One of the greatest achievements in Destiny 2 for a solo player is to complete a dungeon on their own, without the help of a fireteam. Dungeons are sort of like mini-raids, with mechanics and encounters, but much less demanding than actual six-man raids. This is why it's possible to also solo them, though it requires tremendous preparation and skill from the player.
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With five dungeons currently in Destiny 2, players have a few options to choose from when it comes to starting their journey of solo completing dungeons. Some options are clearly easier than others, and one rule stands true: the oldest dungeons usually tend to be the easiest. Here's which dungeons are the easiest and the hardest to solo complete.
Updated February 14, 2023, by PaulAn'drey Pierre-Louis: With the launch of Season of the Seraph on December 6, the Destiny 2 player base was treated to a shorter season with a focus on the Warmind Rasputin and more preparation for the events pertaining to the Lightfall expansion. The season returns fan favorite Ikelos weapons, a new 3-man match-made activity, a unique mission similar to that of Harbinger from previous seasons, and the second dungeon of the year known as Spire of the Watcher. The latter has been added to this ranking of all Destiny 2 dungeons to solo, along with images of the solo flawless emblems.
6 Easiest: Shattered Throne
Shattered Throne is the first dungeon introduced into Destiny 2. It can be found in the Dreaming City and has a distinct Taken theme. Players will encounter tons of Taken enemies inside the dungeon, and it's here that they can also unlock the Wish-Ender Exotic bow.
As the oldest dungeon, Shattered Throne is the easiest to complete. The mechanics are simple, there are no cramped spaces with massive enemy density, and there's usually good cover in most encounters. The only quirk this dungeon has is the lack of rally banner spots. If a player wipes, they won't be able to plop down a rally banner and spawn with full heavy ammo, which can be incredibly infuriating.
5 Pit Of Heresy
The second easiest on the list is without a doubt the Pit of Heresy, a dungeon that was introduced in Shadowkeep and can be found on the Moon. Themed around the Hive, players will travel deep into the crust of the Moon to uncover its vile secrets.
As with Shattered Throne, the mechanics of Pit of Heresy are incredibly simple. Moreover, the enemy density isn't quite at the level of some of the newer dungeons, so players likely won't ever get overwhelmed while doing this dungeon solo.
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While things might get a little intense at the boss encounter due to enemy spam, Pit of Heresy is sort of an upgraded Shattered Throne in the sense that it's fast to complete and simple but comes with rally banner spots before every encounter. That means wiping will feel less annoying than in the Shattered Throne dungeon.
4 Prophecy
With the two easiest and most beginner-friendly dungeons out of the way, the third hardest on the list is undoubtedly Prophecy. This is where the environment and enemy density start to kick up a little and players will need to have good sustain, positioning, and a solid loadout to survive. The first boss battle alone is deadly in terms of spammy Taken enemies that can chip away at the player with ease and boop them off the central platform.
The abundance of Taken snipers in multiple areas will also make this dungeon much more challenging. That said, the sparrow section is easy to get through if players take their time and the boss battle against Kell Echo is one of the simpler dungeon bosses in the game.
While the mechanics aren't difficult, players might sometimes waste time if they accidentally kill a Taken Knight while standing in the light or the shadow, which will spawn the wrong type of motes. This forces players to search for a good position for some time, so the key is to be patient and to really pay attention to cover and good spots to stand in while doing damage to Knights and avoiding spam and snipers.
3 Spire Of The Watcher
As the most recent dungeon in Destiny 2, Spire of the Watcher takes guardians back to Mars to infiltrate a Seraph Bunker. Here players will be met with a fairly simple-to-understand mechanic that only has one variation introduced halfway through the dungeon. This leaves much of the difficulty to be found elsewhere in the dungeon...such as with the bosses.
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Said bosses could very easily be considered the hardest of any dungeon due to high health pools and annoying movement patterns. The first boss, Akelous the Siren's Current, is a carbon copy of the Garden of Salvation boss Consecrated Mind Sol Inherent except for the fact that once a damage phase ends it will launch guardians back and potentially off the map.
The final boss, Persys the Primordial Ruin, has an extremely difficult crit spot to hit making rocket launchers the most viable option, but even those don't perform as optimally as one would hope. This is due to the fact that Wyvern's wings are immune to all damage essentially "nerfing" some of the splash damage rockets would dish out on impact.
2 Grasp Of Avarice
Introduced in the 30th Anniversary DLC, Grasp of Avarice leads players down into the depths of the infamous Loot Cave, to take down a Fallen pirate captain. Players will encounter a mix of enemies in this dungeon, which makes it unique from the previous ones that tended to focus on one enemy type. Both Hive and Fallen will make an appearance here.
The enemy density in Grasp of Avarice is absolutely no joke. Its three major boss encounters are riddled with enemies, starting from the ogre fight that requires not only quick and efficient ad-clear abilities but also incredibly good boss damage. The Fallen shield encounter will test ad-clear more than boss DPS, but will still have players on the edge of their seats clearing a myriad of Fallen enemies.
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While the sparrow section is tough, having the Exotic Always On Time sparrow will completely trivialize the encounter. Players will only need to learn by heart where the time-extending mine buttons are located. For the final boss fight, it's the same issue as with the ogre fight: players not only need to clear ads in order to not get completely overwhelmed in the relatively small arena, but also must be able to dish out damage on the boss. It doesn't help that two mini-bosses also make an appearance here, including a sniper shank that can deal serious damage at range.
1 Hardest: Duality
Duality is the newest dungeon to be added to Destiny 2 and is a purely Cabal-themed dungeon. Players will dive deep into Emperor Calus' mind, to fight Calus' ultimate Nightmare. This dungeon has a unique bell mechanic which turns most encounters into timed ones, and that already puts huge pressure on the shoulders of the player when soloing.
Not just that, the encounters are incredibly close-quartered. Pair this up with Cabal Phalanxes that can insta-kill with one melee or toss the player into a wall, and it's about as hard as a dungeon can get. Players should be very careful about environmental kills in this dungeon, which can easily turn a smooth run into a failed one in a single blink of an eye.
The good thing is that all the encounters are very similar in Duality. Though timed, players will always have to do a bit of ad-clearing and a bit of boss damage for every encounter. The boss fight against Caiatl, however, is the true test of strength, as players need to be fast enough to kill the bellkeepers and be ready to deal damage without getting killed by snipers or stomped into oblivion by Caiatl herself.
Destiny 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Stadia.
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