Ghosts of the Deep is a new dungeon in Destiny 2. In this mission, players become Guardians who have to go underwater on the planet Titan. Their mission is to stop a group of bad creatures called the Hive from finishing a scary ritual.
This adventure is meant for experienced players who have finished most of the game. It’s made for teams of three players. Players will face formidable enemies, tricky paths, and complicated challenges. If they manage to finish the mission, they will get special weapons and armor. There’s also a rare chance to get an Exotic Rifle called The Navigator.
This guide will help you through the entire adventure. It will guide you on how to defeat tough enemies named Ecthar the Shield of Savathun, and Šimmumah ur-Nokru in the Destiny 2 Ghosts of the Deep mission. Immortalboost is also providing Destiny 2 boosting for D2 lovers! We are covering ghosts of the deeps, dungeons, raids, weapons crafting, triumphs and titles, and much more.
Preparations for Ghosts of the Deep
Before heading out to complete the dungeon, preparing for the enemies and bosses is important. In the Ghosts of the Deep mission, there are different parts where you’ll face lots of enemies, fight the main boss, and have to go through tricky paths. It’s smart to get ready for all of these challenges. Many of the enemies use electric attacks, even the final boss. So, using a weapon like Risk Runner that’s good against electric attacks is a good idea. But any strong weapon that can quickly defeat groups of enemies will work.
A special type of gun called Taipan-4FR is great for dealing heavy damage to bosses. However, it’s not the only choice. Also, having a Warlock on your team who can create a healing area is useful. No matter how you plan your strategy, it’s important to be ready for all the different challenges.
To have a good chance at completing Ghosts of the Deep, your power level should be around 1790. Some enemies can even be as strong as 1810. So, it’s essential to be at the right level. Make sure to use your best weapons and armor before you start the mission.
Another thing worth mentioning is the communication. Make sure that all of your team is coordinating throughout the whole adventure and the best possible coordination way is Voice Chat.
How to Start Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon
The very first time you try the Ghosts of the Deep mission, you should go see Hawthorne in the Tower. She will give you a task called Rise. After that, go to the Director in the game, find the H.E.L.M., and start the Ghosts of the Deep mission.
This will bring you to a place outside the New Pacific Arcology. The area looks like a wide rectangle with statues and an exit in the middle-back part. There are some raised areas in the middle, a lower room on the far left, and a group of tree-like structures on the front right. Roads and paths connect these areas, and you can call for a speed-up vehicle called a sparrow to move around faster.
How to Break the Ritual
The first part is called “Break the Ritual.” Breaking the ritual means making four statues appear. Each statue needs the same following steps to make it appear.
- Get a Vestige of Light from a Lightbearer.
- Use Deepsight to find hidden statues.
- Put the Vestige of Light into the correct statue.
First, defeat the enemies near the statues. To get Vestiges of Light, you must find and defeat an Ogre named the Soulfire Binder. Once you beat him, a faint green path will show you where to go next. Follow it, and defeat more enemies, including two more Soulfire Binders. Look for a symbol in the air, remember it, and follow the new path it creates. This will lead you to another group of enemies. Defeat them, then follow the path to the last group of enemies.
Now, there will be a Lightbearer. After you defeat the Lightbearer, their ghost must also be taken care of. The person who defeats the ghost will get a special power called Vestige of Light. This power stays with you for 80 seconds, but if you don’t use it by then, it can harm you.
Return to the place with the statues and defeat all the enemies there. A special wizard called a Spellweaver will drop a Deepsight Orb. When someone in your group picks up this orb, everyone will be able to use Deepsight. This helps you find four secret statues. Each statue will have a symbol on it. The person with the Vestige of Light should put it in the statue that has the same symbol you saw before, while also defeating more enemies. If you do this right, the statue will appear and a message will say, ‘A ritual statue manifests’.
A new Soulfire Binder will spawn that you need to defeat and repeat the process three times for the remaining statues. After manifesting all four statues, the door will open.
How to Defeat Ecthar, The Shield of Savathun
Once you have opened the main door, proceed ahead and descend into the depths of Titan. Make your way to the Hive Ship to encounter Ecthar. There are multiple phases for this boss and you need to do certain things in between the boss fight to defeat Ecthar. You can follow the following steps to defeat Ecthar, The Shield of Savathun.
- Beat three Blistered Knights to summon a Keeper of the Deep ogre.
- Remember three symbols on the wall.
- Jump into the water from small pools.
- Swim quickly because the boss will chase you underwater.
- Find symbols on the walls and activate the ones you saw above water.
- This will start the next part of the fight.
