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Part 25
Destiny: The Taken King

Part 25

Follow our comprehensive guide for Part 25 of Destiny: The Taken King, covering The Buried City and The Black Garden missions, including enemy strategies and objectives.

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Follow our comprehensive guide for Part 25 of Destiny: The Taken King, covering The Buried City and The Black Garden missions, including enemy strategies and objectives.

Walkthrough
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    Tharsis Junction: Navigate through train cars, find and destroy the Vex Transfer Gate. Focus on defeating summoned Vex, Hobgoblins, and Harpies. Destroy three more Transfer Gates in the back area. Save your Super Ability for the Prohibitive Mind (a Major Minotaur) that appears after destroying the final Transfer Gate. Investigate the Conflux with your Ghost.
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    The Buried City: Proceed to The Buried City.
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    The Hollows: Go around the building on the right and into the next room. Move to the second floor, defeating Cabal enemies. A Major Centurion and a Legionary will appear; defeat them. Deploy your Ghost to find the location of the Skyscraper. Exit through the window and enter the side door below. Follow the corridor into the Dust Palace.
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    Dust Palace - Darkness Zone: Fight through the Cabal enemies. Follow signs into the atrium where Vex will attack the Cabal. Fight your way to the Overwatch.
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    Overwatch: Defeat the Colossus, Phalanxes, and Legionaries. Use the cover in the open middle area to take out Psions and Phalanxes. A Major Centurion will appear towards the end; defeat it using Heavy Weapons and Super Abilities.
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    Return to Cryptarch: Return to the Cryptarch once completed.
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    The Black Garden: Proceed to The Black Garden.
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    Valley of the Kings: Head to the left towards a large gate. Defeat Hydras and Minotaurs. Enter the gate.
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    Upper Garden: Run past immobile Goblins. Watch out for a Minotaur. Use cover to defeat enemies. A Cyclops, Harpies, and Hobgoblins will appear. Defeat the Hobgoblins first, then the Harpies, and finally the Cyclops. Defeat the Major Hydra using Heavy Weapons from a distance.
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    Lower Garden: Head back outdoors and deal with Vex. Navigate to the end of the trail and hop down. Scan the two dishes on opposite ends, starting with the left one after clearing Goblins and Hobgoblins. Harpies will come from the left, and a Hydra from the right. Use a Super if needed. Scan both dishes, then activate the Conflux.
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    Sol Progeny: In the final area, defeat three Ultra Minotaurs that activate one at a time, while Harpies and Hobgoblins attack. Sit underneath the ramps leading to the platforms above, closest to the statues. Use Heavy Weapons and Solar Damage to defeat them quickly.
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    Return to Speaker: Return to the Speaker for a Mote of Light.
Tips
  • Save Grenade or Super Abilities for the Cyclops in the initial corridor.
  • Use Heavy Weapons or Sniper Rifles for the Transfer Gates in Tharsis Junction.
  • Heavy Weapons and Super Abilities are effective against the Major Centurion in Overwatch.
  • Heavy Weapons are recommended for the Major Hydra in Upper Garden.
  • Heavy Weapons and Solar Damage are best for the Ultra Minotaurs in Sol Progeny.
  • The Buried City: XP +4000 (or +4800 Heroic), Level Requirement 17 (or 19 Heroic).
  • The Black Garden: XP +4000 (or +4800 Heroic), Mote of Light, Level Requirement 18 (or 20 Heroic).

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