Destiny Signature Series Strategy Guide MARS
The Buried City
The Buried City
Level 17 Story / The Barrens, Meridian Bay, Mars
Enemy Race: Cabal
Suggested Damage Type: Solar, Void
Rewards: XP Bonus
Mission Unlocked: -
| Combatant Changes with Heroic or Epic Mission Modifier | ||
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Objective |
Combatant Changes |
Tip |
| Ascend the Skyscraper – First Area | +2 Psions+2 Psions (added with three enemies left) | — |
| Ascend the Skyscraper – Enter Atrium | +2 Legionaries | — |
| Ascend the Skyscraper – Atrium Second Floor | -1 Centurion+1 Major Centurion | — |
| Ascend the Skyscraper | -2 Psions+2 Major Psions | — |
| Track the Recon Team – Kill Legionaries or approach steps | +4 Legionaries-1 Colossus+1 Major Colossus | Fight cautiously as you proceed through the Overwatch. The Major Colossus can wipe you out with his rocket barrage. |
| Expel the Cabal – Second Room | +2 Phalanxes | — |
| Expel the Cabal – Final Room throughout encounter | Psions upgraded to Major Psions | Stay on the move, but watch for psionic blast waves. |
Objective: Get to the Buried City
Location: The Hollows
Objective: Locate Cabal Signal
Continue around the right building and enter the door on the right. Fight your way through the Cabal as you move up to the second floor.
Objective: Tap Cabal Feed
A Major Centurion drops into the corner room with a Legionary. Take them out before proceeding with your objective. Deploy your Ghost to do his thing at the console.
Objective: Enter the Skyscraper
Jump out the window and enter the side door below, where a couple Cabal welcome you in. Follow the corridor down into the Dust Palace.
Objective: Ascend the Skyscraper
Location: Dust Palace
As you enter the Dust Palace, it becomes a Darkness Zone, with several Cabal enemies ahead who would like to keep you out. Once you clear the area, exit out the door on the far wall and follow the signs down to the atrium, where more Cabal patrol the area. Upon your arrival, the Vex immediately attack the Cabal. You can let them fight it out, or dive right in. Make your way up the stairs on the left to reach the next floor, and then continue to fight your way over to the far corner.
Objective: Find the Overwatch
More stairs take you up a couple more floors until you reach the Overwatch.
Objective: Track the Recon Team
Location: Overwatch
As you make your way across the Overwatch, fight from behind cover whenever possible. A Colossus waits for you just inside, along with Legionaries and Phalanxes. Stay on the move to avoid the rocket barrage as you take them all down.
Objective: Expel the Cabal
As you clear out the Cabal, keep moving up the steps into the middle area and then on into the clean room. Use the abundance of cover as you kill the Psions, Phalanxes, and Legionaries inside. A Major Centurion enters from the middle room, so stay alert.
Objective: Secure the Ancient Machine
Once you defeat the Major Centurion, move over to the machine in the middle of the room and let your Ghost analyze it. Return the Warmind Cell to the Cryptarch.
