Destiny: Rise Of Iron has arrived and it brings a new raid called Wrath Of The Machine. We’re here to guide you through it. Between video and text, here are five must-know tips that every squad should be aware of.
1) How To Start The Raid: Talk to Shiro-4 at Felwinter Peak and he’ll offer the Wrath Of The Machine quest. Go to orbit, and it’ll be found towards the edge of the Plaguelands. Its skull marking should be hard to miss. A Light level of 370 is recommended.
2) Killing Vosik: Vosik appears in two forms during Wrath Of The Machine and both are pretty difficult. To beat his first form, dispatch with the Voltage Eater and have one squad member collect their maximum of four Voltage stacks and immediately bring them to the Spinner. Keep doing this until SIVA charges are produced. Throwing these at Vosik will do huge damage. After that, the boss can be knocked out with normal weapons.
Part 2 is somewhat similar. Start by throwing SIVA charges. Throwing all three at once deals extra damage. A monitor to the right of Vosik will light up. Take care of that quickly. Once Vosik’s shields are down, two more charges appear for the throwing. Once the “SIVA Density Critical” message shows, all squadmates should head to the illuminated room on the far left or right. Shoot the lock to activate the shield.
3) Siege Engine Tips: Start attacking by going for its turrets and exposed area. Once everything’s been destroyed, climb atop the boss until it breaks through the wall. Once broken through, run to the scrap metal on the opposing side. Pieces can only be held for nine seconds at a time, so have another person handy to carry when you can’t.
With enough firepower, Meksis will appear atop the engine and must be killed quickly before he self-destructs the engine. At this point, you’re almost done. Just rotate each piece as necessary through your squad and bring it to the necessary places.
4) Aksis, Archon Prime Tips: This is another battle that has two phases and requires a ton of teamwork. In a squad of six, two people should be used cover each of the boss’ sides and middle. With that formation, kill the Captains holding the cannons. One person per group should then equip their cannons. A battle with Servitors follows. Just use the corresponding cannons to defeat them in a single shot. Be sure not to drop a cannon during this time. Otherwise, SIVA charges can’t be picked up for 30 seconds.
With the Servitors gone, the person not armed with a cannon should pick up the resulting SIVA charge and toss it at a containment core. Repeat until Shanks are spawned. Defeat those to begin phase two.
After one minute in this battle, three Captains will spawn. Kill them, and have one person in each group grab a cannon. The person that grabs the cannon should also take out the Servitor that’s left behind. Throw the SIVA charges at Aksis as you get them. Once all three are thrown, the boss will teleport to a random location. The nearest empowered squad member should jump on its exposed area instantly.
If successful, you’ll be able to deal heavy damage. This happens three times. After that, Aksis teleports again and becomes immune. The entire squad should jump to the same Pillar Of Light to avoid being vanquished. Captains will spawn in once more, and the above sequence must be repeated.
5) Secret Chest Locations: Having just launched over the past few hours, it’s uncertain whether players have found every Secret Chest in the raid. However, we figured it’d be good to list what we know at the time of writing.
After taking care of the Vosik for the first time you’ll come across a platforming puzzle in the Splicer’s Den. When on the top floor, you’ll be pushed to the left wall. Take a look at the right wall for an opening that leads to a tunnel. Inside is the chest. [Video here]
Before beginning Vosik phase two, there’s another Chest. This one is best explained by video than text. [Video here]
A third chest is available after repairing the Siege Engine. After jumping down from the boss’ location, you’ll come across a decrepit bridge to a cave entrance. Use the rocks near the opening to climb up the cliff. With enough height, you’ll gain access to a big rusty pipe. There’s a chest inside the pipe. [Video here]
Thanks to Gosu Noob and Planet Destiny for helping with this guide!
Destiny: Rise Of Iron is available now on PS4 and Xbox One. It’s the only place to play Wrath Of The Machine. Check out our other guides to get Rise Of Iron’s exotics, hardest achievements and new Silver Dust currency.
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