Deep Stone Crypt Carry

The Deep Stone Crypt is the first raid of the Beyond Light DLC and the eighth raid released in the Destiny 2 game lifespan.
While the Deep Stone Crypt is not the only place where the Exos are made, it is the main complex where the Clarity Control artifact is located. During the raid, Guardians will repel the Fallen invasion and prevent the House of Salvation faction from creating an army of Fallen Exo.
To launch the Deep Stone Crypt Raid, open the Europa map and navigate to the Asterion Abyss patrol zone, you will find the Raid menu right above.

There are four challenges available in the Deep Stone Crypt Raid. Each weekly challenge will be active at once when the raid is on a Weekly Rotation.

1. Crypt Security – Red Rover. All players have to be operators and shoot the two panels on the lower level
2. Atraks-1, Fallen Exo – Copies of Copies. Never eject a Replication debuff through the airlock.
3. The Descent – Of All Trades. Each player must take on each role at least once during the encounter.
4. Taniks, the Abomination – The Core Four. Deposit all four cores at once before the Damage Phase.

Don’t forget to complete your weekly challenge to obtain additional raid loot and season pass experience.

There are 2 hidden chests inside the raid, containing additional pieces of the loot you have already obtained, great for farming additional weapon rolls. When you first load into the raid, there’s a tricky way to get extra loot solo without even starting an encounter. Unlock this chest to reward you with some powerful weapons or raid armor you may have before and even a few raid-specific mods.

Six players will be the best match to complete the raid.

The Raid journey finally takes your fireteam to the final battle with Taniks, the Abomination. Get your loadouts ready for the final fight and use sniper rifles, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, or linear fusions to deal enough damage to the boss from the range. Wait for the boss to become active and move to one of three positions on the map. Shoot his engines to spawn nuclear cores, grab them and move to deposit them in the active bins.

The Operator will have to make sure that core carriers reach their target safely and shoot down the slow debuff when necessary. The Suppressor must stun the boss to activate the deposit. Once the Cores are deposited, get ready for the DPS phase. Stand between the spawned debris and shoot down the boss with everything you’ve got. Best to use Divinity for the big precision bubble. Once he’s down, you’ll be able to buy more rolls for your new Deep Stone Crypt raid weapons with the Spoils of Conquest and, if you are lucky, loot the Eyes of Tomorrow exotic rocket launcher. During the active raid rotation week, you can farm only last boss to try and get the Exotic weapon.

Eyes of Tomorrow Exotic Launcher is a random drop from the final encounter, the Taniks. Log in to play the Deep Stone Crypt weekly for a better chance to obtain the weapon.

This table of possible loot drop will make it easier to gather a full set of raid armor and new raid weapons once you know which encounter can give you the missing pieces. Run the raid on multiple characters to gather all weapons faster and get the god rolls.

The best weapon for the Deep Stone Crypt raid in Destiny 2 depends on the specific encounter and the role you play in your team. Overall, for primary weapons, well-rolled auto rifles are recommended for their versatility, with pulse rifles and SMGs also being effective depending on the range and nature of the encounter. For special weapons, shotguns, especially slug shotguns, are valuable throughout the raid, and the Divinity trace rifle is essential for the final boss battle to maximize team damage. Sniper rifles like Cloudstrike are also effective for boss DPS.

For heavy weapons, Xenophage excels universally, while swords like The Lament are particularly effective in close-quarters encounters. Anarchy stands out for final boss DPS when combined with a strong special weapon. Additionally, heavy grenade launchers with spike grenades are highly effective for the final boss DPS. Weapons should be chosen not only based on damage output but also on how they complement the abilities of your fireteam and the specific challenges of each raid encounter.

The Deep Stone Crypt raid itself requires more teamwork than the others in Destiny 2. Everyone must cooperate to get through the mechanics. It’s a bit easier than Vault of Glass but still interesting.

Yes, you may try to for the Deep Stone Crypt raid Solo if you have enough skills. But that would be very hard. Even with a full fireteam, finishing the raid can be tough. 

You can expand your armory with powerful raid weapons dropped from the boss encounter, hidden raid chest, and rolled with the Spoils of Conquest at the final boss chest:

• Succession Sniper Rifle;
• Heritage Shotgun;
• Commemoration Machine Gun;
• Trustee Scout Rifle;
• Posterity Hand Cannon;
• Bequest Sword;
• Eyes of Tomorrow Exotic Rocket Launcher.