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It’s lastly right here. Lightfall has been launched for Guardians worldwide and with it comes the brand new Darkness subclass, Strand. The marketing campaign reveals lots of details about this mysterious new energy, and Osiris is current to carry our palms and assist us uncover its true capabilities. Some Guardians could keep in mind Past Gentle, the place the total energy of Stasis wasn’t available and a few steps wanted to be accomplished earlier than we might wield it.
Strand isn’t any totally different, and there are some steps to comply with to unlock the Strand subclass in Future 2. It’s fairly easy although, and it’s an thrilling journey to set out on. Along with being a devastating offensive device, Strand can be utilized to create a grappling hook for ultra-fast world traversal, to offer Guardians a protecting Strand layer of armor, droop enemies in midair and cut back their harm output.
How one can unlock the Strand subclass
Strand must be unlocked earlier than it may be used all through Future 2, however Guardians will get their palms on it from fairly early on within the new Lightfall marketing campaign. There are a number of steps to finish, however Strand will probably be absolutely unlocked by finishing the Lightfall marketing campaign. To start the marketing campaign, an computerized immediate will seem within the recreation the primary time you log in after buying the brand new DLC. This may be canceled and you’ll enter at any time by choosing Neptune on the Director display.
All through the marketing campaign, there are a number of alternatives to wield the facility of Strand to slowly get aware of the brand new subclass. You’ll spot dense areas of Strand threads in places the place that is attainable, and Osiris is normally available to help with the technical facet of issues. Extra energy may be given to Strand as Guardians unlock Points, Fragments, and totally different Grenade capabilities.
How one can unlock Points, Fragments, and Grenades
After finishing the marketing campaign to unlock Strand, the following goal to take advantage of your new Darkness subclass is to accumulate all of its Points, Fragments, and various grenade skills. To do that, head to the Pouka Pond close to Strider’s Gate. Right here, equally to Ikora within the Tower, you’ll be able to meditate and purchase the specified upgrades. Finishing these upgrades will price Strand Meditations, which is a foreign money earned through the use of Strand and finishing public occasions, misplaced sectors, and the Terminal Overload exercise on Neomuna.
Every Side prices 150 Strand Meditations, Fragments price 200 Strand Meditations and Grenades price 50 Strand Meditations. Grenades can’t be purchased till the Points and Fragments you have been in a position to check out all through the marketing campaign have been purchased. These would be the solely obtainable Points and Fragments till you’ve purchased all of them.
Future 2: Lightfall sees a brand-new marketing campaign, new subclass, and new seasonal storyline and is out now for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
Cheri Faulkner
Guides Author || Cheri is a contract guides author for Destructoid having joined in early 2023. She can be printed within the likes of NME, Metro, TechRadar, The Loadout, PCGamesN and extra in addition to writing about music within the pages of Steel Hammer and Prog Journal.
