For starters, yes I've killed him 27 times: http://destinytracker.com/destiny/overview/xbox/skyz%20twiz This (hard) raid in my opinion was sort of a let down. It didn't add any encounters and to be honest really didn't go beyond adding wizards where knights were and making everything hallowed and a level higher. The first three parts of the raid didn't prove too difficult to most but the boss fight seemed to be quite the challenge. I beat it 3x on day one, and after spending a decent amount of time got the mechanics down. To go on sort of a tangent, this raid is, in my opinion, more about solid rotations than it is level. I understood how it worked so I started helping people and found the best strategy, again, in my opinion. If you're a 31 don't be discouraged by people telling you, you can't do Crota. In fact, I've done it with 5-31s who had never done the encounter before and went relatively easily. As long as you have a mic, have a good strategy (or can follow instructions) and have at least decent weapons you can beat this boss relatively easily. There's a small exception, you need someone who is comfortable with the sword but that's not too hard to find. What I'm getting to is if you need help, are a 31 or higher with decent weapons, can follow instructions decently and are an average and above player then you'll have no problem. Continuing on, I've helped over one hundred people beat the hard raid since its Wednesday release and I'll happily help you too. Add me and send me a message, when I'm on, on xbox one (GT=same as user) and I'll help you beat it. Good luck and happy raiding :) P.S yes I probably have too much time on this game