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|player= 1-6
|player= 1-6
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|light= 150 (Destiny) <br> TBA (Destiny 2)
|light= 150 ([[Destiny]]) <br> 1790 ([[Destiny 2]])
|place= [[Hellmouth|The Hellmouth]], [[Moon]]/[[Oversoul Throne]], [[Ascendant realm|Ascendant Realm]]
|place= [[Hellmouth|The Hellmouth]], [[Moon]]/[[Oversoul Throne]], [[Ascendant realm|Ascendant Realm]]
|objective= Assassinate [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] in his [[Oversoul Throne|throne world]].
|objective=End [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] within his [[Oversoul Throne|throne world]] and avenge the losses of the [[Great Disaster]] and the [[First Crota Fireteam]].
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{{Article quote|He waits in the dark below.}}
{{Article quote|He waits in the dark below.}}
'''Crota's End''' is the flagship [[Raid]] of ''[[The Dark Below]]'' expansion, made available to players on December 9th, 2014. It is available if players are at a high enough level; completing the expansion's story missions is not necessary. <ref>'''Bungie (2014-12-9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
'''Crota's End''' is the [[Raid]] of ''[[The Dark Below]]'' expansion, made available to players on December 9th, 2014 and reprised for ''Destiny 2'' on September 1st, 2023.


Crota's soul may have been banished from our world, and his [[Spawn of Crota|brood]] all but demolished, but Crota himself still remains. To end this threat once and for all, a new team of six [[Guardian]]s needs to enter the deepest pit of the Hellmouth and infiltrate his [[Ascendant Realm|realm]], the [[Oversoul Throne]]. Though he may seem invincible, Crota's own strength - the soul-sucking power of the [[Ascendant Sword]]s - can be turned against him.
After having his [[Soul of Crota|soul]] banished and his [[Spawn of Crota|brood]] all but devastated, [[Guardian]]s must exact their vengeance against [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] by taking their fight into the depths of the [[Hellmouth]] and bear their [[Cleaver|blades]] against the God Knight himself; bringing a swift end at his own [[Oversoul Throne|throne world]].
 
==Gameplay==
It is available if players are at a high enough level; completing the expansion's story missions is not necessary.
 
In the reprised version of the Raid in [[Destiny 2]], the raid is accessible to all players, provided they are at the appropriate Light level.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-12-9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>


==Unique enemies==
==Unique enemies==
===Destiny===
*[[Swordbearer]]
*[[Swordbearer]]
*[[Gatekeeper (Knight)|Gatekeeper]]
*[[Gatekeeper (Knight)|Gatekeeper]]


===Bosses===
===Destiny 2===
*[[Blistered Thrall]]
*[[Shield Singer of Ir Yût]]
 
