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| ==Gameplay== | | ==Gameplay== |
| ===''Destiny''=== | | ===''Destiny''=== |
| On their own, Phalanxes aren't particularly threatening, but that doesn't excuse them from being difficult to kill. The shield they carry covers a big portion of their body, which is only made worse by the fact that the shield is fully immune to most weapons. Occasionally, a Phalanx will plant down their shield to fire their Slug Rifle in rapid succession with a good degree of accuracy. Otherwise, it will slowly corner a Guardian until it gets into melee range, which is where a Phalanx is arguably at its most deadly, considering the fact that they have two different melee attacks.
| | The Phalanx's shield they carry covers a big portion of their body and is immune to all incoming damage, and their wielder will occasionally plant it down in order to fire their Slug Rifle in rapid succession. Otherwise, the Phalanx will slowly corner a Guardian until they get into melee range, where they will either quickly swing their shield at them or lunge towards their target and pound them with the shield, which can outright kill the player in one hit or send them flying if they happen to survive. In order to prevent them from getting close, it's advised to either shoot their exposed arm to stun them or kill them outright with splash damage from grenades, [[Rocket Launcher]]s, or [[Interceptor]] mortar shells. <ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> |
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| The first attack is a shield swing that is hard to dodge and does a decent amount of damage when it hits. The other melee attack is far more devastating: if within range, a Phalanx will lunge shield-first into its target; this will either outright kill the player (which happens in most cases), or deal heavy damage and send them flying into a wall, causing them to die of impact with a hard surface (which happens if the player has a high armor build). For this reason it is recommended that [[Guardian]]s dispose of them quickly before they get to close; flanking them, throwing a grenade behind them or shooting their exposed arm are all good ways to finish them off.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> Splash-damage from [[Rocket Launcher]]s or [[Interceptor]] rockets can also deal with them quickly.
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| ===''Destiny 2''=== | | ===''Destiny 2''=== |
