1) After killing the knights and acolytes during the opening sequence, kill one boomer from each tower. Do NOT kill both as it will make a wizard spawn on the platform on that side. This minimizes the effect the boomers will have, especially while the sword runner is trying to do damage.
2) Throw grenades at the sword bearer. Solar grenades are amazing for this. This helps save heavy/special if you didn't get any drops. Remember to follow him and call it from the middle room while you're waiting for Crota to rotate back around.
3) Remember the bubble. A BoL bubble on the circle platform near the exits of the crystal room gives an overshield while chasing the sword bearer and also distracts the remaining boomers.
4) The Oversoul will pop up every time Crota gets up. HOWEVER, you only [i]need[/i] to deal with one Oversoul per cycle. Down Crota. When the Oversoul pops up, this is when you can fire rockets/Sleeper to down him again. As long as you switch weapons and down the Oversoul, you're clear. This method stops you from dealing with two Oversouls each cycle.
5) On the subject of the Oversoul. We had one guy use Sleeper to down the Oversoul quicker. While the rest of us used Gjally to down Crota the second time (you only need 4 Gjallys from 400 light players), the Sleeper dude was firing away at Oversoul. We still needed to help with special ammo, but it goes down pretty quick this way and again, ensures you only have to deal with one Oversoul per cycle.
6) Sword runners don't have to leave the platform. Just running to the far side should give you enough time and space for the rest of the team to down Crota the second time, assuming you're following the rest of this strat. One Oversoul is best. Trust me.
7) Ogres still exist. After the second cycle (if you need more than 2), go down below the boomer towers and wait for ogres. It's the best place, really.
8) 13 right triggers will enrage. 16 to kill. Keep count. If enrage happens at the wrong time, game over.
Edit: More Cowbell says a Celestial Nighthawk goldie will one shot the Oversoul. Save that ammo!
Edit 2: My bad. If you're using only the right trigger attack, he enrages in 12 slams for 400 light folks. Also, WoL buffs the sword. Do with that information what you will. I've seen a lot of people pop it on the rock beside Crota's platform (the one most people use to get up there).
Hope this helps! Happy hunting.
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6 Replieswe used golden guns on the oversoul (still had to shoot a little bit), made it go down quick, which we dealt with after we downed Crota for the second time. Ran titan bubbles (at least two) just create orbs for the gunslingers placed at the top of the stairs going out the left door to start. I've heard using your one shot solar hunter exotic helm( forgot the name) is more effective but have not tried. fyi ran it twice, got all four exotic "adept" raid primaries, just need Nechro - waiting on the essence to drop, also crux of crota doesn't work, for I tried (kept one, never know : )