Destiny Signature Series Strategy Guide EARTH

The Dark Within

Level 3 Story / Steppes, Old Russia, Earth

Enemy Races: Fallen, Hive

Suggested Damage Types: Arc, Solar

Rewards: XP Bonus

Mission Unlocked: Explore Cosmodrome

Combatant Changes with Heroic or Epic Mission Modifier

Objective	Combatant Changes	Tip
Search the Complex	+3 Thrall	These guys are more aggressive and tougher to take down, so don’t take this encounter lightly.
Kill the Hive Wizard – First Room	+3 Thrall+1 Acolyte	The Acolytes are more aggressive with their rifles, so be sure to use cover to minimize damage.
Kill the Hive Wizard – Second Room	+3 Thrall+3 Acolytes	This final room is even more crowded with the Hive and its brood. Use the doorway for cover as you pick away at the foes.

Objective:Head to Skywatch

Location:Mothyards

You are dropped into the Steppes, just a short distance from Mothyards. Run to the left through the ravine, past an airplane graveyard, and up the hill to reach your first destination. Fight past the Fallen Captain who guards the entrance, and follow the objective markers into the building. Wind your way through a couple rooms to find an overhead door shut tight.

Objective:Unlock the Gate

Once you’re prompted, use your Ghost to get the door open. After some time, it opens, so proceed into the Darkness Zone.

Objective:Search the Complex

Location:Lunar Complex

Run up the steps and cautiously enter the next room. Prepare your close-range weapon, as a horde of Hive Thrall charges your location. An auto rifle or shotgun are both effective against the Thrall wave. A melee attack against each also works, but be careful to avoid getting surrounded. Push through them and take down the Hive Acolytes that hide out on the other side of the room. As you move up another set of stairs, your Ghost informs you of a Hive Wizard ahead.

Objective:Kill the Hive Wizard

At the top of the stairs, Thrall immediately attack, while Acolytes litter the room ahead. Gotra, the Hive Wizard, is well protected by its brood in the next room to the left. Pick off the closer Hive from the relative safety of the control room. After you clear out the first room, move up to the next entrance as more Thrall and Acolytes attack.

The Wizard floats among its brood, firing a darkness blast from behind a Solar shield. Watch for the cloud of darkness that is cast nearby. This heals the Hive and poisons Guardians who enter the haze—damaging and slowing you down. Use grenades and super abilities on the boss when they’re available. Retreat when your health gets low, and continue to pound at it until it falls, at which point any remaining Hive are eliminated.

Return the Warping Claws to your Vanguard for a choice of armor.