==Bosses==
*[[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]]
*[[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]]
*[[Crota, Son of Oryx]] {{C|Final Boss}}
*[[Crota, Son of Oryx]] {{C|Final Boss}}
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The fireteam will eventually reach a dead end and a sync plate; there are no more abyssal lamps at this point, so the players will reacquire the Weight of Darkness debuff.  Players need to form the bridge while defending themselves from waves of enemies; once the bridge is formed, players will need to cross it; be warned that a few more Thralls and Cursed Thralls will climb onto the bridge. Wizards will also spawn during this, unless both knights were left alive whilst running through the previous lamps. After crossing the bridge, the debuff is removed. If there are any dead players, it is better to leave them behind once the bridge is complete as they'll respawn in the next section.
The fireteam will eventually reach a dead end and a sync plate; there are no more abyssal lamps at this point, so the players will reacquire the Weight of Darkness debuff.  Players need to form the bridge while defending themselves from waves of enemies; once the bridge is formed, players will need to cross it; be warned that a few more Thralls and Cursed Thralls will climb onto the bridge. Wizards will also spawn during this, unless both knights were left alive whilst running through the previous lamps. After crossing the bridge, the debuff is removed. If there are any dead players, it is better to leave them behind once the bridge is complete as they'll respawn in the next section.
===The Stills (Destiny 2)===
In the Destiny 2 re-release, there are a few big mechanical changes to the raid, most notably a brand new juggling mechanic called the "Chalice of Light", as well as the "Enlightened" buff that appears after passing the Chalice to another player. The Chalice is the overarching mechanic for the raid and appears in every encounter (including the hallway between the Bridge and [[Ir Yut]]).
Entrance/Maze: At the top of the Hellmouth, the Chalice will be hovering above a mini altar. Once picked up, it will begin to charge, and you will see a meter on the bottom left of your screen while you have it. Once fully charged, have another player take it off you before a 10-second cooldown expires and you die. Once the Chalice is passed to another player, it will grant you the “Enlightened” buff. Use this buff on the sync plate in order to begin building the bridge, and continue to pass the Chalice between players. Eventually, the bridge will finish and the Chalice will vanish for the time being. Once you’ve jumped down into the [[Hellmouth]], the Chalice will appear again, and once picked up, you will gain two debuffs: "[[Weight of Darkness]]", and a new one called “Engulfed in Darkness”. This debuff lasts for one minute and will wipe players if not reset by preserving the Chalice. Players will notice that some lamps are lit up, and some are not. Lamps that are lit up will have a place to "preserve" the Chalice of Light, but ALL lamps are able to be Enlightened if any player has that buff. Enlightening a lamp will activate it, and gradually decrease each player's stacks of Darkness. After roughly 30 seconds, the lamp will stop lowering your Darkness stacks, emanate an orange glow, and explode, killing any players standing near it. At the end of the encounter, players must Enlighten the last lamp before the end plate in order to activate it and start building the bridge to end the encounter. If you want, you can choose to either preserve the Chalice or continue to pass it between players in order to build the bridge faster. If no player accelerates the bridge, it will take 90 seconds to fully build and allow players to cross.


===Cross the Bridge===
===Cross the Bridge===
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==Messages==
==Messages==
*''A podium of Light has been activated'' {{C|D2}}
*''Somewhere, a plate hums with the power of the Podiums of Light'' {{C|D2}}
*''The bridge is fully formed''
*''The bridge is fully formed''
*''The bridge is deconstructing''
*''The bridge is deconstructing''
*''PlayerNameHere has picked up the Sword''
*''The path is whole''
*''The path is whole''
*''The Deathsinger prepares her song''
*''The Deathsinger prepares her song''
*''Ir Yût shrieks in fear''
*''Ir Yût Prepares her Dark Precession''
*''Ir Yût shrieks in fear'' {{C|D1}}
*''The Deathsinger begins the liturgy''
*''The Deathsinger begins the liturgy''
*''Crota's presence stops health recovery''
*''Crota's presence stops health recovery'' {{C|D1}}
*''Crota summons his Oversoul''
*''Crota summons his Oversoul''
*''Crota beckons''
*''Crota beckons''
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*DLC Exotic weapons ([[No Land Beyond]], [[The 4th Horseman]], [[Dragon's Breath]])
*DLC Exotic weapons ([[No Land Beyond]], [[The 4th Horseman]], [[Dragon's Breath]])
*[[Crux of Crota]]
*[[Crux of Crota]]
*[[Essence of the Oversoul]]


===Armor===
===Armor===
*[[Hunter]]:
*[[Hunter]] - [[God-Knight Armor]]
**[[Unyielding Casque]]
**[[Dogged Gage]]
**[[Relentless Harness]]
**[[Tireless Striders]]
**[[Shroud of Flies]]


