Strike
The Festering Core
Descend into the heart of Io's Pyramidion and root out a burgeoning infestation.
Overview
The Festering Core is a 1-3 player Strike inside the Pyramidion on Io (Echo Mesa), launched with Destiny 2: Shadowkeep on October 1, 2019 at 750 Power. It is a Vex processing sphere being infested by Taken.
Encounters
Shuttered Mind, then Taken commanders (Logath, Juraag, Zebios, Vazimos), ending with Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn, a mobile Taken Incendior using a Cabal Magma Launcher.
Status
Sunset into the Content Vault with Destiny 2: Beyond Light on November 10, 2020, so it was in the game just over a year, the shortest strike lifespan before vaulting. A bug could change the objective mid-strike and block the boss.
Rewards
Standard strike loot.
Location: Echo Mesa
Community guides & sources
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