Destiny 2: Begin the Ascent - Spire of the Watcher

The Quest Step, Begin the Ascent in Destiny 2: Spire of the Watcher.

Begin the Ascent is an objective in Spire of the Watcher.

Description

"Venture deeper into the complex and ascend the Spire. Open up a route to the Pillory signal's source."

Walkthrough

Descend into the Tower

• With the first power bank activated, it's time to start a descent to climb up the Spire itself.
• Go to the bank which has had an opening revealed.
• There is a long slide here to jump onto.
• Ride it on down, jumping to cushion the landing.
• You are just in front of a large vault door.
• The Door itself isn't the way in.
• Turn from the door and jump onto the shelf to the left-hand side (to the right of where you came in).
• From there long jump across the room and land on the top platform.
• On this platform go forward then over to the left.
• Just before the corner you will find a narrow doorway into a vent.
• Go inside the passage and duck down.
• This brings you into a vent system that you need to navigate.
• Inside the vents, you will want to go straight forward to the first wall.
• Duck and turn to the right, you will find a small vent opening there.
• Head through the vent and follow it.
• Emerging from the vent, look to the left.
• Duck and jump across the tops of the tanks here.
• This will lead to a large room with gaps that are either white or red lit.
• Go to the third red-lit gap and jump down it.
• Follow the pipes down.
• This will lead you to the Reactor Firewall
• You will need to explore the room you are in to progress forward.
  • If you jump down to the tanks below the walkway, close to the door, there is a blue glowing screen with a House of Devils insignia on it.
• Head to the bank of controls in front of you.
• From there, go over to the left.
• Approach the door in front of you, but stop just a bit in front of you.
• Look to the right, toward the ceiling.
• You will see a red-lit area above you.
• You want to jump up and climb through the opening on the right-hand side.
• Jump up onto the narrow ledge just above you and then jump up to reach the metal grating above that.
• Keep going upwards to emerge from the red-lit section.
• It's time for the jumping puzzle of the dungeon.

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The Jumping Puzzle

• This is the easier, low key one to deal with throughout the dungeon.
• There are some Fallen to fight through (Vandals, Heavy Shanks, Shanks, but it's mostly going to be the odd Hobgoblin.
• Start by running forward onto the catwalk in front of you.
• Jump across the gap here to find a few Hobgoblins.
• Be careful landing on the far side, you will find a number of Harpies (and the odd Quantum Harpy and an Incarcerator Hydra.
• Jump over to the left and down to the catwalk there.
• Go to the suspended platform, so jump up onto the box nearby the pillar you just descended from.
• Run and jump out to the platform.
• Once again, you will need to jump across the gap to the next suspended bars.
• Turn to the left and jump up over to suspended platform above you there.
• Across the gap, past the walkway, you will see more Harpies teleport in.
• Turn to the right and carefully long jump over to the next suspended platform.
• This next jump is a bit trickier.
• There is a pillar just in front of you (a bit to the left).
• You will need to long jump to a narrow ledge on its closest side to you.
• Head over to the right on it and then jump over to the next platform nearby.
• On this platform, jump up onto the ledge just above the platform you landed on.
• Continue climbing up using the platforms to reach the top of the catwalk here.
• Go across the catwalk to the far end, jumping across the gap.
• There are a few Harpies appearing the left.
• Shoot them down if desired, otherwise look just to the right of the catwalk.
• Jump from the catwalk you are on to the next catwalk to the right which has an Incarcerator Hydra, as well as Harpies and Hobgoblins.
• Drop to the catwalk just below the one you are on.
• You will need to jump around the next pillar to land on the next section of catwalk in front of you.
• Destroy the Harpies and then step into the blue light in front of you.
• This will bring you up to the next control room, Pillory-0 Cell Stack.

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Climb the Spire

• Head into the office and then go over to the left into the hallway.
• Here, turn to the right and look up to find the path forward.
• Time to jump upwards more to continue your ascent.
• You will need to alternate sides to complete the climb.
• Once there, head into the vent shaft in front of you.
• Turn to the left, duck and go forward, dropping down through the opening in front of you.
• This will bring you to the Ares Spire, where the next objective is.

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Objectives

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  Temporal Disturbance

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  Reestablish power

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  Begin the Ascent

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  Ascend the Spire

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  Silence the Siren

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  Descend

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  Pillory Stack Containment

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  Prompt Critical