False Light

**False Light** is a Raid introduced in Season of the Wish. It is set on Io following its reappearance after disappearing during Season of Arrivals, and takes place around, within, and beneath the Cradle.

Following the defeat of Akardon, Pitiless Mind and liberation of one of Riven's eggs by a fireteam in the Black Garden, an old Axis Mind buried on a lost moon is restored to finish Akardon's studies.

After the release of *The Final Shape*, completing the second encounter would reward the player with a quest to unlock the Kinetic Darkness Subclass.

Accessing False Light requires ownership of *The Final Shape*. During Season of the Wish, this meant the Raid was only accessible to players who preordered the expansion.

## Walkthrough

### Approaching the Cradle

The Raid begins with a cutscene showing the Guardians arriving on the ridgeline overlooking the Cradle. As the Guardians set foot on the ridge, a sharp cracking effect briefly appears on the screen as the surrounding landscape suddenly becomes engulfed in Taken ichor and radiolaria. Additionally, Vex pylons appear in repeated intervals around the Cradle's circumference.

As gameplay begins, Ikora explains that the Guardians have stepped through a distortion in reality, and that while the Vex are known for their simulations, whatever just occured was the result of something else.

Players descending down the edge of the ridge will then encounter groups of Sol Divisive Vex, each including either a Siphoner Minotaur or a Wyvern Visionary. Defeating each group that includes a Siphoner Minotaur will cause regions of the Taken ichor to recede, allowing the players to advance towards one of the Vex pylons. Wyvern Visionaries drop relic prisms when killed. These prisms, called \_\_\_, are required to be deposited in various Confluxes as the players approach the pylon. Additionally, \_\_\_ are unable to be dropped once picked up and prevent the wielder from firing weapons or using abilities. In Season of the Wish, \_\_\_ provided the wielder with a powerful Arc melee attack. After the release of *The Final Shape*, this melee was replaced with a powerful Kinetic melee that Grounded foes hit by it and created Kinetic Echoes on kills.

Some Confluxes cause the radiolaria to recede, others spawn Siphoner Minotaurs, and the final three are required to activate a Vex Jump Gate at the top of the pylon. Walking into the Jump Gate will propel the player across the remaining ichor and radiolaria, placing the Guardian at the entrance to the Cradle.

## Bosses

* Elysia, Devotee of the Witness
* Kharon, Paracausality Index

## Unique enemies

* Siphoner Minotaur
* Wyvern Visionary

## Transcript

*Mission begins.*

* **Ikora Rey:**

*After the introductory cutscene, Ikora will speak one of two dialogue options depending on whether the player has unlocked the Kinetic subclass for their current character.*

* **Ikora Rey:** Fireteam, this is different than any previous Vex simulation we've seen before. I fear whatever is happening to the Cradle is the result of something else entirely. Be careful, these reality distortions are unpredictable and incredibly powerful.

*Alternatively:*

* **Ikora Rey:** Fireteam, these reality distortions are not the result of the Vex. What you just experienced was not an ordinary simulation. It's far more powerful, far more dangerous. Be careful.

## Rewards

* Weapons
	+ Escort Detail - Legendary Void High-Impact Pulse Rifle
	+ - Legendary Kinetic Lightweight Auto Rifle
	+ - Legendary Strand Precision Shotgun

* Armor

* Other Rewards
	+ Supernova Remnant - Exotic Ghost Shell

## Trivia

* The release of False Light during Season of the Wish instead of during the upcoming expansion was done intentionally, as it narratively fit during the year of *Lightfall* and it ensured all players would have an easier time acquiring their Kinetic Subclasses due to the increased minimum power level upon *The Final Shape*'s release. It also helped increase preorder sales of the expansion.
* False Light is one of three Raids released only a season apart from each other, with Crota's End being rereleased in Season of the Witch and \_\_\_ releasing as part of *The Final Shape*. It also released during the same season as the Dungeon Warlord's Ruin.
* While False Light's Title and Seal were visible in game during Season of the Wish and players could make progress towards some of the required triumphs, the Title and Seal were unobtainable until the release of *The Final Shape* due to the requirement to complete the Kinetic subclass quest. Completing the other triumphs would still reward Triumph score and increased drop chances for the Raid Exotic.

 Guardians(Ghosts)
 Warlocks
 Non-Lightbearer Humanity