The Dead Messenger is one of themany new Exoticsintroduced inThe Witch Queenexpansion ofDestiny 2and is strongly tied to the Cabal seasonal storyline for season 16. However, players will have to complete a few additional tasks before they can begin the Exotic mission for it.
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Unlike the Parasite, which is a Heavy Grenade Launcher, the Dead Messenger slots nicely into the Power weapon slot and takes Special ammo. Here’show players can get their hands on the Dead Messenger, and what the requirements are for the mission in terms of power and quest completion inDestiny 2.
How To Unlock The Vox Obscura Exotic Mission
to get the Dead Messenger, players need to unlock a quest given to the guardians be Empress Caiatl herself, known as Vox Obscura. This mission is different from the Parasite mission, in the sense that it can be repeated on a weekly basis for Pinnacle rewards by killing champions, similar to Harbinger and Presage from season 15.
First, complete Operation Elbrius in the H.E.L.M. and receive a message from Caiatl, asking the guardian for help in dealing with Cabal insurgents on Mars. At this stage, a new activity icon will become available for players in the Throne World tab, marked as the Vox Obscura mission.
How To Complete The Mission: Vox Obscura
Before jumping head first into Vox Obscura, players should try to be as close to the recommended Power Level of 1550 as possible. Though the quest itself is relatively short compared to last season’s Exotic missions, the enemies will be incredibly tough for underleveled players.Void buildsare encouraged for all classes, as well as high Resilience and Recovery stats.
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Vox Obscura doesn’t contain elaborate mechanics, but rather relies on completing goals within a set time against an assault of enemies. Here’s what players will need to do, in order:
Players can drive their Interceptor or tank into Goliath Tanks for additional damage. To destroy the Signal Towers, shoot the generators in front of them, then the blue shields, and then finally the exposed insides of the towers. There are also yellow-bar Psions Spotters scattered around, which can be killed to halt the airstrikes that will chase after players.
The Dead Messenger is a unique Special ammo grenade launcher, which can take adopt any element, similarto the Hard Light auto rifle. By pressing R, players can use the reload key to swap between Void, Arc, and Solar elements.
So far, the Dead Messenger hasn’t proven to be an important weapon in the meta, but it remains to be seen how it fares later on in endgame content. There’s no catalyst available so far, but this guide will be updated once more information is released on it.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queenis available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
