Destiny 2 Sundered Doctrine Dungeon first encounter guide

First encounter in Sundered Doctrine (Image via Bungie)

The first encounter in the Sundered Doctrine Dungeon in Destiny 2 brings back several memories from the Rhulk's Pyramid. Players must get accustomed to the Pyramid symbols, and act accordingly. These symbols are the same as the ones introduced in the Vow of the Disciple Raid.

Everyone attempting this Dungeon is recommended to get familiar with the symbol calls, especially if they plan to run the encounters in a fireteam.

Symbols in the Sundered Doctrine Dungeon (Image via X)

This article lists the basics of the first encounter in the Sundered Doctrine Dungeon. Note that a unique Enrage mechanic is active between February 7 and 9, 2025, forcing all players to complete the encounter within a time limit.

How to complete the first encounter in Destiny 2 Sundered Doctrine

1) How to reach the first encounter

After spawning in the outside open area, look for a waterfall across the long bridge in the middle. That is your first destination, as the path heading deep inside the Dungeon starts from behind the waterfall.

Waterfall in the spawning area in Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)

Proceed while defeating all enemies along the way, until you come across a room with a Darkness ray and lens. This is the room for the first encounter.

2) Basic mechanics

Ray of light from one lens to another (Image via Bungie)

There are four rooms on four sides of the arena and a section in the middle. Once you are familiar with all the symbols showcased earlier in the intro, you can follow these mechanics:

Rotate the glowing lens to start the encounter.
In the middle room, you will find three symbols on the wall. In each rotation, you must find the symbol(s) missing during the encounter. The number of missing symbols will increase with each passing rotation.

Symbols in the middle room of Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)

Primary objective:

Look for a special enemy called Truth Seeker (a Dread Grim Bat) in one of the four rooms. Kill the Grim, and call out the symbol that drops from it. Now, look for the room with the dropped symbol on the wall. For example, if the "Hive Eyes" symbol drops from the Truth Seeker, the task is to find a room with the "Hive Eyes" symbol on the wall.
Next, you will find a Subjugator boss in each of the rooms. Defeating each of these mini-bosses will drop a lens, and each player can carry only one. Throughout the arena, you will find multiple slots for lenses from the middle to each room.
Once a player calls out the room with the dropped symbol, align the ray of Darkness from the middle room to the room with the symbol. To do this, defeat the Subjugator, take the lens, and place it in a lens slot to carry the ray from the middle to the correct room.

Dropped symbol from Truth Seeker in Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)

There are three rotations in the encounter. At first, you must look for one Truth Seeker for one symbol. Once done, you need two Truth Seekers for two symbols for the second rotation, and three Seekers for three symbols in the final rotation.

Lens Carrier Subjugator in Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)

With each passing rotation, the number of alignment processes will increase from one to two, and finally, three.

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Edited by Niladri Roy