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The Edge of Fatehas arrived inDestiny 2, and players can complete the first mission to gain access to Matterspark, the central HUB of Kepler, and enjoy a fresh new story. There’s a lot to digest in the first mission, so we’ve gone step-by-step so that you have a comprehensive guide to follow. There’s also a video walkthrough to enjoy for players who want more visuals as they take their first step on Kepler to meet new friends and work towardsfinding out what the Nine truly want.
How to Start The Edge of Fate Campaign
Once players have purchasedThe Edge of Fate, they can head to the Portal screen, where they will then be able to selectThe Edge of Fateon the bottom right tab and launch the activity. Players can choose between Normal and Legendary difficulties on this screen, butregardless of what players pick, they will be placed into the first mission: The Invitation.
How to Get and Use Matterspark
The first step of the Invitation mission israther straightforward, and players simply need to follow the linear path while eliminating the Fallen enemies. Players will also encounter the new enemy type, the flying Coursers. Push back the Fallen by eliminating their forces, and once they have been defeated, speak with Ikora. With Ikora’s dialogue complete, a locked door will open, and players can proceed through the area to interact with a terminal on the left wall. Interacting with this wall will cause an interruption from the Nine’s VII, and the door ahead of them will open. From inside this structure, head upstairs to Fuse with Dark Matter and unlock Matterspark.
With Matterspark acquired, players will have 45 seconds to run around as a fast-moving electrified ball. During these 45 seconds, players can enter small areas and speed boost with L2/LT/Right-Click, and jump with X/A/Space. If players are in Matterspark while in one of these small areas, they will die if the timer runs out. With Matterspark, head downstairs to the right and access the vent shaft and follow it through, where the end of the tunnel has a power node that needs to be zapped online by spamming R2/RT/Left-Click. Once free, exit Matterspark and place a Rally Banner for the fight ahead.
How to Defeat Exile Overseer
Once players have exited the door next to the Rally Banner, they will be faced with a large Servitor known as the Exile Overseer. Once the first health bar of this enemy has been defeated, players will be required to break the enemy’s shields, but to do so, they need to solve 2 puzzles with Matterspark. Matterspark can be claimed just opposite the door that was opened by the Nine in the previous quest step, and once it’s been activated, head left to go underneath the building and access the blue pipe found on the edge of the map. Follow this tunnel inside and shock the pylon, then exit the tunnel to grab the second. The second Matterspark tunnel is by the rock wall, found just underneath where Matterspark can be acquired. Again, enter the tunnel and zap the pylon, then exit it to defeat the Exile Overseer. With the Exile Overseer defeated, zap the final pylon by the reward chest and proceed forward to the next encounter, which will take players up through the caverns and to the left.
How to Defeat the Crystalline Captain (Matterspark Puzzle)
After reaching the next area of the mission, players will have to fight the Crystalline Captain. This boss isn’t too difficult, and only has one consistent health bar to deal with, so just throw some Supers and then enter into the next step, which requires players to charge 3 Pylons. Each of these Pylons is found within this boss arena, and players can claim Matterspark by the locked wall. With Matterspark claimed, head up the ramp just in front of Matterspark to zap the first Pylon. The second Pylon can be found opposite the Matterspark, where following the rocky floor will take players up a room to another Pylon. Then, head to the back of the room and up the grates to zap the final Pylon. Once all 3 Pylons have been activated, destroy the Resilient Heavy Shank to finish the encounter. With all enemies defeated, head down the shaft in the center room to unlock the loot, then take the Matterspark in the corner and drop down the exit vent. Players can now exit the room that they entered and follow the path to get a distorted message from V, a member of the Nine, and proceed to the final encounter.
How to Defeat the Vessel of the Archon
The final encounter of The Invitation mission will see players fight the Vessel of the Archon. This boss isn’t as scary as he looks, as players can simply want into his purple bubble shield to quickly eliminate him, as he doesn’t have a lot of health. Once players have eliminated the first Vessel of the Archon, look around the arena for the second Vessel of the Archon’s shield bubble and kill it too. After defeating one more Vessel of the Archon, players will have completed the encounter, and they can claim a final rewards chest, where, after, they can grab the Unusual Vessel that has spawned by the final chest, and then hit the activate button on the central altar to begin a cutscene. After the cutscene, follow the linear path ahead to reach Caldera to speak with Lodi for another cutscene. After the cutscene, the mission will be completed, and there are a few minor tasks that can be completed around Caldera to get the next mission.
