Here’s our comprehensive guide on how to complete every encounter in the new Equilibrium dungeon in Destiny 2.
Equilibrium is Destiny 2’s newest 3-player dungeon, launched in the second week of Renegades, and it drops some exciting new rewards, including the Heirloom Exotic plus a full set of new dungeon weapons and armor.
Story-wise, Equilibrium puts you alongside Aunor Mahal as you track down the acolytes of Dredgen Bael. The opening encounter takes place on Venus, but the following encounters are actually on the ship. If you’re trying to get in right away, make sure you actually have access: you need to purchase the Renegades expansion.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through the whole dungeon, each and every mechanic you can find, and how to solve all the puzzles. We’ll keep the walkthrough simple: what to do, what usually causes wipes, and quick role callouts.
Opening Encounter
When you load into Equilibrium, you’ll spawn in the Temple Grounds with a simple first objective: clear the area. Right away, a wave of Cabal enemies will drop in. Wipe them out before you push forward. Nothing here is meant to be a hard fight, but it’s easy to get slowed down. There’s a yellow bar Cabal called “Imperium Generalis,” that spawns here.
There will be a bunch of Cabal drop pods that will drop on each side, which will instant-kill you. So, stay clear of each side.
Once the area is clear, move forward until you see a waterfall ahead. Jump down and drop all the way to the bottom, then head forward into a tunnel. Inside the tunnel, you’ll run into a few Cabal War Beasts. Clear them quickly, then keep moving, since this section is mostly just a short run to the first real arena.
Keep moving forward through the tunnel and follow the path until you come out the other side. As soon as you exit, the first encounter area will be directly in front of you.
First Encounter: Harvester
This first encounter is Harvester. You start by interacting with the ship in the middle, then you’re basically juggling two things at once: keeping the arena under control while your team builds up Gathering Shadows so you can use Shadow Novice to break enemy shields and push the encounter forward.
After the encounter kicks off, focus on clearing enemies, because the arena can get messy fast. During this, you’ll see red Nameless Apprentices show up. These are the ones that look like they’re about to explode, and they’re tied to the red doors around the arena.
When an Apprentice is close to detonating, you need to activate the arrays (Satellites) next to the matching red door. Bait the Nameless Apprentice to the array you, and activate it as the enemy explodes. It will destroy the array. Doing that opens the red barrier door and keeps your run moving. There are six Apprentices total, and once they’re dealt with, no more should spawn.
Again, there will be a bunch of Cabal drop pods that can take you out instantly. So, make sure you keep moving.
Now use the Sparrows inside the side rooms, and that’s your key to building Gathering Shadows quickly. Hop on a Sparrow and run the short courses around the arena, grabbing the Taken wells as you go. Keep collecting until your Gathering Shadows meter is filled. Once it’s full, it’ll turn into Shadow Novice with a 45 second timer.
Once you’re full, hit the Renegade ability button to swap into Shadow power. Go back in the middle area and use it to destroy the immune shields on enemies, then take them down. You can also refresh your Shadow Novice by picking it up from dead Gladiators, so don’t ignore those drops if your meter runs out mid-rotation.
To finish Harvester, you need to kill all remaining adds and also take down the Behemoth Walkers that show up. After collecting the loot, head to the ship in the middle and interact to board. It will take you to the main ship.
Order of Operations
- Interact with the ship in the middle to begin Harvester.
- Clear immediate ads and keep moving. Watch for Cabal drop pods, since they can instang-kill you.
- Watch out for red Nameless Apprentice, move toward the array (satellite) next to red barrier door.
- Bait the Nameless Apprentice onto the array, then activate the array as it explodes. The explosion destroys the array and opens the red barrier door.
- Head into the opened side rooms and use the Sparrows inside to start building Gathering Shadows.
- Ride the course and collect Taken wells until Gathering Shadows is full. When full, it converts into Shadow Novice with a 45-second timer.
- Hit the Renegade ability button to activate the Shadow power using your Shadow Novice window.
- Return to the middle area, use Shadow power to break immune shields, then kill shielded targets and keep clearing adds.
- If your timer runs low or you fall out of Shadow Power, pick up Shadow Novice drops from dead Gladiators to keep the cycle going.
- Keep rotating this process until you’ve dealt with all six Nameless Apprentices. (no more should spawn after the sixth)
- Once the arena is under control, kill all remaining adds and then take down the Behemoth Walkers that spawn to complete Harvester.
Note
We’re updating this guide live as Equilibrium’s encounter mechanics get confirmed. If you want the latest steps, bookmark this page and check back often.
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