With King's Fall being the featured raid next week, I thought I would make a weapons guide for those who have never run King's Fall or just need a refresher. Remember, all three challenges will be active at once, making this featured raid quite a challenge for LFG'ers (like me). *This guide assumes you already know how to do King's Fall. If not, check out Datto's guides, which are very helpful. *This guide does not take into account any changes King's Fall may have. *If you do not have Black Spindle, Sleeper Simulant, Outbreak Prime and the Touch of Malice, I suggest you try and get them. *I will not be covering the adept/previous raid weapons in this post because of a lack of testing. However: -All Crota's End raid weapons do bonus damage to Hive Majors, which will be extremely useful in this raid. -Prepare to see a lot of [i]Solar[/i] and [i]Arc[/i] shields on enemies, so keep that in mind. *Primary weapon choices are EXTREMELY lax in this raid, so that choice is largely up to you. *PLEASE check with your team as to who uses Outbreak Prime. Although it is extremely good, a full fireteam of people using the Outbreak spawn so many nanites that the game will crash. [b][i]Opening Encounter:[/i][/b] -This is a close range encounter, so snipers will not be the best here. -Mix of Taken and Hive enemies: Arc and Solar weapons are good. -This area is just a few waves of enemies, so no specific recommendations here. [b]Exotic Recommendations:[/b] -Solar/Arc Primaries [b]Other weapons:[/b] -Anything except snipers and other ranged weapons. [b][i]Totems:[/i][/b] -This encounter's "arena" is relatively balanced in terms of range, but you will probably want a sniper to take out the knights up top. -No Taken spawns in this fight, solar weapons preferred. [b]Exotic Recommendations:[/b] -Black Spindle -Solar Primaries -Gjallarhorn -Outbreak Prime [b]Other Weapons:[/b] -Event Horizon -Devil's Dawn -Ex Machina [b][i]Warpriest[/i][/b] -Since this is the first "real" boss fight of King's Fall, the usual "snipers=good dps" rule applies here. -Hive and Taken spawn, but a LOT more Hive spawn then Taken, so focus on Solar weapons if possible. -During DPS phase, you will be cramped in with your teammates. AVOID ROCKET LAUNCHERS!!! [b]Exotic Recommendations:[/b] -Black Spindle -Outbreak Prime -Touch of Malice with Weapons of Light -Sleeper Simulant [b]Other Weapons:[/b] -Any good sniper -A good machine gun [i][b]Golgoroth:[/b][/i] -Rocket launchers are awful in this fight: do not use one. -Snipers shred Golgoroth, so use a good one! -If you are gaze-grabber, have a good machine gun for the orbs! [b]Exotic Recommendations:[/b] -MIDA Multi-Tool (For Gaze Person) -Bad JuJu (For Gaze Person) -Black Spindle -Red Death [b]Other Weapons:[/b] -Any good sniper -A primary that deals some good dps if need be [i][b]Daughters:[/b][/i] -A ranged primary will be helpful, with all of the solitary confinement on your plate. -All of the ads here (except <20 thralls and the Deathsingers) are Taken. Arc damage is preferred. -With the Aura of Invincibility, Touch of Malice can fire without reloading, making it great for boss damage. The SIVA Nanites and Wolfpack Rounds on Outbreak Prime and Gjallarhorn (respectively) do some serious damage to the Deathsingers as well. [b]Exotic Recommendations: [/b] -Touch of Malice -Outbreak Prime -Gjallarhorn -Black Spindle -Sleeper Simulant [b]Other Recommendations:[/b] -Any good sniper [b][i]Oryx, The Taken King:[/i][/b] -At this section, your team will have a designated runner. Whoever is runner may consider running Dark Drinker or Raze Lighter to eliminate the Vessel of Oryx early on. -Unlike the Deathsingers, Oryx takes almost no damage from Gjallarhorn (cries). -If you are runner and are using an exotic sword, a ranged primary and sniper are a must. -Touch of Malice is the same in the Aura as in Deathsingers. -Sleeper Simulant shreds the Ogres. -A high impact sniper will be needed to snipe your knight. -Very few shielded ads, Elemental Primaries not recommended. [b]Exotic Recommendations:[/b] -Dark Drinker/Raze Lighter (For runner) -Touch of Malice -Outbreak Prime -Sleeper Simulant [b]Other Recommendations:[/b] -A good high-impact sniper (Ex Machina/This week's vendor Event Horizon) -A ranged primary If I missed anything, tell me and I will add it to the list if it is good! Remember, no previous/Adept raid weapons are on this list, but that does not mean they aren't good.