Destiny 2’s latest raid, Vow of the Disciple is live now and the players can use this guide to learn how to get through the first two encounters with ease. In this guide, the players will understand the way to overcome the Acquisition and the Caretaker encounters and other tips related to the raid.
Acquisition
In this raid, the players need to keep track of symbols from the raid area. In total there are 26 potential symbols that players need to look out for. To start gathering the symbols, the players would need to keep the panels near the obelisks in mind. Each obelisk has 3 blank panels around it and they will show players different signs to direct them to their next objective.
At the beginning of the raid, the players will either see the Pyramid sign or the Traveler sign on the top panel. Through these signs, the players can understand the location of the Taken Knight, if they see the Traveler sign then the Taken Knight is in the far right corner of the arena and if they see the Pyramid sign then the Taken Knight can be located in the far left corner of the arena. The players will need to go and defeat this Knight to obtain the second sign on the panels.
The second sign that players will see is on the middle panel, this sign will denote the room that players need to enter to acquire their Glyphkeepers. Every room has its own sign in the area and the players will need to enter the room with the corresponding sign. If the room appears to be closed then there is a workaround, if the players shoot the crux in the middle of the arena, then it will open the closed doors, but also close the open doors so avoid getting trapped in one of the rooms.
Once they have entered the room, the player will be ambushed by a swarm of late spawning enemies. They will also see 2 symbols in the room, Light and Dark. The bottom panel will get a sign then, either light or dark. The Glyphkeepers in the room will either stand on the light side or the dark side, players will have to kill the Glyphkeeper that is standing near the sign that appeared on their panel to progress ahead. Killing the correct Glyphkeeper will provide the player with another symbol that they should memorise.
Once all the symbols on the panel have been collected, the Obelisk will start glowing and provide the player with an offering. There will be three obelisks, two of which will have one symbol missing and one will have all three symbols. The players will need to find the obelisk that has all three symbols and shoot them in quick succession to receive the offering, this process will have to be repeated two more times. Players can check out the images below to understand the symbols and their positioning in the arena.
Caretaker
In this encounter, the players will need to gather symbols again, but the difficulty will be increased as they will be confronting a massive boss that will now roam the arena. For holding off this behemoth, the players can either use a weapon damage strategy or super damage strategy, whatever sails their boat.
This encounter starts the same way as the previous one when the players shoot the crux. After the crux is shot, the Caretaker spawns in, but also a room opens up. Players need to enter this room and gather the symbols contained within. They can only collect 3 symbols and they will need to be quick and attentive while doing that. Quick because the Pervading Darkness effect will begin once they enter the room, and attentive because there will be wizards protecting these symbols in the room.
While this happens, two players will have to stay on the Caretaker and stun him so he doesn’t reach the obelisk and wipes everyone. This is going to be very crucial for the players doing the symbols mechanic to ensure that they are not rushed and have enough time to get their job done.
The strategy is to quickly collect the symbols and avoid any conflicts with the wizards. While collecting the symbols, the players would need to remember the ones they have collected as the corresponding symbols need to be shot on the panel on the Obelisk. The player will have to collect 9 total symbols and shoot them on the obelisk before the Caretaker reaches to collect the offering.
