Split into three pairs and fan out to the left, middle, and right sync plates scattered across the area in front of the vault door. Step onto a plate to claim it and begin building a connection. As long as all three plates are held simultaneously, a spire in the center of the area gradually constructs itself. When the spire completes, the Vault of Glass opens and a chest spawns at the base of the spire.

Waves of Vex add pressure throughout. Most enemies can't interrupt a held plate — but Minotaurs can. If a Minotaur steps onto your plate, it breaks the connection and the plate turns red. You have to clear the Minotaur and retake it. The spire only builds while all three are active, so a lost plate stalls everyone's progress.

Templar's Well — Relic spawn, Oracle positions, and Templar teleport spots

The Templar is a looping encounter built around the Relic (also called the Aegis). Each cycle: kill three Oracles in chime order, use the Relic's Super to strip the Templar's shield, then deal damage. The Templar will eventually attempt to teleport — either let it (resetting the cycle) or block the teleport by standing in its ring to extend the damage phase, at the cost of spawning Praetorians.

Glass Throne — sync plates, portals (orange = Mars, green = Venus), and central Conflux

Portal interiors — Mars (left) and Venus (right), each with a Conflux and Relic spawn

The encounter revolves around a Relic relay between the main arena and two portals — Mars (orange, left) and Venus (green, right). The Relic can only be taken through a portal once per player due to the Teleport Destabilized debuff, so it must be handed off every time it crosses a threshold. Inside each portal, a Praetorian spawns whose shield can only be removed by the Relic. Meanwhile, sync plates on each side must be held to keep the portals open, and Gatekeepers periodically spawn in the main arena to shut the portals down until killed.

When enough Praetorians are defeated, a Conflux spawns in the main arena. All players return and defend it against Praetorians and Wyverns to end the encounter.

Gorgon's Labyrinth — entrance, exit route (blue), chest route (red), Gorgon patrol paths

The Labyrinth is not a combat encounter — it's a stealth traverse. Gorgons patrol fixed routes through the cavern and have a wide line-of-sight cone. If one spots any member of your fireteam it's effectively an instant wipe. You can technically kill a Gorgon, but if a second one sees you while you're doing it you now have to kill that one too — it escalates immediately and is nearly impossible to recover from. Don't engage. Just sneak.

The exit is on the left side of the maze from the entrance. A secret chest is accessible by going right from the entrance instead — shoot both floating Vex cubes along the route to unlock the door to it. It's a detour but rewards loot from the raid pool.

Templar's Well — all seven Oracle spawn positions and central cleanse plate

Seven fixed Oracle positions exist around the Templar's Well. Each player stands at one position — since there are 7 spots and only 6 players, one player covers two positions. The bottom-left two are close enough together to watch simultaneously, making them the natural double assignment.

Each wave, Oracles chime one at a time through the full sequence twice. Each Oracle becomes briefly visible as it chimes — use the first rotation to establish order and call your number out loud. The second rotation repeats the same sequence, confirming it. Once both rotations complete, all Oracles remain visible simultaneously — destroy only the ones that chimed this wave, in the order they first chimed. Leave the rest alone. The encounter runs 5 waves, adding one more Oracle each time (3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7).

No pre-planning the sequence — let the chimes tell you the order live. When your Oracle gives its first chime, call out your number immediately: "Two", "Five", etc. Once all Oracles have chimed twice and appear, everyone fires in the order that was called. Simple, fast, no guessing.

Templar's Well — Conflux positions, Vex spawn gates, and central cleanse plate

Confluxes is a pure defense check — there's no relic, no puzzle, just clearing Vex before they reach the conflux and sacrifice into it. The encounter runs in three rounds: first a single, central conflux; then two at once, one on each side of the arena; then three at once. Each round ends when its conflux (or confluxes) survives long enough, at which point a short add-rush phase hits before the next round begins.

Glass Throne — Oracle positions 1–6, sync plates, portals (orange = Mars, green = Venus)

Portal interiors — Mars (left, desert) and Venus (right, jungle), Oracle positions and Relic spawn

Each cycle, Atheon randomly teleports three players into one of the two portals — Mars (left, orange) or Venus (right, green). The three players left outside open the correct portal via sync plate and watch for six Oracles that spawn in the throne room, calling their chime order to the team inside. The three players inside grab the Relic, destroy three sets of three Oracles in the order relayed by the outside team, and exit. When the last Oracle dies, everyone receives Time's Vengeance — a 30-second window to damage Atheon. Repeat until Atheon is dead. There is no final stand.