Editing Root of Nightmares

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|objective=Board the [[Witness]]’s terraformed [[Pyramid]] ship and stop a growing, ancient [[Nezarec|threat]] from haunting the citizens of [[Neomuna]].

In the aftermath of [[The Traveler|the Traveler]]'s attack on [[The Witness|the Witness]], [[Guardians]] must confront the imminent return of an [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|ancient enemy]] within its [[Essence|Pyramid]] ship; reviving from the roots of a newly terraformed [[Tree of Silver Wings]] with the powers of both [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] as his psychic presence torments the citizens of [[Neomuna]] in their dreams.

The raid begins with introducing a mechanic that will appear repeatedly throughout the raid. In front of the rally flag exists a small floating seed with an aura surrounding it, and a ripple-like white flooring beneath it. Standing within the aura and firing upon the seed will grant Guardians within the Field of Light buff, and begin the encounter.

[[File:RootPsion1.jpg|300px|thumb| Psion in Cataclysm]]

While the runner is performing their duties, the rest of the fireteam will have to deal with almost endless waves of Cabal units. As well as the regular mix of Legionaries, Phalanxes, War Beasts, and more, a pair of special bubble-enclosed Psions will spawn in various locations around the arena, which must be killed. Once killed, a Tormentor and a Barrier Champion will spawn on opposite sides of the arena. Dealing with the Tormentor is top priority, as defeating this will extend the timer on Sweeping Terror via a message stating "His hatred is momentarily delayed...". If Sweeping Terror is allowed to expire, then the team will be wiped by a burst of energy from the sarcophagus in the midfield of the arena.

Four separate chains of Fields of Light must be made to complete the encounter.

Next up for the second encounter is a repeat of the first, this time with a new element thrown into the mix. As before, Field of Light is obtainable from shooting a floating seed above a white ripple-like flooring. To contrast this, a Flux of Darkness buff is obtainable from a dark seed floating above a yellow/orange ripple-like flooring. The arena is split into two sections made up of three separate floors, divided by a huge chasm, with the fireteam starting on the bottom floor. Split your fireteam up evenly on the left and right, nominate a runner for each side, and prepare to create chains between the Dark and Light seeds, as per their specific alignment. Your fireteam will have a time limit to complete the Dark and Light chains on each floor, indicated by the Imminent Expulsion timer on your HUD. Failure to complete them within the time limit will cause the walls to push all beings off the floors, into the chasm.

As these chains will require crossing the impossible-to-jump chasm, Guardians will need to utilize plungers located along the edges. In front of each plunger, there exists a small Pyramid technology switch. Upon being shot, the plunger will strike the Guardian and send them rocketing across the gap. Due to the nature of physics in the game, Guardians will need to make sure they are touching the plunger itself before shooting the switch. Without doing this, the plunger can fall short of providing the impetus needed to help cross the gap.

As runners perform their task of chaining the Light and Dark seeds to each other respectively, the other Guardians will need to deal with waves of Cabal. Occasionally, special Cabal units will spawn that are surrounded by a Light ([[Redolence of Splendor]]) or Dark ([[Redolence of Decay]]) aura. These units can only be damaged while under the influence of a Field of Light or Flux of Darkness buff respectively. When a runner refreshes their buff at a seed, Guardians not partaking in running should stand within the aura to obtain their sides` respective buff, so they can deal with these special units. Towards the end of the chain, a Barrier Colossus will spawn, so Guardians should prepare to deal with this using Anti-Barrier abilities or weaponry.

Once the two chains are complete for the floor currently being worked upon, the Imminent Expulsion timer will disappear temporarily, and a wave of aura-holding enemies will spawn. Defeating all of these enemies will require the corresponding buff. Once defeated, a switch will spawn for the plunger at the end of the floor, allowing the usage of the plunger to ascend to the next level of the arena, where the previous steps must be repeated to spawn another switch for another plunger, to reach the third level, wherein the final set of chains must be made to complete the encounter.

