Destiny Expansion I - Raid 1 Crota's End (Part 4)
0Section 04: Crota
Normal Method:
To actually begin the final phase of the raid, the team will need to stand on the circular panel around the large green crystal in the central room. After a few seconds, you will glow orange briefly, enemies will begin spawning outside the room and you will be affected by the presence of crota. This means you can no longer regenerate health during the rest of this section (unless you obtain the chalice of light, but we'll cover that shortly).
Take cover against the walls or on the ledges above (remember, shots will be coming from both directions), and wait for the force wall to fall. As soon as it does, start blasting away the crowds of acolytes and knights on both sides (ice breakers and suros work well for bringing them down fast).
*Note: if you leave a single enemy alive, players can suicide and be revived at full health if needed (handy due to crota's presence effect), without using the chalice of light
Once both sides are clear do not commit suicide or die if you can possibly avoid it, due to Crota's Oversoul. Crota's oversoul is the massive broken rock/ moon floating overhead. It will become activated upon a player's death after Crota has physically appeared. When it does, you have around 6 - 8 seconds to deal enough damage to it (by shooting it with heavy weapons) before it wipes the party. So a single player death can result in a wipe here. Be very careful of this as the ranged knights in the area deal massive damage.
Crota has a enrage timer of ten minutes, if you have not killed him after that time, Crota will trigger the oversoul frequently (not needing a player death) and enemies will spawn rapidly.
[This is where you can perform the exploit method, or continue on as normal]
The chalice of light in in the center of the outer area (shown by a marker and surrounded by a glowing light), taking it will immediately begin regenerating health and holding onto it will allow your health to regenerate like normal. Any team member can take the chalice by pressing X (xbox) or square (playstation).
Crota himself has two methods of attack, a barrage of projectiles (similar to wizards, but far more damaging) as well as a close range melee strike for ridiculous damage. He also possesses a very strong shield. This can be whittled and reduced by regular weapons (primary, secondary and heavy) but the damage stream must be constant. If the damage stops on it for more than half a second, his shield will return to full instantly. If the shield is destroyed, Crota will kneel down on one knee for around five seconds (making this the best time to damage him safely).
Players can only damage Crota by using a hive sword when he has no shield remaining. To obtain a hive sword, players must kill the swordbearer in the area. One player must pick up the sword, while everyone else concentrates on bringing down Crota's shield and killing any other enemies around the player with the sword. Crota will flash orange before rising and performing a high damage attack if anyone is nearby, so the player with a sword should retreat when this happens. Remember if a player dies, the Oversoul will trigger, so focus on keeping everyone alive while Crota is attacked.
If Crota is not damaged before getting up again, a pair of ogres will appear instead of a swordbearer. These must be destroyed before a swordbearer will spawn. Every second time a player picks up the sword, an ogre will spawn as well.
Ranged knights will appear on the upper levels overlooking the battlefield (some jumping down to join the fight), thralls and melee knights will spawn quite fast in the central area as well to help Crota. The team needs to be coordinated and know exactly what to do at all times to avoid wiping from a single death + oversoul. If your team can manage to pull all this off and damage Crota enough times with the sword, he will crumble and fall and your team will emerge victorious with the final raid drop. Congratulations, this is definitely a well earned reward.
Read more: http://guides.cheatcc.com/destiny-guide-walkthrough/guide_sections/raid-01-crota-s-end#ixzz3OcZnhQXp
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