*[[Titan (class)|Titan]] - [[Willbreaker (armor)|Willbreaker armor]]
*[[Titan (class)|Titan]] - [[Willbreaker (armor)|Willbreaker armor]]
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===Weapons===
===Weapons===
*'''[[Necrochasm]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Arc}} {{C|{{icon|Kinetic}} Destiny 2}} Auto Rifle - Obtained from completion of the Bottomless Pit quest
*'''[[Oversoul Edict (Adept)]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Arc}}  [[Pulse Rifle]] - Obtained by completing a weekly Challenge Mode
*'''[[Oversoul Edict (Adept)]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Arc}}  [[Pulse Rifle]] - Obtained by completing a weekly Challenge Mode
*'''[[Abyss Defiant (Adept)]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Solar}}  [[Auto Rifle]] - Obtained by completing a weekly Challenge Mode
*'''[[Abyss Defiant (Adept)]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Solar}}  [[Auto Rifle]] - Obtained by completing a weekly Challenge Mode
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*'''[[Fang of Ir Yût (Adept)]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Arc}} [[Scout Rifle]] - Obtained by completing a weekly Challenge Mode
*'''[[Fang of Ir Yût (Adept)]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Arc}} [[Scout Rifle]] - Obtained by completing a weekly Challenge Mode
*'''[[Black Spindle]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Solar}} [[Sniper Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger encounter
*'''[[Black Spindle]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Solar}} [[Sniper Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger encounter
*[[Oversoul Edict]] - Legendary {{icon|Kinetic}} [[Pulse Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Oversoul Edict]] - Legendary {{icon|Kinetic}} {{C|{{icon|Arc}} Destiny 2}} [[Pulse Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Abyss Defiant]] - Legendary {{icon|Kinetic}} [[Auto Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Abyss Defiant]] - Legendary {{icon|Kinetic}} {{C|{{icon|Solar}} Destiny 2}} [[Auto Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Word of Crota]] - Legendary {{icon|Void}} [[Hand Cannon]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Word of Crota]] - Legendary {{icon|Void}} [[Hand Cannon]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Fang of Ir Yût]] - Legendary {{icon|Arc}} [[Scout Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Fang of Ir Yût]] - Legendary {{icon|Arc}} {{C|{{icon|Strand}} Destiny 2}} [[Scout Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Deathsinger or Crota encounters
*[[Swordbreaker]] - Legendary {{icon|Void}} [[Shotgun]] - Obtained by completing the Bridge
*[[Swordbreaker]] - Legendary {{icon|Void}} {{C|{{icon|Strand}} Destiny 2}} [[Shotgun]] - Obtained by completing the Bridge
*[[Black Hammer]] - Legendary {{icon|Solar}} [[Sniper Rifle]] - Replaced with Black Spindle in [[Age of Triumph]]
*[[Black Hammer]] - Legendary {{icon|Solar}} [[Sniper Rifle]] - Replaced with Black Spindle in [[Age of Triumph]]
*[[Light of the Abyss]] - Legendary {{icon|Arc}} [[Fusion Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Bridge or the Deathsinger encounter
*[[Light of the Abyss]] - Legendary {{icon|Arc}} [[Fusion Rifle]] - Obtained by completing the Bridge or the Deathsinger encounter
*[[Song of Ir Yût]] - Legendary {{icon|Arc}} [[Machine Gun]] - Obtained by completing the Crota encounter
*[[Song of Ir Yût]] - Legendary {{icon|Arc}} [[Machine Gun]] - Obtained by completing the Crota encounter
*[[Hunger of Crota]] - Legendary {{icon|Solar}} [[Rocket Launcher]] - Obtained by completing the Crota encounter
*[[Husk of the Pit]] - Common {{icon|Kinetic}} Auto Rifle, obtained from your first completion of the Crota encounter and claiming the Bottomless Pit quest
*[[Eidolon Ally]] - Legendary {{icon|Kinetic}} Auto Rifle, obtained from killing 100 Hive with Husk of the Pit for the Bottomless Pit quest


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Crota's End is the first [[Raid]] to feature the [[Ascendant Realm]], and the realm's overall debut in ''[[Destiny]]''
*Crota's End is the first [[Raid]] to feature the [[Ascendant Realm]], and the realm's overall debut in ''[[Destiny]]''
*Crota's End is the shortest raid in the original ''Destiny'', only having four encounters, while both [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds]], and [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars]] have three.
*Crota's End is the shortest raid in the original ''Destiny'', only having four encounters, while both [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds]], and [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars]] have three.
*Crota's End is well renowned by players as a "Strike" due to the shortness and overall easiness of the raid.
*Crota's End is well renowned by players as a "Strike" due to the shortness and overall easiness of the raid, with many players managing to solo its entirety very early on. This resulted in Destiny 2's Contest Mode being MUCH harder than players thought it would be.
*Crota's End and [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]] are so far, the only two raids in all of Destiny's franchise to have another fireteam attempt them before our guardians did.
*Crota's End and [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]] are so far, the only two raids in all of Destiny's franchise to have another fireteam attempt them before our guardians did.


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**''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Season of the Witch]]''
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Nc}}


==References==
==References==
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