The Festering Core

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	"The Festering Core" was moved into the Destiny Content Vault in Beyond Light.

The Festering Core
Information
Location	Io
Players	1-3
Power	750
Expansion	Shadowkeep
Enemies	Vex, Taken
Boss	Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn (Taken Incendior)
Description	Descend into the heart of Io's Pyramidion and root out a burgeoning infestation.

The Festering Core is a strike located on Io.

Overview

Enemies Encountered

• Vex
  • Goblin
  • Fanatic
  • Hobgoblin
  • Harpy
  • Minotaur
  • Hydra
  • Cyclops
• Taken
  • Shadow Thrall
  • Taken Thrall
  • Taken Psion
  • Taken Acolyte
  • Taken Goblin
  • Taken Hobgoblin
  • Taken Minotaur
  • Taken Captain
  • Taken Knight
  • Taken Wizard
  • Taken Centurion
  • Taken Ogre

Boss

• Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn (Taken Incendior)

Walkthrough

The Rupture

Head north towards the structure and defeat Vex in your way. Keep following the waypoints through narrow corridors.

The Endless Gate

You will be attacked by a big wave of Goblins, aided by some Harpies and Fanatics. Use walls as a shield and fight them off. You will enter an area with a sphere-like object. Just keep jumping from platform to platform while fighting Goblins, Hobgoblins and Harpies until you reach the white light. It will release energy and a Hydra will spawn. Defeat it and go through the portal.

Shoot down Goblins and a Taken Wizard as they battle each other. At the bottom, you will encounter more Goblins and Harpies, some Hobgoblin snipers, a Taken Wizard, a Taken Centurion and a Cyclops. The Cyclops will try to lock players in detaining fields, which slow down and deal damage over time, so take it out first. Proceed through the cave carefully. A batch of Fanatics will spawn on your way to the second Cyclops, shoot them before they spread. The rest of the way is a platforming section filled with various Vex. Keep pushing, and you will find a giant Vex sphere. To get inside, you need to destroy 4 Vex Lenses while fighting off the Vex. The Lenses are shielded, so you have to stand on plates to remove the shields. There are 2 plates in this area, each covers 2 Lenses. After the Lenses are destroyed, you have to shoot an additional Lens in front of the barrier, and you can enter the sphere.

Once inside, turn left and proceed in that direction, avoiding the red moving grids, they deal damage. Push through the waves of the Taken and the Vex. Eventually, you will encounter another Vex barrier you need to disable. Stand on 2 plates, destroy 4 Lenses and the additional one, defeat the elite Taken Centurion and go through the entrance you unlocked.

Go deeper and fight off more Taken until you encounter another Vex Barrier. This time, you will be attacked by Taken Wizards. Remove the barrier and descend to the bottom of the core where you will need to destroy a Taken Blight. This will summon the boss, Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn.

Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn

Baurisk will remain mobile throughout the fight. His main weapon of choice is the Cabal Magma Launcher that shoots numerous projectiles. Occasionally, Baurisk will summon Void Fireballs that deals explosive AOE damage. Do not stand too close to him, as he will use a Quake attack that launches you away and deals huge damage.

After he loses a third of his health, Baurisk will unleash a powerful AOE attack and shield himself from incoming damage. Vex reinforcements will spawn, you need to clear them out to remove Baurisk's shield. Repeat this process until Baurisk is defeated.

Notes

• Sometimes this strike bugs out. The objective changes mid-strike to "Descend into the Pyramidion" (which is an objective from The Pyramidion), and no enemies spawn in the boss room, including the boss. The players have to restart the activity when this happens.

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