 

The first phase of the encounter starts off with two Solar-shielded Centurions spawning in the area Zo`aurc occupies to begin with.  Once defeated, four Terrestrial Lieutenant Collosi will spawn on the four large triangular platforms on the sides of the arena. Guardians who defeat a Terrestrial Lieutenant will be able to see the indexed planets (glowing light or dark), and must communicate which planets are mismatched, and must be switched. Dedicating one Guardian on each triangular platform, these Guardians should call out which planet is mismatched on their side, interact with the small orb beneath that planet, and then interact with the mismatched planet on the other side of the room, called out by their compatriot. The two lower triangular platforms should coordinate with each other, with the two higher platforms doing the same with each other.

Once an orb has been interacted with, Guardians have a set timer on the left of their screen before the planetary shift concludes, and the planets begin moving.

Once the planets and destinations have been selected, the planetary shift timer will end, and the planets will move over the three plates.  If the indexed para causal forces match (light or dark) the damage phase will begin.  If the indexed para causal forces do not match, it will trigger a planetary collision and wipe the fireteam.

If Guardians take too long on either phase, Zo’aurc will attempt to align the planets incorrectly, causing three separate planetary collisions which emit a lethal wave of energy that destroys everything inside the arena.

With an alignment performed, Zo`aurc will return to their initial position, and hop down to the lower level of the arena to begin the damage phase. Depending upon the aura emitted by Zo`aurc, Guardians must touch a plate matching the aura to be able to damage Zo`aurc. There is no necessity to stand on the plate to deal damage, just to have touched it, so Guardians can move around and damage at will from any position. Once a short time has passed, Zo`aurc will power up a twister of flame and send it towards the fireteam, changing their shield alignment, meaning Guardians must observe its state, stand on a corresponding plate, and begin damaging him again. Once all three plates have been exhausted, Zo`aurc will become immune to damage and the fight repeats.

Once Zo’aurc reaches final stand, or if Zo’aurc becomes enraged, he will initiate a nonstop damage phase, Guardians will have to match shield alignment in the same way using the central three plates and will have a certain amount of time to defeat the boss before the planets collide and kill the entire team.

While this is being performed, many enemies will spawn in the arena. Colossi, War Beasts, and Legionaries will appear in waves to tarry the team. Also, Nezarec themselves will not sit idle, performing attacks similar to Tormentors. They will periodically throw Abyssal Cleaves at targets close to them, or spawn a floating pool of Void energy that will cast many of the same Abyssal Cleaves as it travels around the arena. Once enough time has passed, Nezarec will begin casting Nezarec's Hatred, which spawns a Psionic Blast beneath Guardians, which will blast them upwards after a set period of time, dealing damage. This will continue until Nezarec's chest weak point is broken. Once broken, Nezarec will jump down from their perch and begin chasing the Guardian who broke their chest, performing further Tormentor-like attacks, such as the Void suppression dive kick they are known for. The hunted Guardian will eventually lose the attention of Nezarec, then pick a new target and start to chase them, but it can be regained by once more breaking their chest.

The timer for the fight that determines failure or success revolves around a spell Nezarec will begin casting, wherein they begin to exhibit a strong white glow. Once enough time has passed, Nezarec will unleash a pulse of Overwhelming Energy or Overwhelming Light, wiping the entire team if they are not sufficiently protected. Similar to the platforming section before Macrocosm, Guardians must create a refuge of Light or Darkness, matching the spell Nezarec will cast. To determine this spell type, the shoulder weak points of Nezarec must be broken. Once both are broken, Nezarec will display a Light or Darkness colored tattoo across his body for a brief amount of time, matching the spell they will prepare. Shoot the matching seed while holding the opposite para causal affinity, similar to the pre-Macrocosm relay platforming, to create a field that will grant a 14-second buff that protects against being killed by Nezarec's spell. Be careful not to shoot a seed that currently holds an aura field around it, as doing so will not create a refuge. Instead, it will provide the Field of Light or Flux of Darkness buff instead. The protection buff can be refreshed repeatedly by getting close to the seed once the refuge has been created, and the refuge will stay until Nezarec casts the spell.

