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See also: King's Fall Hard Mode

King's Fall is the 6 player raid in The Taken King expansion. In this raid players face Oryx and his minions on his ship, The Dreadnaught. King's Fall was released on September 18, 2015 10AM PDT, 3 days after the expansion.

Walkthrough

Opening The Portal

The first step is to pick up the orbs and place them in the first statue at the same time. When done correctly, two more will spawn, one to the far left and one to the far right.

At least two people need to be sent to retrieve the orbs on both sides and brought back to the middle. Barriers will be placed to slow you down. The non-orb carriers need to destroy them. Then, the orbs need to be placed in the next statue at the same time. Rinse and repeat. You have progressively less and less time each iteration.

There are a total of six statues. The best way we've found to do it is to split into two even groups of three, for retrieving the orbs on both sides.

Reward: Moldering Shard

Hive Ship Jumping

Jump from ship to ship to reach the other side.

Two Guardians must stay behind to shut down the force field, one on each plate on left and right.

When the other four Guardians are across, two Guardians can step on those plates, left and right, and allow the remaining two Guardians to board the Hive ship and come across.

Reward: Calcified Fragment XXIX

Basilica Gate

Split into two groups of three with even light levels across each group. One group goes left, one group goes right. It's fine to leave two people in middle to clear adds before joining their allies on the corresponding side.

Each side picks up a buff (an orb thingy) that shields anyone inside it from the constant damage in the side rooms. This lasts for 30 seconds upon which it will be passed to a nearby ally that does not have any stacks of Deathsinger's Power. The person that just lost the protective bubble will receive 10 stacks of Deathsinger's Power.

This person needs to run to the middle, and stand on the center plate until all their stacks are gone. Then, they need to return to their side. After a few iterations of this, the door will be fully charged and will open.

Reward: Calcified Fragment XXX

The Warpriest

Mechanics

Activating The Plates:

• Once the Major Knights die, the corresponding plate is activated
• There are three Knights, one for each plate
• The Knights seem to spawn on a timer

Glyph Sequence:

• The sequence is random
• The sequence changes every wipe
• The next plate in the sequence will be highlighted behind the corresponding tombstone with a glow or with a red pillar of light if the tombstone is missing

Brand of the Initiate:

• This is a buff that grants you and your allies in close proximity the ability to damage the boss
• Expires in 10 seconds
• Killing adds resets the countdown timer
• If the timer reaches zero, you die
• Adds are limited, you need to space out killing them or you will die (kill at 2-3 seconds left)

The Oculus:

• To survive this you need to be in the shadow of one of the tombstones
• Any tombstones being used will be removed after this phase
• It is critical your fireteam shares one tombstone or you will not beat the soft enrage

Strategy

To start the encounter, simply step on all three plates, left, middle, and right.

The first step is the glyph sequence. This sequence is random every time you do it. However the light behind the tombstones will tell you which one to step on next. It helps to have someone calling these out. It will glow blue if it's next, or if the tombstone is missing, a red pillar of light will indicate it is next in the sequence.

Once you step on a plate, you can not get off it until the sequence is complete or the sequence will fail. Once you finish the sequence, one of the people stepping on the final plate will receive the buff Brand of the Initiate that will allow you, and any allies standing within a few yards the ability to damage the boss.

The person providing this buff needs to kill adds or he will die in 10 seconds. Killing adds resets the countdown timer.

When the boss summons the Oculus, you and your fireteam need to hide in the shadow of one of the tombstones. Your entire fireteam must be behind the same tombstone, because any tombstone you are hiding behind will be removed.

The tombstones are the soft enrage, if you don't kill the boss within 4 attempts, you will no longer have any tombstones to hide behind and your fireteam will die.

This means you must do at least 25% of his health every iteration.

Reward:

Golgoroth's Cellar

Find your way through. The entire fireteam has to be at the door with the candles to proceed.

Reward: Calcified Fragment XXXI

Golgoroth

Mechanics

• After six deaths, all fireteam members are blinded and the fireteam will wipe
• The orbs in the ceiling drop a pool that buffs damage against the boss by 10x
• Shooting his back critical spot gets his gaze for 15 seconds
• Failing to obtain his gaze spawns more adds

Strategy

Separate the raid into two groups, two taunters and four damagers.

Start the encounter by destroying the orb in the center of the ceiling. When the boss spawns, begin by clearing all the adds in the room. The taunters will take turns holding his gaze by shooting the critical spot on his back. It seems to work best if one taunter goes left and one taunter goes right. Start with the orbs in the back of the room first, heading towards the front. Have the entire orb destroy one orb, and have that side's taunter get his gaze. The other taunter can shoot his legs/feet/body to get his attention.

The player that currently has Golgoroth's Gaze will be bombarded with orbs that cause massive damage. This player needs to shoot the orbs and stay alive. When the gaze buff is at 10 seconds or less, this player should count down the buff to zero. The other taunter should be busy destroying the next orb on the ceiling for the damagers to stand in. It takes almost the entire time to destroy this orb, so start early. Once the other taunter calls out around 2-3 seconds, shoot his back to gain his gaze and now you shoot the orbs to survive while the other taunter destroys the next orb in the ceiling.

