Destiny 2 Lightfall: How To Defeat Tormentors
One of the newest additions to Destiny 2’s enemy roster is the horrifyingly frequent, Tormentor. These scythe-wielding nuisances are Lightfall’s contribution to boss battles, and they do not disappoint in terms of raw killing power. You first encounter these during your very first mission in Lightfall, but they appear like clockwork throughout the duration of the campaign.
These enemies, even on Standard difficulty, are brutal. More than capable of killing you without a second thought, a nightmare on your resources, and coming at you with more aggression than adrenaline-fueled Cabal Marauders. These guys never stop, and if you even think about slowing down, you are going to find yourself respawning over, and over again. This is how you beat them.
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The first thing to understand about Tormentors is that you can’t really brute force them. They have too much HP and they will wreck you if you stand and fight them – for the most part. This means you need to avoid them, learn their attack patterns, and strike them when they are vulnerable.
The second thing to understand is that they have two phases, and their attacks change between phases.
This is the easiest part of the fight. Tormentors will be reasonably aggressive, but will also prioritise ranged attacks over attacking you in melee. They have two attacks in this phase, and they are a ranged scythe projectile and a rift that spawns a stream of Void projectiles. Both of these do a lot of damage.
The regular scythe attack can be avoided simply by moving and strafing. Keep on the move and you should avoid this attack 100% of the time. Its second attack, however, is a bit
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