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Raids are the pinnacle endgame PvE activity in Destiny 2. With the latest Raid, Salvation’s Edge releasing with The Final Shape expansion there are now 9 Raids in the game. Each Raid features at least 4 encounters, of which at least 2 are boss encounters. All these encounters require 6 players to communicate well with each other and perform various mechanics. Successfully performing these mechanics allows the players to perform damage on the boss. If players successfully deal enough damage to the boss within a certain phase, they defeat the Raid boss. This article will review three of the hardest bosses in the Raids of Destiny 2.
Warpriest
Warpriest comes from the reprised Raid of King’s Fall and is the second encounter. The main challenge of this boss comes from its massive health pool while keeping track of the various mechanics involved. Players have to divide into different teams. A team will keep track of which totems to stand on performing other mechanics while others will focus on the constantly spawning wave of Hive enemies. The damage phase of this boss is extremely tight. Players will have to constantly keep track of various timers as well as bring their best damage options to the fight.
Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness
Rhulk is the final boss of the Vow of the Disciple Raid which came with The Witch Queen expansion. It is one of the most unique and amazing fights in Destiny 2. This encounter features several mechanics that players must perform to reach damage. Two players are responsible for getting buffs and debuffs, some players will call out which totem to deposit the buff at, while others will need to kill the constant wave of enemies.
After that, players will reach another arena with Rhulk present there. Players will need to shoot the weak spot on their body to get a buff, while other players will need to call out where the player needs to deposit the buff. Once 4 buffs have been deposited, the damage phase will start and Rhulk will become aggressive. He will constantly move throughout the arena shooting out beams of darkness. Players must be moving all the time while avoiding the darkness debuff and making sure that they deal enough damage.
The Witness
The big bad of the Light and Darkness saga, The Witness is the final boss of the latest Salvation’s Edge Raid. This encounter breaks away from other traditional encounters because the boss is constantly attacking the players during DPS. These attacks are also not something that players can withstand. Even with normal difficulty, these attacks will guarantee to kill the players.
The mechanics are pretty straightforward with three people performing the actual mechanic and three doing ad clear. Players need to shoot the bands on the arms of the Witness to reveal a shape. Then they have to stand in the respective beam of darkness to get a debuff. After getting the debuff they have to shoot the band again to break the Witness’ arm and progress toward damage.
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I know it sounds a bit cheap to speak generally on the series, but fans have been no stranger to expressing their interest in the series’ return. With an obvious idea that has come about has been to create an open-world, almost Grand Theft Auto experience playing in the life of a bounty hunter. While this could star the face of the series, Captain Falcon, perhaps this could be the chance for other series favorites to shine. Such as Blood Falcon, Black Shadow, Samurai Goroh, Dr. Stewart, Jody Summers, any of them is fair game! #2 Funky Kong (Donkey Kong) Donkey Kong’s iconic and funky mechanic, Funky Kong, has been an extremely popular character who’s been one to rely on. Including his track record as being regarded as the meta in Mario Kart Wii. As well as his notable appearance being the New Funky Mode in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, or his most recent appearance being part of the Booster Course Pass of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, to massive fan applause. He is arguably the most primed to have his own solo adventure as he takes players from the lands to the sky. He’s been known to create many vehicles, and even weapons, in Donkey Kong 64’s case shows that he is a very capable Kong. Ideally, the game itself could be a lot like Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts Bolts, without all the baggage of ruining interest in the series. #3 Viridi (Kid Icarus) A personal favorite of mine, as I think Kid Icarus: Uprising is one of the highlights of the Nintendo 3DS. Kid Icarus is a series almost begging for another entry in some form, and while it would be ideal to see a new title of Pit’s adventures, Uprising introduced a ton of amazing characters who could be awesome in their own scenarios. The idea of a life-simulator game akin to The Sims but way more chaotic and explosive, starring a character who doesn’t particularly have an interest in humans, sounds like it would need the talents of a seasoned game developer to turn that into something that makes sense. 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While he is absolutely not cracking my top 10 favorite Super Mario characters, it would be an understatement to say that it would be worth it for Nintendo to give him a shot in his own game. Even if it only becomes funnier the way they treat him, when he was effectively replaced by a bee in Mario Kart 7. Still, as for what the game could be, I think you can get by simply by creating a pinball game that expands upon the iconic race track that was introduced in Mario Kart DS. With wacky mechanics that express how weird and quirky Waluigi as a character is. It could be an evolution of Mario Pinball Land (does anybody even know that game exists?). #5 Chef Kawasaki (Kirby) While he may not be the most popular Kirby character, I think Chef Kawasaki is a fun pick to have out there, as the cooking genre has really been needing a new hero out there. Especially ever since what happened to old Cooking Mama. 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Celtics' sale comes with significant and surprising twists
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