Crota's End Swordbearer

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  Player 1 picks up the Chalice at the start. The whole team runs forward together as a group.
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  When Player 1's charge is full, Player 2 takes the Chalice from them — this gives Player 1 the Enlightened buff. Player 2 immediately deposits the Chalice at the Preservation Node beside the first lantern (the first lantern always has a node).
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  Player 3 picks the Chalice up from the node — always the next player in rotation. The group moves on.

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  Continue cycling the Chalice through the rotation. Each time a player's charge is full, the next player takes it — granting the passer Enlightened.
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  At each lantern, the player who has held Enlightened the longest uses it to ignite. Everyone stands near the lantern to clear Weight of Darkness stacks until it starts glowing orange — then immediately move forward to avoid the explosion.
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  Whenever you reach a lantern with a Preservation Node, the current Chalice holder deposits it immediately. The next player in rotation picks it up. Never skip a Preservation Node — they activate the next group of lanterns.
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  Follow the path using every single Preservation Node, cycling the Chalice and burning Enlightened buffs at each lantern as you go. Preservation Nodes appear every couple of lanterns — their placement is semi-randomised.

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  At the end of the path, reach the bridge plate. A Preservation Node is located here — deposit the Chalice into it to stop the cycling. Only one Enlightened buff is needed to activate the plate and start building the bridge. Each additional Enlightened buff used on the plate speeds up construction, but is not required.
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  Hold out against the Ogre Champion, Hive Knights, and Thrall while the bridge constructs. When "The path forward is clear" appears, cross the bridge to finish the encounter.

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  Move as a group. Spreading out risks someone missing the Chalice handoff or being too far from a lantern when Engulfed in Darkness ticks low.
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  Riskrunner provides Arc damage resistance — very useful for surviving Thrall swarms and the end holdout.
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  Eager Edge swords and Grapple Grenades speed up movement through the dark, reducing Weight of Darkness accumulation between lanterns.
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  The first lantern always has a Preservation Node — use it to establish your rotation rhythm early. Don't wait for the chalice to fully charge before identifying the node location.

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  Player 1 grabs the Chalice and stands on the center plate to begin bridge construction. Both Annihilator Totems must be covered immediately.
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  When Player 1's charge is full, Player 2 takes the Chalice — Player 1 gets Enlightened and uses it to activate the bridge plate. Player 1 then swaps out to a totem, and Player 3 comes in to the center plate.
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  When Player 2's charge is full, Player 3 takes the Chalice — Player 2 gets Enlightened. Player 2 swaps to a totem, Player 4 comes to the center plate. Keep two players on the plate and two per totem at all times.
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  Continue the rotation 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6. During this time the first Swordbearer will spawn. Player 2 — now holding their Enlightened buff — breaks from the rotation to kill the Swordbearer and pick up its sword, consuming the buff.

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  While Player 6 is holding the Chalice, Players 1 and 2 move to the center plate. Players 3, 4, and 5 must ensure both Annihilator Totems remain covered.
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  The moment Player 1 takes the Chalice from Player 6, both Players 1 and 2 sprint across the bridge. Player 2 uses their sword to kill the Gatekeeper on the far side, then preserves the sword at one of the five nodes. Player 1 runs straight ahead and deposits the Chalice immediately.
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  Back on the starting side: one player per totem, plus one flex player (rotation order no longer matters). The flex player finds and kills a Swordbearer, picks up the sword with their Enlightened buff, crosses the bridge, kills a Gatekeeper, and preserves their sword.
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  Once Players 1, 2, and the flex player are across, they each take a plate on the far side — center plate and both Annihilator Totems. Starting-side players can now step off their plates.
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  Remaining starting-side players kill Swordbearers, grab swords, cross the bridge, kill a Gatekeeper each, and preserve their swords. Repeat until all players are across.
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  Once the 4th player crosses — while Players 5 and 6 are still completing step 9 — they grab the preserved Chalice on the far side. Without letting it fill to full charge, they bring it to one of the three plate holders to take — granting that plate holder Enlightened. The 4th player then takes the Chalice back and delivers it to the next plate holder, and so on. The 4th player must not become Enlightened themselves so they can keep delivering the Chalice between plate players.
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  Once all six players are across, everyone can step off their plates.

