Equilibrium Dungeon: Boarding the Harvester 1st Encounter Guide
The Dredgen have a plan to take down the Praxic Order. Aunor Mahal has tasked us with stopping them. You enter the Equilibrium Dungeon, but first you must find a way to board the Barant Imperium Ship. The Barant forces aim to prevent your travel. The first encounter of the Dungeon sees you defeating these forces and learning a mechanic that will feature throughout.
Equilibrium: Boarding the Harvester Loadout Recommendations
You can predominantly focus on ad clear for this encounter. However, bring one weapon that helps deal with Behemoths. They can pack a punch, especially the Boss ones. Taking them down as soon as possible will make your life significantly easier. Hunters with Prismatic Grapple-Punch should thrive in this encounter.
Equilibrium: Destroy the Barriers
You start the encounter by interacting with the Harvester behind the Rally Flag. Kill the initial Barant enemies. Once dead, shielded Gladiators called Nameless Apprentices spawn. They will often do a charge-up explosion when you get near them. A flurry of Barant forces joins them. You will notice three red barriers barring you from leaving the middle area. Near the barriers are arrays. Interacting with these activates them for a brief window. You must bring one Nameless Apprentice to each one. Wait until the Apprentice charges up and then activate the array. Doing so opens the barriers.
Equilibrium: Become a Novice
After opening the barriers, you will find three Falcons at each entrance. These will help in the next section. Zoom along the outer edges, picking up Taken essence on the ground. You will need to move fast, as Creeping Shadows closes in. Picking up the essence grants you a stacking buff and keeps you alive. Eventually, you want to get to Shadow Novice. Doing so gives you access to Shadow Power. You can swap between your Grenade and Shadow Power based on the prompt.
Equilibrium: Killing the Apprentices
Run up to the Apprentices and activate your Shadow Power while they charge up their explosion. This action removes their immunity shield. Kill the Apprentices and repeat the process until six are dead. Killing Apprentices can spawn Behemoth Walkers. Once all six Apprentices are dead, Boss Behemoths spawn. Kill all the enemies to complete the encounter. Be wary of the Cabal drop pods in this encounter; they can end a run in seconds.