The two taunters will be destroying orbs in a zig-zag motion. The damagers in the pit may need to destroy the orb in the ceiling if the taunter is unable to get it down in time. It's easiest to destroy the orbs if you have line of sight of the boss. If you don't, the orbs will curve around obstacles and be very hard to destroy. If you have line of sight, the orbs will come directly at you in a line. Also, the boss needs to be facing the damagers in the pit. The pools drop directly below the orb you destroy, so make sure the pool on the ground is between you and the boss.

In the meantime, the other four players are in the pit shooting the boss, hopping from pool to pool. Sniper rifles work best and do the most damage. Everyone should be aiming at his stomach. All four players can stand in the same buff pool. When it expires, or when the boss changes position, move on to the next one.

After the first orb in the ceiling is destroyed, and shortly before the second one is destroyed, Cursed Thralls will begin to spawn in the pit. It's usually best to assign your lowest light player to be on Thrall duty. It's critical that the Thralls are kept away from the other 3 players sitting in the pools. One getting too close will mean a wipe.

When the taunters are unable to continue holding his gaze, and adds begin to spawn, clear them and then repeat the process. The four damages need to be informed to get out of the middle at this point. Usually after the 6th orb is destroyed, or earlier if gaze failed to be captured.

We assigned our three lowest players to Thrall duty in pit, and the two taunters. You need your highest damage dealers in the pit shooting the boss at all times. Prefer players that have sniper rifles, they do considerably more damage. The biggest issue for taunters will be ammo. It's critical that every time adds spawn, they are topping up their primary ammo or it could mean a wipe. A good combo for this is a scout/sidearm. The taunters don't need a sniper rifle for this and a sidearm can destroy the orbs the boss shoots at you if you run out of primary.

Reward:

Piston Jumping Puzzle

Reward: Calcified Fragment XXXII, Calcified Fragment XXXIII

Daughters of Oryx

Mechanics

The Platforms:

• There are four platforms to stand on
• When stood on, they summon steps that only the dimension torn player can step on
• The order they are stepped on is critical to the way the steps spawn
• Stepping off any one of them destroys all steps

The Spark:

• Randomly positioned above one of the four platforms in the room
• Breaks one of the Deathsinger's shields when used (hold Square on PS, X on XB)
• Grants a shield to the player who broke the Deathsinger's shield that blocks all Deathsinger damage to everyone inside. Also lets anyone inside survive the *Hymn being sung from the Deathsinger's

Torn Between Dimensions:

• One player will be randomly chosen to be torn between dimensions
• Only this player can jump on the steps summoned by the platforms
• Only this player can grab the spark and dunk the Deathsinger's to remove the shield and gain the aura

The Deathsinger's:

• Do not try to ever attack the Deathsinger that is covered in red flames
• The right Deathsinger must be the first to die, but not the first to be attacked

Strategy

Separate the raid so that each person has a corner and a platform to stand on. The dimension torn player can not be on a platform by him/herself. The last player is a floater, he/she will kill adds and replace any player and fill any role that is needed.

Locate the spark in the sky, see which platform it is above. Look counter-clockwise and that is the platform that needs to be stood on first. After that platform has been stepped on, continue stepping on platforms in a counter-clockwise fashion until all four are activated. Nobody can leave their platform until the dimension torn player has the spark.

Snipers will begin to spawn on the sides of the arena, one for each platform during this phase. It's critical they die as soon as possible. They are capable of two-shotting the dimension torn player which will most certainly cause a wipe. They have very little health and are taken down easily.

The dimension torn player should be at the first platform (the one counter-clockwise of the one the spark is above) ready to jump up with the player on that platform. Once the platforms start to appear, the dimension torn player can begin to jump from step to step until he reaches the spark.

Once the dimension torn player grabs the spark, everyone should run to the back left platform and hide behind it. The dimension torn player will then dunk the left Deathsinger, and run towards the raid at the back left platform. Everyone damages the boss here, being careful not to kill the Deathsinger and ensuring everyone is within the shield or they will die.

This process is repeated, switching off Deathsinger's until the right Deathsinger is dead. Then the left Deathsinger can be killed. It's usually best to save weapons of light and other buffs/cooldowns/rockets until the second Deathsinger so she can be killed in one run. If you're fighting the right Deathsinger next, everyone should be hiding behind the back right platform.

Reward:

Oryx

Reward:

Loot

See also: King's Fall Hard Mode#Loot

Consumables

• Indomitable Light - Consumable
• Valorous Light - Consumable
• Moldering Shard - Material
• Heuristic Light - Consumable
• Antiquated Rune - Summoning Rune
• Moldering Shard - Material

Cosmetic Items

• Agonarch Karve - Ship
• Bone Marrow - Shader
• Vena Cava - Shader
• Kingsbane - Emblem
• Worm Gods' Servant - Emblem
• The Ascendant - Emblem
• Devourer of Light - Emblem
• Of Light and Hunger - Emblem

Weapons

Armor

Titan Armor

Hunter Armor

Warlock Armor