- As you’re doing these things, make sure two other players take care of Lucent Hive enemies above the water. These enemies show up after each symbol is activated.
- To get the Vestige of Light, start by defeating one of the Lucent Hive enemies and breaking its Hive Ghost. After that, put the Vestige into a Hive statue two times.
- You also need to swiftly eliminate the Wellkeeper Knight that appears. Stand where it was to lower the boss’s shield.
- Now, go all out and attack Ecthar with all your strength while his shield is down. Keep doing this until you defeat the boss.
Ecthar, The Shield of Savathun Cheese Method
If you are finding the boss fight difficult, no worries as there is a way to cheese Ecthar in Ghosts of the Deep mission. To defeat Ecthar with cheese method, follow these steps:
- Use the Witherhoard weapon and eliminate 4 Acolytes.
- Shoot Ecthar with Witherhoard and let yourself be defeated. When you’re revived, your attacks will hurt him instead of being useless.
- Keep applying Witherhoard damage repeatedly, but if it says “Immune” again, let yourself be defeated once more. You don’t need any special weapons for this strategy.
- While battling Ecthar, watch out for additional enemies (ads) who will appear. Ecthar is tough, so use mods that make you more resistant to damage.
- Be careful not to defeat all three Blistered Knights, or Ecthar will dive underwater and prolong the fight.
- After defeating Ecthar, be ready to eliminate the Hive ghost shell to prevent him from coming back.
This “Witherhoard cheese” strategy in Ghosts of the Deep is a reliable way to enter damage phases against Ecthar, even when ads are shooting at you during your consistent Witherhoard attacks.
After defeating Ecthar, The Shield of Savathun, get back into the sea and follow the path to find an opening that will take you to the interior of the Hive Structure. Keep going ahead until you see an ogre, kill it, and then go to the building in front and go down through a hole and you will reach the main room where you will get to fight Šimmumah ur-Nokru.
How to Defeat Šimmumah ur-Nokru
Similar to Ecthar, there are certain things to do in between the boss’s fight to defeat Šimmumah ur-Nokru. The following steps will highlight all the main things you need to consider while fighting Šimmumah ur-Nokru.
- Use Deepsight to find Oryx’s weak spots for attack during the damage phase.
- When Knights show up, find and stand in the green circles to harm them.
- Green circles will appear one by one. Look through them to match the small Oryx symbol and do this three times to get three runes.
- Afterward, the team should spread out in different parts of the room.
- To get the Vestige, defeat the Lucent Hive enemies and find the symbol above their Ghost.
- Then, go back to the main room, activate Deepsight again, and put the Vestige in the matching rune symbol.
- To harm the boss’s shields, stand where you see special marks. Once the shield is gone, you don’t need to stay in those marked spots to harm the boss.
It might take a few tries to empty the boss’s health bar because it keeps moving around Oryx’s body parts. We suggest using the powerful weapon called Leviathan’s Breath in this dungeon because it can cause a lot of damage.
Šimmumah ur-Nokru Cheese Method
Similar to Ecthar, players can use the Witherhoard cheese method to defeat Šimmumah ur-Nokru easily.
- Just shoot Simmumah with the Witherhoard and don’t try to finish off Oryx’s Hive ghost shell. This keeps the boss fight from starting and prevents lots of ads and arc attacks.
- To defeat Simmumah, use the same strategy as you did against Ecthar, the Shield of Savathun. Shoot him with Witherhoard, then let yourself get defeated and keep shooting to damage him. There won’t be a health bar, so you can either wait for the boss to drop or use the D.A.R.C.I. sniper rifle to check his health and other info.
- Using the Witherhoard method takes around 20 minutes, depending on any weapon buffs from teamwork. It’s a reliable way to get Master or Normal loot from the Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon. Make sure to destroy Simmumah Ur-Nokru’s Hive Ghost shell to stop the boss from coming back.
Rewards
Defeating Šimmumah ur-Nokru and his ghost will complete the Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon and players will get their hands on Ghosts of the Deep Weapons and Armor after the final encounter.
All Ghosts of the Deep Weapons
Players will get the following five weapons as a reward.
- Cold Comfort
- Greasy Luck
- New Pacific Epitaph
- No Survivors
- The Navigator
Ghosts of the Deep Armor
Players will get the Taken King Armor Set for each of the following classes.
- Titan
- Hunter
- Warlock
Primary source: https://www.eurogamer.net/destiny-2-ghosts-of-the-deep-dungeon-walkthrough-9319
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https://overgear.com/guides/destiny2/ghosts-of-the-deep-dungeon-guide/