Published 17 Mar, 2021
Grandmaster-difficulty Nightfall Strikes have returned to Destiny 2 and yep, they re still mega-tough missions full of punishing modifiers. It s great. As I ve said before, GM Nightfalls turn Destiny into a tactical shooter where every fight is a puzzle to solve and every corner a potential deathtrap. They re difficult in a way that makes them better, not just harder. Last night I completed the season s first GM Nightfall, Devil s Lair, and strongly recommended having a go yourself - if you reach the demanding level requirement.
GMs are Strikes with dozens of difficulty modifiers piled on top, with the mission and modifiers rotating weekly. The debut of GMs in Season Of The Chosen is on Devil s Lair, where you will find the modifiers (deep breath): Overload Champions; Barrier Champions; Vandals dropping mines upon death; reduced ammo drops; Match Game making enemy shields super-tough unless you match elemental damage; extra shields on t