenge modifiers and flawless runs.