Destiny 2 Equilibrium Dungeon opening encounter guide: Board the Harvester

The opening mechanic in Destiny 2's Equilibrium Dungeon require players to complete a few mechanics and board a Harvester. Compared to several opening Dungeon encounters, the Equilibrium offers a fairly simple mechanic to follow, but it is paired with a set of tasks that may prove pretty difficult to execute. To summarize, the first encounter consists of clearing enemy groups, riding a bike, and interacting with consoles.

The following article will provide you details on how to complete the mechanics step-by-step in the opening encounter of Equilibrium Dungeon.

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Equilibrium opening encounter mechanics in Destiny 2

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to complete the opening encounter and board the Harvester in Equilibrium Dungeon:

Start the encounter by interacting with the huge ship in the middle.

Keep defeating enemies, until you see a bunch of red Cabals, named Nameless Apprentice, with dual swords and an invulnerable shields.

Nameless Apprentice enemy in Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)

Direct these Cabal enemies towards the console present on the corner of the map.

Get close to the red Cabal enemy, and then you will see it emit our Taken essence. During this time, interact with the console to activate it. Do this on the three consoles located on the three corners of the area.

Nameless Apprentice emitting Taken essences in Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)

Once you have activated the three consoles, you can now take a bike, and go through one of the two paths in the outskirts of the first area.

Once you are on your bike, you will notice a debuff called "Creeping Shadows." If your screen turns completely black, you will die. To keep the darkness away, look for Taken shadows on the ground while you are on one of the paths with your bike. Pass through the Taken shadow on the ground, and you will now have a small bar filling up, called "Gathering Shadow."

Taken essence on the ground for Gathering Shadow buff (Image via Bungie)

The "Gathering Shadow" bar will fill up, turning it into the Shadow Novice buff with a 45-second cooldown, which then will be your cue to head back to the first area. After filling up the "Gathering Shadow" bar, you will see your Grenade ability being replaced by a Taken one.

Damaging the Apprentice with newly acquired Shadow Novice buff (Image via Bungie)

Use your newly acquired Taken ability to break the invulnerable shields of the Nameless Apprentice red Cabal enemies. However, use this ability only when the Apprentice enemies are emitting out the Taken essence. After defeating an Apprentice, your Shadow Novice timer will reset to 45-second, as these enemies drop a Taken essence on the ground for you to pick up.

After defeating each Apprentice red Cabal, an Imperium Walker will spawn. Defeat all Appentices and Walkers, alongside all the enemies in the area to complete the encounter.

Board the Harvester at the end to progress to the next encounter.

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Edited by Soumyadeep Banerjee