Ultimate Guide for the Grasp of Avarice Dungeon

Introduction

• Base mechanics and encounters
• Master difficulty changes
• Artifice armor rewards
• Location of all collectibles for exotic ornament for Gjallarhorn and hidden chests

Intro to Mechanics

• Certain enemies drop exotic engrams
• Engrams become more red and explode if not collected
• Collecting engrams gives "Burdened by Riches" debuff (30s)
• At Burdened by Riches x10, regenerate all abilities
• Deposit debuff at white crystal to proceed

First Collectibles and Chests

• First collectible off to the left after descending
• Hidden chest for Gjallarhorn catalyst requires Burdened by Riches
• Nearby Reaver Vandal drops engrams
• Collect engram and open chest to recover looted fragments
• Second collectible after crystalline bridge on the left

Booby Traps and More Collectibles

• Rusted Gangplank area contains booby traps and pressure plates
• Avoid pressure plates to avoid spikes and open secondary buttons
• First trap door mechanics
• Another collectible in vent in rusted gangplank
• Activatable button controls grid, opens doors
• Further collectible in hidden passage above initial area
• Alternating doors encounter, back left door holds another collectible
• After jumping and progressing, another hidden path leads to collectible

First Boss Fight

• Kill fallen enemies to get Scorch Cannon to shoot generators
• Kill hive for engrams, burden mechanic to charge white crystal
• Damage ogre after charging crystal for a DPS phase
• Master difficulty adds champions (use Arbalest with particle deconstruction)
• Final third of boss health: bosses become more aggressive, DPS from balcony

Sparrow Encounter

• Dismantle mines while on Sparrow
• Drive by fallen devices to turn lights from red to green to add time
• Master difficulty: enemies hit harder, use arc resistance; change sparrows quickly
• More hidden collectibles and chest near giant skull (left side ledge, right eye of the skull)
• Crystalline cave holds another collectible (scale upwards, not downwards)

Fallen Shield Encounter

• Use Scorch Cannon on generators to activate man cannons
• Kill fallen to get engrams, deposit in center white crystal
• Kill servitor and use man cannon to launch to central device
• Master difficulty: overload champions, use swords for overload
• Another collectible found in tallest building in the area
• Gala horn catalyst chest in center building (using scorch vandal burden)
• Follow route to another collectible under same central building
• Last collectible in this arena after boss fight

Final Boss Encounter

• Total of 3 bosses: main boss and two mini bosses
• Focus on adds, collect and deposit engrams
• Two-phase DPS on boss (use defensive supers at deposit phase)
• Master difficulty: barrier servitors, use Arbalest and particle deconstruction
• Final phase collectible in the pods behind the main boss

Conclusion

• Completing the triumph unlocks the exotic ornament
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