You may have noticed that during the weekly reset that this week’s Nightfall was labeled as Exodus Crash, and now it has mysteriously switched over to Pyramidion. Supposedly players were experiencing issues with Exodus Crash so shortly after launch, Bungie changed the Nightfall to Pyramidion. While this seems to have affected a minor amount of players, it is thoughtful of Bungie to negate the issue before it spread. So now, we’ll cover what is new in this week’s Nightfall.

As usual, you have the option between the normal Nightfall and the Prestige Nightfall. In case you are part of the .05% of people who found Nightfalls to be too easy on their own, Prestige is a way to truly show you a challenge. Enemies are stronger, more tactical, and you have even less time than before. With the Zero Hour modifier on this Nightfall, the Prestige mode will be a truly difficult challenge.

 

Modifiers

This week we’ve got some exciting modifiers attributed to our Nightfall. The first of which is Time Warp: Zero Hour. Unlike in previous Nightfalls, there is no way to add time to the clock. There is no anomalies, rings, or anything to extend your time. What you see is what you get. Meaning that while you may be spending less time shooting anomalies, you’ll need an extra spring in your step to make it through this time.

Our second modifier is a personal favorite, Torrent. Torrent speeds up the recharge on grenades and class abilities. With Torrent active, you’ll be able to spam your grenades and abilities much faster than usual. This helps play into the Zero Hour modifier, as the quicker you can burn through your enemies, the better. Try and remember that Torrent is active, and utilize it as frequently as possible. Torrent will be your closest ally during this Nightfall, so don’t let it go to waste.

 

Challenges

On the challenge front, the regular Speed of Dark challenge is active. This means that your goal is to beat the Nightfall with five minutes left on the clock. Due to the Time Warp: Zero Hour modifier this may prove to be rather difficult. Skipping enemies whenever possible is key to completing this challenge.

The second challenge is Siege Empire. When fighting the Nightfall boss, your goal is to destroy his shields within 40 seconds of the fight starting. To accomplish this challenge, use Torrent to your advantage. Make sure your fire-team is spamming grenades and abilities as quickly as possible and this should be a fair bit easier to accomplish than The Speed of Dark.

While this may not be the Nightfall we expected, it is a hell of a time. Do your best to manage your time, spam your grenades, and skip enemies when at all possible and you’ll be sure to make it through.