What is the hardest dungeon to solo in Destiny 2?
As a solo dungeoneer with flawless completions of every release since Forsaken, I can definitively say that the newest arrival – Duality – stands in a league of its own for difficulty. Released in June 2022 with the Season of the Haunted, Duality brings a masterful blend of mechanics, platforming, intense combat, and bosses to push even the most seasoned players to their breaking point. For those seeking the ultimate solo challenge, look no further than Duality.
To understand why it claims the top spot, let‘s analyze the full hierarchy of Destiny 2 dungeons from easiest to most difficult:
Shattered Throne – The Straightforward Original
As the inaugural dungeon in Forsaken, Shattered Throne established the template going forward: a three encounter gauntlet mixing mechanics, puzzles, and boss fights. But compared to later releases, Shattered Throne feels almost elementary with simple stat checks on the Ogre and Vorgeth battles. The ascendant platforming also forgives minor slips that would instantly kill you in Duality. Solo completion rates exceed 65%, and average clear times sit around 30 minutes with an optimized build. For solo beginners, Shattered Throne offers the perfect starting point before stepping up to greater challenges.
Pit of Heresy – More Punishing But Still Beginner Friendly
Beyond Light‘s Pit of Heresy introduces some slightly more complex encounters via the Chamber of Suffering and boss damage phases requiring precision play. The final battle with Zulmak tests your aerial combat capabilities dodging projectiles while maintaining consistent DPS. But besides the boss fights themselves, the dungeon lacks major puzzles or platforming elements compared to others. As long as you watch out for the insta-kill pits, solo players shouldn‘t find Pit overly threatening with 60%+ success rates and ~35 minute completion times.
Prophecy – Where Solo Tests Start Ramping Up
Arriving alongside Year 4 and the Darkness subclasses, Prophecy took the bones of its predecessors and amplified mechanics difficultly tenfold. The Phalanx Echo remains one of the most technically demanding solo encounters in any activity with its immunity phases and motes management. Rainbow Road before the final boss also wrecks even veteran raiders with its sheer length and pinpoint jumping precision necessitated. Prophecy solo completion rates sit around 45% overall, and average clears hover between 40-60 minutes depending on dungeoneer skill. This represents the first major skill check for solo players seeking new heights.
Spire of the Watcher – Platforming Perfected
Season of Plunder‘s dungeon may seem small at only 3 encounters, but the difficulty escalates exponentially. Specifically, the final vault room‘s platforming gauntlet pushes agility to its Destiny 2 peak with perfectly timed double jumps between bells while under fire from snipers and boss attacks. I‘ve spent over 5 hours in that room alone trying to achieve the rhythm and flow state demanded while avoiding touching the death barriers padding each wall. Spire proves that hellish jumping challenges represent the path to the future. Expect success rates around 35% and 50 minute averages.
Grasp of Avarice – Chaos Cranked To 11
The 30th Anniversary dungeon celebrates Bungie‘s history by cramming hordes of adds, ridiculous platforming, and dental drill stress levels into an unholy chimera. Between the Sparrow section dodging bombs and missiles along precarious tracks to the fakeout boss killing your without warning, Grasp delights in keeping soloists off-balance and panicked. Did I mention the final boss DPS check requires utterly perfect play too? Only 25% of those attempting to solo Grasp walk away victorious, with multiple hours spent per attempt.
Duality – The Current Solo Pinnacle
And now we arrive at the current apex of difficulty – Duality. This Season of the Haunted dungeon escalates every element of the aforementioned releases, fusing Prophecy‘s mechanical polish, Grasp‘s unrelenting combat, and Spire‘s sadistic platforming into an experience guaranteed to wring out every ounce of skill and perseverance from solo flawless aspirants. Architecturally stunning yet equally deadly, Duality‘s hour long gauntlet through the Leviathan Nightmare realms reigns as the defining solo ordeal…for now at least. Expect success rates around 10-15% for those daring to dream.
So for those wishing to test themselves against Destiny 2‘s most demanding solo content, Duality awaits. Hone all your talents – aiming, movement, situational awareness, technical execution – to unimaginable sharpness through weeks of practice. Internalize each incremental skills jump demanded from previous dungeons to stand a chance of overcoming this behemoth. It won‘t be easy. But the euphoric rush of a final boss fallen and ‘Solo Flawless‘ flashing on screen makes the blood, sweat, and tears worthwhile. Maybe I‘ll catch you in the Duality soloist circles – that is if you have the will to walk the path yourself.
