Leviathan (raid)

This article is about the Destiny 2 raid. For the ancient creature, see Leviathan (creature).

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Leviathan
Game:	Destiny 2
Destinypedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see Leviathan (raid)/Walkthrough.

"Grow fat from strength."

— Mission description

Leviathan is the flagship raid of Destiny 2. It was made available on September 13, 2017. It is set within The Leviathan, the personal ship of the exiled Cabal Emperor Calus. The recommended Power Level is 270.

Unique Enemies

• Loyalist Legionary
• Loyalist Phalanx
• Loyalist Colossus
• Loyalist Psion
• Loyalist War Beast
• Standard Bearer
• Standard Liberator
• Councilor
• Ceremonial Bather
• Beast Handler
• Imperial Centurion

Bosses

• The Royal Beasts
  • Aru'un
  • B'ael
  • M'orn
  • Ta'aurc
  • Tho'ourg
  • Va'ase

Walkthrough

Embarkment

Arriving on The Leviathan of Emperor Calus, an honor guard of Loyalist Legionaries and Colossi salute you. These enemies are passive and will not become hostile unless attacked, but they do provide an opportunity to top up on ammo before proceeding deeper into the ship. Ignore or defeat them, then climb that various tiers of the Embarkment to the main entrance, leading to the Castellum.

Also note that checkpoints in this raid operate differently than in past raids. Leaving the raid and returning will spawn players back at the start of the Embarkment area, and players will have to repeat unlocking the door to their current stage, though they will not have to repeat any completed stages.

Aqueduct

Before continuing, there is also a room beneath the initial spawn point with a lever puzzle. Use the sequence "153246" to open a door elsewhere in the ship. There are treasure chests hidden throughout the ship that require the various keys (Drain Key, Irrigation Key, Aqueduct Key, Ventilator Key) dropped during the raid's stages to open.

Castellum, Part 1

The Castellum serves as a hub area that links stages of the raid. Loyalists will continually spawn in waves. The goal in this chamber is to defeat a Standard Bearer, take his Standard, and plant it at a plate. While gathering Standards, however, Standard Liberators will spawn alongside Loyalists and try to steal the Standards from the plate, requiring that the plate be defended at the same time. Once three Standards have been collected, Calus will open an "escape route" to the next stage.

Royal Pools

Five pools are located around the room with a sixth in the center; standing within the center pool grants the buff "Psionic Protection", which counts down from x50. Near the other five pools are large, golden chains, which lower while standing in the pools. Lower the chains, defeating the Ceremonial Bathers Gladiators that spawn, to raise a series of censers in the central room. Raise the censers, then head to the central room to destroy them. Be prepared to deal with a continuous assault from Loyalists, Ceremonial Bathers, and a Psion that can kill anyone lacking Psionic Protection. Once all censers are destroyed the Royal Pools are cleared.

To tackle this challenge, all players should acquire Psionic Protection. Five can activate the chains, while the sixth remains at the Psionic Protection pool. Then, as the buff runs out, the sixth player can go relieve one of the chain activators, who replenishes the buff. That player can then relieve another chain activator, and so the process repeats until all chains are activated and the team can take up position in the central room to destroy the censers.

Destroy all censers to clear the Royal Polls, acquire the Drain Key, and move on to the next stage.

Castellum, Part 2

The procedure at the Castellum remains the same as before, but with an added obstacle: Psions called Councilors will spawn that will kill the entire team if not dealt with. Once three Standards have been collected, the door to the next stage will open.

Pleasure Gardens

The Pleasure Gardens will require elements of strategy and stealth to surpass. Kill the Loyalist War Beasts and Beast Handlers, noting the positions of several large, flowering plants, pillars of light, and the golden statue atop the safe room which is flanked by two Prism Weapons. The six Royal Beasts will enter the area, hunting for anyone who roams the lower floor, and Calus will unlock the safe room, which contains four spores of Royal Pollen. If the Royal Beasts detect anyone, they will each run to a flowering plant and unleash a Psionic Howl, which will kill anyone not in the safe room after a brief charging period. Furthermore, any players who die will endanger the team: if they are not revived within 30 seconds, the entire team dies from "Shared Fate".

Royal Pollen-carriers must make their way to the flowering plants without being detected, and Prism Weapon-wielders must focus the pillars of light onto the plants while the Royal Pollen is held next to them. This produces a stack of buffs called "Empowering Spores"; the higher the stack, which can be increased by visiting more of the plants, the more damage players can inflict on the Royal Beasts. Making things trickier, as more Royal Beasts are killed, the remaining ones will detect players faster. Therefore, it may be advisable to weaken all six Royal Beasts to the point that they can be killed simultaneously, rather than picked off one-by-one, than the latter strategy can still be used. Ensure that at least one team member can escape to the safe room to survive any Psionic Howls and revive the team. Kill all six Royal Beasts to acquire the Irrigation Key and return to the Castellum.

Castellum, Part 3

A third door will be ready for unlocking. Gather three standards once again to open it and proceed to The Gauntlet.

The Gauntlet

Defeat enemies until the Imperial Centurion appears, then kill it to trigger Psionic Charges. Players who pick up Psionic Charges will be teleported into an obstacle course along the room's outer walls. While Psionic Charge-carriers run these gauntlets, the players who remain in the center of the room must fight off waves of enemies while disabling the shield walls that block the carriers' path. At the same time, Psions will appear with the Mental Collapse ability, which can wipe the team.

Rewards

• Emperor Calus Token
• Calus's Selected Shader

Weapons

• Conspirator - Scout Rifle
• Ghost Primus - Auto Rifle
• Inaugural Address
• It Stared Back
• Midnight Coup
• Mob Justice - Submachine Gun
• Sins of the Past

Trivia

• The Leviathan will be the sole raid released with the Destiny 2 base game.
• This is the first raid in the Destiny series to incorporate cutscenes and voice-overs.