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  Pass the Chalice around until 4–5 players have Enlightened. Then deposit the Chalice in the Repository.
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  Kill adds until an Ogre spawns on the left and right. Kill both Ogres — swords will appear in each of the preserved nodes.
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  Enlightened players each grab a sword from a node and kill the Gatekeepers that spawn in the middle. Once all Gatekeepers are dead, the encounter ends.

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  Call out Swordbearer spawns loudly — the sword disappears quickly and only an Enlightened player can pick it up. Missing a pickup wastes the entire kill.
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  Scout Rifles and Snipers let players on either side of the bridge assist with add clear across the gap.
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  The flex player in Phase 2 should be whoever has Enlightened and isn't needed on a totem — coordinate before committing.
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  In Phase 3, avoid letting the Chalice fill to full charge while delivering it to plate holders — you want to grant Enlightened to plate players only, not inadvertently Enlighten the carrier.

The Thrallway is a linear combat gauntlet between the Bridge and the Deathsinger encounter — a long hallway packed with Thrall. There are no complex mechanics. The goal is to push down the hallway, destroy Shriekers to remove barriers blocking the path, and deposit the Chalice of Light at the end to unlock the passage down to Ir Yût.

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  After the Bridge encounter, the path leads into a long hallway swarming with Thrall. Push forward aggressively — staying still lets Thrall numbers build.
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  Each barrier blocking the path has a Shrieker behind it. Cycle the Chalice so a player gets the Enlightened buff, then that player walks through the barrier and destroys the Shrieker.
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  The barrier drops for the whole team. Continue down the hallway, repeating through each barrier and Shrieker.
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  At the end, deposit the Chalice of Light to unlock the passage leading down to Ir Yût's chamber.

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  Thrall are the main threat — bring solid add-clear. Sunshot, Osteo Striga, or a solid SMG work well here.
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  The Chalice holder should push ahead through each barrier while the rest of the team clears Thrall behind them.
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  There is no timer or darkness debuff — pace is entirely up to the team.

There are 7 possible Wizard spawn locations. Use numbered callouts so the team knows exactly which rooms to enter. Locations not containing a Wizard will contain a Shrieker instead.

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  Number all six players 1–6. Split into two teams of three — one heads left, one heads right. Kill all Blistered Knights and the Shriekers on each side to unlock the center crystal room.
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  Player 1 grabs the Chalice from the center crystal room. Begin the normal rotation — charge fills, next player takes it, passer gets Enlightened. Player 1 gets their Enlightened buff first and uses the time while others are cycling to scout all 7 possible Wizard locations, calling out which rooms have Wizards.
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  Continue rotating until Player 6 takes the Chalice from Player 5. Player 6 immediately deposits the Chalice in the Preserve Pedestal at the entrance. The rotation is now closed — Players 1–5 hold their Enlightened buffs.

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  Players 1, 2, and 3 each go to a confirmed Wizard room and cross the barrier. Keep the Wizards alive — do not kill them yet. Wait until all three players are in position and Player 6 has deposited the Chalice.
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  On a countdown, all three players cross the barriers simultaneously and kill their Wizards at the same time. Dark Liturgy begins the moment the first Wizard dies — simultaneous kills give the whole team a clean, equal damage window.

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  The moment Wizards are dead, Players 1, 2, and 3 sprint to Ir Yût. Players 4–6 should already be in position dealing damage.
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  During damage, Players 4 and 5 hold E to Expunge, consuming their Enlightened buffs for a burst of bonus damage on Ir Yût.
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  Dump all remaining damage — Supers, heavies, damage buffs. A one-phase kill is possible with current power creep.

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  Repeat the Chalice rotation and Wizard hunt. Wizard count increases each phase: 3 Wizards → 4 Wizards → 5 Wizards. The 4th player in rotation takes a Wizard room in phase 2; the 5th player joins in phase 3.