Once a side has fully linked their seeds, large pulses of energy will go off from them in sequence, indicating success. Once both sides have been completed, Nezarec will shortly become vulnerable, indicated by a blast of light striking them. During this vulnerable phase, Nezarec will display some new attacks, such as the ability to perform a teleport into a slam, a slam that spawns large spinning Void projectiles across the ground, mixed in with their regular Void slashes. As they are not inactive during the damage phase, it is advised to locate the team on the final seed spot on either the Light or Darkness sides, as Nezarec will be unable to teleport behind the group, ensuring that sight won't be lost during the short damage phase.

As Nezarec becomes immune, they will prepare a slam attack which will suppress any Guardian caught in the vicinity. This is the fireteams cue to return to their initial starting positions, from whence the fight repeats itself.

If Nezarec's health is depleted enough to reach Final Stand, Nezarec will roar, displaying more Resonant energy coursing through their body, turning black. Now it remains a race to deplete Nezarec's health before they prepare another Overwhelming Energy blast that will annihilate the fireteam.

*'''[[Conditional Finality]]''' - [[Exotic]] {{icon|Stasis}} / {{icon|Solar}}  [[Shotgun]]<ref name = "weapons">https://www.blueberries.gg/weapons/root-of-nightmares-loot-table</ref>

*[[Rufus's Fury]] - [[Legendary]] {{icon|Strand}}  [[Auto Rifle]]<ref name ="weapons"/>  

*[[Mykel's Reverence]] - Legendary {{icon|Strand}} [[Sidearm]]<ref name ="weapons"/>  

*[[Nessa's Oblation]] - Legendary {{icon|Void}} [[Shotgun]]<ref name ="weapons"/>  

*[[Acasia's Dejection]] - Legendary {{icon|Solar}} [[Trace Rifle]]<ref name ="weapons"/>  

*[[Koraxis's Distress]] - Legendary Heavy  {{icon|Strand}} [[Grenade Launcher]]<ref name ="weapons"/>

*[[Briar's Contempt]] - Legendary {{icon|Solar}} [[Linear Fusion Rifle]]<ref name ="weapons"/>

===Armor===

! [[Bite of Trepidation|Bite of Trepidation (Hunter)]] !! [[Breath of Detestation|Breath of Detestation (Warlock)]] !! [[Palate of Agony|Palate of Agony (Titan)]]

| [[Bite of Trepidation#Cowl of Trepidation|Cowl of Trepidation]] || [[Breath of Detestation#Mask of Detestation|Mask of Detestation]] || [[Palate of Agony#Helm of Agony|Helm of Agony]]

| [[Bite of Trepidation#Grips of Trepidation|Grips of Trepidation]] || [[Breath of Detestation#Wraps of Detestation|Wraps of Detestation]] || [[Palate of Agony#Gauntlets of Agony|Gauntlets of Agony]]

| [[Bite of Trepidation#Vest of Trepidation|Vest of Trepidation]] || [[Breath of Detestation#Robes of Detestation|Robes of Detestation]] || [[Palate of Agony#Plate of Agony|Plate of Agony]]

| [[Bite of Trepidation#Boots of Trepidation|Boots of Trepidation]] || [[Breath of Detestation#Boots of Detestation|Boots of Detestation]] || [[Palate of Agony#Greaves of Agony|Greaves of Agony]]

| [[Bite of Trepidation#Cloak of Trepidation|Cloak of Trepidation]] || [[Breath of Detestation#Bond of Detestation|Bond of Detestation]] || [[Palate of Agony#Mark of Agony|Mark of Agony]]

===Miscellaneous===

*'''Raid Armor Mods'''

*'''[[Dream Demon]]''' - Exotic [[Sparrow]]

*'''[[Gift of Cruelty]]''' - Exotic [[Jumpship]]

===Post-Raid Completion===

*'''Osiris''': the infamous "final god of pain" sought to use this para causal power for his own curiosities.