Destiny 2’s latest Raid in The Edge of Fate expansion introduces a unique twist right from the start. The Desert Perpetual Raid allows players to choose their first encounter from three available boss fights, making it a non-linear activity that offers a different experience each week.
One of the bosses players may encounter is the shielded Hydra known as Epoptes, Lord of Quanta. This boss fight is heavily mechanic-focused, requiring Guardians to work together and execute specific tasks to progress through the encounter.
### Epoptes Boss Mechanics Explained in Destiny 2: The Desert Perpetual Raid
#### Starting Mechanic
The boss arena is divided into three main sections, each with two rooms on either side and a central pillar. Players must form three teams, with two players assigned to each side.
– Defeat the Cyclops that spawns on both sides to activate a plate with a buff.
– Each player on both sides must stand on the plate and acquire the buff simultaneously, granting them the “Cyclical Temporality” buff for 30 seconds.
– The buff allows players to align with a Hydra’s light, identify glowing lights, and destroy eyes on the shield based on callouts.
– The mechanics are the same for both sides, with the right side used as an example.
#### Right and Left Rooms
– The buff carrier on the right side must align with the Hydra’s glowing light and look for a specific pattern on the wall (top—top right—top left—bottom—bottom left—bottom right).
– The same pattern can be found on the Hydra’s shield and the wall of the other room.
– Callouts for glowing lights on the wall should be matched with shooting corresponding eyes on the Hydra’s shield in the opposite room.
#### Middle Area
– Epoptes initiates a mechanic with the message “Epoptes blocks the unforeseen,” creating a triangle over the two Hydras in the side rooms.
– Players in the middle must grab buffs from plates on both sides and align with the light from the middle Hydra, identifying two glowing lights on the middle pillar.
– Callouts for the lightless bulb on the pillar should follow the pattern (Top—Left—Right) to shoot corresponding eyes on the Hydras in the side rooms.
#### DPS Phase
– During the damage phase, two players are selected to carry the “Cyclical Temporality” buff and destroy eyes on the boss’s shield to extend the phase.
– Repeat the process until the boss is defeated.
This detailed guide provides a step-by-step breakdown of the mechanics players need to master to overcome the Epoptes boss encounter in Destiny 2’s The Desert Perpetual Raid. By understanding and executing these mechanics effectively, Guardians can progress through the Raid and emerge victorious against this formidable foe.
