Eye of a Gate Lord | Venus - Main Story Destiny Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Recommended level: 13 lvl (Normal)/17 lvl (Hard)
Team: 1-3 players
You start the final mission on Venus in the Headlands. Jump onto your speeder and follow the mission's marker into The Citadel. Get closer to the main entrance, at the other end of the location, and jump inside. Deal with the 2 Minotaurs and an Axis Monotaur (a stronger version), approach the white digital column and have Ghost scan it. This way, you will receive another mission objective. Summon your vehicle and follow the marked path into the Waking Ruins.
Find the Endless Steps
It is time that you return to the research zone of the first mission - Campus 9. Follow the oval tunnel into a Darkness Zone, head deeper into the ruins and eliminate the small group of Goblins. After a while, you will notice the metal portal come back to life, which the enemy Goblins will emerge from. These portals are your main priority in the incoming fights. Destroy them in the first place to stop the incoming units of the Vex, and fight the enemy units afterwards.
Deactivate the first portal and deal with the nearby enemies. Then, climb the stairs deeper into the ruins. Eliminate the enemies in your way and the portals that they come out of. After a while you walk into a bigger location, with 4 active portals and quite a number of the Vex units. Destroy app the portals and do the same with the Goblins, Harpies, HobGoblins and a Minotaur in the area. On the main stairs, there also is a new opponent - Hydra. It resembles the Harpy, but it is tougher and has a shield spinning around it, which protects it from bullets. Wait for the shield to expose the unit and fire several well-aimed shots into the eye. After you have cleared the area, head into the last section of the ruins.
Summon the Gate Lord
Your objective is the large portal atop the nearby hill. Start by eliminating the group of Goblins, and descend into the small valley, along the path. Clear it of the enemy Goblins and HobGoblins, and climb up the stairs to the top of the hill. At the same time, eliminate the groups of opponents that appear. After you get to the top and clear the location, approach the huge portal and enter the red circle that appears in front of the portal. This way, you start the battle with the main boss of this mission.
Your opponent here is Zydron, Gate Lord. It is a huge robot that fires explosive projectiles, but has no special abilities. Just like in the case of the regular Vax units, its weak point is the glowing core in the chest. As it is taking damage, it is going to summon small groups of Goblins and HobGoblins into the battle. Try to eliminate the more pesky ones but, focus mainly on the boss. The best weapon for this battle is a sniper rifle that, merely in several shots, can get the job done. Also, avoid the projectiles fired by the opponent, which are capable of draining the most of your health, on impact.
Defeating the Gate Lord ends the mission and gets you back to the ship.
Reward: Ship Upgrade, +3000 XP (Normal)/+3600 XP (Hard)