Destiny 2's The Witch Queen expansion introduces a new Raid for players to conquer, which is called Vow of the Disciple, and it takes place inside the run-down Pyramid Ship within Savathun's Throne World. As customary, the Raid features several encounters before the final boss, but it also has plenty of secrets to look for within its depths, including loot chests.

Among the chests available in Vow of the Disciple, Destiny 2 players can grab one completely solo and within a few minutes, all with little to no knowledge of the Raid's mechanics. This guide explains how to get the first chest and what loadout to use.

How to Get First Vow of the Disciple Chest Solo in Destiny 2

Destiny 2's Vow of the Disciple Raid is one of the most beautifully designed ones in the game's history, and it also packs challenging mechanics to keep players engaged for the whole run. However, to get the first chest, players don't need to do any of that, and the only thing worth keeping in mind is that they will still need to take down the Projection of Savathun and, later, manage the Pervading Darkness debuff.

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Upon entering the Vow of the Disciple Raid, players will have to defeat a minor boss to actually access the Pyramid area. This boss is the Projection of Savathun, which uses the same attacks that the Witch Queen uses in The Ritual mission for the expansion's campaign. Because the Projection of Savathun is quite dangerous, especially if trying to get the chest solo, players will need a decent arsenal to help.

Namely, using a Kinetic sniper rifle (like Silicon Neuroma or the new Season of the Risen's Thoughtless), Le Monarque Exotic Bow, and a rocket launcher (like the new craftable Palmyra-B) can make for a rather easy kill. The encounter does have adds, but they will mostly be harmless if shooting from afar, and they can be taken out by Le Monarque's AoE poison effect.

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After defeating the Projection of Savathun, Destiny 2 players will gain access to a new area, and following the path will take them to a zone called Disciple's Bog. From there, players will need to first take the path on their left, then stick to their right and go in-between buildings, and finally take the middle path from where the first Scorn enemies will spawn.

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When taking the middle path, players will soon encounter a cut-down tree that acts as a bridge with another part of the area. Standing at the tree, players will have to look at their left and shoot the Pyramid construct to destroy it. This will have no immediate effect, but it's the first stepping stone to unlocking the first chest of the Raid.

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This will also be the moment when players will start stacking the Pervading Darkness debuff on their characters, which eventually kills them at ten stacks, progressively reducing their view radius by obscuring the screen.

Destiny 2 players should then jump on the tree and summon their Sparrow as soon as possible, rushing towards the pavement floor with pillars at either side. Players should then get towards the end of the path, dismounting from their Sparrow near the penultimate pillar on their left. Looking at their left, players will see another Pyramid construct to shoot.

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At this point, players will likely have many stacks of the pervading darkness debuff, which will kill them at 10 stacks. Once they reach that amount of stacks, it's best to just let the mechanic kill the character and then respawn.

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Players will have to summon their Sparrow once more and run along the pillar path until they find a branching path on their right and immediately take it.

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Then, players should simply go straight until they find a bridge built on what looks like a sewer, with buildings on either side of the bridge. Destiny 2 players should jump over the bridge to look for an entrance to the sewer-like part of it on the other side, which is a small arch with no bars.

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Players can then enter the arch and immediately find the last Pyramid construct on their left and shoot it.

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Again, players will have likely gotten a few Pervading Darkness stacks on them, and at that point, it's better to let the character die and respawn. The respawn location is back before the bridge, and Destiny 2 players will need to once again jump over the bridge. This time, however, they should go ahead and summon their Sparrow.

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In a matter of seconds, they will reach a building that can only be accessed by jumping up, meaning players will have to leave their Sparrow.

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The entrance to the building will be on the players' right, and the first chest of the Vow of the Disciple Raid will be found at the rear end of the room.

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It's worth noting that the chest should drop 5 Spoils of Conquest, a Raid mod, and a piece of gear, but players can only obtain loot from the raid if they have already unlocked it. This means that those who open the chest without ever completing at least one encounter of the Raid will get no loot outside the Spoils of Conquest and the Raid mod.

Destiny 2 is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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