Zulmak, Instrument of Torment: Difference between revisions

|species= [[Hive]] <br> [[Nightmares]] {{c|Hybrid}}

|weapon= Flame [[Cleaver]]

|ability= Temporary Immunity <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Summon Hive <br> Summon [[Accursed Swordbearer]]s <br> Ground Slam <br> Fire Blast <br> Slashed Flame Wall <br> Solar Burning Effect <br> Crystal Wipe   

'''Zulmak, Instrument of Torment''' is a very powerful [[Hive]] [[Knight]] and a former contender for the Osmium Throne, having been reanimated into a [[Nightmare]] hybrid by the Daughters of [[Crota]] to serve as their puppet champion. He is encountered as the final boss of [[Pit of Heresy]] [[dungeon]].

Zulmak is a rising champion within the Pit beneath what would become the [[Scarlet Keep]], aspiring to take the Osmium Throne through his own [[Sword Logic]]. Zulmak's quest to [[Ascendant Hive|ascend]] as the newest Hive [[Prince]] pitted him against multiple other Hive combatants in the Pit; many that challenged him in gladiator-style combat and were met with overwhelming slaughter.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Lore: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#III: Ritualistic Circle Pit|III: Ritualistic Circle Pit]]''</ref> His triumphs were only met with disappointment from the daughters of the [[Crota, Son of Oryx|World-Breaker]] himself, who saw him as a threat to their [[Oryx, the Taken King|grandfather's]] legacy.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Lore: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#X: Faith in Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref>

When the [[Lunar Pyramid]] became active and the [[Nightmares]] unleashed, [[Kinox]] urged her sisters to rally the leaderless [[Hidden Swarm]] by reanimating the essence of Zulmak with forbidden [[Necromancy]] as their puppet champion. His corpse was recovered by [[Besurith]] and [[Voshyr]], with [[Hashladûn]] offering the phantasmal essence of the [[Nightmare]]s as a catalyst to infuse into it, creating the first hybrid of a Hive infused with the power of the Nightmares.<ref name= Heretic></ref>

At the [[Cradle of Damnation]] deep in the Pit, the Guardians confronted the reanimating Zulmak, strengthened and protected by the [[Darkness]] within the nearby crystal. Zulmak and his champions, the [[Accursed Swordbearer]]s the [[Oracle of the Broken Blade|Disciples of]] [[Omen of the Broken Blade|the Broken]] [[Might of the Broken Blade|Blade]], would clash with the Guardians alongside hordes of the Swarm, but would eventually perish at the hands of the fireteam, who killed him and thwarted the Hive's ritual.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Dungeon]]: [[Pit of Heresy]]''</ref> Eris Morn, however, would remain wary that the Hive would attempt the same ritual again in the future.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=genP9gQOaL0 Lingering Torment]''</ref>

[[File:Zulmak Pit of Heresy.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]]

Upon entering Zulmak's lair, the encounter will start if the player damages Zulmak or any enemy near him. After this point, Zulmak will be immune to all damage. Throughout the whole encounter, the Instrument of Torment will never leave the plate in the middle of the stage. However, he will circumnavigate the crystal and try to attack the players with a [[Solar]] fireball attack, or strike any that come too close with his [[Cleaver]]. Zulmak will also spawn Accursed Swordbearers on the outer rim of his plate, which must be killed in order to acquire their Cleavers and deal damage to the Disciples of the Broken Blade. Looking from the where you begin the encounter, the [[Vanquisher]] will be to the left, the [[Wizard]] will be to the right, and the [[Shrieker]] will be straight ahead. Killing a Disciple will drop a [[Void]] Orb that can be deposited near Zulmak's center plate, to an extinguish station on each side respectively. It does not matter which station an orb is deposited as long as all three stations are extinguished.