Destiny 2's Legendary Lost Sectors can be quite difficult to farm if you're just starting out. Dozens of Champions and tough enemies filter out most builds, yet Skydock IV is a rare exception. Runs of this Lost Sector take just over a minute and can easily be farmed, leading to the best Lost Sector farm in Destiny 2.
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Before you jump into Skydock IV, be sure you have a high Resilience stat, The Lament Exotic Sword, and some form of healing. This guide will cover the modifiers you can expect, which loadout to use, and we'll quickly go over how to successfully farm Skydock IV.
Updated April 17, 2023, by Charles Burgar: Lightfall's difficulty changes haven't changed the speedrunning strategy for this Lost Sector, at least for experienced players. We've updated this guide to include new modifiers and loadout recommendations to reflect changes in Lightfall. Some new weapons were also added to reflect Artifact changes and balance tweaks.
Modifiers And Recommended Loadout
Skydock IV is the easiest Lost Sector you can farm. It's possible to skip the first two rooms and still achieve Platinum ratings, allowing you to clear a Master-tier run in just over a minute. The modifiers for this Lost Sector are listed below.
Skydock IV Modifiers
Skydock IV Modifiers
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Surges
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Solar and Strand
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Overcharge
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Shotgun
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Threat
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Solar
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Shields
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Void
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Champions
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Barrier and Unstoppable
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Attrition
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Regeneration is greatly impaired. Defeating enemies may create wells of Light.
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Pestilence
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When defeated, Psions spawn Void grenades at their feet.
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Master Difficulty
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Equipment Locked
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You will not be able to change your equipped loadout after this activity starts.
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Extra Champions
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This mode contains additional Champions.
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Limited Revives
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Limited fireteam revives. Gain additional revives by defeating Champions.
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Skydock IV is normally a cutthroat Lost Sector. Attrition and narrow corridors force you to play aggressively or run Solar. Fortunately, you can skip every room leading to the boss and still achieve Platinum. Bring a good DPS Heavy and a method of breaking Void shields. Unstoppable counters are also recommended.
Recommended Loadout
Subclasses
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Hunter
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Nightstalker
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Titan
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Sunbreaker
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Warlock
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Dawnblade
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Hunters should use Nightstalker for this Lost Sector. You'll have multiple ways of becoming invisible, making it much easier to speedrun Skydock IV. Use Graviton Forfeit, Omnioculus, or Gyrfalcon's Hauberk. We highly recommend rocking a Sword or Shotgun to quickly melt the boss.
Titans can ignore damage altogether with Sunbreaker. Spec for 100 Resilience, use either Loreley Splendor or Synthoceps, and run Sol Invictus to stack tons of DR with HP regen. The end result is a loadout that makes this Lost Sector a breeze to farm.
Warlocks can use Dawnblade to gain access to x2 Restoration. If you use Touch of Flame and Healing Grenade, you can buff yourself with a powerful Cure and Restoration effect. You can also use Phoenix Dive while Heat Rises is active for a similar effect, perfect for Sunbracers builds. Spec for 100 Resilience to dramatically increase your effective health pool.
Weapons
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Lament
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Heals you and deals great damage.
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Gjallarhorn
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Deals great damage.
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Retrofit Escapade
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Becomes overcharged with certain Artifact mods, deals great damage, and is ammo efficient.
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The Fourth Horseman
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Deals absurd burst DPS if you can get close.
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Parasite
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Deals absurd damage if you can kill enemies beforehand.
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Leviathan's Breath
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Hits hard, stuns Unstoppables, and is ammo efficient.
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Any Unstoppable Weapon
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You'll need to stun Unstoppable Champions somehow.
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We highly recommend you use Lament and a Scout Rifle with Unstoppable Rounds. The former deals absurd damage with the active burn while healing you, and the latter counters Unstoppable Champions. This will let you clear the boss room with ease and, with practice, achieve one-minute runs.
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Skydock IV Walkthrough
We will only be guiding you on how to speedrun this Lost Sector. This strategy grants Platinum runs in about a minute. Legend is technically easier, but Master has better Exotic drop rates. Both difficulties use the same strategy.
Skydock IV Enemies
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One Unstoppable Incendior
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Colossus Boss
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Incendiors (Void)
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Legionaries
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Psions
Right as you spawn, you'll want to drop down and immediately book it to the final boss. Ignore all the enemies. If you kill a few of them, more Champions will spawn and brick the Platinum speedrun. Use invisibility or Restoration effects to make it past the enemies.
In the boss arena, you'll want to focus on the Unstoppable Incendior. It'll spawn to your left as you enter. Stun it with your Unstoppable weapon, then use Lament or Gjallarhorn to quickly burst down the Champion. With Lament, you'll want to use a three-hit light attack combo before initiating a heavy attack. You'll recover most of your HP.
At the back-left corner of the room will be the Colossus boss. Once again, use Lament or Gjallarhorn to kill them. This shouldn't take long with the Solar burn active. Immediately grab the Lost Sector chest. Rinse and repeat as needed. If you're struggling to survive, spec for 100 Resilience and use a Solar subclass. Cure and Restoration effects make you substantially harder to kill.
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