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  Wish-Ender lets you see enemies through walls — invaluable for confirming Wizard vs. Shrieker in tower rooms before committing your Enlightened buff.
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  Player 1 should begin scouting immediately after getting Enlightened — the more time scouts have to call locations, the calmer the Wizard assignment will be.
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  Thunderlord with catalyst is excellent for Ir Yût DPS. Five Thunderlords plus a Divinity user can make a one-phase very achievable.
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  Use a 3-2-1 countdown for simultaneous Wizard kills — designate one player to call it.

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  Player 1 grabs the Chalice to begin the rotation. Cycle through the normal order — charge fills, next player takes it, passer gets Enlightened. Both players must be standing in the active Pool of Light to swap the Chalice — find the glowing pool and make all handoffs there. Players 4 and 5 kill Boomer Knights in both towers to spawn a Swordbearer for Player 1.
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  Player 1 kills the Swordbearer, picks up the sword with their Enlightened buff, and moves to the balcony opposite the Oversoul. Repeat for Players 2 and 3 as they cycle through the Chalice rotation and get their Enlightened buffs.
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  The moment Player 6 takes the Chalice from Player 5, they immediately deposit it in the Preserve Pedestal. All six players head to the balcony.

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  On a countdown, all three sword users simultaneously jump down from the balcony and attack Crota with the optimal sword combo: Heavy → Super → Heavy → Heavy → Heavy.
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  Once Crota's shield breaks, he kneels. Everyone jumps down and begins DPS. Drop a Well of Radiance at Crota's feet. Player 5 Expunges during this phase to consume their Enlightened buff.
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  Player 4 watches the Oversoul timer. At ~2 seconds remaining, drop everything and shoot the Oversoul down — Fusion Rifles or Snipers are recommended. Destroying it immediately ends the damage phase.
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  If Crota is not in Final Stand, repeat the full process from step 1.

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  When Crota reaches the Final Stand threshold, he briefly becomes immune and slams his sword down, dealing heavy damage to anyone nearby. Step back and wait out the immune window.
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  Once damageable again, begin DPS immediately. The Oversoul will be present and counting down — unlike normal phases, destroying it during Final Stand grants a few extra seconds of damage rather than ending the phase.
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  Kill Crota before the Oversoul timer reaches zero or the team wipes.

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  Tractor Cannon on Crota significantly increases team damage — one player should always run it.
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  Well of Radiance at Crota's feet is essential — it keeps sword users and DPS players alive during the phase and buffs damage.
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  Burning Maul (Titan) can stunlock Crota, keeping him stationary so the team isn't chasing him around the room.
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  Gathering Storm (Hunter) is one of the highest single-Super damage options — space them out so they don't overlap.

When you land in the raid, look across the Hellmouth — you will see 3 pairs of Hive statues, each pair having one statue on fire (either left or right). These are your pattern. Throughout the raid you must find and activate the corresponding statue in 3 matching pairs, selecting left or right to match whatever was burning across the Hellmouth.

If done correctly after completing the raid, the game feed will read "A balance is reached. To the victor go the final spoils" and a bonus chest will spawn containing a guaranteed red border weapon (once per week per account).

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When you first land in the raid, look across the Hellmouth. You will see three pairs of statues at the following locations:

At the start of the Bridge encounter, before building the bridge, look across the unformed gap toward the far end of the arena.

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  Left statue — a room off to the bottom left of the bridge entrance.
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  Right statue — a room off to the far right.

Activate whichever statue matches Pair 1 from the Hellmouth.

After completing the Bridge encounter, look at the stairs at the far end. Do not proceed up into the Thrallway yet.

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  Left statue — wrap around to the left side of the stairs.
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  Right statue — veer off to the right.

Activate whichever matches Pair 2 from the Hellmouth.

After completing the Deathsinger encounter, head up to the balcony at the top of the Crota boss room — the same balcony sword users stage from. The third pair of statues is here.

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  Left statue (as oriented toward the Oversoul) — will be on your physical right when facing the statues.
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  Right statue (as oriented toward the Oversoul) — will be on your physical left when facing the statues.

Activate whichever matches Pair 3 from the Hellmouth.

If all three statues were activated correctly, the game feed will display "A balance is reached. To the victor go the final spoils" after the Crota encounter. A bonus chest will spawn with a guaranteed red border weapon — available once per week per account.